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Highs: TEB: 83 PHL: 82 New Brnswck: 81 JFK: 80 TTN: 80 EWR: 79 NYC: 79 LGA: 78 ACY: 77 BLM: 74 ISP: 73

77 / 45 just a great day - go from San diego type day today to Florida this weekend

Forecast continues to trend hotter by 7/3 and the 4th of July and into the weekend. There is more of a tropical humid flow with a dying fontal boundary capable of producing scattered showers storms and amore in / out of the clouds (Florida) style. Upper 80s - low 90s. Some forecasts show surge of >20C 850 Mb temps by Wednesdya afternoon into the 4th.

72 / 44 and sunny. Just a splendindg day shaping up. Low humidity mainly clear skies and upper 70 to low 80s. Ridge builds back with a shot of humidity and showers Sat (6/29) and Sun (6/30) clouds and rain will limit stronger heat but with enough sun low- mid 90s. Clearing out and drying Mon (7/1) and a bit warmer Tue (7/2) as ridge builds back into the area. Hotter period 7/3 - 7/7 with humidity and storms chances. Beyond that overall ridge west and heights elevated along the EC from the W.A.R (western Atlantic ridge) building west keeping it warm / potential storms chances. 6/28: Gem 6/29 - 30 : Warm - hot , clouds, storms 7/1 - 7/2: Gems low humidity - normal to below 7/3 - 7/7: Heating up - humid , potential storm activity - (Florida Style)

Records: Highs: EWR: 101 (1966) NYC: 101 (1966) LGA: 97 (2003) JFK: 98 (1963) Lows: EWR: 52 (1940) NYC: 55 (1940) LGA: 56 (1972) JFK: 54 (1975) Historical: 1901 - There was a rain of fish from the sky at Tiller's Ferry. Hundreds of fish were swimming between cotton rows after a heavy shower. (David Ludlum) 1915 - The temperature at Fort Yukon AK soared to 100 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1957 - Hurricane Audrey smashed ashore at Cameron, LA, drowning 390 persons in the storm tide, and causing 150 million dollars damage in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Audrey left only a brick courthouse and a cement-block icehouse standing at Cameron, and when the waters settled in the town of Crede, only four buildings remained. The powerful winds of Audrey tossed a fishing boat weighing 78 tons onto an off-shore drilling platform. Winds along the coast gusted to 105 mph, and oil rigs off the Louisiana coast reported wind gusts to 180 mph. A storm surge greater than twelve feet inundated the Louisiana coast as much as 25 miles inland. It was the deadliest June hurricane of record for the U.S. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms moving out of Nebraska produced severe weather in north central Kansas after midnight. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 100 mph damaged more than fifty camping trailers at the state park campground at Lake Waconda injuring sixteen persons. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 mph at Beloit and Sylvan Grove. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - The afternoon high of 107 degrees at Bismarck, ND, was a record for the month of June, and Pensacola, FL, equalled their June record with a reading of 101 degrees. Temperatures in the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley dipped into the 40s. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Ohio Valley to western New England. Thunderstorm spawned six tornadoes, and there were 98 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Tropical Storm Allison spawned six tornadoes in Louisiana, injuring two persons at Hackberry. Fort Polk LA was drenched with 10.09 inches of rain in 36 hours, and 12.87 inches was reported at the Gorum Fire Tower in northern Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1995: The Madison County Flood on June 27, 1995, was the worst flash floods Virginia had seen since the remnants of Camille dropped up to 30 inches of rain one night in Nelson County in August 1969. The Nelson County flood ranked as one of the nation's worst flash floods of this century and resulted in the deaths of 117 people. The Madison County flood killed one person.

Highs: EWR: 88 New Brnswck: 87 PHL: 87 BLM: 87 JFK: 87 TTN: 86 ACY: 86 LGA: 86 TEB: 85 ISP: 84 NYC: 84

86 / 60 here

Ridge west evolving to RIide west and ridge keeping heights elevated along the east coast Core of the heat west and south pulses north in 2 day periods - overall warm.

Forecast continues to look like a drier 7/1-7-2 heating up by Wed (3rd) and overall warm - hot 4th and into the weekend. Euro dry,GFS has slight chance of storms / clouds but not a washout- a week away.

Next 7 days The MW / Plains getting dumped on - some of the ensembles has Atlantic threat later in D 7-9 and beyond - focus on GOM around W.A.R

97 high yesterday w/ 0.50 in the bucket. 73/65. Drying out and a 36 hour cooldown. Mid - upper 80s today, maybe a stray 90 in the warmer spots with enough sunshine with dropping humidity. Gorgeous Friday (similar to Monday - minus the strong winds). Low 80s / low humidity. Humidity / heat back Sat but clouds and showers in the way in most cases of heating up beyond the mid/upper 80s. By Sunday, with enough clearing most get to o near low /mid 90s. Mon (7/1) clearing out and cooler 2 day reprieve. Ridge and heat push back in by the 3rd and some stronger heat near by. Ridge building into the southwest trough into the MW/GL and ridging along the coast with pieces of stronger heat coming in /out in 2 day pulses an otherwise overall warmer pattern with humidity keeping the nights warmer. The Western Atlantic Ridge looks t be building west keeping the coast warmer. 6/27 - 28: drier / cooler 6/29 - 30 : Humid/ storms - hotter 7/1 - 7/2 : drier / cooler - near nomral 7/3 - 7/7 : Humid / some heat - storm potential Beyond : Overall warmer - humid flow potential

Records: Highs: EWR: 102 (1952) NYC: 100 (1952) LGA: 101 (1952) JFK: 99 (1949) Lows: EWR: 55 (1986) NYC: 55 (1979) LGA: 55 (1985) JFK: 54 (1986) Historical: 1888 - Residents of New York suffered through a record heat wave. Daily average temperatures were above 80 degrees for fourteen straight days. The heat wave was a sharp contrast to the severe blizzard in March of that year, which buried the city under nearly two feet of snow. (David Ludlum) 1977 - The Human Lightning Conductor, park ranger Roy C. Sullivan, was struck by lightning for the seventh time. He was first hit in 1942, then again in 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1976. (The Weather Channel) 1983 - Record heat prevailed from Texas to Michigan. Alpena MI hit 98 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1985 - A spectacular early morning waterspout developed at 5:20 AM (MST) from a stationary thunderstorm over the south end of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It was visible 20 miles away, and lasted four minutes. (The Weather Channel) 1986: Hurricane Bonnie made landfall on the upper Texas coast. A wind gust to 98 mph occurred at Sea Rim State Park. Ace, Texas recorded a total of 13 inches of rain. 1987 - Hot weather prevailed in the Pacific Northwest. Afternoon highs of 88 degrees at Seattle, WA, 103 degrees at Medford, OR, and 111 degrees at Redding, CA, were records for the date. Cloudy and cool weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The high at Boston, MA, was just 60 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Thirteen cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. In Montana, the record high of 102 degrees at Billings, MT, was their fifteenth of the month, and the high of 108 degrees at Glasgow MT equalled their record for June. Thunderstorms in the Atlantic Coast Region produced wind gusts to 102 mph at Tall Timbers MD. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Central Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley. There were 129 reports of severe weather during the day and night. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Liberal, and hail four inches in diameter at Quinter. Thunderstorms in Wisconsin spawned a tornado at Lake Delton injuring four persons. Lightning struck and killed a woman at Junction City, KS, who had gotten out of her car to photograph the lightning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)crossed northern Mexico), began to spread heavy rain into southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary)

Highs: EWR: 98 TEB: 97 New Brnswck: 96 BLM: 96 PHL: 95 TTN: 94 NYC: 93 LGA: 93 ACY: 91 JFK: 84 ISP: 83

Highs: EWR: 98 TEB: 97 New Brnswck: 96 BLM: 96 PHL: 95 TTN: 94 NYC: 93 LGA: 93 ACY: 91 JFK: 84 ISP: 83

97 for high so far.

This period will likely have 9 of 10 days at 90 in the warmer spots and 5-7 of 10 in the other spots. Next 10 1-2 90 days 6/27 - 7/3 (weekend caveat with enogh sun but looks cloudy or stomry) 6/27,28, 7/1,7/2 : looks like low humidity gems 29/30: Ridge a bit south - humid, storms 7/3 - looks to warm back up as currently forecasted for the holiday weekend.

Consistent forecast looking warmer overall and both GFS/EURO keep it overall dry the 7/3-7/4

77 / 64 Some clouds in the area. Should be enough sun to push the warmer spots to the upper 90s, otherwise low - mid 90s. Storms later this pm, evening and into the overnight. Some heavy rain potential. We'll see if storms are sout into our area for a widespread 1-2 inches. Dries out and cooler Thu (6/27) / Fri (6/28) low 80s. The weekend surge of heat is accompanied by clouds and showers with a tropical southerly flow on Saturday keeping it in the 80s, should there be any prolonged break of clouds and enough sun, some places could touch 90. Sunday slowly cleas out mostly upper 80s / low 90s. Cooler/drier Jul 1-2 before warmer/ more humid - hot arrived by the 3rd. Overall warm/humid with some heat followed by breaks Nw flow. 6/26: Hot/Humid - Storms 6/27 - 28: Drier / cooler 6/29 - 30: Humid, stormy blunts strong heat 7/1-7/2: Drier / cooler 7/3 : Warm-hot

25th records: Highs: EWR: 100 (1943) NYC: 99 (1952) LGA: 99 (1952) JFK: 94 (2003) Lows: EWR: 53 (1942) NYC: 53 (1873) LGA: 55 (1940) JFK: 54 (1965) Historical: 1749 - A general fast was called on account of drought in Massachusetts. It was the year of the famous dry spring in which fields and villages burned. (David Ludlum) 1925 - The mercury hit 101 degrees at Portland, OR, their earliest 100 degree reading of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders) 1953 - The temperature at Anchorage soared to 86 degrees, their hottest reading of record. (The Weather Channel) 1957: Hurricane Audrey moved northward, slowly strengthening until the 26th. At that time, a strong upper-level trough led to its acceleration and the hurricane deepened rapidly on its final approach to the Texas/Louisiana border. Audrey became the strongest hurricane on record for June upon landfall, as it reached category four strength. Its acceleration was unanticipated, and despite hurricane warnings in place, 418 people perished in the storm, mainly across southwest Louisiana. 1987 - Afternoon highs of 97 degrees at Miami, FL, 107 degrees at Medford, OR, and 111 degrees at Redding CA were new records for the date. It was the third of six straight days of record heat for Miami. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Austin, and gusts to 75 mph at Tulsa OK. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Fifty-two cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 100 degrees at Erie, PA, and 104 degrees at Cleveland OH established all- time records for those two locations. Highs of 101 degrees at Flint, MI, 105 degrees at Chicago, IL, and 106 degrees at Fort Wayne, IN, equalled all-time records. Thunderstorms in Idaho produced wind gusts to 100 mph west of Bliss and north of Crouch, injuring 29 persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Tropical depression Allison, the remnants of what was earlier Cosme (a hurricane over the Pacific Ocean which dissipated as it crossed northern Mexico), began to spread heavy rain into southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary)

Highs: EWR: 94 BLM: 93 New Brnswck: 92 ACY: 92 JFK: 91 LGA: 91 TTN: 91 NYC: 90 ISP: 90 TEB: 90 PHL: 89

Highs: EWR: 94 BLM: 93 New Brnswck: 92 ACY: 92 JFK: 91 LGA: 91 TTN: 91 NYC: 90 ISP: 90 TEB: 90 PHL: 89

Central park (recent dryness) did get to 90 between hours.

General forecast continues to look overall warm for the Jul 4th period coming into Day 9 now. Cooler 7/-7/2, warming the 3rd.

90 / 49 here