Event narrative (NOAA)
The Greene County Health Department reported 41 heat related illnesses during the month of August. Most of the illnesses occurred during the first week of the month. A strong ridge of high pressure settled over the central portions of the U.S. beginning in June and became the dominant weather pattern for much of the Summer of 2012. This weather pattern finally broke down after the first week of August and temperatures became more seasonable. The overall mean temperatures for Springfield was 0.8 degrees below normal for the month of August. The hottest temperatures occurred on August 4th at 106 degrees. There were 3 days where the the maximum temperature reached 100 degrees or higher and this occurred during the first week of the month. There were 16 days where the maximum temperatures reac
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.