Excessive Heat in Inland Dixie, Florida

Excessive Heat July 31, 2010 · Inland Dixie, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

Dewpoint values in the 80s combined with temperatures in the 90s to produce heat index values occasionally surpassing 115 degrees from 12 pm EDT through 4 pm EDT at the Cross City airport. The heat index peaked at 117 degrees at 3 pm EDT.

The wider storm

Above normal temperatures and high humidity combined to produce heat index values above 110 degrees across parts of the Florida panhandle at the end of the month. Heat index values even exceeded 115 degrees in a few locations on occasion.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 253236. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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