Heavy Rainfall Along the Central Gulf Coast; Thunderstorms from the Plains to the Central Appalachians; Heat Across the East

A system in the Gulf could produce heavy rainfall and flash flooding for portions of the north-central Gulf Coast into Saturday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon into Friday from Central Plains into the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians. Dangerous heat is expected from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic today. Read More >

Annual Heat Index Statistics
Highest Heat Index By Year
All HI Readings >=110
All HI Readings >=110 By Summer

Annual Heat Index Statistics

The table below depicts the number of days each year where the heat index reached or exceeded each given threshold.

Year	>90	>95	>100	>105	>110
1950	32	16	3	0	0
1951	64	47	27	9	6
1952	86	61	40	15	2
1953	88	60	31	13	2
1954	91	71	44	20	4
1955	76	52	28	7	1
1956	74	43	24	9	5
1957	57	36	14	4	0
1958	68	43	20	7	0
1959	71	30	8	1	0
1960	64	33	11	2	0
1961	55	23	4	1	0
1962	63	32	15	4	1
1963	55	26	10	3	0
1964	70	41	15	4	2
1973	59	34	10	1	0
1974	45	21	2	1	0
1975	53	33	9	1	0
1976	36	17	8	0	0
1977	69	52	24	12	1
1978	66	40	23	10	0
1979	34	19	7	2	0
1980	81	60	41	23	14
1981	24	11	7	2	2
1982	M	M	M	M	M
1983	70	51	24	9	3
1984	46	30	5	0	0
1985	57	36	17	2	0
1986	79	56	32	16	6
1987	93	59	30	13	5
1988	76	55	35	21	5
1989	64	46	33	19	5
1990	64	43	32	7	3
1991	86	56	28	4	0
1992	45	32	16	5	1
1993	79	62	44	18	4
1994	62	35	17	4	0
1995	70	49	31	13	4
1996	51	31	15	3	0
1997	53	30	14	5	3
1998	85	45	20	8	0
1999	66	45	20	12	4
2000	61	38	23	8	1
2001	64	40	21	5	2
2002	90	57	25	5	0
2003	46	26	11	3	1
2004	44	21	8	2	0
2005	74	41	17	8	1
2006	61	37	18	5	1
2007	73	35	16	5	0
2008	50	28	8	0	0
2009	41	22	13	4	0
2010	90	60	40	15	3
2011	72	50	28	8	4
2012	80	49	29	13	1
2013	54	33	13	1	0
2014	67	38	21	10	1
2015	72	42	17	5	1
2016	88	64	37	7	1
2017	60	31	12	4	1
2018	109	69	31	8	2
2019	84	51	26	4	1
2020	66	44	19	2	0
2021	61	34	14	1	0
2022	75	50	34	10	5
2023	52	36	19	12	7
2024	69	39	22	7	1
Total	4330	2697	1360	462	116
Avg per year	65	41	21	7	2
Most in 1 year	109 (2018)	71 (1954)	44 (1993 &1954)	23 (1980)	14 (1980)
Least in 1 Year	24 (1981)	11 (1981)	2 (1974)	0 (4 yrs, most recently in 2008)	0 (27 yrs, most recently in 2021)

Period of Record: January 1, 1950 - September 30, 2024

(**No heat index data for 1965-1972 or 1982)

Highest Heat Index By Year

Year	Date	Heat Index
1950	6/25/1950 6/26/1950	104
1951	9/1/1951	112
1952	6/30/1952	111
1953	6/16/1953 6/19/1953	110
1954	7/13/1954	121
1955	7/28/1955	110
1956	8/18/1956	118
1957	8/3/1957	109
1958	7/19/1958	109
1959	7/30/1959	107
1960	8/6/1960	108
1961	7/30/1961	105
1962	8/7/1962	112
1963	8/2/1963 8/3/1963 8/28/1963	106
1964	8/4/1964	112
1973	7/21/1973	106
1974	7/19/1974	105
1975	9/2/1975	105
1976	7/24/1976	104
1977	7/6/1977	110
1978	6/29/1978	108
1979	8/7/1979	106
1980	7/2/1980 7/5/1980	116
1981	7/20/1981	112
1982	7/21/1982	107
1983	7/20/1983 7/21/1983 7/24/1983	110
1984	7/9/1984	104
1985	7/13/1985	106
1986	7/26/1986	114
1987	8/3/1987	118
1988	7/15/1988	112
1989	8/27/1989	113
1990	6/17/1990 7/1/1990 7/8/1990	110
1991	8/8/1991	108
1992	8/9/1992	111
1993	7/26/1993 8/18/1993	112
1994	6/19/1994 6/21/1994 6/22/1994 7/5/1994	106
1995	8/17/1995	117
1996	6/23/1996 7/21/1996	106
1997	7/26/1997	112
1998	7/7/1998	109
1999	7/24/1999	112
2000	8/9/2000	110
2001	7/7/2001	111
2002	7/21/2002 7/22/2002	107
2003	8/22/2003	112
2004	7/13/2004	108
2005	7/22/2005	110
2006	8/10/2006	113
2007	8/8/2007 8/9/2007	106
2008	7/30/2008	104
2009	6/23/2009	108
2010	8/3/2010	115
2011	8/3/2011	117
2012	7/19/2012	111
2013	8/31/2013	108
2014	8/24/2014	110
2015	7/29/2015	112
2016	8/5/2016	113
2017	7/21/2017	110
2018	7/5/2018 7/14/2018	111
2019	8/12/2019	110
2020	7/20/2020	107
2021	7/29/2021	106
2022	7/5/2022	114
2023	8/25/2023	117
2024	7/30/2024	110

Period of Record: January 1, 1950 - September 30, 2024

(**No heat index data for 1965-1972)

All Heat Index Readings of 110 or greater

Date	Heat Index
7/13/1954	121
8/18/1956	118
8/3/1987	118
8/25/2023	117
8/13/1956	117
8/17/1995	117
8/3/2011	117
7/2/1980	116
7/5/1980	116
7/11/2011	116
6/30/2023	115
6/27/1954	115
7/11/1980	115
8/3/2010	115
8/23/2023	114
7/18/1954	114
7/1/1980	114
7/26/1986	114
8/2/1987	114
8/4/2010	114
7/5/2022	114
8/24/2023	113
7/6/1980	113
8/27/1989	113
8/18/1995	113
8/19/1995	113
8/10/2006	113
8/5/2016	113
7/20/2022	113
9/1/1951	112
8/7/1962	112
8/4/1964	112
7/7/1980	112
7/9/1980	112
7/15/1980	112
7/20/1981	112
7/16/1986	112
8/1/1987	112
7/15/1988	112
8/5/1989	112
8/28/1989	112
7/26/1993	112
8/18/1993	112
7/26/1997	112
7/24/1999	112
8/22/2003	112
7/10/2011	112
7/12/2011	112
7/29/2015	112
7/6/2022	112
8/22/2023	111
8/7/1951	111
8/31/1951	111
6/30/1952	111
7/14/1954	111
8/4/1956	111
8/5/1956	111
8/3/1964	111
7/12/1980	111
7/14/1980	111
8/10/1980	111
7/19/1986	111
7/28/1986	111
6/26/1988	111
7/17/1988	111
8/18/1988	111
8/25/1989	111
8/29/1989	111
8/9/1992	111
7/14/1995	111
7/27/1997	111
7/30/1999	111
7/7/2001	111
8/14/2010	111
7/19/2012	111
7/5/2018	111
7/14/2018	111
7/7/2022	111
7/30/2024	110
8/21/2023	110
6/29/2023	110
8/8/1951	110
8/29/1951	110
8/30/1951	110
6/29/1952	110
6/16/1953	110
6/19/1953	110
7/28/1955	110
7/27/1956	110
7/6/1977	110
7/8/1980	110
7/16/1980	110
7/31/1980	110
7/15/1981	110
7/20/1983	110
7/21/1983	110
7/24/1983	110
7/17/1986	110
7/18/1986	110
7/27/1987	110
7/31/1987	110
8/16/1988	110
6/17/1990	110
7/1/1990	110
7/8/1990	110
7/27/1993	110
8/17/1993	110
7/28/1997	110
7/29/1999	110
8/12/1999	110
8/9/2000	110
7/8/2001	110
7/22/2005	110
8/24/2014	110
7/21/2017	110
8/12/2019	110
7/8/2022	110

Period of Record: January 1, 1950 - September 1, 2023

(**No heat index data for 1965-1972)

All Heat Index Readings of 110 or greater by Year

Date	Heat Index
8/7/1951	111
8/8/1951	110
8/29/1951	110
8/30/1951	110
8/31/1951	111
9/1/1951	112
6/29/1952	110
6/30/1952	111
6/16/1953	110
6/19/1953	110
6/27/1954	115
7/13/1954	121
7/14/1954	111
7/18/1954	114
7/28/1955	110
7/27/1956	110
8/4/1956	111
8/5/1956	111
8/13/1956	117
8/18/1956	118
8/7/1962	112
8/3/1964	111
8/4/1964	112
7/6/1977	110
7/1/1980	114
7/2/1980	116
7/5/1980	116
7/6/1980	113
7/7/1980	112
7/8/1980	110
7/9/1980	112
7/11/1980	115
7/12/1980	111
7/14/1980	111
7/15/1980	112
7/16/1980	110
7/31/1980	110
8/10/1980	111
7/15/1981	110
7/20/1981	112
7/20/1983	110
7/21/1983	110
7/24/1983	110
7/16/1986	112
7/17/1986	110
7/18/1986	110
7/19/1986	111
7/26/1986	114
7/28/1986	111
7/27/1987	110
7/31/1987	110
8/1/1987	112
8/2/1987	114
8/3/1987	118
6/26/1988	111
7/15/1988	112
7/17/1988	111
8/16/1988	110
8/18/1988	111
8/5/1989	112
8/25/1989	111
8/27/1989	113
8/28/1989	112
8/29/1989	111
6/17/1990	110
7/1/1990	110
7/8/1990	110
8/9/1992	111
7/26/1993	112
7/27/1993	110
8/17/1993	110
8/18/1993	112
7/14/1995	111
8/17/1995	117
8/18/1995	113
8/19/1995	113
7/26/1997	112
7/27/1997	111
7/28/1997	110
7/24/1999	112
7/29/1999	110
7/30/1999	111
8/12/1999	110
8/9/2000	110
7/7/2001	111
7/8/2001	110
8/22/2003	112
7/22/2005	110
8/10/2006	113
8/3/2010	115
8/4/2010	114
8/14/2010	111
7/10/2011	112
7/11/2011	116
7/12/2011	112
8/3/2011	117
7/19/2012	111
8/24/2014	110
7/29/2015	112
8/5/2016	113
7/21/2017	110
7/5/2018	111
7/14/2018	111
8/12/2019	110
7/5/2022	114
7/6/2022	112
7/7/2022	111
7/8/2022	110
7/20/2022	113
6/29/2023	110
6/30/2023	115
8/21/2023	110
8/22/2023	111
8/23/2023	114
8/24/2023	113
8/25/2023	117
7/30/2024	110

Period of Record: January 1, 1950 - September 30, 2024

(**No heat index data for 1965-1972)

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