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Highs: BLM: 99 EWR: 99 (*) ACY: 98 (*) PHL: 98 (*) TEB: 96 TTN: 96 LGA: 95 New Brnsck: 95 NYC: 92 JFK: 85 ISP: 85

EWR: 98 (so far)

94/ 71 with more sun now - clearest part of the afternoon so far , but more clouds west, maybe they'll break up a bit

Jul 2011, 2013

Up to 90 / 74 despite mostly cloudy - many sunny : would have yielded a 99 - 101 but clouds will likely keep it 93 - 97 .

87 / 73 here partly cloudy / with haze Wind: 221° (SW) : 11PMH

General forecast continues to look overall warm for the July 4th period. Ridging east and occasional NW flow interrupting the hotter S-SW flow. Period looks near - above normal.

Next week rainfall the heaviest concentrated in the GL / Northern NE/ME

Signal for strong ridge into the east next weekend , there was some trend to keep surge of heat, with brief NW(cooler flow) between next puh of ridging, with that may come more opportunity for storms.

Clouds the only monkey wrench in the 98 - 102 readings.

83/ 73 - hazy and partly cloudy. Some clouds and spotty showers around. Only clouds would impact a 100 degree readings in the area. Some showers possible overnight, trough pushes through a brief 18 hour drier / cooler period that may break the heatwave in the warmer spots with mid - upper 80 degree readings (oasis in a sea of heat / humidity). Heat returns Tue (6/25) - Thu (6/27) with surge of >20c 850 MB temps Wed into Thu. The race to 100 on Thu will be close between storm/clouds on the approaching front. Cooler later Thu and Fri (6/28) before ridging and more heat push into the area next weekend to close the month hot and humid. Overall ridging into the east, hot and humid and perhaps more chances for storms riding the periphery of the ridge fluctuating between the humid southerly and brief northwest flow. 6/17 - 6/27: Hot (oasis of cooler 6/24) 6/27 - 6/28: Cooler 6/29 - beyond : hot, humid

Records: Highs: EWR: 101 (1988) NYC: 98 (1988) LGA: 99 (1988) JFK: 94 (2012) Lows: EWR: 48 (1940) NYC: 52 (1940) LGA: 53 (192) JFK: 55 (1992) Historical: 1928: A farmer near Greensburg, KS looked up into the heart of a tornado. He described its walls as "rotating clouds lit with constant flashes of lightning and a strong gassy odor with a screaming, hissing sound." 1947 - Twelve inches of rain fell in forty-two minutes at Holt, MO, establishing a world rainfall record. That record was tied on January 24-25, 1956, at the Kilauea Sugar Plantation in Hawaii, as their state record was established with 38 inches of rain in 24 hours. (The Weather Channel) 1972 - Hurricane Agnes deluged Pennsylvania and New York State with torrential rains resulting in the most costly flood in U.S. history. In the Middle Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania, 24 hour rainfall amounts were generally 8 to 12 inches, with up to 19 inches in extreme southwestern Schuylkill County. At Wilkes-Barre, PA, the dike was breached destroying much of the town. Flooding resulted in 117 deaths and 3.1 billion dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 1981 - A young woman from Lubbock, TX, was struck by lightning. The bolt of lightning struck just above her right shoulder near her neck, and passed right to left through her body, tearing her warm-ups, causing her tennis shoes to explode, and lifting her two feet into the air. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms in southern Texas produced wind gusts to 116 mph near Quemado. Thunderstorms in New York State produced 5.01 inches of rain in 24 hours at Buffalo, an all-time record for that location, and produced an inch of rain at Bath, PA. The temperature at Fairbanks AK soared to 92 degrees, establishing a record for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Sixty-five cities in twenty-four states reported record high temperatures for the date. Tucson AZ reported an all-time record high of 114 degrees, surpassing the previous record of 112 degrees established a day earlier. Highs of 98 degrees at Pittsburgh, PA, and 100 degrees at Baltimore, MD, tied records for the month of June. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Record cold temperatures were reported in the High Plains Region. Rapid City, SD, reported a record low of 39 degrees, in sharp contrast to their record high of 102 degrees two days earlier, on the 20th. (The National Weather Summary) 2003: A hailstone measuring 7.0 inches in diameter with a circumference of 18.75 inches and weighing 1.33 pounds falls in Aurora, Nebraska. The National Weather Service reports this is the second largest hailstone ever documented in the U.S. by weight, and the largest by size at that time. The world's largest hailstone NOW was produced from storms in South Dakota; 8" in diameter and 1.9375 lbs. on July 23, 2010. kl

Highs New Brnswck: 98 ACY: 98 PHL: 98 TTN: 98 BLM: 97 EWR: 95 TEB: 95 LGA: 94 NYC: 93 JFK: 87 ISP: 85

Highs New Brnswck: 98 ACY: 98 PHL: 98 TTN: 98 BLM: 97 EWR: 95 TEB: 95 LGA: 94 NYC: 93 JFK: 87 ISP: 85

Central park did break 90 (91) for the park's first heatwave

96/ 71 here. Clouds to the north but looks to clear behind the storms that have developed. we'll see how more pop up.

93 / 73 quite humid. Wind: 193° (SSW)

NW- NJ storms

90 / 71 here Wind:D 233° (SW)

Close the month with more ridging into the east. More NW flow to open next month - warm.

82 / 71 - sunny and on the way to another 90+. Mid/upper 90s with enough sun. Showers and storms later pop-u, models have them in the same northern sections of etreme N-NJ, Husdon Valley,CT - we'll see if they are more south than last night, otherwise hot and humid. Later tonight and tomorrow >20C 850 MB temp come in and through on a SW flow. Only clouds, shower/storms or debris clouds would spoil 100 degree readings in the warmer spots. Trough pushing front through Mon (6/24), but still warm upper 80s to low 90s in the warm spots to extend the heat,with continues threat of shower/storms. Tue (6/25) drier and again upper80s / low 90s in the warmer spots. Brief surge of stronger heat Wed (6/26) >18c 850 MB temps and if dryness persists the next shot at 100's in the warmer spots. By Thu (6/28) - Fri (6/29) brief push of cooler air to break the heat before ridging into next weekend by the 30th. Overall warm - hot the next 7 - 10 days and beyond. 6/17 - 6/26 : Hot/humid 6/27 - 6/28: Brief cooldown 6/29 - beyond : warmer/ (more 90s potential)

Additional storms into NPA-N NJ

General forecast on the major medium/long range is for a hot/humid Jul 4th. Ridging rebuilds towards the first and it looks hot leading into the 4th and the extended weekend. WIll need to watch storms under aamore humid flow and the ridge periphery.