Excessive Heat — Western Dare, North Carolina

2024-07-15 · Western Dare, North Carolina

Event narrative

Dare Bombing Range reported heat indices up to 117 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A very hot airmass with temperatures well into the 90s combined with extremely high dewpoints in the upper 70s to low 80s to produce excessively high heat indices generally between 110 and 115 degrees during the daytime hours. The excessive heat affected all of Eastern NC except for the Outer Banks.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1182622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.