Excessive Heat in Waupaca, Wisconsin

Excessive Heat August 23, 2023 · Waupaca, Wisconsin

What the National Weather Service wrote

The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity caused heat index values to rise as high as 110 degrees from midday through the early evening.

The wider storm

A strong warm front allowed temperatures to rise into the 90s to low 100s with dew points in the middle 70s to lower 80s across much of central and east-central Wisconsin on Wednesday (8/23). The combination of hot temperatures and high dew points allowed heat index values to soar from 100 to 117.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1120270. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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