Heat in Louisiana

Events

1,197

Deaths

49

Injuries

3

Damage

$20,000

• Heat in Louisiana, June 1 to 30, 19989 deaths · 2 eventsJune 1998 suffered prolonged and excessively high temperatures throughout the month making it the 3rd hottest on record. The average monthly temperature was 84.9 degrees Fahrenheit (F) which was 5.5 degrees above normal. This was beat only by 85.8 degrees F.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 19986 deaths · 1 eventJuly started off where June ended. Another month for the record book concerning the excessive heat wave of 1998. The average temperature was 88.5 degrees or the warmest July on record and the warmest month on record for any year.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 14 to 22, 20005 deaths · 1 event
• Heat in Louisiana, May 18, 19982 deaths · 2 eventsA woman working as a seamstress in her apartment in Bossier City, LA, was found dead. The death was determined by the county coroner as heat related.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 19982 deaths · 1 eventJuly started off where June ended as yet another month for the record book with excessive heat. A total of 27 days were 100 degrees or higher and 5 days reached 105 degrees or higher.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 18, 20002 deaths · 1 event
• Heat in Louisiana, July 16 to 18, 20221 death · 17 eventsA persistent upper level ridge spanning much of the Southern U.S. in mid July maintained hot temperatures across all of the Four State Region from July 16th through the 18th, with daytime temperatures climbing into the upper 90s to lower and middle 100s.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 11 to 13, 20221 death · 17 eventsA persistent upper level ridge spanning much of the Southern U.S. in mid July maintained hot temperatures across parts of the Four State Region from July 11th through the 13th, with daytime temperatures climbing into the upper 90s to lower and middle 100s.
• Heat in Louisiana, August 29 to 31, 20201 death · 11 eventsWithin a couple of days in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, very hot and humid conditions lingered across North Louisiana from August 29th-31st, as afternoon temperatures climbed into the lower to mid 90s each day.
• Heat in Louisiana, September 3, 20121 death · 1 injured · 1 eventTemperatures in the mid 90s were common across southeast Louisiana. Widespread power outages in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, combined with the hot temperatures, caused several reports of heat exhaustion and at least one case of heat stroke.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 1, 19961 death · 1 eventExcessive heat contributed to the death of a 92 year old woman in her home.
• Heat in Louisiana, June 19, 19981 death · 1 eventA shrimper was sorting his catch on a dock when he collapsed. He was rushed to a Houma hospital where died a short time later from heat exhaustion.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 27, 19991 death · 1 eventMiddle aged man died from a heat stoke while presumed fishing along the Red River.
• Heat in Louisiana, August 7, 19991 death · 1 eventWas found in a swampy area near his home. Cause of death was heat stroke.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 19, 20001 death · 1 event
• Heat in Louisiana, August 20, 20001 death · 1 eventA Monroe man was found dead in his home after he died from a heat stroke. The air conditioner in the home did not work but a fan was on.
• Heat in Louisiana, August 19, 20001 death · 1 event
• Heat in Louisiana, July 16, 20001 death · 1 eventA New Orleans man was dicovered dead in his home as a result of excessive heat.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 16, 20001 death · 1 eventA New Orleans man was found dead in his home as a result of excessive heat.
• Heat in Louisiana, August 1, 20011 death · 1 eventA woman died in her home in Shreveport from excessive heat and was found by her son during a daily visit after work.
• Heat in Louisiana, July 8, 20021 death · 1 eventConstruction worker was found beside his vehicle at a construction site in Bossier Parish around 1330 CST and pronounced dead at 1430 CST. Heat stress was assumed as the cause of death.
• Heat in Louisiana, August 1, 20021 death · 1 eventJean David was found by his Logansport resident's relatives who had not talked to him for several days. They found his deceased body in his apartment on Sycamore Street in Logansport.
• Heat in Louisiana, June 29, 20051 death · 1 event
• Heat in Louisiana, June 30, 20051 death · 1 event
• Heat in Louisiana, June 12, 20061 death · 1 eventA Bossier Parish man was doing yard work outdoors when he began to suffer headache, nausea and fatigue. He was found passed out in his bathtub that night. He was taken to a local hospital where it was later confirmed that he died of a heat stroke.

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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.