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They have been delayed until 9:02. Weather conditions will determine if there are further delays.

Today, JFK Airport reached 100° for the third consecutive day. That ties the record for the longest such streak, which was set during July 2-4, 1966. Thunderstorms are possible this evening. Tomorrow will be noticeably cooler with highs reaching the upper 70s or lower 80s. A soaking rain is likely Monday into Tuesday. The potential exists for a general 0.50"-1.50" rainfall with locally higher amounts. Highs will reach the middle and upper 70s on both days. It will turn warmer to end the week. No excessive heat appears likely through mid-month. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +3.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.8°C for the week centered around June 24. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.60°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.37°C. The ongoing El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer. The SOI is not available due to data feed issues. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.855 today.

11, 1930.

A short but severe heatwave will continue to scorch the region into the start of the weekend. However, the most severe heat has already occurred yesterday and today. Through 5 pm, highs included: Allentown: 101° Atlantic City: 105° (old record: 104°, 1966) Baltimore: 102° Boston: 100° Georgetown: 102° (old record: 101°, 1954) Harrisburg: 103° Hartford: 98° Islip: 98° Manchester: 97° New York City-Central Park: 98° New York City-JFK Airport: 100° New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 100° Newark: 102° Philadelphia: 102° Poughkeepsie: 101° Providence: 98° (tied record set 2002) Raleigh: 101° (tied record set in 2012) Reading: 102° Trenton: 101° Washington, DC: 102° (old record: 101°, 1872, 1873 and 1966) Wilmington, DE: 102° (tied record set in 1966) A few areas could see a thunderstorm this evening. Tomorrow will be a few degrees cooler, but still very hot. Temperatures will likely peak in the middle to perhaps upper 90s. Some showers or thunderstorms are possible, especially late in the day. Sunday will turn a bit cooler with readings returning to near normal levels. A soaking rain is possible Monday into Tuesday. The potential exists for a general 0.50"-1.50" rainfall. Highs will reach the middle and upper 70s on both days. It will turn warmer to end the week. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +3.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.8°C for the week centered around June 24. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.60°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.37°C. The ongoing El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer. The SOI is not available due to data feed issues. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +1.312 today.

July 2-3, 2026 is only the third such case. The others were: July 2-3, 1966 and July 6-7, 2010.

The wind shifted back offshore and the temperature rocketed. It shows just how hot this air mass is.

Harrisburg (though not in the Philly CWA) and Newark, too.

Newark has reached 100°.

Sunrise this morning. The temperature at Larchmont Harbor at sunrise was 86°.

107 on July 3, 1966.

There are three notable exceptions for the New York City area where 100° heat returned: 1949, 1953, and 1955.

A short but severe heatwave will continue to scorch the region into the start of the weekend. Through 5 pm, highs included: Albany: 95° Allentown: 101° Atlantic City: 103° (old record: 100°, 1966) Baltimore: 101° Bangor: 93° (tied record set in 1941) Boston: 101° (old record: 98°, 1963) Bridgeport: 98° Burlington: 96° Caribou: 91° (tied record set in 2014) Concord: 97° Harrisburg: 102° Hartford: 100° (old record: 99°, 1966) Islip: 96° Manchester: 97° (old record: 95°, 1968) New Brunswick: 104° New York City-Central Park: 100° (tied record set in 1966) New York City-JFK Airport: 102° (old record: 101°, 1966) New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 104° (old record: 101°, 2016) Newark: 105° (old record: 103°, 1901) Philadelphia: 103° (tied record set in 1901) Portland: 96° Poughkeepsie: 103° (old record: 97°, 1966) Providence: 99° (old record: 98°, 1941) Raleigh: 98° Reading: 102° (tied record set in 1966) Richmond: 96° Scranton: 98° (tied record set in 1901 and tied in 1966) Sterling: 98° (tied record set in 1966) Trenton: 101° (tied record set in 1901) Washington, DC: 102° (old record: 101°, 1898) White Plains: 98° (old record: 97°, 1968) Wilmington, DE: 103° (old record: 98°, 1941 and 1966) Worcester: 94° Tomorrow will be another brutally hot day with the temperature peaking in the 100°-105° range. Some locally hotter temperatures are possible. Saturday will be a few degrees cooler, but still very hot. Some showers or thunderstorms are possible, especially late in the day. Sunday will turn a bit cooler with readings returning to near normal levels. Somewhat below normal readings with highs in the lower 80s are likely early next week. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +3.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.8°C for the week centered around June 24. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.60°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.37°C. The ongoing El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer. The SOI was -1.91 today. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +1.539 today.

Both LaGuardia Airport and Newark hit 104° today.

July 22, 2011