After suffering through blistering heat during last year’s fair, having temperatures in the 80s is a relief, fair officials said.
Last summer, temperatures around 90 degrees and a heat index of 105 degrees led to about a dozen people being taken to the hospital for treatment of heat-related illnesses during the Johnson County 4-H and Agricultural Fair.
This year, while emergency workers have taken one person to a hospital to be treated for a pre-existing condition, they haven’t had issues with heat-related problems, such as fainting, said Greenwood Fire Marshal Tracy Rumble, who is working as the public safety coordinator at the fair this week.
While the weather is cooler than last year, fairgoers should still make sure they are staying hydrated and take time to step into the shade or near one of the many fans around the fairgrounds if they are getting too hot, Rumble said.
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Forecasts call for high temperatures in the mid-80s through Friday, which fair board member Mike Pruitt hopes will help with turnout, though thunderstorms are predicted for the final two days of the fair.
