Excessive Heat — Western Hyde, North Carolina

2024-07-16 · Western Hyde, North Carolina

Event narrative

Lake Mattamuskeet recorded heat indices as high as 112 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A very hot airmass continued 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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1182664. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.