NWS Historical HeatRisk, 2005-2024

The NWS HeatRisk is an experimental color-numeric-based index that provides a forecast risk of heat-related impacts to occur over a 24-hour period. HeatRisk takes into consideration:<br><br>How unusual the heat is for the time of the year.The duration of the heat including both daytime and nighttime temperatures.If those temperatures pose an elevated risk of heat-related impacts based on data from the CDC.<br>This index is supplementary to official NWS heat products and is meant to provide risk guidance for those decision makers and heat-sensitive populations who need to take actions at levels that may be below current NWS heat product levels.<br><br>This dataset includes all NWS HeatRisk calculations in tabular format between 2005 and 2024.