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Records Highs: EWR: 102 (1980) NYC: 101 (1980) LGA: 101 (1991) Lows: EWR: 59 (1997) NYC: 55 (1890) LGA: 61 (1997) Historical: 1915: A record high temperature of 115 degrees occurred in Yosemite Valley at the National Park Headquarters, California (around 4,000 feet elevation). This reading was the warmest day in a streak of 7 consecutive days of 110 degrees or higher at Yosemite Valley from the 19th through the 25th. 1930 - The temperature at Washington D.C. soared to an all-time record of 106 degrees. The next day Millsboro reached 110 degrees to set a record for the state of Delaware. July 1930 was one of the hottest and driest summers in the U.S., particularly in the Missouri Valley where severe drought conditions developed. Toward the end of the month state records were set for Kentucky with 114 degrees, and Mississippi with 115 degrees. (David Ludlum) 1934 - The temperature at Keokuk, IA, soared to 118 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1953 - Twenty-two inches of hail reportedly fell northeast of Dickinson, ND. (The Weather Channel) 1986 - The temperature at Charleston, SC, hit 104 degrees for the second day in a row to tie their all-time record high. (The Weather Channel) 1977: A flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on this day in 1977, killing 84 people and causing millions of dollars in damages. This flood came 88 years after the infamous Great Flood of 1889 that killed more than 2,000 people in Johnstown. 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 87 mph at Mosinee, WI, and strong thunderstorm winds capsized twenty-six boats on Grand Traverse Bay drowning two women. Thunderstorms produced nine inches of rain at Shakopee, MN, with 7.83 inches reported in six hours at Chaska, MN. Thunderstorms in north central Nebraska produced hail as large as golf balls in southwestern Cherry County, which accumulated to a depth of 12 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - The temperature at Redding, CA, soared to an all-time record high of 118 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms produced much needed rains from New England to southern Texas. Salem, IN, was deluged with 7.2 inches of rain resulting in flash flooding. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region soaked Wilmington, DE, with 2.28 inches of rain, pushing their total for the period May through July past the previous record of 22.43 inches. Heavy rain over that three month period virtually wiped out a 16.82 inch deficit which had been building since drought conditions began in 1985. Thunderstorms in central Indiana deluged Lebanon with 6.50 inches of rain in twelve hours, and thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 84 mph at Flagler Beach. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2005: Hurricane Emily made landfall in northern Mexico. When the central pressure fell to 29.43 inches of mercury, and its sustained winds reached 160 mph on the 16th, Emily became the strongest hurricane ever to form before August, breaking a record set by Hurricane Dennis just six days before. It was also the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, beating Hurricane Allen's old record by nearly three weeks.

7/20 TEB: 92 EWR: 88 PHL: 88 NYC: 88 New Brnswck: 87 TTN: 86 LGA: 85 ISP: 85 JFK: 84 BLM: 83 ACY: 83

73 / 72 and partly sunny. Outside of some widely scattered showers, today looks mainly warm and humid. Mid / upper 80s. Fri (7/21) trough forces front through and next round of more widespread storms during the day. Some strong storms potentially. Sat (7/22) - Tue (7/25) overall drier and near normal before trough lifts or splits with strong heat coming east from the west and the expanding Western Atlantic ridge. Wed (7/26) strong heat into the region to end the month hot to potentially very hot. Storms may still be around with position of edge o the ridge and very humid conditions and trough in and out with more storms at times.

7/19 pc never connected this post Records Highs: EWR: 100 (2013) the massive ridge hooked with the extreme west based WAR to start the blazing heat. NYC: 102 (1977) LGA: 100 (2013) Lows: EWR: 60 (1962) NYC: 57 (1924) LGA: 62 (2000) Historical: 1886 - A hurricane from the Gulf of Mexico crossed Florida causing great damage from Cedar Keys to Jacksonville. (David Ludlum) 1886: The 1886 Atlanta Hurricane season was a very active year with ten hurricanes, seven of which struck the United States. During the evening hours of July 18th, a category 1 storm made landfall near Homosassa Springs, Florida. Damage was slight as the area was thinly inhabited. The hurricane weakened to tropical storm status south of Gainsville and emerged on the eastern side of Florida, south of Jacksonville during the morning hours of the 19th. This was the fourth hurricane to make landfall in the United States. 1960 - Cow Creek and Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, reported morning lows of 102 degrees. The afternoon high at Greenland Ranch was 124 degrees, and the high at Cow Creek that afternoon was 126 degrees. The coolest low for the entire month for both locations was 82 degrees. (The Weather Channel) 1974 - A severe thunderstorm with winds to 80 mph and up to two inches of rain washed out four to five foot deep sections of roadway in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Three persons in a station wagon died as it was carried 3000 feet down a wash by a ten foot wall of water. (The Weather Channel) 1977 - Thunderstorms produced torrential rains over parts of southwestern Pennsylvania. Some places receive more than twelve inches in a seven hour period. The heavy rains cause flash flooding along streams resulting in widespread severe damage. The cloudburst floods Johnstown with up to ten feet of water resulting in 76 deaths, countless injuries, and 424 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Fifteen cities in the western and the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Winnemucca, NV, with a reading of 33 degrees. Flagstaff AZ reported a record low of 34 degrees. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in New York State and New Jersey. High winds and hail two inches in diameter injured two persons and caused considerable damage to crops in the Pine Island area of central New York State. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced more than five inches of rain at Red Cloud, including two inches in fifteen minutes. Torrid temperatures continued over California, with record highs of 115 degrees at Red Bluff and 116 degrees at Redding. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley produced 5.50 inches of rain south of Alexander, AR, in just ninety minutes, and flash flooding which resulted claimed the life of one woman. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.95 inches of rain in twelve hours east of Muncie. Eight cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Las Vegas, NV, with a reading of 115 degrees, and Phoenix, AZ, with a high of 116 degrees. The low that night at Phoenix of 93 degrees was the warmest of record for that location. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2005 - A severe heat wave gripped the region during early to mid-July. Las Vegas, NV tied their all-time record high temperature of 117 degrees, equalling the old record set on July 24, 1942. 2006 - The first of two severe thunderstorms hits the St. Louis area, causing the largest power outage in the city's history with over 570,000 people losing electricity. 2006: A derecho impacted a sellout crowd of almost 44,000 St. Louis Cardinals fans, packed into the new Busch Stadium. Winds of about 80 mph whirled around the St. Louis area, sending the fans running for shelter. The winds knocked out power and broke windows out of the press box. Nearly two minutes after the winds began at 100 mph, they stopped, and it started to rain. In all, about 30 people were injured at the stadium.

7/19 EWR: 84 PHL: 84 TEB: 83 LGA: 82 ACY: 82 New Brnswck: 81 ISP: 81 BLM: 80 NYC: 80 TTN: 80 JFK: 78

75 / 73 storms and more heavy rain passed through this morning. Mostly cloudy but should see more breaks by noon. Warm , humid mid - upper 80s, perhaps 90 in the hot spots. Thu (7/20) a drier day warm and still humid with scattered storms mid 80s. Fri (7/21) front will bring more widespread storms. Cloudy, and ome more soakers. Sat (7/22) - Tue (7/25) drier times and cool back near normal with less humidity. Wouldnt rule out some showers or storms on Sun or Tue (7/26). 7/25 and beyond the Western ridge is building into the central US and the trough over the northeast is lifting or splitting as the expanding Western Atlantic Ridge builds heights along the east. The sw flow will bring in hot weather with stronger pieces of the heat into the area to end the month on a very hot note.

Records: Highs: EWR: 104 (2012) NYC: 101 (1953) LGA: 101 (2012) Lows: EWR: 58 (1946) - record lows from 46 for Jul -4, 8 from the 1940s NYC: 57 (1925) LGA: 62 (1962) Historical: 1889 - A cloudburst in West Virginia along the small creeks in Wirt County, Jackson County and Wood County claimed twenty lives. Rockport, WV, reported nineteen inches of rain in two hours and ten minutes that Thursday evening. Tygart Creek rose 22 feet in one hour, and villages were swept away on Tygart, Slate, Tucker, and Sandy Creeks. (The Weather Channel) 1936 - The all time record high temperature for the state of Kansas was set when a 121-degree high temperature fried Fredonia. (US National Weather Service Wichita) 1942 - A record deluge occurred at Smethport in northern Pennsylvania, with 30.7 inches in just six hours. The downpours and resultant flooding in Pennsylvania were devastating. (David Ludlum) 1986 - One of the most photo-genic tornadoes touched down in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis, MN, during the late afternoon. The very slow moving tornado actually appeared live on the evening news by way of an aerial video taken by the KARE-TV helicopter crew. The tornado, unlike most, was quite the prima donna, staying visible to tens of thousands of persons for thirty minutes. It was moderate in intensity, with winds of 113-157 mph, and caused 650 thousand dollars damage. (Storm Data) 1987 - Cool weather prevailed in the western U.S. Seven cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Alamosa, CO, with a reading of 38 degrees. The low of 52 degrees at Bakersfield, CA, was a record for July. Up to eight inches of snow covered the Northern Sierra Nevada Range of California from a storm the previous day. During that storm, winds gusting to 52 mph at Slide Mountain, NV, produced a wind chill reading of 20 degrees below zero. Susanville, CA, reached 17 degrees that previous day, Blue Canyon, CA, dipped to a July record of 36 degrees, and the high of 44 degrees at Klamath Falls, OR, smashed their previous record for July by ten degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Sweltering heat continued in California, with record highs of 111 degrees at Redding and 112 degrees at Sacramento. Death Valley, CA, hit 127 degrees. Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms in the Central Plains Region produced baseball size hail at Kimball, NE, wind gusts to 79 mph at Colby, KS, and six inches of rain near Lexington, NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma, northern Texas and Arkansas during the afternoon, and into the night. Thunderstorms produced baseball size hail at Stamford, TX, and wind gusts to 92 mph near Throckmorton, TX. Record heat continued in the southwestern U.S. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 115 degrees, and a 111 degree reading at Midland, TX, was second only to their all-time record high of 112 degrees established sixteen days earlier. (The National Weather Summary)

Euro 18z has scattered stuff Tue / Wed but more widespread storms Fri as trough pushes front comes through.

7/18 PHL: 91 TTN: 88 ACY: 87 EWR: 86 LGA: 86 TEB: 85 New Brnswck: 84 NYC: 84 JFK: 83 ISP: 83 BLM: 80

81 / 73 as we steam back up. Smoke haze in the air. Scattered storms by the afternoon evening. Will be close for the warmer spots near or to 90 between any clouds popup storms and smoke. Wed (7/19) warm and isolated storms. Thu (7/20) front has speed up a bit on latest guidance with more widespread storms overnight into Fri. Sat (7/22) - Tue (7/25) drier, cool back to or near normal lower humidity. By 7/25 the trough is lifting or splitting as the Western Atlantic Ridge is building west so a day or day and half with transition from drier to more humidity and storms. Beyond that the western ridge is forcing stronger eat east and the W. atl ridge forces a sw flow and a hot finish to the month and open to next.

Records: Highs: EWR: 100 (2012) NYC: 100 (1953) LGA: 98 (2012) Lows: EWR: 56 (1946) NYC: 57 (1892) LGA: 60 (1946) Historical: 1934 - One of the worst heat waves in the history of the nation commenced. During the last two weeks of the month extreme heat claimed 679 lives in Michigan, including 300 in Detroit alone. (The Weather Channel) 1941 - A prolonged heat wave over Washington State finally came to an end. Lightning from untimely thunderstorms was responsible for 598 forest fires. (David Ludlum) 1942: A great flood developed over the Smethport area in Pennsylvania, resulting in an estimated 34.50 inches of rain in just one day, including 30.60 inches in only six hours, setting a world record. The official observing site, Smethport Highway Shed, reported only 13.08 inches for the entire month because the flood consumed the gauge after 6.68" of rain. The total results from the substitution of the officially estimated amount for the amount measured. 1952 - Thunderstorms helped the temperatur at Key West, FL, to dip to 69 degrees, to equal their July record established on the first of July in 1923. (The Weather Channel) 1957 - On a warm and sunny day at Wilmington, DE, with a high of 86 degrees, a dust devil suddenly appeared. It tore most the roof off one house, and stripped shingles from a neighboring house. A TV aerial was toppled, and clothes were blown off clothes lines. (The Weather Channel) 1981: Severe thunderstorm winds ripped a 10,000 square foot hole in a 90-foot high pavilion at Sea World in Orlando, FL. The storm panicked a crowd of 550 tourists. One death occurred due to injury and heart attack, and 15 people were injured. The canopy was made of fiberglass and Teflon, designed to withstand 120 mph winds. 1987 - Slow moving thunderstorms caused flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas resulting in tragic loss of life. A bus and van leaving a summer youth camp stalled near the rapidly rising river, just west of the town of Comfort, and a powerful surge of water swept away 43 persons, mostly teenagers. Ten drowned in the floodwaters. Most of the others were rescued from tree tops by helicopter. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A dozen cities in the eastern U.S., and six others in California, reported record high temperatures for the date. Downtown San Francisco, CA, with a high of 103 degrees, obliterated their previous record high of 82 degrees. Philadelphia, PA, reported a record five straight days of 100 degree heat, and Baltimore, MD, reported a record eight days of 100 degree weather for the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather along the Middle Atlantic Coast, and over southern New England. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from South Dakota to Lousiana, with 126 reports of large hail and damaging winds during the day and night. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail four inches in diameter in Frontier County, and at North Platte, causing millions of dollars damage to crops in Frontier County. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Peggs. Tahlequah OK was drenched with 5.25 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

7/17 EWR: 93 TEB: 90 LGA: 90 ACY: 90 PHL: 90 New Brnswck: 89 BLM: 88 JFK: 88 TTN: 88 NYC: 88 ISP: 86

7/17 EWR: 93 TEB: 90 LGA: 90 ACY: 90 PHL: 90 New Brnswck: 89 BLM: 88 JFK: 88 TTN: 88 NYC: 88 ISP: 86

was lucky to have mostly rain free Jul 1/2 Jul 8/9 down in NJ shore. From Jun 29 - Jul 14 only rain was jul 13 (am) . Jul 9, Jul 4 (10 min shower). Was great stretch and waters were in the mid - upper 70s.

74/73. Fog is starting to burn off here and already cleared in some places. Warm and humid today with upper 80s low 90s in the warm spots perhaps a stray 94,95 in the hot spots. Tue (7/18) warm and humid more haze (smoke) and scattered storms in the PM. Where and when the sun is out it will warm up quickly and pending on how much could see mid 80s or near 90. Storms in the PM some more soakers. Wed (7/19) - Thu (7/20) warm and more isolated storms with the stronger heat staying south and recent rains temps likely capped in the 80s. Fri (7/21) more widespread storms with a deep south/southwesterly flow before front clears for the weekend. The western ridge anchored with trough into the NE/GL and an expanding western atlatnic ridge will keep boundary near by next weekend before height rise so warm and humid with more storm chances through the 23/24. Period 7/21 - 7/24 looks near or below with clouds and stronger heat south. 7/25th and beyond heights rising into the area as the W/ Atl Ridge sets up off the coast and a warm to how sw flow. The western atlantic ridge will push stronger heat into the east at times reaching into the Northeast. The end of the month looks hot as the nation is very warm and stronger heat pushing into the GL and heading east.

July is shaping up like 2016/ 2020 warm and wet.

7/16 TEB: 84 LGA: 81 BLM: 81 JFK: 81 EWR: 80 New Brnswck: 80 PHL: 80 ISP: 80 ACY: 78 NYC: 78 TTN: 77

Records: Highs: EWR: 101 (1988) NYC: 99 (1980) LGA: 97 (1980) Lows: EWR: 57 (1946) NYC: 56 (1946) LGA: 58 (1946) Historical: 1920 - A severe hailstorm over parts of Antelope and Boone counties in Nebraska stripped trees of bark and foliage, ruined roofs, and broke nearly every window facing north. (The Weather Channel) 1946 - The temperature at Medford, OR, soared to an all-time high of 115 degrees to begin a two week heat wave. During that Oregon heat wave the mercury hit 100 degrees at Sexton Summit for the only time in forty years of records. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1975 - An early afternoon thunderstorm raked the east side of Tucson, AZ, with gale force winds, heavy rain, and numerous lightning strikes. A thirteen year old boy was swept through a forty foot long culvert by raging waters before being rescued. (The Weather Channel) 1979: The most damaging tornado in Wyoming history touched down 3 miles west-northwest of the Cheyenne airport. This strong tornado moved east or east-southeast across the northern part of Cheyenne, causing $22 million in damage and one fatality. 140 houses and 17 trailers were destroyed. 325 other homes were damaged. Four C-130 aircraft and National Guard equipment sustained $12 million damage. Municipal hangars and buildings suffered $10 million in losses. 1987 - Showers and thundestorms in the southwestern U.S. ended a record string of thirty-nine consecutive days of 100 degree heat at Tucson, AZ. A thunderstorm at Bullhead City, AZ, produced wind gusts to 70 mph reducing the visibility to near zero in blowing dust. Southerly winds gusting to 40 mph pushed temperature readings above 100 degrees in the Northern Plains. Rapid City, SD, reported a record high of 106 degrees, following a record low of 39 degrees just three days earlier. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thirty-seven cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 96 degrees at Bluefield, WV, and 104 degrees at Charleston WV were all-time records, and afternoon highs of 98 degrees at Binghamton, NY, 99 degrees at Elkins, WV, and 103 degrees at Pittsburgh PA, tied all- time records. Highs of 104 degrees at Baltimore, MD, and 105 degrees at Parkersburg WV were records for July, and Beckley, WV, equalled their record for July with a high of 94 degrees. Martinsburg, WV, was the hot spot in the nation with a reading of 107 degrees. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms raked the northeastern U.S. with large hail and damaging winds. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms developing along a stationary front drenched the Middle Atlantic Coast States with heavy rain, causing flooding in some areas. More than five inches of rain was reported near Madison and Ferncliff, VA. Hot weather prevailed in Texas. San Angelo reported a record high of 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

77/74 cloudy with storms moving through. 2.99 in the bucket since Friday night here. Mostly to partly cloudy and steamy with storms and soakers today. Clouds will keep it in the 80s but dewpoints in the mid 70s will add to the suana feeling. Mon (7/17) warm with a break in the storms and highs. upper 80s to low 90s. Tue (7/18) storms late in the day as the boundary is passing by but with enough sun more site to 90/low 90s. Storms overnight into Wed (7/19) before drying out and 80s. Thu (7/20) and beyond. Back towards normal for a few days as the brunt of the heat stays just south but mid upper 80s and a 90 in the warm spots , before overall warm to hot pattern, humid and storms chances returns by the 25th. Western ridge shoots of pieces of strong heat east while the W. Atl Ridge is massive and expanding west and forcing heights to rise and a more SW flow to end the month on a hot note. https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/GIFS/GOES16-NE-GEOCOLOR-600x600.gif

7/15 PHL: 92 EWR: 91 TTN: 90 BLM: 90 New Brnswck: 90 TEB: 89 LGA: 89 NYC: 88 ACY: 88 JFK: 86 ISP: 85

7/15 PHL: 92 EWR: 91 TTN: 90 BLM: 90 New Brnswck: 90 TEB: 89 LGA: 89 NYC: 88 ACY: 88 JFK: 86 ISP: 85

Records: Highs: EWR: 104 (1995) NYC: 102 (1995) LGA: 103 (1995) Lows: EWR: 54 (1940) NYC: 57 (1930) LGA: 62 (1960) Historical: 1901: The city of Marquette, Michigan set their all-time record high temperature with 108-degree reading. 1916 - A dying South Atlantic Coast storm produced torrential rains in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Altapass, NC, was drenched with more than 22 inches of rain, a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. Flooding resulted in considerable damage, particularly to railroads. (David Ludlum) 1954 - The temperature at Balcony Falls, VA, soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1983 - The Big Thompson Creek in Colorado flooded for the second time in seven years, claiming three lives, and filling the town of Estes Park with eight to ten feet of water. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Unseasonably cool weather spread into the south central and eastern U.S. Fifteen cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Houghton Lake, MI, with a reading of 37 degrees. The high temperature for the date of 58 degrees at Flint, MI, was their coolest of record for July. Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, injuring a cow near Donovan, IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Twenty-six cities east of the Mississippi River reported record high temperatures for the date. Charleston, WV, established an all-time record high with a reading of 103 degrees, and Chicago, IL, reported a record fifth day of 100 degree heat for the year. A severe thunderstorm moving across Omaha, NE, and the Council Bluffs area of west central Iowa spawned three tornadoes which injured 88 persons, and also produced high winds which injured 18 others. Winds at the Omaha Eppley Airport reached 92 mph. Damage from the storm was estimated at 43 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms drenched Kansas City, MO, with 4.16 inches of rain, a record for the date. Two and a half inches of rain deluged the city between Noon and 1 PM. Afternoon thunderstorms in South Carolina deluged Williamstown with six inches of rain in ninety minutes, including four inches in little more than half an hour. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)