Heat, Bollinger
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Missouri, February 1 to 28, 1998
Temperatures averaged well above normal during the month, giving area residents unusual opportunities for outdoor recreation. At Paducah, KY, the month averaged about seven degrees above normal, which made it the fourth warmest February on record there.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 well above normal during the month, giving area residents unusual opportunities for outdoor recreation. At Paducah, KY, the month averaged about seven degrees above normal, which made it the fourth warmest February on record there. Trees budded early, and many plants such as creeping phlox and daffodils bloomed early. The premature blossoms were vulnerable to late season cold snaps in March.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Butler
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cape Girardeau
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Carter
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Mississippi
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, New Madrid
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Perry
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Ripley
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Scott
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Stoddard
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wayne
- When
- February 1, 1:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (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
- Heavy Rain in California, February 1 to 25, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Kentucky, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 1, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 1, 1998
- High Surf in California, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 1, 1998
- Heat in Indiana, February 1 to 28, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 1 to 2, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, February 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: 5630047, 5630048, 5630049, 5630050, 5630051, 5630052, 5630053, 5630054, 5630055, 5630056, 5630057.