Late September Heatwave Flattens Records In Dozens Of Midwestern Cities
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On Monday, temperatures in Wichita climbed to 100 degrees, tying a record set in 1997. In Salina, Kan., temperatures reached a midsummer-like 102, tying a record set all the way back in 1931. In Joplin, Mo., the mercury climbed to 97 degrees Monday, breaking the old record high temperature of 96 degrees set in 1952. In nearby Columbia, temperatures rose to 97 degrees, breaching the former record of 94 set in 2000.
Further west (ed. - sic) in Paducah, Ky., a daily high temperature of 97 on Monday tied a record set in 1954. More northward toward Rapid City, the temperature rose to an unseasonable 95 degrees, breaking the old record of 93 degrees, which was set in 1984.
The late-September heat wave fueling these highs is the latest in what has been a warm summer in the United States, the Northern Hemisphere and worldwide. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicates that meteorological summer — which runs from June 1 to Aug. 31 — tied for the fifth-warmest worldwide in 143 years of records, and the Northern Hemisphere experienced its second-warmest summer on record. Overall, the United States saw its third-warmest summer in 128 years of record-keeping. Last year was the hottest summer on record, narrowly edging out the 1936 Dust Bowl summer, according to NOAA.
The hottest record-breaking temperature of the day was set at Russell airport in Russell, Kan., where temperatures climbed to 103 degrees. The heat wave continued in earnest Tuesday, and record-breaking temperatures were reported across a much wider area.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/21/heatwave-midwest-temperature-records-climate/
