Heat, Waukesha
- When
- September 13, 3:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waukesha forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Wisconsin, September 13, 1998
High pressure over the southeast part of the country allowed southwest winds to pull very warm air into southern Wisconsin. The maximum temperature in the city of Waukesha reached 91, breaking the old record of 89 set back in 1952.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 MKX wrote it up.
High pressure over the southeast part of the country allowed southwest winds to pull very warm air into southern Wisconsin. The maximum temperature in the city of Waukesha reached 91, breaking the old record of 89 set back in 1952.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, September 13 to 15, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Kansas, September 13 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 13, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 13, 1998
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, September 13, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 13, 1998
- Flooding in Missouri, September 13 to 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, September 13 to 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 13, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, September 13 to 14, 1998
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 13, 1998
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, September 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: 5669079.