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Under the ridge - warm-hot / humid and wet - EUro similar to the GFS/C

JFK 100 degree season leaders: Year Rank Days >= 100 °F 2010 1 3 1966 1 3 2025 3 2 2011 3 2 1993 3 2 1983 3 2 1948 3 2 2013 8 1 1999 8 1 1972 8 1 1963 8 1 1957 8 1 JFK 98 Degree days leaders (i think i saw this asked a few pages ago, days ago) Year Rank Days >= 98 °F 2010 1 4 1983 1 4 1966 1 4 2011 4 3 1949 4 3 1948 4 3 2025 7 2 2019 7 2 2002 7 2 2001 7 2 1999 7 2 1993 7 2 1991 7 2 1978 7 2 1964 7 2 1963 7 2 1955 7 2 1952 7 2

Records: Highs: EWR: 105 (1949) NYC: 102 (1949) LGA: 100 (1949) JFK: 101 (2010) New Brnswck: 100 (1966) Lows: EWR: 58 (1945) NYC: 55 (1986) LGA: 57 (1940) JFK: 59 (2021) New Brnswck: 47 (1986) Historical: 1776: Thomas Jefferson paid for his first thermometer and signed the Declaration of Independence. According to his weather memorandum book, at 2 PM it was cloudy and 76 degrees. (David Ludlum) (Ref. WxDoctor) 1816: In Savannah, Georgia the temperature dropped into the 40's on July 4th. (p. 33 Washington Weather Book 2002 by Ambrose, Henry, Weiss) Chauncey Jerome of Plymouth, Conn. saw several men pitching quoits in the middle of the day with thick overcoats on, and the sun shining bright at the time. (Scientific American, "The Year without a Summer" p. 48) 1825 - A hurricane struck Long Island NY leveling trees and causing damage to ships. The early season hurricane, which originated around Cuba, caused major damage along the Atlantic coast from Charleston SC to New York City. Many were lost at sea. (David Ludlum) 1825: A severe storm of tropical origin swept up the Atlantic Coast during the first week of June 1825 with reports of significant damage from Florida to New York City. Shipping logs told of a disturbance at Santo Domingo on May 28th and Cuba on June 1st. Gales were reported at St. Augustine, Florida on the 2nd. The Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald reported "undiminished violence" from the gale force winds for 27 hours, ending on June 4th. The effect of the storm reached well inland. Washington had cold, heavy rain all day on the 4th with high winds laying the crops in the vicinity. The wind also tore up trees by the roots in front of the State House in Philadelphia. This storm impacted the New Jersey Coast and the Long Island area as well with high winds and a two-foot storm surge. A Columbian frigate was driven ashore as were many smaller boats. The largest loss of life occurred along the Long Island shore when a schooner capsized. The entire crew of seven was lost. 1860 - Iowa's Commanche Tornado , with wind speeds estimated in excess of 300 mph, was unquestionably one of the worst experienced by early settlers, with nearly a million dollars damage. (The Weather Channel) 1874: Tornadoes hit the Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC area, causing minor damage, but a major tornado hit Lewistown, PA, killing eight people. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1876: Centennial Maximum temperature 95° in Washington, DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1876: Severe thunderstorms hit the Midwest and a dam failed at Rock Dale, IA. The flood destroyed a railroad bridge and swept through the town. 42 people were killed. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1877: A tornado of estimated F4 intensity touched down just west of Mt. Carmel, Illinois and moved east-northeast, devastating the town. 20 businesses and 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. At least 16 people and as many as 30 were killed, with 100 others injured. 1891: Sixteen horses were killed by hail, and many more had to be put to death due to injuries from a hailstorm at Rapid City, SD. (The Weather Channel) 1911: The northeastern U.S. experienced sweltering 100-degree heat. The temperature soared to 105 degrees at Vernon, VT and North Bridgton, ME, and to 106 degrees at Nashua, NH, to establish all-time records for those three states. North Bridgton, ME also had 105 °F on July 10, 2011. Afternoon highs of 104 at Boston, MA, 104 at Albany, NY, and 103 at Portland, ME, were all-time records for those three cities. Boston, MA recorded its highest temperature of 104 °F. (all time) (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events) (Ref. Lowest and Highest Temperatures for the 50 States) (The Weather Channel) 1919: Hottest 4th of July was 100° at Washington Weather Bureau Office. (Ref. Washington Weather Records) 1932: Washington, KS was struck by a huge F4 tornado. 5 people were killed. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1956: A world record for the most rain in one minute was set at Unionville, MD with a downpour of 1.23 inches. (The Weather Channel) (The National Severe Storms Forecast Center) (Ref. For More Information) 1967: Canadian high pressure behind a strong cold front brought record chill to the northern Plains. Record lows for July included: Decorah, IA: 41°, Elkader, IA: 46°, and Genoa, WI: 46°. Other daily record lows included: Bismarck, ND: 36°, International Falls, MN: 36°, Fargo. ND: 37°, Waterloo, IA: 43°, Rockford, IL: 46 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1969: "The Ohio Fireworks Derecho" States that were affected, MI, OH, PA, WV Severe thunderstorms accompanied by wind gusts of 100 mph dumped heavy rains of 4 to 15 inches across parts of northern Ohio causing major flash flooding. 41 deaths, 359 injuries resulted and damage exceeded $66 million dollars. In southwest Lower Michigan, More than 60 people were injured, most of them from a tornado that hit Flat Rock in southern Wayne County. The tornado destroyed a tile factory, carrying sheet metal over a mile. Another tornado injured 11 people about four miles east of Jackson as it damaged a dozen mobile homes. (Ref. For More Information) 1972: Chilly Canadian high pressure brought record cold to parts of the northern Plains and Midwest. Jump River, WI dropped to 27° and Blair, WI fell to 36° setting a record for their coldest July temperature. Also, Jump River had the coldest temperature ever recorded in July for Wisconsin. (Ref. Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link) 1974: Memphis, Tenn.--Lightning struck three youths running across a playground; killed one, injured two. Waitwell, Tenn.--Lightning struck two youths who were playing in a wooded area; killed one, injured the other.(Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf) 1977: "The Independence Day Derecho of 1977" States that were affected --- ND, MN, WI, MI, OH A severe thunderstorm produced vicious downburst winds of up to 135 mph across parts of northern Wisconsin. Damage was extensive in Price, Sawyer, and Oneida Counties with a downburst damage path of 166 miles long and up to 17 miles wide. One person was killed and 35 were injured. Total damage was $24 million dollars. A widespread severe weather outbreak hit Lower Michigan with tornadoes and downbursts. Two people were injured and almost a million dollars damage was done. A tornado injured one person and destroyed two mobile homes and one barn near Maple Ridge in Arenac County. Another person was inured by a tornado at Otisville in Genesee County as four mobile homes were destroyed there. (Ref. For More Information) 1978: A squall line developed in east central South Dakota during the late afternoon. Winds of 90 mph leveled a number of farm buildings in southern Beadle County although no one was injured. A tornado touched down in southern Minnehaha and northern Lincoln counties although the tornado did little damage. All told the squall lines' high winds and numerous tornadoes did $7.5 million dollars in damage. A violent F4 tornado moved slowly through Grant County in North Dakota. The tornado tracked 28 miles in about one hour. Five people were killed in the town of Elgin. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1980: Extremely humid weather was found across central Illinois. Springfield reported 11 consecutive hours with a dew point temperature of 80° or higher before a line of severe thunderstorms brought cooler air to the region. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1982 - A four day storm began over New England which produced up to 14 inches of rain in southern Connecticut breaching twenty-three dams and breaking two others. Damage was estimated at more than 276 million dollars. (David Ludlum) 1987 - Early morning thunderstorms in south Texas produced 6.5 inches of rain at Hockheim, and five inches at Hallettsville, in just a few hours. Afternoon thunderstorms in Virginia deluged northern Halifax County with 5.5 inches of rain in two hours. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Dusty WA, and wind gusts to 88 mph at Swanquarter NC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A dozen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temp- eratures for the date, including Atlantic City NJ with a reading of 40 degrees. Fifteen cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Glasgow MT and Havre MT with readings of 102 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Southern Plains Region and the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Southern Atlantic Coast Region during the day and into the night. Just four tornadoes were reported, but there were 87 reports of large hail and damaging winds. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1994: Tropical Storm Alberto formed in the southeast Gulf of Mexico on July 1st and moved north at 10 mph. The center crossed the panhandle near Destin at 0900z on July 3rd. At landfall the minimum central pressure was 993 millibars (29.32 inches of mercury) with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph and gusts unofficially estimated at 86 mph. Alberto weakened to a depression before moving into southeast Alabama the evening of July 3rd, then meandered around east central Alabama and west central Georgia for 72 hours dropping rains that locally exceeded 20 inches in southwest Georgia. River flooding in Georgia and Alabama spread into the Florida panhandle on July 5th, and along with six to 14 inches of additional rain from the remnants of Alberto, caused extensive flooding. Flood crests exceed 100-year events on the Apalachicola and Chipola Rivers. Damage to buildings, roads, water systems and other public property was estimated at $40 million dollars. Insured losses to buildings and vehicles were estimated at $15 million dollars. Agricultural losses were estimated at $25 million dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1995: 19 members of a single family were struck by a lightning bolt during a Fourth of July fireworks display in Visalia, NC. A bolt of lightning struck a construction crane, crossed wet ground and surged through a fence, affecting 70 people altogether. Fortunately, no one was killed or seriously injured. It is believed to be the most people ever struck by a single bolt of lightning. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2001: A severe hailstorm struck Scottsbluff, NE producing hail up to 3 inches in diameter. About 12 people were injured with damage estimated at $50 million dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

69 / 60 - gorgeous day on tap and a nice stretch through at least Sunday of dry weather. 80s today sunny clear - great so cal style beach day - bbq - outside , pool, and fireworks on the bay or beach. Saturday looks like a copy a shade warmer get the hot spots to 90. Sunday hotter with more widespread 90s mainly inland as onshore/seabreeze kicks in. Mon - Wed - warm - hot / humid but storm chances each day return with onshore component keeping the heat focuses west in NJ but could get to 90 into the boroughs. Beyond beyond overall warm to hot / humid and wetter with ridge building into the east with stronger heat by the 17th. 7/4 - 7/6 : Dry / clear (80s 4th, 80s - 90s 5th/6th hotter) 7/7 - 7/10: Warm, - hot / wetter 7/11 - 7/16 : overall warm - hot / humid / wetter 7./17 - beyond : hotter

rainfall: New Brunswck: 0.97 TTN: 0.26

Highs: EWR: 94 TEB: 92 ACY: 92 PHL: 92 LGA: 92 ISP: 90 New BrnswcK: 90 JFK: 89 TTN: 89 BLM: 89* NYC: 88

Highs: EWR: 94 TEB: 92 ACY: 92 PHL: 92 LGA: 92 ISP: 90 New BrnswcK: 90 JFK: 89 TTN: 89 BLM: 89* NYC: 88

Past years One note and i will correct it for JFK in 2019 is 87

12PM round up: EWR: 90 ACY: 89 PHL: 89 ISP: 88 LGA: 88 TEB: 88 New Brnswck: 88 JFK: 87 BLM: 87 NYC: 86 TTN: 85

87 / 60 here

Records: Highs: EWR: 105 (1966) NYC: 103 (1966) LGA: 107 (1966) JFK: 104 (1966) Lows: EWR: 57 (1953) NYC: 54 (1933) LGA: 57 (1969) JFK: 56 (2001) Historical: 1873: A tornado in Hancock County, in far west central Illinois, destroyed several farms. From a distance, witnesses initially thought the tornado was smoke from a fire. A child was killed after being carried 500 yards; 10 other people were injured. 1933: Very cool 52° equaled the July minimum at DC; the "Dog Days" traditionally begin this day of the year. The hot weather period received its name from Sirius, the brightest visible star in the sky and known as the Dog Star. Sirius rises in the east at the same time as the sun this time of the year. (The Weather Channel) 1956: Lightning set off a dynamite charge near Brooksville, FL, killing one woman. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1960: A major hail storm caused $1.5 million dollars in damage across the Denver, CO metro area. The heaviest damage occurred in south Denver, Englewood, Littleton and Golden from wind-driven hail as large as golf balls. Winds were estimated between 60 and 70 mph. Heavy rainfall was estimated at 2 to 3 inches. Hail carried flood waters drifted 3 to 4 feet deep. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1966 - The northeastern U.S. was in the midst of a sweltering heat wave. The temperature at Philadelphia reached 104 degrees. Afternoon highs of 102 degrees at Hartford CT, 105 degrees at Allentown PA, and 107 degrees at LaGuardia Airport in New York City established all-time records for those two locations. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1975: Up to 3 inches of rain caused flash flooding throughout Las Vegas, NV. The main damage occurred to vehicles at Caesars Palace with approximately 700 damaged or destroyed with several cars found miles away. North Las Vegas was hardest hit with $3.5 million in damage. Two people drowned in the flood waters. 1987 - Lightning struck and killed three men playing golf on a course near Kingsport TN. The three men had sought shelter from the rain under a tall tree on a small hill. Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in New Jersey, with 5.2 inches reported at Trenton State College. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Thunderstorms around Fort Worth, TX, produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Burleson, along with two inches of rain in thirty minutes. The record low of 46 degrees at Youngstown OH was their sixth in a row. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data) 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in the eastern U.S. Bowling Green, KY, was soaked with 4.99 inches of rain during the morning hours, and up to ten inches of rain deluged Oconee County SC. The temperature at Alamosa, CO, soared to a record warm reading of 91 degrees, following a record low of 35 degrees the previous day. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

76/ 69 clear. Great stretch of summery weather coming up, warm - hot today, mainly clear and dry - 80s - low 90s in the hotter areas. Passing storms tonight, look to stay mainly north and will make way for a gorgeous fourth of july - beach - bbq - bay - fireworks and outside dry- sunny warm mainly 80s / some 70s shores and north. Sat - mon - warm - hot / humid 80s to low/mid 90s in the hot areas - hottest looks monday - onshore component keeps heat focused inland. Beyond there overall warm - hot , humid and wetter - see onshore frequency. Way beyond continues to see ridge building heights east with heat following for a hot close.

Dews on the rise 76/71 here up from 66 at 6pm

Highs: EWR: 91 TEB: 89 New Brnswck: 88 PHL: 87 TTN: 86 NYC: 84 LGA: 84 ACY: 83 BLM: 83 ** missing readings and hourly and intra hour readings max/mins JFK: 81 ISP: 80

Highs: EWR: 91 TEB: 89 New Brnswck: 88 PHL: 87 TTN: 86 NYC: 84 LGA: 84 ACY: 83 BLM: 83 ** missing readings and hourly and intra hour readings max/mins JFK: 81 ISP: 80

trough/cold front moving through thu evenig focuses storms, rain showers north. The next 5 - 6 days look very dry /warm-hot (outside the 4th) . Next rain chances 7/8.

Yeah outside of JFK/NYC which is the area he's referring to (i think) . 2010 - 2024(5) summer years have featured heat / strong heat as much as 48, 49, 53, 63, 66, 80,83,88, 91,93, 99 etc.

83 / 70 now partly cloudy

Clearing out quick as steve3 mentioned

more familiar heat over the top from 2020's next week, but still heat getting here. The earlier 100 heat potential seems to be focused inland s-w with low - mid 90s in the usual non coatsal hotter spots - 7/6 - 7/9

Mainly southern rains the next few hours till late morning.

Records: Highs: EWR: 102 (1966) NYC: 100 (1966) LGA: 101 (1966) JFK: 101 (1966) Lows: EWR: 56 (2001) NYC: 56 (2001) LGA: 58 (2001) JFK: 56 (2001) Historical: 1833 - An unusually large New England tornado, one half to three quarters of a mile wide, went from Salem Pond to Norton Pond, VT, and then into Canada. It prostrated nearly everything in its path. (The Weather Channel) 1833: The following is from the "History and Description of New England" published in 1860: "On the 2nd of July, 1833, this town (Holland, Vermont) was visited by a violent tornado, which commenced on Salem Pond in Salem, and passed over this place in a northeasterly direction. It was from half to three-quarters of a mile wide and prostrated and scattered nearly all the trees, fences, and buildings in its course. It crossed the outlet of Norton Pond and passed into Canada, and its path could be traced through the forests nearly to Connecticut River." 1843 - An alligator reportedly fell from the sky onto Anson Street in Charleston, SC, during a thunderstorm. (David Ludlum) 1944: Today began the longest dry spell in Las Vegas, NV history which lasted until October 10th, a total of 101 days. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1932: Boston, Massachusetts recorded its lowest pressure 29.21 inches of mercury for the month of July. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events) 1965: A cool morning 50° at Sterling, 61° at DCA. A cool 51° minimum temperature equaled July record low on 15th in 1940 in Richmond, VA. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC) 1972: Large hail and damaging winds accompanied severe thunderstorms across parts of central Oklahoma. Baseball-size hail fell in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, and winds reached 75 to 100 mph. The wind took down power lines and damaged or destroyed at least 23 mobile homes. Winds gusted to 100 mph at Lindsay, and 80 mph at Norman. The wind in these areas mainly damaged trees and blew down power lines, but also damaged a few roofs. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1980: Wichita Falls, TX broke their old record by 10 degrees as the temperature hit 114°. This was the 9th consecutive day of temperatures above 100°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1986: Amazingly, an F2 tornado at Jacksonville, NC that killed three people was the deadliest twister of the year as the United States experienced only 15 tornado deaths during the year. This was an all-time low since records began in 1916. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - Thunderstorms in Colorado produced hail as large as golf balls northwest of Kiowa, which accumulated to a depth of twelve inches. Hail two and a half inches in diameter was reported at Black Forest. Hail damaged 900 acres of crops south of the town of Wiggins. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Twenty-six cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. The morning low of 47 degrees at Roanoke, VA, broke the July record set the previous day. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S., with 158 reports of large hail and damaging winds through the day. Evening thunderstorms in northeastern Texas produced softball size hail which caused more than five million dollars damage at Allen, and wind gusts to 90 mph at Dallas, which injured eight persons and caused seven million dollars damage. Winnfield LA reported 29.52 inches of rain in six days, for a total of 62.50 inches for the first six months of the year. Midland, TX, reported an all-time record high of 112 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1992: An usually cold air mass for the time of year was in place across northern New York and Vermont. Saranac Lake, NY dipped to 30°. An observer in West Charleston, VT dropped to 30° as well with widespread frost and a frozen garden hose. A total of six cooperative observer stations in Vermont reported freezing low temperatures with East Haven reporting the lowest with 29°. Burlington, VT set a record low with 40°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1994: A US Air jet crashed near Charlotte, NC during a thunderstorm. The cause of the crash was officially listed as wind shear. Major efforts to understand and avoid wind shear have resulted in a dramatic reduction in the number of air accidents involving this deadly phenomenon. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2001: In Michigan, frost and freezing temperatures were observed in some locations with Grant dropping to 29 degrees. Muskegon reported their coldest July temperature on record with 39 degrees. Other daily record lows included: Lansing: 38, Muskegon: 39, Flint: 40, Youngstown, Ohio: 40, and Grand Rapids, Michigan: 43 degrees. 2003: Thunderstorm wind gusts to 75 mph at Bigfork, MN, blew off the top of a tree, which went through the windshield of a car and impaled the driver in his seat; he lived. At Basswood Lake, a storm gust toppled a tree onto a tent; 1 camper killed and 1 hurt. (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) 2004: It was about a half hour into the storm that my grandmother recalls hearing what she calls a "blood curtailing scream" coming from me. She looked over to see me lifted from about 6 inches off the ground and dropped back down again. At first she though I had just become scared and jumped as she could tell that the lightning had struck not to far away. Read the full story at the following Ref. (Ref. A Lightning Survivor) 2007: All-time record dew point depression set at las vegas today June 27, 2011 at 432 PM PDT today the dew point depression at Mccarran International Airport in Las Vegas reached 129 degrees. The dew point depression is defined as the difference between the air temperature and the dew point temperature. In the case of today the air temperature was 107 degrees at 432 PM and the dew point temperature was -22 degrees. This made for a relative humidity of 1 percent at the time. The previous all-time record dew point depression for Las Vegas was 120 degrees set on July 2, 2007. The above information is preliminary and is subject to a final review before being certified by the national climatic data center. (Ref. NWS - A New Record To Be Certified) 2019: Measurable rain fell at the Richmond International Airport for the first time in 13 days. The drought began on June 20th and ended on July 3, 2019. (Ref. NWS - The Richmond International Airport Records)

74 / 72 cloudy. Perhaps some clearing later this afternoon but not enough to extend this recent heatwave 6/28 /29 - 7/1. Storms/showers look to stay mainly in southern areas. Drier/warmer tomorrow to setup a very summery 5 -6 day stretch. 80s - low 90s in the hot spots the 3rd. Stray storms mainly north Thu evening-overnight. Fourth of July Friday is looking gorgeous 80s/70s dry nw flow, great day bbq, beach, fireworks - special! Saturday warmer 80s / low 90s in the hotter spots. Heat builds back Sun - MOn / Tue - some onshore flow keeps the heat focused or concentrated strongest inland. Overall warm-hot / humid and wetter as heights remain elevated but showers/storms pop Tue - beyond. 7/2: Clouds - scattered showers focused south 7/3 - 7/5 : Dry/ warm - clear 80s 7/6 - 7/8 : Hot / humid - strongest heat west 7/9 - beyond : Warm - hot and wetter overall (looks to have spikes of heat, showers/storms)

0.55 in the bucket here missed the heaviest