Heat in Nebraska

Events

450

Deaths

5

Injuries

114

Damage

$12 million

• Tornadoes and Flooding in Nebraska, June 21 to 30, 202458 injured · $1.8 million · EF0 · 66 eventsA series of shortwave troughs traversing the northern CONUS brought unsettled weather to the area for the end of June. On the 21st, a stationary front was draped across northeast Nebraska into Iowa.
• Heat in Nebraska, June 27 to 28, 20121 death · 45 injured · 20 eventsAs a large upper level ridge built over the central U.S., temperatures across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa climbed into the 90s to low 100s.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 19 to 30, 19992 deaths · $3.3 million · 30 eventsFrom July 19th through the 30th high temperatures over eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa reached 90 degrees or better all but a day or two, and even then highs were well into the 80s. In addition, overnight lows stayed mostly above 70 degrees.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 28 to 31, 20011 death · 17 eventsA heat wave of which lasted over 1 week affected much of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa from late July into early August. The heat was finally broken by a cold front that pushed afternoon temperatures down into the 80s on 8/09/01.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 28 to 29, 19991 death · 2 eventsExcessive heat occurred ..with heat indices above 120 degrees. Several cattle were lost, and a 68 year old woman died in an uncooled apartment in South Sioux City.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 22 to 24, 2005$3.0 million · 30 eventsHigh temperatures in the upper 90s to around 105 and lows of 75 to 80 prevailed over much of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa from Friday July 22nd through Sunday the 24th.
• Heat in Nebraska, June 22 to 24, 2009$4.0 million · 5 eventsA strong upper level ridge anchored across the central U.S. allowed for hot air to build into the region, and along with surface dewpoints in the upper 60s and lower 70s, made for muggy conditions.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 17, 201012 injured · 23 eventsSunshine and warm temperatures aloft helped temperatures climb into the lower to mid 90s and south winds helped dew point temperatures reach 75 to 80 degrees over most of the region.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 9, 2013$2.0 million · 2 eventsHundreds of heat-related cattle deaths occurred durring the afternoon hours on July 9th over portions of central Nebraska. This included areas of Dawson and Polk counties, and possibly other neighboring counties.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Nebraska, August 8 to 12, 201047 eventsA ridge of high pressure aloft over the plains allowed a prolonged period of hot and very humid conditions to persist across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa for a large part of the second week of August.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Nebraska, August 1 to 2, 201130 eventsA persistent upper level high pressure ridge brought the second prolonged heat wave to eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Nebraska, July 3 to 7, 201230 eventsA large stagnant upper level high pressure system brought a period of prolonged hot temperatures to eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa surrounding the July 4th Holiday.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 17 to 26, 201230 eventsA large dome of high pressure aloft brought a prolonged heat wave to eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Nebraska, July 15 to 24, 201124 eventsJuly 2011 will be remembered for the heat across South Central Nebraska, with nearly the entire area averaging 3-4 degrees above 30-year normals when factoring in both the daily highs and lows.
• Heat in Nebraska, August 19 to 25, 202324 eventsAcross most of the 24-county South Central Nebraska area, the seven-day stretch from Saturday the 19th through Friday the 25th went down in the books as the overall-hottest week in between 11 and 35 years, and one of the hottest on record for so late in the summer, making for an…
• Heat in Nebraska, July 31, 201123 eventsHigh heat values again returned to eastern Nebraska on the last day of July. Temperatures climbed into the 90s and dew points reached the 70s. This produced heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees during the afternoon.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 14, 201020 eventsTemperatures climbed quickly into the lower to mid 90s early in the afternoon on July 14th as dew point temperatures rose to the upper 70s to lower 80s. This created heat index values of 105 to 115 degrees over most of the area from around noon CDT until 6pm CDT.
• Heat in Nebraska, August 1 to 9, 200118 eventsA heat wave of which lasted over 1 week affected much of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa from late July into early August. The heat was finally broken by a cold front that pushed afternoon temperatures down into the 80s on 8/09/01.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 10, 201116 eventsHigh temperatures reached the lower to upper 90s over eastern Nebraska on July 10th as dew point temperatures rose well into the 70s, and in some cases 80 or 81.
• Heat in Nebraska, June 30, 201115 eventsTemperatures that reached 95 to 100 degrees over southeast Nebraska combined with dew point temperatures in the lower to mid 70s and produced heat index values that climbed into the 105 to 110 degree range during the afternoon and early evening of June 30th.
• Heat in Nebraska, August 30, 201314 eventsA stagnant upper level high pressure system brought an extended period of very hot temperatures to eastern Nebraska the last week of August.
• Heat in Nebraska, July 26 to 27, 201112 eventsHeat index values climbed to around 105 to 108 degrees in the late afternoon of July 26th as temperatures reached the lower 90s and dew point temperatures warmed into the mid 70s to around 80.
• Heat in Nebraska, June 26, 20109 eventsTemperatures across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa climbed into the lower to mid 90s during the afternoon of June 26th.
• Heat in Nebraska, August 2, 20108 eventsTemperatures reached the 90s to around 100 degrees during the afternoon and early evening of August 2nd across southeast Nebraska.
• Heat in Nebraska, June 28 to 30, 20265 eventsA prolonged period of excessive heat impacted eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa from June 28 into June 30, 2026. The heat was supported by a strong mid- to upper-level ridge building into the central Plains.

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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.