Excessive Heat in Cherokee, Iowa

Excessive Heat August 15, 2025 – August 17, 2025 · Cherokee, Iowa

What the National Weather Service wrote

Dangerous heat index values peaked as high as 113 degrees near Marcus on August 17, and 114 degrees at Cleghorn, 113 degrees 4 miles south of Marcus, and 106 degrees at Cherokee on August 16.

The wider storm

Heat and moisture pooled near and south of a nearly stationary frontal boundary across eastern South Dakota and southern Minnesota. Daily highs were in the mid 80s to lower 90s with dew point values in the upper 70s to lower 80s, yielding heat index values from 100 to 115 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1291165. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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