SACRUS

Steamy

82/ 77 and steaming

Monthly Dep
 

Site : Dep (pcp_

ISP: +3.1 (1.88) 
JFK: +2.7 (2.56)
EWR: +2.6  (2.29)
NYC: +1.1 (2.46)
LGA: +0.5  (2.54)

31 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

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. 

I would imagine PHX was influenced by increased Dew point temps and overnight lows as the city was developed, similar to Palm Springs - i know it seems much more humid (by local standards) going there since the late 60s.

On our side a steamy hazy 75 / 74 here.

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.

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

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

Next batch coming through

On 4/26/2011 at 9:17 AM, SACRUS said:

2025:

PHL: 9  (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 9 ; Jul:  ; Aug:   ; Sep: )
EWR: 10 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 10  ; Jul: ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
TTN:  6 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 6 ; Jul:   ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
LGA:  8 (Apr:  ; May:   ; Jun: 8; Jul :  ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
ACY:  9 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 9 ; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep:  )
TEB:  10 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun : 10   ; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
NYC:  4 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun:  4; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
JFK: 7 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 7; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep:  )
ISP:  5 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 5 ; Jul:   ; Aug: ; Sep: )

New Brunswick: 7 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 7 ; Jul:   ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
BLM:  6 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 6 ; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep: )

89 Degree Days:

New Brnswck: 2
TTN: 1
TEB: 1
BLM: 1
EWR: 1
NYC: 1
ACY 1
ISP: 1

 

 

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Highs:

TEB: 95
PHL: 94
TTN: 93
EWR: 93
New Brnswck: 92
LGA: 91
JFK: 90
NYC: 90
ISP: 89
ACY: 89
BLM: 88 * missing readings

Highs:

TEB: 95
PHL: 94
TTN: 93
EWR: 93
New Brnswck: 92
LGA: 91
JFK: 90
NYC: 90
ISP: 89
ACY: 89
BLM: 88 * missing readings

ACY:

92/ 71 here.

Storms training from PHLly east

85 / 69 heating up quickly

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 103 (2021)
NYC: 99 (1964)
LGA: 100 (2021)
JFK: 99 (1964)


Lows:

EWR: 55 (1940)
NYC: 53 (1914)
LA: 57 (1996)
JFK: 56 (1988)


Historical: 

1816: The mean temperature for June 1816 in Philadelphia, PA was a record breaking 64°F (p.33 Washington Weather Book 2002 by Ambrose, Henry, Weiss)

1841: A tornado hit Danvers, Salem, and Marblehead, MA. During this severe weather event, small fish fell on a street in Boston.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
 

1886 - The second destructive hurricane in nine days hit the Apalachicola-Tallahassee area. (David Ludlum)

1900: The combination of high winds and the presence of wooded fuel-filled cargo helped to spread fire on the Hoboken Docks in New Jersey. The fire began when cotton bales caught fire and spread to nearby volatile liquids. The fire killed at least 300 people and was seen in New York City. 

1901
Maximum temperature greater than 85° in Washington, DC from June 21st until July 7th, and greater than 90°F from 25th to 4th and 98° on 30th.
(Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1908: A huge fireball streaked across the sky during the early morning hours over Siberia. A huge explosion occurred in the air near the remote Stony Tunguska River. The explosion flattened trees for 40 miles around and killed wildlife, but no crater or meteorite fragments were ever found. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1930: The Great Drought of 1930-1931 the year of 1930 was the driest year since the drought of 1869 to 1870. The drought caused $40 million dollars (1930 dollars) in losses to farmers in Maryland alone. Forest fires by the dry spell caused $580,000 in losses in Maryland. The precipitation deficit began in December 1929 and was fully classified as a drought by May of 1930. An extreme dry period set in from the end of June 1930 and continued through February 1931. During the 15-month period from December 1929 through February 1931, most places saw 60 percent or less of their normal rainfall. The average precipitation across Maryland and Delaware was 29.58 inches, which was 21.51 inches below normal. Baltimore recorded 27.31 inches for the 15-month period that was 23.03 inches below normal or 54% or normal. Washington, DC recorded 26.78 inches, which was 20.40 inches below normal or 57% below normal. The drought of 1998 to 1999 did not come near this severity, but it was the second severest drought of this century. The Palmer index, which is used to signal drought severity, classifies values of -3 to -4 as "severe drought" and values at -4 or less as "extreme drought". The Palmer Index for the region reached its lowest values during the end of the extreme dry period. In Maryland, west of the bay, Northern Virginia and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, the Palmer Index was between -6.5 and -7.5 for January and February. Areas experienced up to 17   months of extreme drought conditions. The drought moderated some after February 1931 with periodic rains and showers through the summer months that helped the crops. However, these rains were not enough to restore the water table and water flow levels. Officially the drought did not end until about May 1932.
 

1942 - The temperature at Portland, OR, hit 102 degrees, an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

1949: Only 0.02 inches of rain fell at Central Park in New York City for its driest month on record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1968: A cloudy June came to an end in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Not one clear day was observed during the month. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1972: The entire state of Pennsylvania was declared a disaster area as a result of the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes, which claimed 48 lives, and caused 2.1 billion dollars damage. (The Weather Channel)

 

1972 - The entire state of Pennsylvania was declared a disaster area as a result of the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes, which claimed 48 lives, and caused 2.1 billion dollars damage. (The Weather Channel)

1978: Havre, MT measured a wind gust to 138 mph from a severe thunderstorm. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1986: Thunderstorms produced large hail and high winds in southwest South Dakota. During the afternoon hours hail up to the size of baseballs pounded Ellsworth Air Force base near Rapid City. 20 people were hurt at the Air Force Base as the hail broke over one thousand windows. Hail was 3 to 6 inches deep on the roads in Spearfish Canyon in the Black Hills and snowplows needed to be called out to clear the roads.

1986: Today marked the end of the driest six months on record for the Athens, GA area since records began in 1845. The six month precipitation total at Athens was 11.23 inches compared to the normal of 27.33 inches. This also marked the end of the driest six months on record for Lynchburg, VA, with only 9.43 inches measured. Where as San Antonio, TX had their wettest June on record with 11.95 inches of rain besting the previous record of 10.44 inches set back in 1973. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1987 - Hot weather prevailed in the Pacific Northwest, with readings above 100 degrees reported as far north as southern British Columbia. Yakima, WA, reported a record high of 100 degrees, while temperatures near the Washington coast hovered near 60 degrees all day. Thunderstorms prevailed from southwest Texas to New England. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 100 mph at Gettysburg, PA, killed one person. High winds and large hail caused more than five million dollars damage to property and crops in Lancaster County, PA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Thunderstorms in eastern Kansas drenched Worden with 12.21 inches of rain, and a wall of water two to four feet deep swept through Lone Star, KS, flooding every home in the town. Up to ten inches of rain was reported southeast of Callaway, NE. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 mph at Winfield, KS. Seventeen cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Duluth, MN, with a reading of 36 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Winnfield, LA, reported 22.52 inches of rain in three days, and more than thirty inches for the month, a record for June. Shreveport LA received a record 17.11 inches in June, with a total for the first six months of the year of 45.55 inches. Thunderstorms also helped produce record rainfall totals for the month of June of 13.12 inches at Birmingham AL, 14.66 inches at Oklahoma City, OK, 17.41 inches at Tallahassee FL, 9.97 inches at Lynchburg, VA, and more than 10.25 inches at Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh had also experienced a record wet month of May. (The National Weather Summary)

1991: Five inch diameter hailstones bombarded a spot near the town of Hathaway, MT. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1992: 399 tornadoes occurred across the U.S. during June. This set a new record for the greatest number of tornadoes in a single month up to that time (this record was broken in May 2003). (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1993: Across parts of South Dakota, June of 1993 was a cool and wet month. In Iowa, temperatures averaged nearly three degrees below normal while precipitation averaged 8.09 inches, which is 3.67 inches above normal. Le Mars was one of only two stations which recorded below normal rainfall for June of 1993, but still received 3.09 inches. Not too far away though, Estherville recorded its wettest month on record with an astounding 13.49 inches.

1993: Mississippi River levels rose dramatically during the last half of the month. On the Upper Mississippi River basin near the Quad Cities, river levels rose above major flood levels which occurred in 1965 and 1973.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1994: El Paso, TX soared to 114° to break their all-time record high temperature, again. A record high of 113° was just set on the 27th and 28th of this month. (Extreme Weather p. 277, by Christopher C. Burt - The 1981 record) (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1999: Mount Baker, Washington closed out a record snowfall season both for the United States and the verifiable world record as the seasonal total from July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, finished with 1,140 inches.

2001: A severe thunderstorm at 1 AM produced baseball size hail and 80 mph winds at Ashland, MT. The storm had tops up to 70,000 feet. There were many smashed windows and windshields and birds killed. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2003: Tropical Storm Bill added to the second wettest June ever at New Orleans, LA by dropping over 4.50 inches of rain, bringing the monthly total to 17.37 inches. This was just shy of the all-time wettest June ever, which occurred in 2001, when 17.62 inches fell.
New York City, NY closed out the month with a record amount of rain for any June as 10.27 inches fell, nearly three times the normal monthly amount of 3.84 inches.  (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2005: June had 13 days with 90°F or above temperatures which ties the old record set in 1994. (Ref. Annandale Weather Records - KRIC)

2005: Lightning injured five campers at Loft Mountain Campsite in the Shenandoah National Park (Albemarle County). (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)

2005: A derecho produced 80 mph winds and damaged several homes/structures in S Crawford County (KS). 2 women were hurt as winds destroyed a mobile home between McCune and Cherokee. One of the women was critically injured when “scalped” by flying debris. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

2010: The hottest June on Record! The Richmond International Airport reported the mean temperature for June was 81.1 °F which was a new 113 year record. This breaks the old record of 79.2 °F set in 1943 and was a +8.7 °F departure from average. June had 8 new daily temperature records and all were for heat. Both June 27th and 28th had a maximum temperature 102 °F. Richmond has never had back to back 102 °F days before in June. Only three June days have been hotter: (June 30, 1937 103 °F) (June 19, 1944 103 °F) (June 26, 1952 104 °F ) June 2010 also had 19 days of 90 °F or higher temperatures the record was 20 in 1943. June had only 0.82 inches rainfall making it the second driest in 113 years only 1980 was drier with only 0.38 inches and with the heat made severe drought conditions. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC)

2010: Both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. recorded their hottest Junes, with the thermometer in Philadelphia averaging 5.9°F above normal for the month. Miami, Florida notched not just its hottest June, but its hottest month on record.
(Ref. Weatherwise U.S. Weather Highlights of 2010 page 8 )

2011: Chicago got hammered with 2-inch hail (that damaged cars/police cars) and up to 800 lightning strikes in 10 minutes! This storm caused 94 mph in a harbor on Lake Michigan just north of the city and a funnel cloud was spotted.(Ref. Images by John Koontz) (Ref. Amazing You-Tube Video of a Very Close Lightning Strike) (Ref. NWS Tells the Complete Story in a 5 Min. Movie)

2015: The heat was a big story for us throughout the month of June. It may come as no surprise then that this was one of the warmest Junes on record in Richmond. Our average temperature was 77.92° for the month. That was high enough to place June 2015 as the 8th warmest June in Richmond since record-keeping began in 1880. Richmond International Airport normal average temperature is 74.3°F. Richmond's (Ref. NWS Wakefield)

Looking great overall

7/2- 7/3 : warm - hot some storms mainly at night
7/4 : Gorgeous day clear - drier NW flow  80s / some 70s
7/5 - 7/6 : Hotter / humid

80 / 67 partly cloudy.   ENE flow.  More uppper 80s  / low 90s with scattered storms tonight.  Tuesday warm - hot and humid with upper 80s to  low 90s and more widespread storms in the evening and overnight into Wed.   Wed, remains warm-hot with isolated storms.  80s- 90.   Thu continues with trough swinging storms through later in the day ahead of the fourth. Dry out for the fourth and a gorgeous dry/ clear day 80s some 70s for the 4th.  Warmer by the 5th and heat  in to the week of the 7th split between the gfs and euro beyond with ridge building west and cooler period by the 10th before expanding heat mid month.

6/30 - 7/3  : War - hot 80s - 90s with storms focus tue PM/evening, wed evening
7/4 :  Dry - clear  gorgeous fourth of july
7/5 - 7/6 : Hot/ humid
7/7 - 7/8 :   Hot
7/9  - beyond :  turning cooler 

On 4/26/2011 at 9:17 AM, SACRUS said:

2025:

PHL: 8   (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 8 ; Jul:  ; Aug:   ; Sep: )
EWR: 9 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 9  ; Jul: ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
TTN:  5 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 5 ; Jul:   ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
LGA:  7 (Apr:  ; May:   ; Jun: 7; Jul :  ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
ACY:  9 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 9 ; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep:  )
TEB:  9 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun : 8\9   ; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
NYC:  3 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun:  3; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
JFK: 6 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 6; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep:  )
ISP:  5 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 5 ; Jul:   ; Aug: ; Sep: )

New Brunswick: 6 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 6 ; Jul:   ; Aug:  ; Sep: )
BLM:  6 (Apr:  ; May:  ; Jun: 6 ; Jul:  ; Aug:  ; Sep: )

89 Degree Days:

New Brnswck: 2
TTN: 1
TEB: 1
BLM: 1
NYC: 1

 

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 95
ACY: 95
PHL: 93
New Brnswck: 92
TEB: 92
JFK: 92
PHL: 93
ISP: 91
TTN: 91
LGA: 91
BLM: 90 * no intra hours highs

NYC: 89

Highs:

 

EWR: 95
ACY: 95
PHL: 93
New Brnswck: 92
TEB: 92
JFK: 92
PHL: 93
ISP: 91
TTN: 91
LGA: 91
BLM: 90 * no intra hours highs

NYC: 89

12z simlar with 3rd storms potential ands a gorgeous 4th.  GFS hotter for the weekend

See if something minimal pops over FL

92 / 68

7/5 - 7/9 :  stronger heat potential with some cooler candian air to the north.  Heat could be focused mainly to the south of us persistently, but spikes look to come north at times.

Overall the same but slight wrinkle Wed Pm - the thu fourth AM

7/2 - 7/3:  Warm - hot , humid - 80s - low 90s, storms potential Wed evening/Thu early
7/4 :   any storms clear by the early morning, clears out  - dry  79s - 80s 
7/5 - 7/6 :   Warm - hot, humid, stronger heat possible by the weekend, storms possible

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 102 (2021)
NYC: 101 (1934)
LGA: 98 (2021)
JFK: 99 (1959)


Lows:

EWR: 56 (1968)
NYC: 52 (1919)
LGA: 59 (1995)
JFK: 55 (1995) 


Historical:

1826: Thomas Jefferson made his last entry in his weather observation log on this date, just six days before he died. The weather held a fascination for Jefferson as he made regular weather observations. He bought his first thermometer while working on the Declaration of Independence and his first barometer shortly after that.

1878: The weather observer on top of Colorado's Pike's Peak noticed that a major storm remained stationary over South Park, some 50 miles away. The observer also noted that the whitened ground from hail could be seen until sunset. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1899: A great flood occurred on the Brazos River in Texas. The flood waters reached a width of 12 miles and caused $10 million dollars in damage. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)


1907: A tropical storm moved from the Gulf of Mexico to coastal North Carolina, where it dissipated. The remnants moved north and combined with a cold front moving in from the Ohio valley, producing two days of widespread severe weather through the 29th. In some areas, rainfall amounts ranged from 3 to 6.73 inches, producing flooding that exceeded the flooding of tropical storm Agnes in 1972. Thunderstorms also produced high winds, hail and tornadoes, including F2 tornadoes at Edgemont, PA where debris from a destroyed garage was carried three-quarters of a mile away. Eight people were killed, six by drowning in swollen streams or rivers.(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1931 - The temperature at Monticello FL hit 109 degrees to establish an all-time record for the state. (The Weather Channel)

1943" Minimum temperatures were above 75° from 23rd to 28th in Washington, DC and greater than 70°F on June 20th-29th. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)
 

1954 - Hurricane Alice dumped as much as 27 inches of rain on the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The Rio Grande River at Laredo reached a level 12.6 feet above its previous highest mark, and the roadway of the U.S. 90 bridge was thirty feet below the high water. (David Ludlum)

1962: Flooding in Wichita Falls, TX resulted in a quarter million dollar loss in city equipment, man hours, and other city property. The official rainfall total at Sheppard Air Force Base was only 1.64 inches, but other reported rainfall included 2.60 inches in downtown Wichita Falls, and from 4.20 to over 5 inches at Charlie, in northern Clay County. An estimated 300 cars were stranded temporarily on highway 287 near Jolly, when sections of the highway were flooded by over two feet of water. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1975: Near Kingsland, Ark.--Lightning struck and killed a 6-year-old and injured her aunt while they were on a family outing on the banks of the Saline River. (Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf)

1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes Region, with reports of large hail and damaging winds most numerous in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes in Michigan. A tornado near Clare MI was accompanied by softball size hail. In Colorado, an untimely winter-like storm blanketed Mount Evans with six inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Alpena, MI, reported a record low of 39 degrees while Jackson, MS, equalled their record for the month of June with an afternoon high of 105 degrees. Thunderstorms in the central U.S. soaked Springfield MO with 3.62 inches of rain, a record for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Southern and Central High Plains Region. Thunderstorms in Colorado produced softball size hail at Kit Carson, while pea to marble size hail caused ten million dollars damage to crops in Philips County, CO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990: A microburst wind estimated around 150 mph did extensive damage in the town of Streamwood, in the Chicago metro area in Illinois. At least $10 million dollars damage was done to 25 stores and industrial buildings. Radar and eyewitness accounts indicated no rain or thunderstorms in the immediate vicinity of the area at the time.  (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1993: Flash flooding rolled across southeast South Dakota and into northwest Iowa. A phenomenal 6 to 7 inches of rain fell in Dickinson and Emmett Counties during a 3 to 4 hour period. The Des Moines River rose several feet in just a few hours. Ocheyedan received 3 inches in just 45 minutes and Allendorf picked up 2.80 inches in 30 minutes. Many locations in northwest Iowa reported winds in excess of 60 mph, with some locations clocking speeds of 70 to 80 mph. Several tornadoes were also spawned during the evening in Emmett County in the Ringsted area, 3.50 inch hail fell and baseball size hail covered the ground just north of Estherville. Millions of dollars in damage was caused from the thunderstorms across the area.

1993: No river traffic was moving on the 585 miles of the Mississippi River from St. Paul, MN to Cairo, IL and on 535 miles of the Missouri River from Sioux City, IA to the point it joined the Mighty Mississippi. More than 5, 000 loaded barges were stranded. For the first time in history, major floods came down both rivers at the same time. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1994: Persistent extreme heat in the Southwest as Arizona 128°F at Lake Havasu City and Nevada 125°F at Laughlin set all-time record high temperatures on the same date. (Ref. Lowest and Highest Temperatures for the 50 States)


1998: "The Corn Belt Derecho of 1998" in the following states NE, IA, IL, IN, KY. A derecho which originated in far southeast South Dakota moved across Illinois during the afternoon and evening and continued as far east as Ohio the next morning. Every county in central Illinois sustained some damage, as these severe thunderstorms passed. Winds gusted in the 60 to 80 mph range, with some localized microbursts producing winds more than 100 mph. Significant damage occurred in the microburst areas, including the towns of Morton, McLean, LeRoy, and Tolono. In Tolono, 22 cars of a southbound 101-car Illinois Central freight train were blown off the tracks. It was unknown how many vehicles were picked up by the wind, but 16 cars were turned over, and another six derailed but remained upright. The train was en route to Centralia from Chicago with a load of mixed freight, including plastic pellets and meal. The freight cars empty weighed about 60,000 pounds, while a full one weighs about 260,000 pounds. Overall, 12 people were injured, and damage was estimated at around $16 million.


2003: Tropical Storm Bill made landfall south of Houma, LA with top winds of 60 mph, spreading a six foot storm surge across the low lying portions of the Louisiana Coast. For the second time in two years, the town of Montegut, LA was flooded after the town’s protection levee was breeched. Bill dumped 5 to 8 inches from Louisiana to Alabama. A tornado at Reserve, LA injured four people.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2005: Heavy rains of 3 to 7 inches fell across far eastern Brown, western and northern Day, and most of Marshall Counties in South Dakota during the early morning and again in the afternoon hours. One location measured 5 inches of rain in two hours. In Day County, 30 roads were washed out and 15 bridges were damaged. Some rainfall amounts include 5.04 inches in Britton, 3.34 inches north of Columbia, and 2.08 inches at Aberdeen. Total June rainfall for some locations in Marshall and Day Counties was between 11 and 12 inches. The flooding continued into early July before receding by July 10th. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2012: The maximum temperature today was 103 °F at the Richmond International Airport a new record maximum temperature for the date. The old record was 101 °F in 1980. (Records since 1897) The maximum at the West Henrico Co. - Glen Allen station was 102 °F at 4:20 PM. It was the hottest day here since July 22, 2011 when it was also 102 °F. Friday's derecho, a widespread and long-lived violent thunderstorm complex, affected millions of people from Chicago, Ill., to Washington, DC. Strong winds, in many cases in excess of 70 mph, downed numerous trees and power lines from Illinois to Maryland. Over 2 million people were left without power. Winds with derecho -- 86 mph at Wintergreen Mt., 80 mph at Roanoke Airport 71 mph, Dulles 70 mph at Reagan, National 59 mph in Richmond International Airport and only 37 mph in West Henrico Co. - Glen Allen VA. (Ref. Derecho Hits Ohio Valley, VA, MD See Map
(Ref. Violent Storms Virginia, Maryland, D.C (Ref. Derecho Damage- 32 pages Worth of Damage Reports


2012: Fifth of the top ten weather events - Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Derecho. June 29. The widespread severe winds associated with the band of rapidly moving thunderstorms (a derecho) left a trail of destruction from Illinois to the mid-Atlantic, leaving some 4.25 million homes and businesses without power, killing 24 people, and costing hundreds of millions of dollars in property

81 / 73 sunny.    Race to any clouds / storms popping, otherwise Florida style heat today upper 80s / low 90s.  Sam for Monday and Tuesday with storms perhaps more widespread into later mon evening and Tue, hot /humid both days upper 80s / low 90s in the hotter spots.   

Wed the GFS and Euro now drive a mcs within the trough that looks to bring storms Wed evening into the early morning of the fourth but looks to clear.  Other runs had this into New England but perhaps a speedier version to last Sunday with any storms/rain in / out to make way for a gorgeous (drier/cooler) fourth upper 70s - 80s. 

 By next weekend heat and humidity building back north and east and it looks like spikes of heat by the 7th - 10th with cooler canadian air nearby by and the sauna below, looks overall warm - hot but some moderation between spikes of stronger heat.

6/29 - 7/3 :  Hot / Humid - storms potential focus on Sun PM - Tue - Wed night
7/4 : Any storms clear out, gorgeous dry/ warm 70s - 80s
7/5 - 7/6 :  Warm / Hot - humid - heat building back
7/7 - 7/10 :  Hotter
7/11 - Beyond - Warm - hot , interludes of strong heat, moderation  (caught between canadian cool / sauna)

 

Highs:

ACY: 91
EWR: 89
PHL: 88
New Brnswck: 87
TTN: 86
YEB: 86
BLM: 85
LGA: 85
NYC: 83
JFK: 82
ISP: 82