Indiana, 2022

Excessive Heat in Indiana, June 13 to 16, 2022

June 13 to 16, 2022 · NWS PAH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A strong upper level ridge of high pressure developed across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, producing a record-breaking early season heat wave. Evansville broke two daily record highs and three daily record warm lows.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

A strong upper level ridge of high pressure developed across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, producing a record-breaking early season heat wave. Evansville broke two daily record highs and three daily record warm lows. Evansville's low of 81 degrees on the 14th tied its all-time warmest low temperature in the month of June. Heat index values exceeded 105 degrees starting on June 13 and continued through June 16. The most oppressive day was June 13th, when dewpoints in the mid 70's to around 80 produced heat index values of 110 to 115.

The radar

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Event by event

6 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Gibson

When
June 13, 10:00 AM CST to June 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Gibson forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Pike

When
June 13, 10:00 AM CST to June 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Posey

When
June 13, 10:00 AM CST to June 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Posey forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Spencer

When
June 13, 10:00 AM CST to June 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Spencer forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Vanderburgh

When
June 13, 10:00 AM CST to June 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Vanderburgh forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Warrick

When
June 13, 10:00 AM CST to June 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Warrick forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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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: 1030861, 1030862, 1030863, 1030864, 1030865, 1030866.