Indiana, 1998

Heat in Indiana, December 1 to 8, 1998

December 1 to 8, 1998 · NWS PAH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Temperatures averaged some 20 to 30 degrees above normal during the first week of the month. Daytime highs were in the upper 60s and lower 70s most of the week.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 PAH wrote it up.

Temperatures averaged some 20 to 30 degrees above normal during the first week of the month. Daytime highs were in the upper 60s and lower 70s most of the week. The warm weather resulted in less business for the heating industry. One gas company reported the average customer's bill was 27 percent lower than the same time last year. Other industries, such as outdoor construction, benefited from the good weather.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Gibson

When
December 1, 12:01 AM CST to December 8, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Gibson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pike

When
December 1, 12:01 AM CST to December 8, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Posey

When
December 1, 12:01 AM CST to December 8, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Posey forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Spencer

When
December 1, 12:01 AM CST to December 8, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Spencer forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Vanderburgh

When
December 1, 12:01 AM CST to December 8, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Vanderburgh forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Warrick

When
December 1, 12:01 AM CST to December 8, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Warrick forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5674992, 5674993, 5674994, 5674995, 5674996, 5674997.