Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period which was separated from the first episode by a brief 48 hour period.
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Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period which was separated from the first episode by a brief 48 hour period.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 2:57 PM CST, 21 hours 3 minutes earlier.
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16 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range. Nighttime temperatures only fell into the 75 to 80 degree range through this period.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 2010
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 253686, 253687, 253688, 253689, 253690, 253691, 253692, 253693, 253694, 253695, 253696, 253697, 253698, 253699, 253701, 253702.