JULY 1999 Great Plains Heat Wave
JULY 1999 Great Plains Heat Wave
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a relatively mild start to summer, a heat wave spread across the Great
Plains beginning in mid July. By the end of the month, many locations
in Nebraska had reported over 20 days of temperatures exceeding 90 degrees
Fahrenheit. The heat wave peaked in Nebraska on July 29 with afternoon
air temperatures above 100 degrees across the state. It reached 104
degrees in Lincoln, 1 degree shy of the all-time record high for the date.
However, the high humidify made these temperatures feel even more unbearable
as the heat Index moved into the "Danger" levels.
TEMPERATURE MAPS ARE AT THE END OF THIS WEB SITE |
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| Lincoln Electric
has a web site that includes news releases. Occasionally, they are
very weather related. Note: Use your BACK button on your browser to return
to the Nebraska Weather and Climate "Heat Wave '99" page.
For example, check out: LES Nears Record Peak Demand |
| The term "Temperature Humidity Index (THI) has been used often in the news about this heat wave. Click below for the actual tables that are used to calculate the THI values and determine what the THI is for your location today. Here is the link to that site: Temperature Humidity Index (THI) |
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A RELATED LINK: All observed high temperatures on Thursday, July 29, 1999.
Afternoon
air temperatures on Thursday, July 29, 1999.
High
temperatures on Thursday, July 29, 1999.
High
temperatures on Wednesday, July 28, 1999.
fasTVABC.com
& USATODAY
are excellent sources
of national weather and climate news.
The
Lincoln Journal Star and
the Omaha World Herald
are excellent sources
of Nebraska weather and climate news.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Climate Center |