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Notable Extreme Temperature Events for Region L
• Summer 2012: A large high pressure area settled over the Central High Plains resulting in
high temperature records being tied or broken in Goodland, Hill City and other Kansas
towns. In Topeka, the year of 2012 was ranked as the hottest on record. The average
temperature from June through August was the 9 th warmest on record and just a degree
cooler than 2011. High temperatures averaged to be the 3 rd warmest on record, trailing the
Dust Bowl years of 1936 and 1934. Topeka had 24 days where the temperature was at least
100 degrees, which ties for the 6 th most of any summer. The summer of 2012 was also the
3 rd hottest summer on record for the contiguous U.S. since recordkeeping began in 1895.
Only behind the summers of 2011 and 1936 have higher summer temperatures (source:
National Weather Service, Goodland, KS
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsarchive.php?wfo=gld and Topeka, KS
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsarchive.php?wfo=top ).
• June 2009—The Kansas City, Kan. Fire Department responded to a number of heat related
calls. The Fire Department was dispatched to the Wyandotte County Courthouse on a case
ofheat exposure and the Unified Government's Fleet Center at 50th and State on a case of
possible heat stroke. Officials also determined high temperatures may have been the cause
of death for two elderly people in the 2500 block of Stewart Avenue (Kansas City Kansan,
June 23, 2009).
• August 1, 2006—Oppressive heat and humidity continued from July...with heat indices in
the 105 to 115 degree range through August 2nd.
• July 29, 2006--Oppressive heat and humidity drove heat indices into the 105 to 115 degree
range, from July 29th through July 31st.
• July 15, 2006--Oppressive heat and humidity drove afternoon and early evening heat
indices into the 105 to 115 degree range, from July 16th through July 20th.
• July 21, 2005--Oppressive heat and humidity was observed across the area from July 21st
to July 25th. Afternoon heat indices ranged from 105 to 110 degrees. A 78 year old female
from Bonner Springs in Wyandotte county died from heat related causes on July 23rd.
• August 24, 2003--High temperatures and humidity caused heat indices to reach the 105
degree range
• August 17, 2003--High temperatures and humidity caused heat indices to reach the 105 to
110 degree range.
• July 26, 2003--Afternoon heat indices ranged from 103 to 106 degrees, from July 26th
through July 27th.
• July 14, 2003--Oppressive heat and humidity over extreme eastern Kansas from July 14th
through July 18th. Heat indices reached 110 degrees
• August 9, 2001--Excessive heat and humidity again was observed over eastern Kansas on
August 9th. Afternoon heat indices ranged from 105 to 110 degrees.
• August 1-5, 2001--Excessive heat and humidity dominated the weather across eastern
Kansas. August 1st through August 5th. Afternoon heat indices ranged from 105 to 113
degrees.
• July 17-24, 2001--Excessive heat with afternoon heat indices 105 to 110
degrees...dominated the weather across eastern Kansas from July 17th to July 24th.
• December 10-31, 2000--Arctic air gripped northeast Kansas for the final 3 weeks of
December. Except for a few hours on the 15th and 16th, temperatures remained below
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