Heat — Oakland, Michigan

2013-07-14 to 2013-07-19 · Oakland, Michigan

Wider weather episode

A six day heat impacted Southeast Michigan July 14th through the 19th with high temperatures ranging from the upper 80s to mid 90s. Heat Indices were in the 90s for the most part, but Detroit Metro area hospitals reported an increase of 173 heat related illnesses during this stretch. Here are the daily maxes reported at Flint Bishop Airport and Detroit Metro Airport during the six days.

Flint: 90, 93, 94, 95, 95, 96.

Detroit: 89, 93, 90, 94, 94, 95.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 470007. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.