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Our record high for today is 100 degrees (1998). The record low is 50 degrees (1895). Our daily rainfall record is the 1.76" that fell back in 1926.

The record high for today is 100 degrees set back in 1954. Our record low is the 51 degrees set today in 1904. Daily rainfall record is the 2.98" from 1928.

Only picked up 0.05" of rain yesterday. Still above normal for the year but falling behind so far here in July. The record high today is 97 degrees (1954). Our record low is 53 degrees (2001). Of note that 53 degree record low is the warmest record low temperature of any date during the calendar year. In fact there are only 10 days (all here in July) where the record low in not at least in the 40's. Daily record rainfall for today is 2.52" (1975).

Our low this AM was 62.6. We should again fail to reach 90 across most of the higher spots of Chester County today. We have still yet to record even one such day this summer. The last summer we failed to record even one day over 90 degrees were the back to back summers of 2014 and 2015. This would be the 4th non-90 summer in just the last 19 years if we fail to reach that mark. Of note in 2015 while we recorded zero 90+ days... the Philadelphia Airport recorded 37 such days! Today's record high is the 96 degrees set today in 1936. Our record coldest temp was the 48 degrees in 1945. Record daily rainfall was 3.58" today back in 2004.

Beautiful day across the entire area!! Here in Chesco both my 2 stations (VP2 and Ambient) along with the Downingtown observer at 590 feet could not escape the 70's this PM...of note all 3 locations were chillier today than Mount Pocono who hit a 79 degree high. Just a beautiful stretch of weather!!

Yikes my point and click now has only 85 tomorrow....could this be yet another summer that we never see even one 90 degree day in higher spots of Chester County Pa?? Whatever happened to the warming we all expected??

As mentioned here in Chester County PA yesterday some spots like East Nantmeal remained in the 70's - well below our normal high in the low to mid-80's. This morning low temps across almost all spots in the county were in the mid to upper 50's with East Nantmeal being one of the warmer spots at just 58.8. Today will likely be our 5th consecutive below normal day...in fact that will make 23 of the last 33 days running below normal across the county. Our record high today is 99 from that hot summer of 1936. The record low was set on this date way back in 1898 at 45 degrees. Record daily rainfall was set today in 2009 when we received 2.09" of rain.

Or maybe zero 90+ days in Chester County!

Hello All, I am not sure which forum to use for this question. I have detailed daily data for my area from 1894 to Present. I have in in an excel file and run pivot tables to do analytics. However, does anyone know of a tool that can use this data to run queries and get returns such a quick search that will identify the highest and lowest monthly temps by month and associate the year in the output. Either my limited pivot table skills or function limitations don't seem to allow the association in pivot tables. I get simple ranking lists. Any help or direction would be most appreciated! Thank you! Paul

Today's highs temps may struggle to escape the 70's in many spots across the county. Back in 1936 that was far from the observed weather. On this day in 1936 (and on the 9th) the highest recorded temperature in Pennsylvania history (since 1887) was observed when Phoenixville in Chester County topped out at 111 degrees! While Phoenixville is the lowest spot in the county. It should be noted that even some of the relatively higher spots like West Chester (105 degrees) and Coatesville (104 degrees) exceeded the century mark on that hot July 11th. Our record low for today is the chilly 48 in 1983. Record daily rainfall is the 3.23" that fell on this date in 1931.

So far today we have received 0.66" of rain. That puts us at 87% of normal rain for the month and 103% to normal for the year to date. Today's record high temperature is 103 degrees set back in 1936. Our record lowest temperature is the 48 degrees set in 1984. The daily rainfall record is the 2.00" that fell in 1935.

he record high for today is 96 degrees from 1937. Our record low is 49 degrees from 1954. Daily record rainfall was the 3.12" that fell back in 1947.

We received 0.25" of rain overnight. Today's record high is 98 degrees set back in 1900. The record low is 49 degrees from 1940. Our daily record rainfall is the 2.23" that fell on this date in 1907.

Today's Western Chester County record high temperature is 102 degrees set in 1919. The record low was the 47 degree reading back in 1909. Our daily record rainfall is the 2.95" that fell in 1965.

Been a while since my last article for the local newsletter....below is my catch up since September 2021. Hello again from Paul at the East Nantmeal PA Weather Station www.chescowx.com. Be sure to follow me on the Chester County Weather Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/chescowx and at https://twitter.com/ChescoWx where I am tweeting daily climate reports and forecast updates for our beautiful Township. It has been a while since the last New Sweetwater Reporter at the end of September, So, let’s do a quick climate summary for 2021 and some weather highlights so far here in 2022. 2021 Climate Summary Average High Temperature: 62.3 degrees (+0.6 above normal) Average Low Temperature: 46.8 degrees (+3.6 above normal) Average Temperature:54.6 degrees (+2.2 above normal) Highest Temperature: 91.2 on June 30th Lowest Temperature: 15.0 on the February 8th Total Precipitation: 51.56” (+1.43” above normal) Total Snowfall: 42.0” (6.0” above normal) 90-degree days: (3) which is 8 days below normal Growing Season (Freeze Free days): 197 days (8 days more than normal) 2022 has been running slightly colder (0.4 degrees) than normal over the first 6 months of the year. Overall, we have seen three above normal temperature months and three below normal months. January was our coldest (26.6 degrees avg. temp) 1st month of the year since 2015 (26.2 degrees), it also featured our coldest temperature 6.1 degrees on the 16th that we had experienced since the 3.2 low temperature on February 1, 2019. January would also be the only month of the 2021/22 winter season to have above normal snowfall. The 12.9” of snow that fell is 2.4” above our normal for the month. We would rebound with above normal February and March temperature months, but with below normal snowfall and precipitation in general. We finished the winter season with only 20.5” of snow which his well below our normal seasonal fall of 36.2” With the first full month of spring, we began to see increasing and above normal precipitation which was perfect timing for the many farmers and outdoor gardens across the township. Over the spring months of April, May, and June only May would deliver above normal temperatures. Of note so far here in East Nantmeal Township we have yet to record our first day over 90 degrees. Unsurprisingly through July 4th at the PHL International Airport they have already recorded eleven such days. One of the benefits of living in a rural and somewhat higher elevation area such as our township is that over the last 18 years, we have averaged only 4 days over 90 in a typical summer, whereas at the airport in Philadelphia they have averaged 29 such days over that same exact time frame. I hope all of you enjoy the rest of the summer! For those looking forward to cooler days, keep in mind that our warmest average day of the year is July 18th (75.7 avg. temp) at which point we will then begin a slow fall in temperatures that will continue until January 21st (32.5 avg. temp). Until next time all the best - Paul “Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise” Ben Franklin

Happy 4th of July to everyone! Our record hottest holiday was the 101 degree high temperature back in 1919. Our chilliest 4th was the 45 degree morning low back in 1986. The record rainfall occurred just 3 years ago with the 1.89" that fell today back in 2019.

Record high for today is 102 degrees from 1966. The record low is 47 degrees back in 1929. Our record daily rainfall is the 3.19" in 1978.

Temperature has dropped 10 degrees here in Sea Isle City NJ in last 20 minutes with the sea breeze kicking in off the unseasonably chilly 58 degree water this AM

Our record high for today is 103 set way back in 1901. The record low is the 46 degree reading today back in 1957. Our daily record rainfall is the 1.78" that fell in 1967.

Also incoming in NW Chesco...

Here in Chester County we finished June with an average temperature of 68.0 degrees.. This is 1.4 degrees below our average June temperature. This June was the 30th coldest June since record keeping began back in 1888 here in Chester County. The coldest June on record was the 65.2 average temp back in 1907. The warmest June was the 78.0 average temperature back in 1943. It was also our chilliest first month of summer since 2012. We have still recorded no 90+ days this season. Our warmest temperature in June was the 86.7 degree reading on the 17th. Our coldest temp was the 49.5 low on the 20th. Precipitation for June was exactly average at 4.15"

Beauty of a day to be in or near the water. Low 80's inland across most of Chester County PA. Down the shore the sea breeze front crossed the island during the 11am hour....this helped knock temps down from our earlier high of 86.2 in Sea Isle City NJ to the upper 70's with a steady SE breeze.

Today should be only our 11th above normal day during the entire month of June. We will finish the month with our first below average June since back in 2016. The record high for today is 98 degrees set back in 1959. Our record low is the 45 degrees on this date in 1988. The record daily rainfall is the 2.29" that fell 101 years ago today back in June 1921.

The record high for today is also the earliest recorded 100 degree temperature in Chester County history. We hit the century mark on this date in 1934. Our record low is the 49 degree reading from 1988. Record rainfall is the 2.40" set back in 1973.

Record high today is 95 degrees set back in 1959. Our record low was 48 degrees from 1970. The record daily rainfall was the 1.94" back in 1975. We are heading for our 3rd below normal month during the 1st 6 months of 2022