Excessive Heat in Kansas

Events

323

Deaths

7

Injuries

6

Damage

$448,000

• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 14 to 31, 20115 deaths · $100,000 · 26 eventsAn extended period of 100 degree heat settled over the region from the middle portion of the month until the end of the month.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Kansas, July 16 to 24, 2010$3.5 million · 59 eventsThe combination of hot daytime temperatures, unseasonably high humidity levels and sultry nighttime temperatures resulted in an oppressive heat wave across the region from the 16th through the 24th. Afternoon heat index values ranged from 105-112 degrees each day.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, May 9, 20111 death · 2 eventsAn unusually early season heat wave moved into Central and South Central Kansas on May 9th, 2011. This very warm airmass led to record high temperatures falling across the region with Russell, Salina and Wichita, Kansas all setting record high temperatures.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 24, 20141 death · 1 eventWichita's high temperature on the 24th reached 90 degrees. Late that afternoon, a 10 month old girl was left in a car. Around 2 hours later, at 6:41 PM, Wichita police were dispatched. The girl died a few minutes later.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 19 to 20, 2010$240,000 · 10 eventsAn extended period of very hot weather occurred across Northeast Kansas between July 19th and July 23rd. Daytime air temperatures reached between 98 and 106 while heat indices reached the 110 to 115 degree range.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 14 to 23, 20116 injured · 23 eventsUpper level riding kept sunny, hot and moist conditions across northeast, east central, and northeast Kansas. Maximum heat indices from the 14th to the 24th were in the 105-110 range at all the ASOS sites across the CWA.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 10, 2011$108,000 · 1 eventA strong upper level ridge of high pressure caused extreme heat to affect portions of southeast Kansas which killed livestock in the area.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Kansas, June 20 to 23, 201032 eventsOppressive heat and humidity for June standards affected central, south-central and southeast Kansas from the 20th through the 23rd. Afternoon heat indices from 103 to 107 degrees were common, highest generally east of the Kansas Turnpike over southeast Kansas.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, August 1 to 8, 201126 eventsAn extended period of 100 degree heat continued over the region for the first part of the month of August 2011. This is a continuation of the heat wave that began during the middle portion of July 2011.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, August 9 to 12, 201023 eventsA prolonged 3 day period of heat indices in the 106 to 114 degree range occurred across much of Northeast Kansas between Monday August 9th and Friday August 13th.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 26 to 31, 201123 eventsAnother round of hot, sunny, and moist conditions moved into eastern Kansas on the 26th. The heat persisted into August for Coffey, Anderson, and Lyon county.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, June 24 to 30, 201223 eventsIn late June a strong upper ridge became centered over the Central Plains, causing temperatures to rise well above normal for the last week of the month.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 30 to 31, 201119 eventsAgain on July 31st heat indices of 105-110 returned to east central, notheast, and north central Kansas. The heat persisted into the August.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 10 to 12, 201119 eventsThe combination of temperatures of 102 to 112 degrees and dewpoints in the lower 70s combined to produce oppressive heat and humidity during the afternoon and early evening hours of July 10th through July 12th.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 10 to 12, 201118 eventsA combination of temperatures in the upper 90s and low 100s and dewpoints in the 70s contributed to heat indices as high as 114 at FOE, 118 at TOP, and 120 at LWC.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 22 to 24, 201016 eventsDaytime 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.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 22 to 25, 201210 eventsIn mid July a strong upper ridge became centered over the Central Plains, causing temperatures to rise well above normal for the last week of the month.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 27 to 31, 202110 eventsTemperatures and humidity rose at the end of July to produce heat indices ranging from 105 to 113. The highest values were generally across southern Kansas.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, August 2 to 4, 20109 eventsA combination of air temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s combined with humidity levels produced heat indices of 108 to 115 across Northeast Kansas during the period of Tuesday August 3rd to Wednesday August 4th.
• Excessive Heat and Extreme Cold in Kansas, February 4 to 6, 20149 eventsDuring the overnight and through the morning hours the arctic air mass over the area combined with a recent snow pack, caused temperatures to fall into the teens below zero.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, August 6 to 17, 20077 eventsAn upper level ridge of high pressure, persisted across the region from August 6th though August 17th. The combination of heat and humidity, produced heat index readings in the 105 to 115 degrees range.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 18 to 25, 20127 eventsAn unusually strong upper level ridge of high pressure, dominated the central United States with very hot and dry conditions, from July 18th through 25th, 2012. Temperatures topped out from 100 to 110 degrees.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 15 to 24, 20116 eventsJuly 2011 will be remembered for the heat across North Central Kansas, as most all of the 6-county area averaged at least 2-4 degrees above 30-year normals when factoring in both the daily highs and lows.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 3 to 7, 20125 eventsIn early July a strong upper ridge became centered over the Central Plains, causing temperatures to rise well above normal for the last week of the month.
• Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 4 to 7, 20123 eventsAn upper level ridge of high pressure, brought dangerously hot conditions, to extreme east central Kansas, July 4th through 7th, 2012.

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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.