Heat, Caddo
- When
- June 1, 12:01 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo forecast zone
- Deaths
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Louisiana, June 1 to 30, 1998
June 1998 suffered prolonged and excessively high temperatures throughout the month making it the 3rd hottest on record. 5 degrees above normal.
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
- 9
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 SHV wrote it up.
June 1998 suffered prolonged and excessively high temperatures throughout the month making it the 3rd hottest on record. The average monthly temperature was 84.9 degrees Fahrenheit (F) which was 5.5 degrees above normal. This was beat only by 85.8 degrees F. in 1881 and 85.4 degrees F in 1875. The average maximum temperature was 96.0 degrees F. (normal is 89.7) and the average minimum was 73.7 degrees F. (normal is 69.0 degrees). The highest was 102 degrees F. on the 1st and 14th. Record high temperatures were set on the 1st, 13th, and 14th with record high minimum temperatures tied or broken on the 3rd, 14th, 18th, and 19th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Bossier
- When
- June 1, 12:01 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bossier forecast zone
- Deaths
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.679, -93.605 (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, Caddo | 1998-06-01 | 84 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Caddo | 1998-06-05 | 89 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Caddo | 1998-06-20 | 55 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Caddo | 1998-06-21 | 86 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Caddo | 1998-06-25 | 56 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Heat, Caddo | 1998-06-28 | 84 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Bossier | 1998-06-11 | 79 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Bossier | 1998-06-16 | 85 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Bossier | 1998-06-23 | 70 | Male | Permanent Home | 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 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 Florida, 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 Louisiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5653644, 5653645.