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Apparent Temperatures (Heat Index) from 10 to 16 July 2001:
Maps of apparent temperature during the heat wave of July 2001. Higher apparent temperatures are red in color.
The most intense heat fluctuates with the diurnal cycle of solar heating, and
moves east with a bull’s eye of 120° F forming over the Chicago - Milwaukee region on 13 July.
Data courtesy of NCEP
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4 PM CDT Temperatures for 1 to 31 August, 2000:
A sequence of mid-afternoon surface temperatures illustrating extreme heat in
the Southern Plains. Temperatures in excess of 95° F persist over Texas and Oklahoma for the entire
month of August.
Courtesy of Dept. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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