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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

JASPER

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Event typeevent_typeExcessive Heat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id335,260
Episode IDepisode_id55,911
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-08-01T20:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-08-01T20:00:00+00:00
StatestateMISSOURI
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameJASPER
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect1
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceEmergency Manager
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA persistent area of high pressure and an upper level ridge over the region allowed temperatures to climb into the lower 100s with heat index values around 110 degrees. Numerous heat related illnesses were reported during the period.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeRegional temperatures during August averaged 1-2 degrees above normal across northern, central, south central and southeastern sections, and 2-4 degrees above normal over southwestern Missouri. Central Missouri and the Ozark region averaged between 76-78��F. Southwestern Missouri region averaged between 79-81��F. Notable outliers were far southwestern counties where average August temperatures averaged between 83-84��F. The average August temperature for Joplin, MO was 84.0��F, or 4.3�� above normal.||The hottest day of the summer occurred on August 2 when triple digit heat impacted much of the state. Numerous locations, especially across west central and southwestern sections, witnessed their hottest temperatures in more than 25 years. Some high temperature records include 108��F at Springfield and 110��F at several locations in southwestern Missouri. The southwestern communities of Eldorado Springs (Cedar Co.) and Protem (Taney Co.) reached 111�� and 113��, respectively.||As a result of the heat, middle aged, homeless man was found dead by a local resident during the afternoon of August 1st. Coroners reports indicate the man died of heat related stress in combination with alcohol.
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