Heat, Daviess
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Kentucky, June 22 to 29, 1998
Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees for at least 7 consecutive days. High humidity resulted in excessive heat indicies approaching 110 degrees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- 22
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 exceeded 90 degrees for at least 7 consecutive days. High humidity resulted in excessive heat indicies approaching 110 degrees. Heat was blamed for the death of a 47-year-old Daviess County man who was mowing the lawn during the late afternoon. Demand for electricity approached or equalled record demands at most utility companies.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Ballard
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Caldwell
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Calloway
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Carlisle
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Christian
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Crittenden
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Fulton
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Graves
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Henderson
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hickman
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hopkins
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Livingston
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lyon
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Marshall
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McCracken
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McLean
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Muhlenberg
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Todd
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Trigg
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Union
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Webster
- When
- June 22, 1:00 AM CST to June 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -87.683 (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, Daviess | 1998-06-26 | 47 | 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 Illinois, June 22 to 29, 1998
- Heat in Alabama, June 22, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 22, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, June 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, 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: 5659424, 5659425, 5659426, 5659427, 5659428, 5659429, 5659430, 5659431, 5659432, 5659433, 5659434, 5659435, 5659436, 5659437, 5659438, 5659439, 5659440, 5659441, 5659442, 5659443, 5659444, 5659445.