July 25th heat and high index values. Highs in the middle 90s reported with 100 degree heat index values..

Sunny conditions in Northern Rochester July 25th 2012.

After a 1 day break another very hot occurred across day across the local area which certainly has not been anything new lately. High temperatures topped out in the low to middle 90s once again. My station had a high of 95.F. Today like the past few have been more about dewpoints which were back in the lower 70s putting heat index values around and over 100.F at all areas. Our heat was the far northern extent of an extremely hot airmass that brought a record breaking heat wave that hit areas just to our south very hard for the past week week. Some of todays highs across other regions include Des Monies,IA 106.F Mason City,IA 99.F  Dubuque,IA 101.F La Crosse,WI 97.F  Madison,WI 98.F Chicago 101.F

Local temperatures. Highs/high heat index values. Official stations marked with *

All stations hit 90.F in our area, with the highest official temperature was 95.F which occurred at both Austin and Winona. The coolest official reading was Dodge Center at 90.F. In Rochester Downtown had highs around 95.F while our official airport had a high of 92.F.