Yesterday was a hot one.  In fact, it was the hottest day of the year (so far) at the Purdue Airport with 95. 

At our WLFI ob site, we were 0.3 of a degree from tying the peak temperature of 2020.  We hit 94.3.  Highest so far has been 94.6.  Heat index yesterday peaked at 100 at our WLFI ob site & 98 at the Purdue Airport.

We had a couple isolated storms in our eastern counties.  Grissom Air Reserve Base picked up 0.62" rain in about 15 minutes.

Highs:

95  Purdue University Airport

94  WLFI-TV...3 E Attica...3 SE Covington

93  Kentland Municipal Airport...2 SW Rossville

92  Kokomo Municipal Airport...6 NE Winamac...Morocco...Peru Municipal Airport...5 W Delphi

91  Rochester-Fulton County Airport...Grissom Air Reserve Base...Frankfort Municipal Airport...3 E Fowler...Logansport-Cass County Airport...Galveston Airport

90  Monticello-White County Airport...2 NW Crawfordsville...90 Flora Municipal Airport...Remington

88  Rensselaer-Jasper County Airport

87  Crawfordsville Municipal Airport

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Peak Heat Indices:

103  3 E Attica...3 SE Covington

102  Kentland Municipal Airport...Morocco

101  3 E Fowler

100  WLFI-TV

99  Kokomo Municipal Airport...Remington

98  Purdue University Airport...5 W Delphi...2 SW Rossville

97  Flora Municipal Airport...Galveston Airport

96  Peru Municipal Airport...Frankfort Municipal Airport

95  Grissom Air Reserve Base...6 NE Winamac

94  Logansport-Cass County Airport

93  Rochester-Fulton County Airport

92  Monticello-White County Airport...Rensselaer-Jasper County Airport...2 NW Crawfordsville

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As of 2 p.m., temperatures are 87-93 with heat indices 90-100.

Today looks hot & very capped with lots of sunshine & 90-96 with heat indices 94-104.  If any storm can pop through the cap, it would be along the lake breeze front moving into our northern counties.

In the boiling heat, a few isolated to spotty storms are possible each afternoon-evening Monday through Thursday.  They will be very hit or miss.

Highs will run 92-99 with heat indices 99-108.  Overnight lows will run near 70 to the mid 70s.

Monday...

Tuesday......& the same thing applies Wednesday & Thursday......

It stays quite hot right into next week, but at least we may get an MCS with a squall line or part of one into the viewing area Friday evening-night.  Some data has suggested it will impact areas mostly southwest & south of our area however.  It will depend on the track of the MCV from Iowa & Missouri.

The heat wave may become very intense in the Plains next week with 105-110 central Nebraska to Oklahoma.

We do not look to get a decent cold front through our area with any cool-down of much consequence until after July 15 (it appears at this point).  We will keep you updated!

Just count on one hot July until we see a larger pattern change by the first few days of August!

Temperature anomalies to mid-July:

Rainfall anomalies to mid-July:

Latter July temperature anomalies:

Latter July rainfall anomalies:

Start of August temperature anomalies:

Start of August rainfall anomalies: