Excessive Heat in Claiborne, Louisiana

An expansive upper-level ridge of high pressure across the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast region led to a prolonged period of excessive heat through much of mid August across all of North Louisiana. Afternoon temperatures rose into the upper 90s to lower 100s for several consecutive days totaling nearly a full week from the 13th through the 18th. Deep southerly moisture pooling in advance of another weak frontal boundary resulted in very minimal mixing of dew points, with attendant heat indices exceeding 110 degrees each day across North Louisiana before the frontal boundary finally advanced southwestward on August 19th with slightly milder and drier air in its wake.