Heat, Anderson
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Kansas, August 1 to 31, 2000
August of 2000 will be remembered as one of the hotter August's on record. Temperatures rose at or above 95 degrees from as few as 15 days at Horton to as many as 29 days at Minneapolis.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 23 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
- 14
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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 TOP wrote it up.
August of 2000 will be remembered as one of the hotter August's on record. Temperatures rose at or above 95 degrees from as few as 15 days at Horton to as many as 29 days at Minneapolis. Days of 100 degrees or higher ranged from as few as 2 at Lane to as many as 27 at Minneapolis. The last half of the month was especially hot with nearly all of the monthly highest temperatures reached during this time period. Minneapolis recorded the highest temperature in the area when 112 degrees was reached on the 25th. Minneapolis also had 4 days during the month with high temperatures at or above 110 degrees. At least 14 people were treated for heat related illnesses, but fortunately there were no fatalities.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Brown
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.827, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Clay
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -97.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cloud
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cloud forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Coffey
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Coffey forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Dickinson
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.867, -97.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Douglas
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.885, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Franklin
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Geary
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Geary forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.002, -96.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Jackson
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Jefferson
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.236, -95.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lyon
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Marshall
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Morris
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.687, -96.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Nemaha
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Nemaha forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Osage
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Ottawa
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Pottawatomie
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.379, -96.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Republic
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Republic forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Riley
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Riley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.297, -96.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Shawnee
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee forecast zone
- Injuries
- 10 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wabaunsee
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.953, -96.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Washington
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -97.087 (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
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Oklahoma, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, August 1 to 28, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 1, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Maryland, August 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, August 2000
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: 5162729, 5162730, 5162731, 5162732, 5162733, 5162734, 5162735, 5162736, 5162737, 5162738, 5162739, 5162740, 5162741, 5162742, 5162743, 5162744, 5162745, 5162746, 5162747, 5162748, 5162749, 5162750, 5162751.