Excessive Heat in Buffalo, Wisconsin

Excessive Heat August 26, 2024 · Buffalo, Wisconsin

What the National Weather Service wrote

Anomalously warm air temperatures and high humidity allowed the maximum heat index to reach between 107 to 115 degrees on August 26th across Buffalo County.

The wider storm

After a relatively mild summer, a period of excessive heat impacted much of the region prompting air temperatures to reach well above 90 degrees during the afternoon on August 26th. This combined with dewpoints as high as 80 degrees in some locations allowed for heat indices to climb above 110 degrees on August 26th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1213427. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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