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Clouds stingy to clear 77 / 73 once / if we clear its off to the races but clouds look to persist

New Brunswick: 6.18 of rain (7/16) so far

Rain EWR: Jun: 2.29 Jul: 2.70 (7/16) NYC: Jun: 2.46 Jul: 3.42 (71/16) LGA: Jun: 2.54 Jul: 2.18 (7/16) JFK: Jun: 2.56 Jul: 2.17 (7/16)

Records: Highs: EWR: 100 (2012) NYC: 100 (1953) LGA: 98 (2012) JFK: 97 (1969) New Brnswck: 100 (1988) Lows: EWR: 56 (1946) NYC: 57 (1892) LGA: 60 (1946) JFK: 61 (1989) New Brnswck: 48 (1908) Historical: 1902: Temperature range was 38° from 58° minimum to 97° maximum in Baltimore City, MD. 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. 1943: Col. James Duckworth became the first person to fly an airplane into a hurricane. Duckworth took his AT-6 trainer right into the eye of a category 1 hurricane off the Texas coast. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 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) 1978: Severe thunderstorms ripped across southwest sections of South Dakota. One storm which dumped hail larger than golf balls and had winds which exceeded 80 mph was labeled as one of the most destructive to strike several western counties. Bennett County alone lost 20,000 acres and 600,000 bushels of unharvested winter wheat. The storms also did considerable property damage. Total price tag for the storms was near $28 million dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1980: The maximum temperature ever recorded in Atlanta, GA was 105 °F on this date. The maximum temperature ever recorded in Macon, GA was 108 °F on this date. The high of 110 degrees at Newington, GA was just two degrees shy of the state record. (Extreme Weather pp. 22, 273, by Christopher C. Burt) 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. 1985: An F1 tornado touched down, 10 miles east of Raymond, SD destroying two cattle sheds and several buildings. Heavy rains, strong winds and hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter produced considerable damage to farm buildings between Raymond and Garden City. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches caused additional crop losses from erosion. A thunderstorm near Kennebec produced wind gusts to 80 mph and small hail was observed. Several car windows were broke from wind and small hail. A damage path from wind and hail continued to Clear Lake, to south of Gary and into Minnesota to the east of Canby. Winds gusted to 70 mph and hail ranged from one to almost two inches in diameter. Highway 77, south of Clear Lake was impassable due to hail on the ground. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 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) 1993: All-time monthly record rainfall established already at Concordia, KS as rainfall records continued to fall across the Midwest during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1993. Total rainfall so far was 13.26”; this broke the old record of 11.19”. On this date, two inches of rain fell in 12 minutes in parts of Montgomery County, Iowa. 12 inches fell in just three hours near Bamboo, WI. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1994: Atlanta, Georgia saw a record-tying, 14 straight days come to an end on this day. The entire month of July had 17.71 inches, the wettest month ever in the Georgia capital. 1995: A 15-year-old boy was injured by lightning while touching an outdoor light switch at a swim and tennis club just outside Charlottesville, VA . He had been playing tennis and was leaving the courts due to the storm when he was struck. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History) 1997: Tropical Storm Danny strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico off of the Louisiana Coast and moved slowly toward land. This marked only the third time in 126 years that four tropical storms had formed so early in the season (1886, 1959 were the other years). The storm would eventually stall over Mobile Bay, dumping incredible amounts of rain on the Alabama coast. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2000: Intense storms produced a vivid lightning display in the early a.m. over Kansas City, KS/MO. 2,000+ cloud-to-ground bolts hit Johnson County between 2-3 a.m.; the number of intracloud bolts may have exceeded 20,000 in the same time span. (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) 2003: Denali National Park, Alaska: One inch of snow falls at Denali National Park Headquarters, the first occurrence of measurable snow ever recorded in July. (Ref. WxDoctor) 2005: Needles, CA reached a high temperature of 125°, recording their hottest temperature ever. Other daily records included: Palm Springs, CA: 121°, Borrego Springs, CA: 120°, Yuma, AZ: 117°, Las Vegas, NV: 116°, Phoenix, AZ: 116°, Kingman, AZ: 113°, Tucson, AZ: 111° and Winslow, AZ: 105°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

76 / 73 mstly - ptly cloudy 0.72 last night. Hot / humid low - mid 90s, sunnier hotter areas to upper 90s, but plenty of clouds around. Another round of storms later. Drier and cooler Friday only the hottest spots to 90 and that will be isolated. Saturday looks dry but could be another cloudy day keeping temps down. Sunday hotter but storms in the afternoon. Mon - Wed reprieve from the humidity and heat. Ridge builds to our southwest by Thu for the next round of heat and potential stronger heat.. Overall hot / humid and wetter beyond the 27th. 7/17 : Hot / Humid storms later - 90s widespread perhaps mid/upper 90s in the hot / sunnier areas 7/18 - 7/20 : Drier - Warm - limited 90s - Storms Sunday 7/21 - 7/23 : Drier - cooler 7/24 - 7/27 : Hotter - Potential day or two of strong widespread heat (95+) 850 MB temos >19C 7/28 - Beyond: Hot / Humid wetter overall

Highs: New Brnswck: 93 PHL: 93 TEB: 93 EWR: 92 ACY: 90 LGA: 90 TTN: 89 ISP: 88 BLM: 88 NYC: 87 JFK: 85 * no intra hour highs

Highs: New Brnswck: 93 PHL: 93 TEB: 93 EWR: 92 ACY: 90 LGA: 90 TTN: 89 ISP: 88 BLM: 88 NYC: 87 JFK: 85 * no intra hour highs

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More clouds now 86 / 73 here

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heaviest rains focused into the Mid West and Central Gulf coast (Dexter?) Sunday could see some heavy rain in isolated areas in this area.

The euro is similar with stronger ridge Jul 24 - 27 next potential strong heat (95+) , outside tomorrows inland areas.

Records: Highs: EWR: 101 (1988) NYC: 99 (1980) LGA: 97 (2024) JFK: 100 (1983) New Brnswick: 101 (1995) Lows: EWR: 57 (1946) NYC: 56 (1946) LGA: 58 (1946) JFK: 60 (1966) lb New Brnswick: 49 (1903) Historical: 1915: First 90° day of year in Baltimore in 1915 was July 16th the latest 90°F day ever recorded in the year. The latest 90°F day ever recorded in Washington, DC. was July 12, 1979. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1916: Beginning on the 15th ending on this date, North Carolina registered its record maximum 24 hour precipitation record as 22.22 inches fell at Altapass. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 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) 1969: An unusual tornado touched down at Churdan, IA and moved west-northwest slowly after touchdown. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 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. 1980: Millions of dollars in damage was done by a strong microburst and blinding rain that hit the south side of Chicago, IL during the morning. Winds were estimated to be as high as 100 mph in the microburst. Further west, the same storm system produced a tornado near the town of Hampshire, destroying two silos containing 48,000 pounds of corn. Bensalem, PA reported a wind gust of 102 mph. Philadelphia, PA measured a sustained wind speed of 47 mph with a gust to 70 mph. Thousands of trees were uprooted or broken apart, falling on automobiles, houses and other buildings. Up to 24 people were injured, mostly the result of flying debris, such as glass from blown out windows, portions of buildings or roofs, and falling or blowing limbs or trees. Hail up to the size of golf balls fell, and heavy downpours caused up to 3 inches of rain in spots. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1983: All time warmest morning in Washington, DC or highest minimum temperature ever recorded in Washington, DC. 84 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 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) 1993: The Great Midwest Flood continued as all bridges across the Mississippi River between Burlington, IA and St. Louis, MO; a stretch of 212 miles were closed by the flooding and would be shut down until the 20th. Across eastern South Dakota from the 16th through the 18th, flooding continued to wreak havoc. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 7 inches fell across portions of the northeast resulting in devastating flooding. Several dams and many roads were washed out in Marshall County. In the towns of Groton and Claremont at least 90% of the homes had water in the basements and city streets were breaking apart due to the weight of the water and water undermining the roads. An emergency dike broke near Milbank which sent water into the town. The breach forced the evacuation of over 200 people as 120 mobile homes and over 25 houses were affected by floodwater. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1995: A Mesoscale Convective Complex crossed the Adirondack Mountains and much of eastern New York during the early morning hours and bolted southeast, producing a very damaging derecho. The Adirondack Derecho was produced by thunderstorms which rose to heights of 70,000 feet, moved at forward speeds of 70 mph, produced winds to 106 mph and causing as many as 3,000 lightning strikes per hour. Hardest hit were the counties of Jefferson and Lewis where states of emergency were declared. Power was knocked out in all of Jefferson and Lewis counties for at least 12 hours, and in some cases, for days. The North Country was declared a disaster area by the Governor of New York State. Thousands of trees covering over one million acres were blown down in the Adirondacks. Five people were killed. Otis, MA recorded a wind gust of 92 mph. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1997: Henry County, VA a 42-year-old man in his yard was struck and killed by lightning. Lightning also killed 19 cattle at a farm. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History) 1998: Death Valley/Furnace Creek, CA reached 127°. This is only one degree lower than their record high of 128° since 1913. Death Valley/Greenland Ranch had five daily maximums ranging from 129° to 134° in July, 1913, but these extremely high observations are not supported by the maximums at surrounding stations during the same period. Trustworthy readings of 128° were attained in Death Valley in July 1972, and in June 1994. In June, 1994, a park ranger measured 131° at Badwater in Death Valley with a sling psychrometer. Badwater is typically a few degrees hotter than Furnace Creek on summer afternoons. Other memorable readings from this very hot day: 126° at Bullhead City, AZ. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2005: Casper, WY tied their daily record high at 104°. Denver, CO soared to a record of 102°. This record high was broken the next year. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2006: Valentine, Nebraska: Mercury soars to daily maximum temperature of 113 °F. (Ref. WxDoctor)

81 / 76 some low clouds otherwise mostly clear. Hot / humid 48 hour period coming up low - mid 90s in the hot spots , mid - upper 90s Thu in the hottest areas. storms scattered today and isolated tomorrow. Warm / drier Fri - Sat mainly 80s, hottest areas to 90/low 90s. Sunday next widespread storms/rains. Near normal Moon -Wed before next round of heat / potentially stronger heat as ridge builds into the east by middle of next week into the weekend of the 26-27. 7/16 - 7/17 : Hot/Humid widespread 90s - hottest spots mid-ipper 90s Thu 7/18 - 7/20 : Warm - drier - Storms/rain focused on Sun PM 7/21 - 7/23 : Normal / drier 80s 7/24 - 7/27 : Hotter - potential stronger heat 7/28 - Beyond : Warm - Hot / Humid - potentially wetter

80 / 75 here dew points rising a bit and windows fogged over.

Highs: EWR: 90 PHL: 90 TEB: 90 New Brnswck: 89 LGA: 88 TTN: 88 ACY: 86 NYC: 86 BLM: 84 JFK: 83 * no intra hour readings ISP: 79

Highs: EWR: 90 PHL: 90 TEB: 90 New Brnswck: 89 LGA: 88 TTN: 88 ACY: 86 NYC: 86 BLM: 84 JFK: 83 * no intra hour readings ISP: 79

About 70% cloud coverage now - still clinging on. Temp shot up to 84

Saw some partly cloudy forecasts for the whole day. Just look out he window to know its been 80% - 100% cloudy for much of the area and likley wont get more clearing till 2/3 PM

Records: Highs: EWR: 104 (1995) NYC: 102 (1995) LGA: 103 (1995) JFK: 99 (1983) New Brnswck: 99 (1995) Lows: EWR: 55 (1940) NYC: 57 (1930) LGA: 62 (1960) JFK: 59 (1999) New Brnswck: 51 (1940) Historical: 1643: (July 5th on old Julian calendar) 1643, Plymouth Colony: A violent windstorm hits the Plymouth Colony, the "sudden gust" fells trees and kills one Native American. May have been first documented American tornado or microburst. (Ref. WxDoctor) 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) 1936: Perhaps the hottest night ever recorded in the US outside of the desert Southwest, occurred at Lincoln, Nebraska when the minimum temperature fell to only 91°F. The citizens of that city spent the night outdoors trying to sleep on the lawn of the state capitol. (Nebraska State Historical Society) (Extreme Weather p. 30, by Christopher C. Burt) 1936: All-time record highs were set at the following cities: Quincy, IL: 114°, Peoria, IL: 113°, Lincoln, IL: 113° and Rockford, IL: 112°. Champaign, IL hit 107°. This stood as their all-time record until 1954. 1940: A cool 51° minimum temperature equaled July's record low on July 2nd in 1965 in Richmond, VA. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC) 1954 - The temperature at Balcony Falls, VA, soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1976: Thunderstorms caused 76 mph winds at DCA and the highest since 98 mph winds were recorded in Hurricane Hazel in October 15, 1954. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1980: Minneapolis, MN was plagued by severe thunderstorms that produced hail and tornadoes. Nearly 100,000 people were without power. Damage totaled over $43 million dollars. The city of Memphis, TN set their all-time record high temperature record with 108 °F and Albany, GA also set their all-time record high with 107 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1981: Daytona Beach, FL set their all-time record high with 102 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 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) 1995: Upstate New York: A extremely severe derecho sweeps across upstate New York. Wind gusting to 106 mph devastates over one million acres (400,000 hectares) of trees, felling tens of millions. Five campers are killed by the falling timbers. (Ref. WxDoctor) 1995: Danbury, Connecticut: The highest temperature ever reported in Connecticut is 106 °F. (Ref. Lowest and Highest Temperatures for the 50 States) 1995: Dew points >80 degrees, with a date record high of 103 degrees gave Philadelphia, PA a heat index of 129 degrees. 40 people died from heat in SE PA; approx. 1 million PA chickens succumbed to the heat. Some highways (including I-83 in York County) closed due to heat buckling. (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) 2003: Phoenix, Arizona: A daily maximum temperature above 90°F is usually considered a hot day, but this date, the official minimum temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport never dipped below 96°F. It is the highest low temperature in Phoenix history. (Ref. WxDoctor) 2006: Kelly Ranch/Usta set South Dakota’s ties high temperature record for SD with 120 °F. Pierre and Rapid City, SD sets their new all-time daily maximum temperature records with 117 °F and 111 °F respectively. Chadron, NE also set their all-time record high with 112 °F. Alliance, NE reported their second hottest day on record with 107 °F. Denver, CO set daily record highs on this date and the 16th with 101 °F and 103 °F respectively. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

79 / 74 2.87 inches in the bucket. Clouds and breaks of sun as the record skips, warm - hot / humid with scattered storms the sunniest and hottest places make it to 90. More of the same / hotter Wed with more widespread 90s, Thursday / Friday hottest of the week low - mid 90s in the sunnier and hotter spots. Drier warm weekend mainly 80s - hotter spots / inland could get to 90 on Sat. Next storms look to be focused Sunday. Overall warm/ humid week next week. Beyond looks to transition with ridge pushing west and then heat building by the close of the month. 7/15 - 7/16 : Warm - Humid / wet (storms) 7/17 - 7/19 : Hotter - more widespread 90s / 7/20 - 7/23 : warm / limited 90s storms focused on 20th 724 - 7/26 : Hotter period 7/27 - beyond : Overall warm drier