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Heat in Inland New Hanover, North Carolina

Heat June 14, 2015 – June 26, 2015 · Inland New Hanover, North Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.

The wider storm

High pressure aloft with westerly flow, combined with surface high pressure and southwesterly flow, led to a prolonged period of high heat and humidity for the entire southeastern US.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 589676. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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