Excessive Heat in St. Louis (c), Missouri

The City of St. Louis reported 2 heat related deaths on June 30. An 80 year old man died in his home. There was a window air conditioner but it was not turned on. A 74 year old woman was found dead in her apartment. There was central air conditioning that was not turned on.

Some of the hottest temperatures in many years occurred the last 4 days of June and continued into July. St. Louis, MO recorded its highest ever June temperature hitting 108 degrees on June 28. Nearly all reporting stations were over 100 degrees the last 3 to 4 days of June with most sites around 105. The 28th was the hottest day. Some high temperatures across the Missouri counties on the 28th included 109 degrees at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, 108 in Farmington and Fredericktown, 107 in Washington, Columbia, and Jefferson City, and 106 in Warrenton. The good thing was the air was very dry, thus the Heat Index was not much different than the air temperature. The City of St. Louis reported two heat related deaths on June 30. St. Louis County reported 20 heat related injuries on June 29, and 23 on June 30.