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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
118 NOUS43 KICT 041200 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-041500- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 700 AM CDT Sun Aug 4 2024 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... In 1980, a record 42 consecutive days of 100 degree plus heat finally ended at Dallas Fort Worth Airport. However, the D F W Metroplex would be torched by 19 more days of triple digit heat in August 1980, of which 12 occurred consecutively from the 16th to the 27th. The hideous heat wave of 1980 contributed to around 1,200 deaths nationally and an estimated $20 billion damage. $$ Auto