Heat, Brevard
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heat in Florida, June 1 to 30, 1998
A deep high pressure ridge persisted across the Gulf of Mexico and Florida throughout most of the June and into early July. It resulted in several long stretches of record breaking high temperatures.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MLB wrote it up.
A deep high pressure ridge persisted across the Gulf of Mexico and Florida throughout most of the June and into early July. It resulted in several long stretches of record breaking high temperatures. Melbourne had 22 days, Orlando had 12 days and Daytona Beach had 13 days where high temperature records were either tied or broken. Melbourne had four 100 degree or greater days. Orlando had three and Daytona Beach had nine. It was also very dry during this period. Melbourne received only 3 percent of its normal rainfall. Orlando received 22 percent and Daytona received 14 percent. On June 24th a 38 year old Orlando man was found unconscious on the ground next to his bicycle. He was taken to an emergency room where his body temperature was measured at 111 degrees. He died at 2:58 pm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Orange
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 28.514, -81.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Volusia
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Volusia forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 29.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Volusia | 1998-06-24 | 38 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Louisiana, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Texas, June 1 to 19, 1998
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 1, 1998
- Flood in California, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Louisiana, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in South Carolina, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 1 to 2, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, June 1, 1998
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, June 1, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5662561, 5662562, 5662563.