The official temperature record for South Carolina of 113F on June 29, 2012 has zero credibility. There were no other temperature readings in the area which were anywhere close to that.
South Carolina State Climatology Office
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UHI, nearby urbanization, and poor siting likely contribute to this “record.”
Lat/Long (33.9831,-81.0167) of the U of SC site (USH00381944) is incorrect in the USHCN database and PullingBackTheCurtain app.
Actual location is: 33.991638, -81.024562
The Stevenson screen and other met instruments are in a small grassy area between two railroad tracks and appear to be accessible to nearby dorm dwellers, obstacle course users, and volleyball players.
Stevenson Screen can be seen from here: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9923134,-81.0247941,3a,15y,101.41h,86.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNVBPFxohXdEfKwRaORp5wg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu