A heat wave struck during the heart of summer across northeast Kansas.  A high pressure region remained fairly stationary over the southeast US, while a lee trough sat over the high plains of Colorado.  During the early part of the period, a stationary boundary established itself just south of the Kansas/Nebraska border, keeping much of the Topeka CWA in the warm, moist flow regime, and induced moisture pooling to the south of the boundary.  The west edge of the front lifted to the north by the 10th, while the east side of the boudary sagged southward over Missouri, again leaving the Topeka CWA a prime target for warm Gulf moisture advection.  The same scenario re-established itself the evening of the 11th, and led to the continuation of the hot, humid weather.  Heat indicies across the region were above the 105 degree for three hour criteria over the course of several days during the event, measured by 6 local ASOSs and reported in local newspapers.  A peak heat index reading of 113 degrees was recorded at Manhattan at 6pm CST on August 7th.  Newspapers reported that several individuals were treated in local emergency rooms and hospitals for heat-related illnesses.  One fire fighter died as a result of fighting a building fire on a 100 degree afternoon in the city of Topeka.

Heat in JEFFERSON, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in FRANKLIN, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in BROWN, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in CLAY, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in GEARY, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in DICKINSON, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in DOUGLAS, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The Lawrence ASOS began to calculate Heat Indicies greater than 105 degrees during the early afternoon of August 6th. Heat indicies reached 108 degrees for a few hours on each August 6th and 7th, heat indicies up to 110 degrees on the 8th, 109 degrees on the 9th, up to 110 degrees again on the 11th, and above 105 degrees for the remainder of the heat wave.  Stifiling southerly winds exacerbated the hot and humid weather.

Heat in LYON, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The Emporia ASOS hovered around the 105 degrees for three hours heat advisory criteria through the duration of the heat wave. The peak heat index reading of 106 occurred on August 7th at 6pm.

Heat in MARSHALL, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in CLOUD, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The Concordia ASOS hovered around the 105 degree heat index for three hour criteria nearly everyday during the heat wave, and had a peak 105 degree heat index recorded Thursday, August 9th at 7pm, and Sunday, August 12th at 4pm.

Heat in COFFEY, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in JACKSON, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in ANDERSON, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 06-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in OSAGE, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in OTTAWA, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in RILEY, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The Manhattan ASOS creeped above heat advisory criteria beginning at 1pm on August 6th.  Thereafter, the ASOS calculated heat index readings greater than 105 on everyday for the duration of the heat wave.  The peak heat index reading of 113 degrees occurred at 7pm on August 7th.

Heat in WABAUNSEE, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in POTTAWATOMIE, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in MORRIS, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in NEMAHA, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in REPUBLIC, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in WASHINGTON, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heat in SHAWNEE, KANSAS
From 06-AUG-07 13:00:00 to 16-AUG-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The Topeka and Forbes Field ASOS stations each began to calculate heat index readings 105 degrees or greater during the early afternoon hours of the 6th.  Heat indicies reached up to 108 degres the 6th, 7th and 8th at Topeka, and the 7th and the 8th at Forbes Field.  August 12th also saw indicies up to 108 at both sites.  The peak heat index at Topeka was 109 recorded at 4pm on the 9th and again at 2pm on the 12th, and at Forbes Field, 108 degrees on several of the days.