Heat Waves at Burlington

The National Weather Service defines a heat wave as 3
or more consecutive days with highs of 90F or higher.

Dates                        Temperatures           

July 3-6, 1886               92, 95, 94, 94     

July 4-9, 1897               92, 96, 94, 92, 94, 94

June 27-29, 1901             90, 94, 91

July 2-6, 1911               94, 100, 98, 98, 91
July 9-11, 1911              95, 96, 96
July 31-August 2, 1911       90, 92, 92
July 6-10, 1912              90, 93, 94, 90, 92
August 19-22, 1916           91, 94, 93, 90
June 3-5, 1919               94, 92, 92

June 30-July 2, 1931         90, 96, 93
June 21-23, 1938             94, 91, 92
August 15-17, 1938           91, 90, 90

June 27-29, 1944             91, 94, 96
July 7-9, 1944               93, 96, 91
August 1-5, 1944             90, 92, 92, 95, 93
August 10-17, 1944           95, 101, 91, 95, 96, 97, 96, 93
September 6-9, 1945          90, 94, 94, 90
June 24-26, 1946             90, 92, 94
June 28-30, 1946             93, 96, 93
August 6-8, 1947             93, 93, 90
August 11-14, 1947           90, 93, 97, 96
August 23-26, 1947           93, 97, 97, 92
July 10-12, 1948             93, 94, 96
August 25-28, 1948           95, 96, 95, 92
June 16-18, 1949             92, 92, 92
June 30-July 4, 1949         91, 93, 95, 96, 93
July 26-30, 1949             93, 98, 95, 98, 94
August 6-10, 1949            90, 91, 97, 93, 97

August 26-28, 1952           90, 92, 94
August 28-30, 1953           90, 92, 91
September 2-4, 1953          90, 90, 90
July 21-23, 1955             92, 97, 92 
July 28-30, 1959             94, 94, 96

June 30-July 2, 1963         90, 94, 96
July 24-29, 1963             93, 97, 94, 95, 93, 97

July 26-30, 1970             90, 92, 90, 90, 94
August 14-16, 1970           90, 92, 91
July 6-8, 1975               91, 91, 91
July 17-20, 1975             91, 94, 91, 90
July 31-August 3, 1975       92, 98, 99, 92
May 21-23, 1977              91, 93, 91
July 15-17, 1977             92, 90, 90
July 13-15, 1979             92, 92, 91

June 24-26, 1980             91, 93, 91
June 13-16, 1983             90, 92, 91, 91
June 8-10, 1984              91, 92, 91
July 10-13, 1987             93, 92, 93, 93
June 13-15, 1988             92, 94, 97
July 7-10, 1988              93, 97, 97, 95
August 2-5, 1988             91, 97, 94, 93
August 11-14, 1988           90, 92, 94, 93
July 25-27, 1989             94, 94, 94

July 16-19, 1991             91, 92, 93, 96
May 21-23, 1992              90, 90, 91
July 5-10, 1993              90, 94, 94, 93, 92, 92
June 16-18, 1994             92, 96, 97
July 20-22, 1994             91, 94, 90
July 4-6, 1995               90, 90, 94
July 4-6, 1999               92, 93, 92
July 16-18, 1999             93, 97, 90
September 2-4, 1999	     90, 90, 93

June 14-16, 2001	     92, 93, 90
August 6-10, 2001	     91, 95, 96, 99, 90
July 1-4, 2002               91, 94, 95, 90
August 11-15,2002            93, 93, 93, 96, 91
September 8-10, 2002         93, 98, 93
June 24-26, 2003	     96, 90, 94