| Event: | HT Heat Wave |
| Number: | 1995-000008 |
| Country: | USA United States |
| Location: | Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO; Milwaukee, WI; Philadelphia, PA |
| Date (YMD): | 1995-7-1 |
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| Duration: | 90 |
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| Information Source: | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Environmental Information, Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/events/IL/1980-2023?disasters[]=all-disasters) |
| Comments: | Historic mid-July heat wave and urban heat island amplification caused hundreds of deaths across several major cities including Chicago, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. Following the heat wave was hot, dry weather in July and August 1995 that affected crops in numerous states, as crops had not rooted well due to late planting from previous wet soils. This left crops vulnerable to a flash drought during a key portion of the growing season. |
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