Excessive Heat in Lake, South Dakota

Excessive Heat July 31, 2024 · Lake, South Dakota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heat index values reached 108 degrees at Madison and 105 degrees near Wentworth.

The wider storm

Pooling moisture ahead of a frontal boundary pushed dew point readings into the upper 70s and lower 80s, and temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s produced heat index values from 100 to 115 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1206131. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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