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Steam bath outside, DP at 76 yuck.

I doubt another dry winter.

Had an amazing thunder storm last night around midnight. Most frequent lightning in years. Very heavy rain as well. .

Swwww 81 for a low.

2.25" in the last 24 hours from 4 different rounds (~3pm, ~5pm, ~10pm, and ~2am)

Hopefully not a 2nd Steining

.34 inch of needed rain overnight

Wow, 79 in Phoenix in 1911. And a few days later, a massive heat wave spread all across the eastern U.S. I just looked at the records from the Phoenix area for that month and it was 9.4F colder than the present normals.

Records: Highs: EWR: 100 (1963) NYC: 100 (1901) LGA: 97 (2018) JFK: 102 (1963) Lows: EWR: 52 (1943) NYC: 52 (1943) LGA: 56 (1988) JFK: 56 (1988) Historical: 1792 - A tremendous storm (a tornado or hurricane) hit Philadelphia and New York City. Many young people were drowned while out boating on that Sunday. (David Ludlum) 1814: A tornado crossed Saint Helena Sound in South Carolina, drowning 23 people who were out on the sound in ships. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1876: In the Douglas, WI area, a 25 square mile ice field was still in existence at the head of Lake Superior. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1891: The U.S. Weather Bureau was born as the equipment, stations and personnel of the U.S. Army Signal Service were passed to the new agency, which was part of the Department of Agriculture. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1911 - The high of just 79 degrees at Phoenix AZ was their coolest daily maximum of record for the month of July. The normal daily high for July 1st is 105 degrees. (The Weather Channel) 1915: Pawtucket, RI received a deluge of rain containing 5.10 inches in 24 hours, beginning a very wet July for the area. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1933: Lightning struck the Texas Oil Company plant near Elizabeth, NJ causing 300,000 barrels of oil to go up in flames. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1953: A severe thunder squall struck parts of Grand Island, the Tonawandas, and north Buffalo, NY during the evening. Destructive winds at the airport of 59 mph, heavy rain with one inch in a 10-minute period, and hail caused damage estimated around $2 million dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1972: The Lake Creek community, just north of Granite in Greer County, Oklahoma was pounded by a severe thunderstorm. The storm produced 2.5 inch diameter hail, winds 75 mph, and 2.25 inches of rain. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1974: Larimer County, Colo.--A girl was killed by lightning at the Iceberg Lake parking area at 12,000 feet above mean sea level on Trail Ridge Road. (Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf) 1979 - It snowed almost half a foot (5.8 inches) at Stampede Pass WA, a July record. (The Weather Channel) 1981: Tropical storm Bret formed well off the North Carolina coast, but moved toward the west then northwest across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and into Virginia. Philadelphia, PA received 0.49 inches of rain. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1986: Chadron, NE was struck by a severe thunderstorm with large hail and 80 mph winds. An automobile dealership had its windows blown out and many buildings had large holes punched in their roofs by the hailstones. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - Lake Charles LA was drenched with a month's worth of rain during the early morning. More than five inches of rain soaked the city, including 2.68 inches in one hour. A thunderstorm in the southern Yakima Valley of Washington State produced high winds which downed trees up to six feet in diameter. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Twenty-six cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 48 degrees at Providence RI, 48 degrees at Roanoke VA, 49 degrees at Stratford CT, and 48 degrees at Wilmington, DE, were records for the month of July. Boston MA equalled their record for July with a low of 50 degrees. Five inches of snow whitened Mount Washington NH. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms associated with the low pressure system which was once Tropical Storm Allison continued to drench parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and eastern Texas. Late night thunderstorms produced 12.58 inches of rain at Biloxi, MS, in six hours, and 10.73 inches at Gulfport MS. Flooding in Mississippi over the first six days of the month caused 55 million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1991: Two inches of rain fell in 30 minutes about 3.5 miles south southeast of Trousdale, KS. The heavy rain washed out roads and left water holes that measured 100 feet long. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1993: Not a good place to be. Hail as large as 2 inches in diameter plummeted the Bismarck North Dakota vicinity for more than 20 minutes. Three girls were stranded in the swirling waters of the Missouri River during the vicious hailstorm. All three were injured by the hailstones. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2007 Accord Pub. 2006, USA) (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) 1994: A microburst over the south side of Cheyenne, WY blew windows out of 15 cars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1995: A 53-year-old male golfer was killed instantly at the Ibis Golf & Country Club 9 miles northwest of Palm Beach, FL, when lightning struck his 7-iron on the follow through, after a foursome had halted play because of lightning in the area. The lightning struck when the group resumed play.(Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2002: San Antonio, Texas recorded 9.52 inches of rain on this day to set a new record for its greatest rainfall for the entire month of July.

Monthly stats: Highest temp: 100.8 Days above 100: 3 Rainfall: 1.83” Finished last 10 days of month without rain (except 0.02 over 2 days)

Looks like the next chance for 95° to 100° heat will be early next week as the 500 mb ridge builds again. Models have more of a southerly flow. So the warmest spots should be further from the sea breeze and coast.

Looks great 7/3 - 7/6 7/3: Warm/ 80s - low 90s scattered storms later 7/4 : dry - gorgeous NW flow - 80s 7/5 : Warm 80s- low 90s (stray hot spots) 7/6 : Hot/Humid 90s

I need rain bad as I've missed out for several days now. That FF watch jinx makes me nervous A sweaty 78/78 to start

Looks like clouds screw up today

More top 10 monthly warmth around the area. Islip and Sussex, NJ recorded their warmest Junes on record. Since the new 1991-2020 climate normals are so warm, all it took was a +3.2 at Islip and +3.4 at Sussex. Time Series Summary for SUSSEX AIRPORT, NJ - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. 1 2025 71.1 0 2 2024 71.0 0 - 2005 71.0 0 3 2021 70.1 0 4 2008 69.7 0 5 2014 69.6 0 6 2010 69.2 0 7 2020 68.8 0 8 2007 68.3 2 9 2001 68.2 0 10 2011 68.1 0 Time Series Summary for SOMERSET AIRPORT, NJ - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. 1 2024 72.4 0 2 2005 72.3 0 3 2010 71.9 0 4 2025 71.7 0 - 2008 71.7 0 5 2021 71.5 0 6 2020 70.5 0 7 2015 70.3 4 - 2013 70.3 0 - 2001 70.3 0 8 2014 70.2 0 - 2011 70.2 0 9 2016 70.1 0 10 2006 70.0 0 Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. 1 1994 77.8 0 2 2024 77.5 0 3 2021 76.2 0 - 2010 76.2 0 4 1993 75.8 0 5 2025 75.4 0 - 1943 75.4 0 6 2008 75.3 0 7 1984 75.0 0 8 1971 74.8 0 9 2005 74.6 0 - 1981 74.6 0 - 1973 74.6 0 10 2011 74.5 0 Time Series Summary for JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NY - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. 1 2010 74.5 0 2 1984 73.9 0 3 2024 73.8 0 4 2008 73.4 0 5 2025 72.9 0 6 2001 72.5 0 7 1991 72.3 0 8 1952 72.2 0 9 2011 72.1 0 - 1971 72.1 0 10 1994 72.0 0 Time Series Summary for WESTCHESTER CO AP, NY - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. 1 2024 71.9 0 2 2025 71.5 0 3 2010 71.4 1 4 1999 71.3 1 - 1957 71.3 0 5 2005 70.9 2 6 2008 70.8 0 7 1952 70.7 0 8 1994 70.6 0 9 2021 70.5 0 - 1991 70.5 2 10 1949 70.4 1 Time Series Summary for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. 1 2025 72.2 0 2 2024 72.0 0 3 2010 71.9 0 - 1999 71.9 0 4 2008 71.6 0 5 1994 71.3 0 6 2001 70.9 0 7 2020 70.7 0 8 2021 70.6 0 9 2014 70.5 0 - 1991 70.5 0 10 1984 70.1 0

74 / 73 clouds and some breaks. Breaks of sun heats up quickly, where its clear long enough it gets to 90s, otherwise 80s / humid with storms in the PM and overnight. Wed more of the same but could be mainly cloudy. Thu clears out mid 80 - low 90s in the hotter spots. Gorgeous 4th of July, sunny, drier, 80s for most. Saturday turning more humid. Sun (7/6) into early next week turns hotter/humid. Ridge building west with pieces of heat coming east and the W. Atl ridge expanding west towards the coast looking overall warm - hot and humid / wetter. 7/1 - 7/2 : Warm-hot / humid storms , clouds- storms focus Tue PM - Overnight 7/3 - 7/5 : Dry/ warm - Fourth is a gorgeous day. Isolated storm (wed PM) 7/6 - 7/9: Hot/humid 90s - storms isolated mainly 7/10 - beyond - overall warm - hot / humid wetter

We can't seem to get a good thunderstorm when we want one so having one at 1am when no one wants it and also wakes everyone up will have to do

Had some heavy rains overnight. Currently 73 and just crazy humid out.

Looks like it's going to be a stormy day today then we get some heat then another cold front.

Low of 70 and 4.07” of rain here. Honestly, I was expecting more but the late night stuff didn’t quite perform the way the earlier stuff did. Still, has to be one of my highest one-day totals on record, will check the spreadsheet later. Not loving the look for later today. We could really use a break over this way.

Happy July warm weather crew! 73/70 heavy clouds

Violent thunder woke me up around 1am. Is fire island ok?

Dissapointing die off near I80 overnight, after 2+ near Trenton and apparently 1-1.5 parts of southeast LI earlier today. This afternoon-night should be active with mesoscale SVR/FF reports. Leftover rain Wed morning LI-NJ. I probably wont be back on til late today.

3K and HRRR showing an active afternoon into evening.