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For reference BoS 90 degree leaders Year Rank Days >= 90 °F 1983 1 30 1955 2 28 2002 3 27 1991 3 27 2010 5 25 1988 5 25 2021 7 24 2018 8 23 2016 9 22 1994 9 22 1980 9 22 1959 9 22 1949 9 22 2022 14 21 1944 14 21 1993 16 20

Quick 2 week hot period the rest of the summer was cooler even for Boston standards July 1912 Boston Weather Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches) July 1 71 56 0.00 0.0 July 2 85 61 0.00 0.0 July 3 92 65 0.00 0.0 July 4 94 67 0.00 0.0 July 5 91 68 0.00 0.0 July 6 90 68 0.00 0.0 July 7 93 70 0.00 0.0 July 8 94 72 0.00 0.0 July 9 99 78 0.00 0.0 July 10 97 76 0.02 0.0 July 11 90 70 1.14 0.0 July 12 72 64 0.00 0.0 July 13 81 63 0.00 0.0 July 14 81 68 0.00 0.0 July 15 85 71 0.00 0.0 July 16 92 69 0.00 0.0 July 17 70 64 0.00 0.0 July 18 70 63 2.52 0.0 July 19 79 62 0.00 0.0 July 20 79 57 0.00 0.0 July 21 70 61 1.03 0.0 July 22 79 62 0.00 0.0 July 23 73 57 0.00 0.0 July 24 79 57 0.00 0.0 July 25 75 58 0.00 0.0 July 26 79 62 0.00 0.0 July 27 78 63 0.00 0.0 July 28 84 58 0.00 0.0 July 29 78 67 0.45 0.0 July 30 70 61 0.00 0.0 July 31 72 61 0.00 0.0

87 so far the high 86 / 73 now. Humid horizon

All clear but suspect we may start seeing GOM activity later in the month

clearing up and moving up - 83/ 70

Ridging along the coast Hot/humid week overall as you point out it looks as the heaviest rains will be west - Sun night/Mon could be the wettest day/period of the next week

Records: HIghs: EWR: 100 (1988) NYC: 98 (1988) LGA: 98 (1988) JFK: 98 (1966) New Brnswck: 100 (1911) Lows: EWR: 58 (1934) NYC: 57 (1898) LGA: 62 (1945) JFK: 61 (2002) New Brnswck: 48 (1898) Histprical: 1888 - Heavy snow reached almost to the base of Mt. Washington, NH, and the peaks of the Green Mountains were whitened. (David Ludlum) 1909: A deadly, estimated F2 tornado moved ESE across the Simpson Park section of Big Stone City in South Dakota. A bus was thrown from the road and the driver was killed. Two homes and several barns were destroyed. As the tornado crossed the foot of Big Stone Lake, it tore apart a railroad yard and killed four of the 26 Armenian laborers who were living in box cars at Ortonville, MN. 19 people were injured. A tornado in the eastern St. Louis metropolitan area in Missouri began as a waterspout on the Mississippi River, drove a steamer into a bridge. On land, the tornado destroyed several barns and damaged 15 homes and two factories in the west part of Alton. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1912: Boston, MA recorded the end of the longest heat wave ever. It was 9 consecutive days with 90 °F or more. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events) 1936: From July 5-17, temperatures exceeding 111 degrees in Manitoba and Ontario claimed 1,180 lives (mostly the elderly and infants) during the most prolonged, deadliest heat wave on record. Four hundred of these deaths were caused by people who drowned seeking refuge from the heat. In fact, the heat was so intense that steel rail lines and bridge girders twisted, sidewalks buckled, crops wilted and fruit baked on trees. Some record temperatures include; 112 degrees at St. Albans and Emerson, Manitoba, 111 at Brandon, Manitoba, 108 at Atikokan, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1936: Unbelievable heat occurred across the Mid Atlantic states and the deadliest heat wave ever in parts of Canada. Ontario, Canada recorded its hottest temperature ever as the town of Atikokan hit 108°. On the same day in Manitoba, Winnipeg also reached 108°, the highest recorded temperature there since records began in the 1870's. St. Albans set Manitoba’s all-time record as they soared to 112°. In the United States, the all-time record high was set at Rochester, MN with 108°. Other daily record highs were set at Lincoln, NE: 109°; Peoria, IL: 108°; Rockford, IL: 108°, Grand Forks, ND: 108°, Decatur, IL: 107°, Moline, IL: 107°, Dubuque, IA: 107°, Minneapolis, MN: 106°, St. Cloud, MN: 106°, Fargo, ND: 106°, Springfield, IL: 105°, Champaign, IL: 105°, (Ref. Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link) 1939: All-time record highs of 110 °F and 106 °F were set for the city of Scottsbluff, NE and Kimball, NE, respectively, while Cheyenne, WY tied their all-time record high of 100°. Sioux City, IA also tied their all-time record high with 111°. Chadron, NE recorded its 3rd warmest day on record with a record high of 110°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1970: Seminole County in Oklahoma was hit hard by severe weather during the evening hours. Thunderstorm winds, estimated between 90 and 100 mph, damaged several buildings and blew out several plate-glass windows. Up to 5 inches of rain was also reported producing isolated flash flooding. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1980: Hot weather prevailed from the southeast to the Plains. Daily records included: Wichita, KS: 111°, Columbia, MO: 108°, Dodge City, KS: 108°, Topeka, KS: 107°, DFW Airport, TX: 107°, Macon, GA: 104°, Savannah, GA: 103°, Memphis, TN: 103°, Houston, TX: 103°, Columbus, GA: 102°, Paducah, KY: 102°, Atlanta, GA: 101°, Chattanooga, TN: 100 °F. (Ref. Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link) 1981: Severe thunderstorms moved eastward across the entire length of South Dakota along the northern portion of the state. The storms produced large storms and an incredible amount of wind damage. Hail chicken egg size and up to 9 inches in circumference resulted in 100% crop loss in some areas. Many farmers reported that their crops were devastated by the storms winds and hail. Many trees were stripped of their leaves and large limbs were frequently lost. Winds exceeded 70 mph in many areas. Damage was so extensive that damage estimates were not even attempted. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - Early morning thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Parkston, SD, and wind gusts to 87 mph at Buffalo, MN. Later in the day strong thunderstorm winds at Howard WI collapsed a circus tent injuring 44 persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southern Texas, with totals ranging up to 13 inches near Medina. Two men drowned when their pick-up truck was swept into the Guadalupe River, west of the town of Hunt. Ten cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Baltimore, MD, reported a record high reading of 102 degrees for the second day in a row. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from North Dakota to Indiana. Thunderstorms in North Dakota produced tennis ball size hail at Carson. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Fort Wayne. Five cities in the Southern Atlantic Coast Region reported record high temperatures for the date, including Lakeland, FL, with a reading of 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990: The costliest hailstorm in U.S. history occurred along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. (Denver, Colorado): Softball-sized hail destroyed roofs and cars, causing more than $600 million in total damage. 1992: An isolated thunderstorm developed over northeast Nebraska and moved into west-central Iowa. Windows were blown out at a store in downtown Onawa and high winds downed trees about 6 miles northwest of Onawa. Golf ball size hail also produced crop damage in Monona County and 3.50 inches of rain fell in a short period of time. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1993: The Great Midwest Flood continued as flood waters came close the Des Moines, IA water treatment plant, leaving the city's 250,000 residents without water for 12 days. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1995: Winds gusted to 86 mph at Barstow, FL damaging several small airplanes and buildings.(Ref. Wilson Wx. History) Shortly before 2 a.m. a house in Danielsville, PA, was hit twice by lightning. The chimney and roof were damaged and debris from the house damaged 3 cars. (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

80 / 70 clouds and some breaks. Warm / humid mid - upper 80s today hottest/sunnier spots may touch 90 but not likely. Simlar the next 2 days - this weekend , humid/warm mainly 80s with some stray hotter spots getting to 90. Scattered storms focused Sat PM and Sun PM / Monday. Hotter by the 15th and hot / humid and wetter overall into the beyond. 7/11 - 7/14 : Warm - humid storms focus Sun late / Mon 7/15 - Beyond : Hot/ Humid wetter overall

Highs: TEB: 86 EWR: 86 PHL: 86 New Brnswck: 85 NYC: 84 LGA: 83 TTN: 82 ISP: 82 JFK: 81 BLM: 79 ACY: 78.1 (2.71)

ACY: 2.67 so far today and 2 day 3.29 so far t

JFK highest in Sep 9/10/1983 : 98

JFK August 100's 8/20/1983: 100 8/26/1948: 100 8/26/1948: 101 99's in 2001, 2006.

JFK only hit 100 three times in August on record and never in september back to 1948.

Sun peaking through an up to 81

I dont know the area there well enough but 110 in NJ would support the higher readings. it was 104 in Newark that day NYC 106 / 102 those days.

That was the dust bowl heat setting records in many states https://www.weather.gov/ilx/july1936heat https://www.weather.gov/arx/heat_jul36 https://arcfieldweather.com/blog/2023/7/13/715-am-the-deadly-heat-wave-of-july-1936-in-the-middle-of-one-of-the-hottest-summers-on-record-across-the-nation

May of 96 had that record heat in May 99 in EWR, even in the cooler summers there may be spikes of heat.

2014 / 2017 also just below this list other sites had single digit 90 degrees days those years.

Overall hot/humid trough back into the MW/GL with W/ Atlantic Ridge pumping heights along the EC. Euro similar

Records: Highs: EWR: 105 (1993) NYC: 102 (1993) LGA: 99 (1993) JFK: 100 (1993) New Brnswck: 103 (1936) Lows: EWR: 58 (2009) NYC: 55 (1890) LGA: 60 (1953) JFK: 58 (2009) New Brnswck: 49 (1894) Historical: 1776: A strong gale played a role in a battle between the Royal Governor of Virginia, Dunmore, and General Lewis of the rebel forces. The royal fleet had been injured prior to the storm by General Lewis' forces and was sailing from Gwynn's Island toward St. George's Island, in the Potomac. The British crew was without water and enduring smallpox when the gale struck. A flour-laden supply ship ran aground. One ships foundered at the Mouth of the Rappahannock, while another was stranded on the Eastern shore (Shomette). The H.M.S. Otter, the Governor's ship, was rescuing another ship in distress. They were rescued just in time. After loading the distressed ship's cargo, the ship sunk. The governor later left Virginia for good on August 5th. Many ships in the area suffered damage to their rigging, sails, and anchors. Two vessels were driven ashore in St. Mary's county (Shomette). (Ref. Hurricane of 1776) 1911: The mercury hit 105 degrees at North Bridgton, Maine the hottest reading of record for Maine. North Bridgton also reached 105 degrees on the 4th of July in 1911. 1913 - The mercury hit 134 degrees at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, the hottest reading of record for the North American continent. Sandstorm conditions accompanied the heat. The high the previous day was 129 degrees, following a morning low of 93 degrees. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1926 - A lightning bolt struck an ammunition magazine in northern New Jersey, and a big red ball of fire leaped into the air triggering a series of explosions. All buildings within a half mile radius were destroyed, and debris fell as far as twenty-two miles away. Sixteen persons were killed, and property damage was seventy million dollars. (David Ludlum) 1936 - Afternoon highs of 112 degrees at Martinsburg, WV, 109 degrees at Cumberland, MD, and Frederick, MD, 110 degrees at Runyon, NJ, and 111 degrees at Phoenixville, PA, established all-time record highs for those four states. It was the hottest day of record for the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. (The Weather Channel) 1955: On July 10th Boston had severe thunderstorms producing the highest 1 hour precipitation total of 2.10 inches. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events) 1959: Yuma, AZ reached 118°, the hottest reading during an extended heat wave that saw temperatures rise to over 100° for an entire month. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1974: Central Ohio--One person was killed and another injured by a lightning strike on a golf course in Morrow County. Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Fla.--Two employees of the Tequesta Water Company were struck by lightning while working on a water meter at a private residence. One was killed and the other knocked unconscious. Western Pennsylvania--One man was killed by lightning while cleaning up mud on a road; another died of a heart attack.(Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf) 1975: Manassas, VA a nine-year-old girl playing under a tree is struck and killed by lightning. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History) 1975: Baltimore, MD picked up 4.66 inches of rain in 24 hours. 1979 - The temperature at El Paso, TX, hit 112 degrees, an all-time record for that location. The next day was 110 degrees. (The Weather Channel) 1980 - The temperature in downtown Kansas City, MO, hit 109 degrees, following a sultry overnight low of 89 degrees. The daily low of 89 degrees was the warmest of record for Kansas City, and overall it was the hottest July day of record. It was the seventh of a record seventeen consecutive days of 100 degree heat, and the mean temperature for the month of 90.2 degrees was also an all-time record for Kansas City. 1984: An F2 tornado touched down in the Dellwood subdivision along Castle Rock Lake, WI. A total of 59 homes were hit and 14 were destroyed. More than 2,000 trees were downed. Winds from the accompanying thunderstorm also flattened a potato warehouse 12 miles north of Friendship. An F1 tornado touched down south of Decorah, IA and wrought significant damage to more than one farmstead. The storm turned a 40,000 bushel grain bin inside out and wrapped it around a chicken house. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - An early morning thunderstorm in Minnesota produced wind gusts to 91 mph at Waseca. Later that day, thunderstorms in South Dakota produced wind gusts to 81 mph at Ipswitch, and baseball size hail near Hayes and Capa. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms brought welcome rains to parts of the central U.S., but produced severe weather along the New England coast, in the Great Lakes Region, in North Carolina, and in the Southern Plateau Region. Strong thunderstorm winds gusting to 80 mph at Bullfrog, UT, sank three boats on Lake Powell. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Severe thunderstorms spawned seventeen tornadoes in the northeastern U.S. A powerful (F-4) tornado struck Hamden CT and New Haven, CT, causing 100 million dollars damage at Hamden, and another 20 million dollars damage around New Haven. Forty persons were injured in the tornado. Seventy persons were injured in a tornado which traveled from Watertown, CT, to Waterbury, CT, and another powerful (F-4) tornado touched down near Ames NY injuring twenty persons along its 43.5 mile track. It was the strongest tornado of record for eastern New York State. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1993: Seven inches of rain fell in one hour at Adrian, MN. During normal summers, such incredible downpours might cause flash flooding, but not widespread river flooding. But during the spring and summer of 1993, such events were commonplace and the resulting flooding was catastrophic. 1993: more record heat occurred across the east. Record highs included: Newark, NJ: 105°, NYC-Central Park, NY: 102°, Atlantic City, NY: 101°, NYC-Kennedy, NY: 100°, Providence, RI: 100°, Wilmington, NC: 100°, NYC-LaGuardia, NY: 99°, Dulles Airport, VA: 99°, Raleigh, NC: 99°, Portland, ME: 98°, Concord, NH: 98° and Islip, NY: 98°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2000: Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and strong winds to northeast Illinois, during the early morning hours. Flash flooding occurred in parts of La Salle, De Kalb, Kendall and Kankakee Counties, where rainfall of 4 to 7 inches was reported. Nearly 15,000 people were without power for 12 hours. Flooding ripped up 50 feet of pavement in downtown Kankakee. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2004: Kodiak, Alaska: The daily high ties the highest July temperature for Kodiak: 82°F. (Ref. WxDoctor) 2005: Although Dennis re-intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph early on July 10 over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, it weakened to Category 3 strength before making landfall over the western Florida Panhandle near Navarre Beach late that day. Dennis degenerated to a low pressure area over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, and it was eventually absorbed by an extratropical low over southeastern Canada on July 18. Dennis' Storm Track and other info.- NOAA.Gov.-N.H.C. 2005 - Hurricane Dennis landed near Pensacola, Florida as a category 3 storm. Maximum sustained winds at the time of landfall were near 120 mph. There were nine hurricane-related fatalities in the U.S. and preliminary estimates of insured losses ranged from $1 to $1.5 billion. 2009: More like a sizzling hot day in a desert location, instead of NW OK. Nonetheless, with highs of 115 degrees, Freedom broke its all-time record. On this record-setting day, Buffalo heated to 90 degrees by 6:00 a.m. and 107 by 11:00 a.m. (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

71 / 69 cloudy. Clouds today break the heatwave keeping it in 80s / 70s. Clouds linger into Friday with front slow as molasses clearing the coast and the W. Atlantic Ridge anchored off shore. The weekend looks to be mainly dry with warm/humid mainly 80s with some of the hotter and sunnieest locations maybe touching 90 on Sat, but very limited. Hotter by Tue/Wed next week / mid month. Overall higher heights routinely expanding W/ Atlantic Ridge and western heat flowing / expanding and building north and east. 7/10 - 7/11 : Storms / clouds cooler 7/12 - 7/14 : Warm/humid limited 90s 7/15 - beyond : Hotter overall

Highs:EWR: 97TEB: 94LGA: 93BLM: 91New Brnsck: 91PHL: 91NYC: 90ACY: 89TTN: 89JFK: 88 * no intra hour ISP: 88

Highs: EWR: 97 TEB: 94 LGA: 93 BLM: 91 New Brnsck: 91 PHL: 91 NYC: 90 ACY: 89 TTN: 89 JFK: 88 * no intra hour ISP: 88

Storms poudning the Blt/DC/DE areas. Some storms pushing now into NJ