SACRUS

Today's highs and outside another all day rainout this will be the coolest day of the next 7-10 -14

ISP: 80
EWR: 80
JFK: 79
BLM: 79
ACY: 79
New Brnswck: 79
TEB: 79
NYC: 78
LGA: 78
PHL:  77
TTN: 76

EWR top temps last 8 years

NYC

LGA

JFK:


 

28 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Last year the euro spit out 100° in more than 100 separate runs for the area throughout the summer (tracked on another board).  I think we get there, but 110 won't happen.  Its got a horrible summer warm bias even just a few days out

Agree and the risk of not surpassing last year and 2021's lat june / early uly heat will be any MCS development and storm but Wed-fri look prime for upper 90s / 100+.  Next wekend still hot but core of the intense heat shifts south by the 5th.  

25 minutes ago, winterwx21 said:

Hard to imagine the actual temp hitting 110. Gotta believe the Euro is overdoing it a little bit. But 100 to 105 seems likely -- this is looking like one of our worst heat waves ever. 

Not sure we'll beat last years late June heat or 2021 late jun heat but could be close.

Records:
 

Highs:

EWR: 101 (1966)
NYC: 101 (1966)
LGA: 97 (2003)
JFK: 98 (1963)


Lows:

EWR: 52 (1940)
NYC: 55 (1940)
LGA: 56 (1972)
JFK: 54 (1965)

HIstorical:

1881: Intense downpour of 2.34 inches in Washington, DC. was recorded in 37 minutes.
 

1901 - There was a rain of fish from the sky at Tiller's Ferry. Hundreds of fish were swimming between cotton rows after a heavy shower. (David Ludlum)

1915 - The temperature at Fort Yukon AK soared to 100 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

1923" Boston, Massachusetts recorded its lowest pressure 29.26 inches of mercury for the month of June. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events)

1957 - Hurricane Audrey smashed ashore at Cameron, LA, drowning 390 persons in the storm tide, and causing 150 million dollars damage in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Audrey left only a brick courthouse and a cement-block icehouse standing at Cameron, and when the waters settled in the town of Crede, only four buildings remained. The powerful winds of Audrey tossed a fishing boat weighing 78 tons onto an off-shore drilling platform. Winds along the coast gusted to 105 mph, and oil rigs off the Louisiana coast reported wind gusts to 180 mph. A storm surge greater than twelve feet inundated the Louisiana coast as much as 25 miles inland. It was the deadliest June hurricane of record for the U.S. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1978: Worst thunderstorm in 20 years wind gust greater than 70 mph in the Washington, DC. with over 1000 trees down in DC. and 100,000 homes with no power. (The Washington Post)

1987 - Thunderstorms moving out of Nebraska produced severe weather in north central Kansas after midnight. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 100 mph damaged more than fifty camping trailers at the state park campground at Lake Waconda injuring sixteen persons. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 mph at Beloit and Sylvan Grove. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - The afternoon high of 107 degrees at Bismarck, ND, was a record for the month of June, and Pensacola, FL, equalled their June record with a reading of 101 degrees. Temperatures in the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley dipped into the 40s. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Ohio Valley to western New England. Thunderstorm spawned six tornadoes, and there were 98 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Tropical Storm Allison spawned six tornadoes in Louisiana, injuring two persons at Hackberry. Fort Polk LA was drenched with 10.09 inches of rain in 36 hours, and 12.87 inches was reported at the Gorum Fire Tower in northern Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1992: A severe thunderstorm dropped hail to golf ball size near the top of WA’s Sherman Pass; accumulations to 8 inches. 2 motorcyclists were injured in separate accidents due to the hail-clogged highway. Several cars slid into ditches. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

1994: Waste Isolation. Pilot Plant, New Mexico: High temperatures in the Southwest as New Mexico sets its hottest temperature ever: 122°F the state record.All-time record temperatures for the state tied at Tipton, Oklahoma: 120°F.
 

1995: The Madison County Flood on June 27, 1995, was the worst flash floods Virginia had seen since the remnants of Camille dropped up to 30 inches of rain one night in Nelson County in August 1969. The Nelson County flood ranked as one of the nation's worst flash floods of this century and resulted in the deaths of 117 people. The Madison County flood killed one person.


1999: June 27, 1999 (Scottsbluff, Nebraska area): Large hail caused extensive damage to crops and property. Twenty-five people were injured as large hail broke car windshields. The Scottsbluff zoo reported injuries to many animals, particularly birds. (Ref. Hail Events by Michael Mogil)

2010: The maximum temperature today at the Richmond International Airport was 102 °F which not only broke the record high temperature for the date, but was close to the 104 °F record maximum for the month of 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 hotter temperatures the record was 20 in 1943. 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. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC)

75 / 67 clouds - showers.  Less than had been expected earlier in the week with general showers, light rain and occasional quick heavy shower with .10 - 0.45.  Clears out tomorrow then the ridge buillds in by later Monday now centered a bit east with 850 temps >20c Tue - Sat peak heat 850 MB temps >22C Tue - Sat  upper 90s / low 100s.  Ridge >594 DM in the period with a bit of a pull back towards the late 4/5th but overall remaining warm - hot 7/5 - beyond.   The risk of isolated or scattered showers the holiday weekend but overall 90% looking good.  beaches and coast the seabreeze keeps the worst heat just back.   

Today's Highs

ACY: 89
New Brnswck: 85
BLM: 84
EWR: 84
PHL: 84
TEB: 84
LGA: 84
TTN: 83
NYC: 80
JFK: 79
ISP: 78

Seems like board probkems persist, or just me?

Up to 83 here some breaks in the clouds with the sun pushing up temps.

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 102 (1952)
NYC: 100 (1952)
LGA: 101 (1952)
JFK: 99 (1949)


Lows:

EWR: 55 (1986)
NYC: 56 (1979)
LGA: 56 (1985)
JFK: 54 (1986)

Historical:

 

1888 - Residents of New York suffered through a record heat wave. Daily average temperatures were above 80 degrees for fourteen straight days. The heat wave was a sharp contrast to the severe blizzard in March of that year, which buried the city under nearly two feet of snow. (David Ludlum)

1930: Lightning struck the John B. King drillship in the St. Lawrence River, igniting a storage of dynamite onboard. The resulting explosion killed 30 people and injured 11 others. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1931: Anchorage, Alaska: The temperature soars to 92 °F, their hottest reading of record to date.(Ref. WxDoctor)(David Ludlum)

1952: Record Maximum temperature for Richmond International Airport for the date and for June is 104 °F. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC)

1952: Boston, MA recorded its highest temperature of 100 °F for June. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events)

1954: Under calm winds and a bright sunny sky a killer wave rose suddenly from a placid Lake Michigan sweeping 8 unsuspecting fishermen off a breakwater to their deaths. The water level at Montrose Harbor surged more than 10 feet within a few minutes. The “seiche” was caused by an earlier squall on the lake. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1957: Residents of Cameron, LA went to bed believing that they had plenty of time to evacuate the following morning in advance of what was then Category 2 Hurricane Audrey. Official bulletins from the U.S. Weather Bureau stated that the storm would not come ashore until late the next day. They would be very surprised the next morning to find water covering much of their parish as a 12 foot storm surge was already impacting the area and the center was just offshore. Also, Audrey had intensified rapidly during the night, with the central pressure dropping 35 millibars from the last reconnaissance fix during the day. Winds correspondingly increased to 145 mph and the storm surge rose from an expected 5 to 8 feet to a devastating 12 feet and higher. Additionally, the forward movement of the hurricane increased from 6 to 15 mph, and as residents were told that the hurricane would not strike until the following afternoon. 390 people died and another 192 were missing.

1957: The high temperature at Palm Springs, CA hit 121°; tying their highest temperature set on 6/24 & 6/29/1994. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1961: This was the 10th consecutive day of temperatures in Las Vegas, NV reaching 110° or hotter making this the longest on record.(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1977 - The Human Lightning Conductor, park ranger Roy C. Sullivan, was struck by lightning for the seventh time. He was first hit in 1942, then again in 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1976. (The Weather Channel)

1979: Temperature failed to reach 90° in Washington, DC. during first 6 months of 1979 this hasn't happen since 1886.(Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1980: Severe storms in South Dakota with winds over 60 mph were reported in at least 10 separate counties. The hardest hit area was Mitchell where 100 mph winds slammed into the city wiping out trees, blowing out windows, and damaging the airport. Damage in Mitchell alone exceeded $200,000 dollars. Several locations across the Plains endured record breaking heat including: Dallas (DFW), TX: 113°, Wichita Falls, TX: 113°, Dallas (Love Field), TX: 112°, Wichita, KS: 109°, Waco, TX: 107°, Grand Junction, CO: 106, Houston, TX: 102°, San Antonio, TX: 102°, North Platte, NE: 101°, Corpus Christi: 100° andVictoria, TX: 100°.(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1983 - Record heat prevailed from Texas to Michigan. Alpena MI hit 98 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1985 - A spectacular early morning waterspout developed at 5:20 AM (MST) from a stationary thunderstorm over the south end of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It was visible 20 miles away, and lasted four minutes. (The Weather Channel)

1986: Hurricane Bonnie made landfall on the upper Texas coast. A wind gust to 98 mph occurred at Sea Rim State Park. Ace, Texas recorded a total of 13 inches of rain.

1987 - Hot weather prevailed in the Pacific Northwest. Afternoon highs of 88 degrees at Seattle, WA, 103 degrees at Medford, OR, and 111 degrees at Redding, CA, were records for the date. Cloudy and cool weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The high at Boston, MA, was just 60 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Thirteen cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. In Montana, the record high of 102 degrees at Billings, MT, was their fifteenth of the month, and the high of 108 degrees at Glasgow MT equalled their record for June. Thunderstorms in the Atlantic Coast Region produced wind gusts to 102 mph at Tall Timbers MD. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Central Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley. There were 129 reports of severe weather during the day and night. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Liberal, and hail four inches in diameter at Quinter. Thunderstorms in Wisconsin spawned a tornado at Lake Delton injuring four persons. Lightning struck and killed a woman at Junction City, KS, who had gotten out of her car to photograph the lightning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)crossed northern Mexico), began to spread heavy rain into southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary)

1993: Two miles northwest of Little Sioux, Iowa golf ball size hail completely covered the ground and strong winds caused this hail to drift. The most significant hail damage occurred in Shelby County. Here, a thunderstorm dropped golf ball to softball size hail in a swath about two miles wide and 20 miles long. Baseball size hail covered the ground six miles north of Harlan. Reports of 75% crop destruction were common within this hail swath. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1994: Albuquerque, NM temperature hit 107°, for its hottest temperature ever. The same record was set at Lubbock, TX with 111°. Both Midland and El Paso, TX reached 112°, to both tie their hottest temperatures on record. Daily record highs included: Roswell, NM: 111°, Denver, CO: 104°, Grand Junction, CO: 104 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1998: Severe thunderstorms crossed the Niagara Frontier, the western southern tier and eastern Lake Ontario Region in New York during the early morning hours. The thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds which downed trees and power lines. One-inch hail fell in Batavia. Five to six inches of rain fell in a 200 square mile area sending small streams out of their banks causing several million dollars worth of property damage in the Villages of Arcade and Gowanda. Erie, Wyoming and Cattaraugus counties were declared state and federal disaster areas. In Arcade, 37 were rescued from treetops and rooftops by the Water Rescue Team. Over 130 homes were damaged in Arcade. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1999: 15 inches of rain fell, most of it between 9 PM and midnight, over the Schriever, LA area as thunderstorms continuously redeveloped and “trained” over the same areas. Roads were underwater and about 100 homes were damaged.
The most damaging hailstorm to ever strike Cheyenne County, Wyoming occurred. Hail up to baseball size and winds up to 80 mph devastated much of the western part of the county. Damage to property and crops exceeded $26 million dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2002: Phenomenal flash flooding struck Fort Wayne, IN as thunderstorms developed and re-developed directly over the city for several hours during the evening Times Corner reported 8 inches of rain in three hours. Spy Run Creek rose 9 feet in 8 hours to an all-time record level of 12.3 feet. Three inches of rain fell in 90 minutes. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2006: The maximum rain in 24-hour period was 5.61 inches from 5 AM on June 25th to 5 AM of the 26th at Annandale, VA. This was very near the record of 5.66 inches set on October 7th and 8th 2005. (Ref. Annandale Weather Records - KDCA)

2008: In addition to the 3 confirmed tornadoes, multiple reports of large hail were received over Corson and Dewey Counties, including some to the size of baseballs near the communities of McLaughlin and Isabel. The large hail broke out many home and vehicle windows and damaged many roofs in Dewey, Corson, and Sully Counties. Near Sutton Bay on Lake Oahe, where a wind gust of 92 mph was recorded but close to the intersection of Highways 1804 and 175th street several Western Area Power Administration electrical transmission towers were completely collapsed. This is consistent with wind speeds ranging from 130 to 140 mph. Also of great significance during the event was the peak wind speed of 124 mph recorded at the Onida airport. This wind speed is the strongest wind gust ever measured in the Aberdeen County Warning Area and the 4th strongest wind speed ever reported in South Dakota. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

72 / 67 showers / clouds.   Cloudy today capping temps but still warm into the low - mid 80s any sun pushes it higher / upper 80s. Split weekend with a wet/ cloudy Saturday perhaps 0.5 - >1.00 inches in spots and nice Sunday - dry and near normal.  Trough digs into the west pushing ridge into the Midwest  6/29 - 7/4 peak heat Tue - Fri, with beaches / shore onshore tendency.  Periphery of the ridge yields isolated showers and any MCS coming through spoils parts of the July 4th weekend, but as now the long weekend looks very hot to start and overall warm to hot 4-5-6th but could see storms pop scatteed / isolated.  Beyond there overall warm and next heat push coming in the 7/9 period.

Coming into D 8/9.  Overall looking warm - hot as ridge is regressing a bit so could yield some isolated showers/storms the perid 2-3-4th looks hot especially west / inland of the beaches.  

Todays's High

New Brnswck: 87
PHL: 87
TTN: 85
ACY: 85
LGA: 84
TEB: 84
EWR: 83
BLM: 83
NYC: 83
ISP: 81
JFK: 81

Up to 87 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 101 (2025)
NYC: 99 (1952)
LGA:  99 (1952) / (2025)
JFK: 102 (2025)


Lows:

EWR: 53 (1932)
NYC: 53  (1873)
LGA: 55 (1940)
JFK: 54 (1965)

Historical:

1749 — A general fast was called on account of drought in Massachusetts. It was the year of the famous dry spring in which fields and villages burned. (David Ludlum)

1925 — The mercury hit 101 degrees at Portland, OR, their earliest 100 degree reading of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)

1953 - The temperature at Anchorage soared to 86 degrees, their hottest reading of record. (The Weather Channel)

1957: Hurricane Audrey moved northward, slowly strengthening until the 26th. At that time, a strong upper-level trough led to its acceleration and the hurricane deepened rapidly on its final approach to the Texas/Louisiana border. Audrey became the strongest hurricane on record for June upon landfall, as it reached category four strength. Its acceleration was unanticipated, and despite hurricane warnings in place, 418 people perished in the storm, mainly across southwest Louisiana.

1981: Late afternoon violent thunderstorms moved across the region. Allentown, PA recorded a gust to 77 mph, with quite a few roofs blown off, chimneys toppled, windows blown in, several barns blown over, and innumerable trees felled. Power was interrupted to almost 100,000 customers, some without power for several days. Heavy rain caused flooding and mudslides. Philadelphia, PA received 1.91 inches of rain. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1983: A quarter of an inch of early summer snow was reported near the towns of Sharon and Hartford in the higher terrain of central Vermont. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1987 - Afternoon highs of 97 degrees at Miami, FL, 107 degrees at Medford, OR, and 111 degrees at Redding CA were new records for the date. It was the third of six straight days of record heat for Miami. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Austin, and gusts to 75 mph at Tulsa OK. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Fifty-two cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 100 degrees at Erie, PA, and 104 degrees at Cleveland OH established all- time records for those two locations. Highs of 101 degrees at Flint, MI, 105 degrees at Chicago, IL, and 106 degrees at Fort Wayne, IN, equalled all-time records. Thunderstorms in Idaho produced wind gusts to 100 mph west of Bliss and north of Crouch, injuring 29 persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Tropical depression Allison, the remnants of what was earlier Cosme (a hurricane over the Pacific Ocean which dissipated as it crossed northern Mexico), began to spread heavy rain into southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary)

1990: Borrego Springs, CA hit 122°; their hottest temperature on record. Phoenix, AZ set a daily record high of 120°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1994: Blistering heat prevailed across the southwest deserts as many daily record highs were set including: Yuma, AZ: 119°, Tucson, AZ: 115° and Winslow, AZ: 103 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1995: Flood in Orange, Madison, Green, & Culpeper Co. as they had between 13.00 and 15.00 inches of rain.
A lifeguard at a camping resort S of Myrtle Beach, SC, was hit by a lightning bolt as he was in the process of clearing the beach due to an approaching storm. He survived. Several people nearby noted “tingling sensations” when the bolt struck. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)



2006: The precipitation total on June 25th was 5.31 inches, a new 26 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for a day. The old record was for a calendar day was ONLY 3.86 inches on October 8, 2005.

2006: The maximum one hour rainfall intensity was 2.35 inches on the 25th which shattered the previous record not only for June but for any month. The previous 26-year record was 1.74 inches on July 28, 2000. (Annandale Weather Records)

2008: Missouri:
Thunderstorms deluge northern Missouri and sections of central Illinois with 6 to 8 inches of rain. Linneus, Missouri was hardest hit with 8.61 inches while nearby Ethel reported 7.88 inches and Gallatin 6.80 inches. (Ref. WxDoctor)

76 / 58 clouds to the west likely clouding up by the afternoon.  Friday looks mainly dry / cloudy before storms / showers and next round splits the weekend with Saturday wet 0.5 - >1.00 inches f rain and Sunday looking amazing.  Ridge balloons next week centered over the midwest 6/29 - 7/4 with heat likely focussed (strongest heat) inland from the shore/beaches.   The period Tue - Friday looks like prime - peak heat mid - upper 90s potential with 850 MB temps in the >20c range but again the onshore component and sea-breeze could keep the strongest heat inland.  Beyond there 7/5 - beyond overall warm - hot and the Fourth of July weekend comes into view , looks like the the main threat is isolated storms which appear around the periphery of the ridge Sat - Sun.  But otherise hazy - hot.  NNW flow.

Today's High s:


 

New Brnswck: 86
ACY: 86
EWR: 85
JFK: 85
BLM: 84
PHL: 84
LGA: 83
TEB: 83
ISP: 83
NYC: 82
TTN: 82

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 103 (2025)
NYC: 99 (2025)
LGA: 101 (2025)
JFK: 102 (2025)


Lows:

EWR: 49 (1932)
NYC: 52 (1932)
LGA: 53 (1947)
JFK: 54 (1965)

Historical:

1816 - The cold weather of early June finally gave way to several days of 90 degree heat in Massachusetts, including a reading of 99 degrees at Salem. (David Ludlum)

1924 - Six men at a rock quarry south of Winston-Salem, NC, sought shelter from a thunderstorm. The structure chosen contained a quantity of dynamite. Lightning struck a near-by tree causing the dynamite to explode. The men were killed instantly. (The Weather Channel)

1946: 11.72 inches of rain fell at Mellen, WI during a 24 hour period. This is the greatest 24-hour precipitation total ever recorded in the state. There was flooding on the Bad and White Rivers. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1951 - Twelve inches of hail broke windows and roofs, and dented automobiles, causing more than fourteen million dollars damage. The storm plowed 200 miles from Kingmand County KS into Missouri, with the Wichita area hardest hit. It was the most disastrous hailstorm of record for the state of Kansas. (David Ludlum)

1952 - Thunderstorms produced a swath of hail 60 miles long and 3.5 miles wide through parts of Hand, Beadle, Kingsbury, Miner and Jerauld counties in South Dakota. Poultry and livestock were killed, and many persons were injured. Hail ten inches in circumference was reported at Huron SD. (The Weather Channel)

1957: On the basis of meteorological data and a radio report from a shrimp boat, the Weather Bureau in New Orleans issued the first advisory on a tropical depression in the Bay of Campeche at 10:30pm. The depression was located 300 miles south of Brownsville, TX. The storm would become Hurricane Audrey, moving northward over the next three days and striking near the Louisiana/Texas border causing extreme damage and loss of life.

1957: Palm Springs, CA hit 121°, equaling their highest temperature for June (6/26/1957 & 6/29/1994).

1960: A tornado at Schenectady, NY destroyed 16 homes with over 300 homes suffering major damage. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1967: Sheridan, WY fell to 32°, their latest freeze on record; the high temperature the previous day was only 47°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1975: An Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 crashed at JFK airport in New York City. 113 of the 124 people on board the aircraft died. Researcher Theodore Fujita studied the incident and discovered that the crash was caused by a microburst. His research lead to improved air safety. The tower never experienced the microburst, which was held back by a seabreeze front. The plane crashed 2,400 feet short of the runway. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1980: Not even a desert location. For 11 straight days (6/24 - /05) Wichita Falls, TX, set daily record high temperatures; 7 days had highs greater or equal to 113 degrees. Its all-time record high of 117 degrees was set on the 28th, and its all-time record high low of 85 degrees was set on 7/02.

1987 - Thunderstorms spawned six tornadoes in eastern Colorado. Baseball size hail was reported near Yoder, CO, and thunderstorm winds gusting to 92 mph derailed a train near Pratt, KS. The town of Gould, OK, was soaked with nearly an inch and a half of rain in just ten minutes. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Forty-three cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Valentine NE reported an all-time record high of 110 degrees, and highs of 102 degrees at Casper, WY, 103 degrees at Reno, NV, and 106 degrees at Winnemucca, NV, were records for the month of June. Highs of 98 degrees at Logan, UT, and 109 degrees at Rapid City, SD, equalled June records. Lightning killed twenty-one cows near Conway, SC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a warm front produced severe weather from Colorado and New Mexico to Kansas and Nebraska. Thunderstorms spawned seven tornadoes, and produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Wood River, NE, and hail three inches in diameter at Wheeler, KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1991: 3.50 inches of rain fell in 28 minutes at Scranton, ND. There were also 1.5 foot drifts of marble size hail. Front end loaders were needed to clear the streets. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1992: A tropical depression in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico produced periods of heavy rainfall over southwest and west central Florida from this date through the 30th. Four-day rainfall totals (25th-28th) of as much as 25 inches were recorded, with 8 to 14 inches common. 70 homes were destroyed by floodwaters, and the combination of winds, waves and tides led to significant beach erosion and undermining of seawalls in some locations. Two flood-related deaths occurred on the 29th - a man drowned in his flooded front yard in Manatee County and a man was crushed to death between two gasoline storage tanks dislodged by floodwaters at an auto service shop in Charlotte County. All-time record flood crest on the 29th at Myakka St. Park on the Myakka River. Flood waters did not fully recede in some areas until the end of June. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
 

1996: A woman was checking the circuit breaker box in her garage when lightning struck. The ensuing power surge slammed the woman against a vehicle, knocking her unconscious for a short period of time.(Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)


1996: Severe weather pounded much of the Mid Atlantic Coast with Washington, DC especially hard hit. Numerous reports of tornadoes, funnel clouds, damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain were reported. Tornadoes were reported in Upperville, Middleburg, Manassas, Centreville and Fairfax City, VA. There were numerous reports of downed trees and damage to structures across Northern Virginia and the Eastern Shore area of Maryland. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1997: Charleston, WV, finally hit 90° for the first time this year. The last 90-degree day was back on 5/19/1996, totaling 400 days in which it stayed below 90°. That is their longest stretch this century between 90 degree days. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1998: In Grayson County, VA about 3.5 miles northeast of Whitetop, at 5:15 pm, Three youths were injured by lightning. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)

1998: An unusually damaging wind event occurred during the late night and early morning hours in southwestern Iowa. Winds were sustained at 30-50 mph for over an hour at several locations, including Creston, Shenandoah, Clarinda and Red Oak, IA. Shenandoah, IA reported a gust to 80 mph. Two factors are surmised to have caused the event. First, light showers had moved through the area left lots of hot, dry air aloft between 4,000-10,000 feet. When rain fell through the dry air, it cooled, which made it heavier and resulted in strong downdrafts and high winds. Secondly, winds between 600-5,000 feet were quite strong and the momentum of these winds dropped to the surface causing higher winds. The wind event was accompanied by dramatic rises in temperature. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2003: A large F4 tornado destroyed the community of Manchester, SD. It was part of a swarm of nearly 60 tornadoes that touched down across eastern South Dakota. An armored camera placed in the path of the tornado by the National Geographic Society was blown nearly 500 feet and destroyed. Very little usable video was recorded. Meanwhile, researcher Tim Samaras deployed a measurement probe just 70 seconds before the twister struck it. The probe measured a pressure drop of 100 millibars, the largest ever recorded. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2010: The maximum temperature today at the Richmond International Airport was 102 °F which not only broke the record high temperature for the date, but was close to the 104 °F record maximum for the month of June set in 1952. 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 hotter temperatures the record was 20 in 1943. 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. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC)

2011: The 2011 Souris River flood in Minot, already predicted to be the biggest in recorded history, was predicted Thursday to get even bigger. According to the latest estimate, there will be some 29,000 cfs moving through Minot by Saturday (Ref. Grand Forks Herald Newspaper)

2016: June 22-24. Part of a severe weather outbreak that produced over two dozen tornadoes from Illinois to West Virginia, up to 10 inches of rain fell in just 12-24 hours on June 23, setting off West Virginia's third deadliest flood. Twenty-three people lost their lives.


2025: marked one of the most intense heat events ever recorded across the New York City metropolitan area as a historic heat dome pushed temperatures to record and near-record levels. Newark reached 103°F, JFK hit 102°F, LaGuardia climbed to 101°F, and Central Park officially reached 99°F, with all sites setting daily records and several establishing or tying their hottest June temperatures ever observed. The extreme heat was accompanied by unusually warm overnight lows, making it one of the most oppressive heat waves in modern regional weather history.

70 / 57 great one on top nicest day of the next 3  with clouds returning Thursday and showers/storms Fri and a cloudy wetter Saturday.  By Sunday we dry out and the ridge is building to our west into the Mid West > 594 DM.  The period 6/29 - 7/4 overall warm to hot,  some tendency for NE / onshore along the shore/beaches with strongest heat inland.  With a small pull back then overall warm to hot beyond there in the 7/7 - beyond.

Clearing in time for sunset

On 6/12/2016 at 9:26 AM, SACRUS said:

With just about 3 weeks to go the holiday will slowly start showing up on some long range forecasts

Past July 4th's  

 

 

Year.   23..21..20..19..18..17...16..15...14...13...12....11....10...09...08....07....06...05....04...03...02...01...00...99...98...97...96...95..94...93
 EWR: 91..84..87...89...89...88...84...79...76...91...97...92...101...83...81....73...89...80...87...94...100...81....88...99...86...88...72...84..86..97
 LGA:. 87..79..88...93...84...87...86...75...74...91....95...88....98....81...80....73...92...82...83...93...98....81....84...95...86...87...73...84..83..92
 TTN:  85..79..89...91...91...86...82...75...75...84....88...95....99....81...80....74...89...84...89...92...97....82....87...99...85...84...73...81..83..92
 JFK:  85..75..85....87...86...85...82...80...76....84...89...86....101...83...82....72...86..78...79...92...99....75....81...97...82...89...74...80..83..96
 NYC: 85..77.. 87...90...86...85...84...75...74...87....92...86....96....79...78....71...87...83...82...92...96....79....84...96...84...85...71...84..86..95

 

 

 

July 4th weekend starting Jul 3rd coming into day 11 range .    Ridge buiding into the east / centered into the Midwest OH by Jun 30 - Jul 4th.  Coast/beaches/shore could see more onshore with heat inland.  Plenty of time as of now Euro / GFS both warm and look ok for the 4th , ridge is centered west so watch for isolated tstroms type of pattern.

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 101 (2025)
NYC: 96 (1888) / 96 (2025)
LGA: 99 (1988)
JFK: 94 (2010)

Lows:

EWR: 51 (1992)
NYC: 49 (1918)
LGA: 53 (1940)
JFK: 52 (1992)


Historical:

1586: Sir Francis Drake arrived near Roanoke Island, only to be greeted by a storm. It was described as "extraordinary" and lasted three days. His fleet was in great danger during the tempest. The Primrose broke its 250-pound anchor. Hail the size of hen eggs pelted the colony. Waterspouts also threatened the mariners. The settlers evacuated back to England soon after the storm. (Ref. for Storm of 1586)

1902 - The temperature at Volcano Springs, CA, soared to 129 degrees to set a June record for the U.S. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)

1944 - Four tornadoes killed 153 persons and caused five million dollars damage in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. The tornadoes formed during the evening and moved southeast along parallel paths flattening everything in their way. The town of Shinnston WV was leveled, and was left with the majority of the causalities. Until that time it was believed that damaging tornadoes did not travel across mountainous terrain. (David Ludlum)

1944: The deadliest and strongest tornado in the state of West Virginia occurred on this day. The Shinnston Tornado that ravaged a path of destruction from Shinnston to Cheat Mountain, then on to Maryland and ending in Pennsylvania in the Allegheny Mountains, is the only twister to produce F4 damage in West Virginia. This tornado killed 103 people. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.

1954: The temperature climbed to a high of 102 degrees setting a record for the date for Denver, CO. (Ref. Denver, CO Weather History)

 

1957 - A few miles west of Fort Stockton TX, softball size hail injured 21 persons unable to find shelter, mostly farm laborers. Some livestock were killed. (The Weather Channel)

1962: Lightning struck and injured a man near Buffalo, southwest of Denver, CO while he was riding in the back of a pick-up truck. He suffered multiple bruises...cuts...and shock. (Ref. Denver, CO Weather History)

1975: Hail up to 3/4 inch in diameter fell at Stapleton International Airport and over other parts of metro Denver, CO. Four funnel clouds were sighted: 10 miles northeast of Denver and south of Boulder and southeast of Boulder and south of Aurora. (Ref. Denver, CO Weather History)

1981: A thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 60 mph in Lttleton, CO. (Ref. Denver, CO Weather History)

1982: Two separate bolts of lightning injured three men in southwest Denver, CO and two buildings were also damaged. (Ref. Denver, CO Weather History)

1987 - A massive hailstorm hit eastern Colorado causing an estimated 60 to 70 million dollars damage. At La Junta, CO, hail as large as softballs caused 37 million dollars damage. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Thirty-four cities reported record high temperatures for the date. The reading of 90 degrees at Bluefield, WV, equalled their record for the month of June. The record high of 104 degrees at Billings, MT, was their thirteenth of the month. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Six cities in the High Plains Region reported record low temperatures for the date, including Sheridan, WY, with a reading of 38 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms in the eastern U.S. deluged New Castle County, DE, with 2.5 inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary)

1993: Non-convective high winds developed along the front range foothills near Denver, CO. Wind gusts to 70 mph were common near the foothills with numerous tree limbs broken by the winds. (Ref. Denver, CO Weather History)

1999: Hail as large as 1 inch in diameter was measured in the city of Denver, CO with 3/4 inch hail in Littleton, CO. (Ref. Denver, CO Weather History)

2011: Damage shots from the Downers Grove EF-1 tornado Tuesday evening June 23, 2011 11:19 PM | An EF-1 tornado that went through the Downers Grove, Illinois during the evening west of the Chicago area. Greg states that the tornado began about 1 mile from his house in Woodridge, Illinois in the worst thunderstorm Chicago has had since August 2008. A weak EF1 tornado with 90-100mph winds was confirmed over Downers Grove. The tornado tracked literally right over Guy’s house where we have our poker nights every so often. Luckily his house was not damaged, unlike some of his neighbors.

2016: June 22-24. Part of a severe weather outbreak that produced over two dozen tornadoes from Illinois to West Virginia, up to 10 inches of rain fell in just 12-24 hours on June 23, setting off West Virginia's third deadliest flood. Twenty-three people lost their lives.

70 / 68 clouds mist / fog.  Clouds linger today with another round of rain / showers before the low moves out later today.  Gorgeous Wed/ Thu coming up before next round of showers Friday and splitting the weekend with a wet/cloudy Saturday and nice Sunday.   Overall warmer to close the month as ridge builds over the midwest heat focussed more inland as onshore NE tendency along the coast/shores, but next round of heat possibly 6/29 - 7/4.  Take a look at the July Fourth 7/3 - 7/6 weekend period as it comes more into range.  

6/23 : Cloudy / more showers
6/24 - 6/25 :  Dry/ near normal
6/26 - 6/2 7 :   Next shot at rain
6/28 - 7/4 :  Ridge ovrerall warmer - hot (inland form the beaches)
7/5 - beyond :  Overall warm / humid 

Today's Highs


PHL: 89
TTN: 85
ACY: 84
New Brnswck: 82
TEB: 81
BLM: 79
EWR: 76
ISP: 74
LGA: 74
JFK: 74

NYC: 73

On 6/15/2026 at 8:50 AM, SACRUS said: