Heat — St. Louis (c), Missouri

2012-06-24 · St. Louis (c), Missouri

Event narrative

The high temperature reached 99 degrees in St. Louis. The relative humidity was low thus the Heat Index did not ready advisory criteria. There was one heat related death in the City of St. Louis.

Wider weather episode

A heat related death occurred in the City of St. Louis. A 64 year old male was found dead in his home from heat related causes. The home had air conditioning but it was not turned on. The high temperature that day was 99 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 397105. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.