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98 / 72 here

11AM Round up New Brnswck: 88 BLM: 87 EWR: 87 ACY: 86 LGA: 86 TEB: 86 TTN: 86 PHL: 85 JFK: 85 NYC: 84 ISP: 81

89 / 71 here

NYC METRO AREA – ALL-TIME TOP HIGHEST TEMPERATURES ============================================================ NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR) ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 108°F Jul 22, 2011 2 105°F Jul 3, 1966 2 105°F Jul 4, 1949 2 105°F Jul 8, 1993 2 105°F Jul 10, 1993 2 105°F Aug 7, 1918* 2 105°F Aug 9, 2001 2 105°F Sep 2, 1953 3 104°F Jul 9, 1993 3 104°F Jul 15, 1995 4 103°F Jul 6, 2010 4 103°F Jun 30, 2021 4 103°F Jun 24, 2025 ============================================================ CENTRAL PARK (NYC) ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 106°F Jul 9, 1936 2 104°F Jul 21, 1977 2 104°F Jul 22, 2011 2 104°F Aug 7, 1918 3 103°F Jul 3, 1966 3 103°F Jul 6, 2010 3 103°F Aug 9, 2001 3 103°F Aug 26, 1948 4 102°F Sep 2, 1953 4 102°F Jul 10, 1993 4 102°F Jul 4, 1949 4 102°F Jul 8, 1936 ============================================================ LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (LGA) ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 107°F Jul 3, 1966 2 104°F Jul 22, 2011 2 104°F Aug 9, 2001 3 103°F Jul 6, 2010 3 103°F Jul 15, 1995 3 103°F Aug 26, 1948 4 102°F Aug 2, 2006 4 102°F Sep 2, 1953 5 101°F Jun 24, 2025 5 101°F Jun 13, 2017 5 101°F Jul 18, 2012 5 101°F Jul 7, 2010 ============================================================ JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JFK) ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 104°F Jul 3, 1966 2 103°F Jul 22, 2011 3 102°F Jun 25, 2025 3 102°F Jun 24, 2025 3 102°F Jul 23, 2011 3 102°F Jul 5, 1999 3 102°F Jul 1, 1963 4 101°F Jul 18, 2012 4 101°F Jul 6, 2010 4 101°F Jul 4, 2010 4 101°F Jul 9, 1993 4 101°F Aug 27, 1948 ============================================================ PHILADELPHIA (PHL) ALL-TIME TOP HIGHEST TEMPERATURES ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 106°F Aug 7, 1918 2 104°F Jul 10, 1936 2 104°F Jul 3, 1966 3 103°F Jul 2, 1901 3 103°F Jul 21, 1930 3 103°F Jul 9, 1936 3 103°F Jul 4, 1966 3 103°F Jul 7, 2010 3 103°F Jul 15, 1995 3 103°F Jul 22, 2011 4 102°F Jul 23, 2011 4 102°F Jul 8, 2012 4 102°F Aug 9, 2001 4 102°F Sep 2, 1953 4 102°F Jul 8, 1993 4 102°F Jul 20, 1991 4 102°F Jul 6, 1999

EWR top temps last 8 years Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 2025 103° (Jun 24) 101° (Jun 23) 101° (Jun 25) 101° (Jul 29) 100° (Jul 8/25/30 tie) 2024 100° (Jun 21) 100° (Aug 1) 99° (Jun 23) 99° (Jul 16) 98° (Jun 26/Jul 15 tie) 2023 97° (Sep 6) 96° (Jul 27) 96° (Sep 7) 95° (Jul 12) 95° (Jul 28/Sep 5 tie) 2022 101° (Aug 9) 99° (Jul 1) 99° (Aug 8) 98° (May 31) 98° (Jul 12/Aug 4 tie) 2021 103° (Jun 30) 102° (Jun 29) 99° (Jun 28) 99° (Aug 13) 98° (Aug 12) 2020 96° (Jul 19) 96° (Jul 20) 95° (Jul 2) 95° (Jul 5) 94° (Jul 3) 2019 99° (Jul 21) 98° (Jul 20) 97° (Jul 19) 96° (Jul 5) 96° (Jul 22) 2018 98° (Jul 2) 97° (Aug 29) 96° (Aug 28) 95° (Jul 5) 95° (Jul 4) NYC Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 2025 99° (Jun 24) 97° (Jul 29) 96° (Jun 23) 96° (Jun 25) 95° (Jul 30 / Jul 25 tie) 2024 95° (Aug 1) 95° (Jun 21) 94° (Jul 16) 93° (Jun 22) 93° (Jul 15 tie) 2023 93° (Sep 7) 93° (Sep 6) 93° (Jul 5) 92° (Sep 5) 92° (Jul 28 tie) 2022 97° (Aug 9) 96° (Jul 24) 95° (Jul 20) 95° (Jul 21) 94° (Aug 4) 2021 98° (Jun 30) 97° (Jun 29) 95° (Aug 13) 94° (Aug 12) 93° (Jul 8) 2020 96° (Jul 6) 94° (Jul 19) 93° (Jul 28) 93° (Jul 27) 93° (Jul 20) 2019 95° (Jul 21) 95° (Jul 20) 93° (Oct 2) 93° (Jul 17) 92° (Jul 30) 2018 96° (Jul 1) 95° (Jul 2) 94° (Aug 28) 93° (Sep 6) 93° (Jul 10 / Jun 30 tie) LGA Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 2025 101° (Jun 24) 100° (Jul 29) 99° (Jul 30) 99° (Jul 25) 99° (Jun 25) 2024 97° (Jul 16) 97° (Jul 15) 97° (Jun 21) 96° (Jul 31) 95° (Aug 1) 2023 96° (Sep 7) 95° (Jul 27) 94° (Jul 28) 94° (Jul 5) 93° (Sep 6) 2022 98° (Aug 9) 98° (Jul 24) 97° (Jul 23) 97° (Jul 21) 97° (Jul 20) 2021 100° (Jun 30) 98° (Aug 13) 98° (Aug 12) 98° (Jun 29) 96° (Jul 7) 2020 97° (Jul 28) 97° (Jul 27) 97° (Jul 20) 97° (Jul 19) 96° (Jul 30) 2019 100° (Jul 21) 99° (Jul 20) 95° (Oct 2) 95° (Jul 30) 95° (Jul 19) 2018 98° (Aug 28) 97° (Aug 29) 97° (Jul 10) 97° (Jul 1) 96° (Sep 6) JFK: Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 2025 102° (Jun 25) 102° (Jun 24) 96° (Jul 29) 95° (Jul 30) 93° (Jul 28) 2024 95° (Aug 28) 93° (Aug 1) 91° (Aug 2) 91° (Jul 31) 91° (Jun 25) 2023 93° (Sep 6) 93° (Sep 5) 92° (Sep 7) 92° (Jul 27) 91° (Jul 28) 2022 96° (Jul 24) 96° (Jul 23) 95° (Jul 22) 95° (Jul 20) 94° (Jul 19) 2021 94° (May 22) 93° (Aug 27) 92° (May 23) 91° (Aug 24) 91° (Aug 14) 2020 97° (Jul 20) 94° (Jul 27) 93° (Jul 28) 93° (Jul 26) 92° (Aug 27) 2019 99° (Jul 21) 99° (Jul 20) 95° (Oct 2) 93° (Jul 14) 91° (Jun 27) 2018 94° (Jul 1) 93° (Sep 4) 92° (Aug 30) 92° (Aug 29) 91° (Jul 2)

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. 2003: A few secondary roads were under 6 inches of water 5 miles north east of Rose Hill in Jasper County, MS. Several secondary roads were underwater along with a few streets flooded in Stonewall and Quitman. Heavy rains caused several streams to flood and cover portions of a few roads in Meridian, MS. These events were associated with Tropical Storm Bill. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

80 / 68 the heat is on day 3 / 2 / 1 of the heatwave pending on where you are today. Mid / upper 90s in the hottest areas. Century mark Thu - Sat in the hottest locals with isolated storms Friday and scattered storms on the sat 4th but still think most get their fireworks off and have a mainly dry day. Sun / Mon dealing with the front and localized some heavy rain. Sunday a matter of how much sun gets through to extend the heatwave otherwise Monday locked in the 80s or 70s pending on the rain. Clear out / dry out Tue and fall back near normal overall 7/7 - 7/15 (straggler 90s if any) with next surge of heat building out west and expanding east by mid month massive ridge builds into the west and expands east the second half of July. 7/1 - 7/5 : Hot - Peaking 7/1- 7/4, 7/5 storms 7/5- 7/6 : Storms front 7/7 - 7/15 : Overall near normal maybe a 90 or two stragglers 7/16 - beyond : Warm - hot - overall - next heat push

June Dep JFK: +2.8 EWR: + 2.4 LGA: + 1.9 NYC: +1.3

Today's HighsBLM: 92EWR: 92New Brnswck: 91ACY: 91LGA: 91TEB: 91PHL: 91TTN: 88NYC: 87JFK: 85ISP: 85

Today's Highs BLM: 92 EWR: 92 New Brnswck: 91 ACY: 91 LGA: 91 TEB: 91 PHL: 91 TTN: 88 NYC: 87 JFK: 85 ISP: 85

91 before clouds , we'll see how many made it before clouds and light showers moved in. And if there is enough clearing to rebound,.

Showers into the HV maybe touching N-NJ otherwise clouds pushing south. 2nd 90 of the heatwave here

11AM Round up EWR: 86 LGA: 86 TEB: 85 BLM: 85 New Brnswck: 85 ACY: 84 ISP: 84 PHL: 83 TTN: 83 NYC: 82 JFK: 80

85 now will be interesting to see 11 number

Last year or 2022 for many in NJ

For EWR: # Days When 5 Jul 20–24, 2022 4 Jul 4–7, 2010 4 Jul 7–10, 1993 4 Aug 28–31, 1953 3 Jun 23–25, 2025 3 Jul 21–23, 2011 3 Aug 1–3, 2006 3 Aug 7–9, 2001 3 Jul 2–4, 1966 3 Aug 9–11, 1949 3 Jul 28–30, 1949

3rd / 4th / 5h : 6th : Opens blazing hot Fri/Sat - i still think most fireworks are uninterrupted with isolated to scatteered showers of course models focus thos storms in the 6pm - mid night timeframe, but its not widespread. Sunday looks to drop back and pending on clouds might break the heatwave. Monday remains a bit unsettled.

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: 1792: The first recorded tornado in Canadian history struck the Niagara Peninsula between Foothill and Port Robinson, leveling some houses and uprooting trees between the communities. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 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) 2021: An intense late-June heat wave peaked across the Northeast on June 30, 2021, as a powerful upper-level ridge sent temperatures soaring into the upper 90s and lower 100s. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) reached 103°F, setting its hottest June temperature on record, while LaGuardia Airport (LGA) climbed to 101°F, tying its hottest June reading ever. Central Park reached 98°F, and Boston hit 100°F, marking its hottest June temperature on record. The remarkable heat capped one of the warmest Junes ever observed across much of the Northeast and produced numerous daily and monthly temperature records from New Jersey through southern New England.

78 / 66 day 2 for a few and for many others day 1 of a 5-6 or 7 day heatwave peaking Wed - Sat. Isolated / scattered storms Fri - Sat and look for MCS which looks north into New England if develops. Sunday looks a bit unsettled but enough sun extends the heatwave for the areas. Ridge > 594 DM and 850s peaking >22c Thu-Sat argues upper 90s / low 100s, maybe mid low - mid 90s in central park. Next week near to slightly above normal between 7/7 - 7/14 with ridge pulling back west and weak trough into the northeast. WC / Rockies ridge pumps up and pushes pieces of heat east towards mid month. The usual transition from these strong ridge / heat spikes is followed by near / below normal for 3 - 7 days before next push of heat.

Today's Highs: New Brnswck: 92 PHL: 90 EWR: 89 TEB: 89 LGA: 88 NYC: 88 ACY: 87 ISP: 87 TTN: 87 BLM: 85 JFK: 84

Today's Highs: New Brnswck: 92 PHL: 90 EWR: 89 TEB: 89 LGA: 88 NYC: 88 ACY: 87 ISP: 87 TTN: 87 BLM: 85 JFK: 84

91 temps exceeded a little today. Very isolated showers popped only in EPA.