Heat — St. Louis (c), Missouri

2011-09-01 to 2011-09-03 · St. Louis (c), Missouri

Wider weather episode

The Heat Wave that started August 31 continued into early September. St. Louis tied the all time record high for September by hitting 104 degrees on the 1st. St. Louis either tied or set a record high temperature from August 31 - September 3. Many other locations across the region had a high temperature around 100. Fortunately the air was fairly dry producing average heat indices around 105. The City of St. Louis reported one heat related death.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 344566. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.