July 2023

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Records

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 102 (1980)
NYC: 101 (1980)
LGA: 101 (1991)

Lows:

EWR:   59 (1997)
NYC: 55 (1890)
LGA: 61 (1997)

 

Historical:

 

1915: A record high temperature of 115 degrees occurred in Yosemite Valley at the National Park Headquarters, California (around 4,000 feet elevation). This reading was the warmest day in a streak of 7 consecutive days of 110 degrees or higher at Yosemite Valley from the 19th through the 25th.

1930 - The temperature at Washington D.C. soared to an all-time record of 106 degrees. The next day Millsboro reached 110 degrees to set a record for the state of Delaware. July 1930 was one of the hottest and driest summers in the U.S., particularly in the Missouri Valley where severe drought conditions developed. Toward the end of the month state records were set for Kentucky with 114 degrees, and Mississippi with 115 degrees. (David Ludlum)

1934 - The temperature at Keokuk, IA, soared to 118 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

1953 - Twenty-two inches of hail reportedly fell northeast of Dickinson, ND. (The Weather Channel)

1986 - The temperature at Charleston, SC, hit 104 degrees for the second day in a row to tie their all-time record high. (The Weather Channel)

 

1977: A flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on this day in 1977, killing 84 people and causing millions of dollars in damages. This flood came 88 years after the infamous Great Flood of 1889 that killed more than 2,000 people in Johnstown. 

1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 87 mph at Mosinee, WI, and strong thunderstorm winds capsized twenty-six boats on Grand Traverse Bay drowning two women. Thunderstorms produced nine inches of rain at Shakopee, MN, with 7.83 inches reported in six hours at Chaska, MN. Thunderstorms in north central Nebraska produced hail as large as golf balls in southwestern Cherry County, which accumulated to a depth of 12 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - The temperature at Redding, CA, soared to an all-time record high of 118 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms produced much needed rains from New England to southern Texas. Salem, IN, was deluged with 7.2 inches of rain resulting in flash flooding. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Showers and thunderstorms in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region soaked Wilmington, DE, with 2.28 inches of rain, pushing their total for the period May through July past the previous record of 22.43 inches. Heavy rain over that three month period virtually wiped out a 16.82 inch deficit which had been building since drought conditions began in 1985. Thunderstorms in central Indiana deluged Lebanon with 6.50 inches of rain in twelve hours, and thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 84 mph at Flagler Beach. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

2005: Hurricane Emily made landfall in northern Mexico. When the central pressure fell to 29.43 inches of mercury, and its sustained winds reached 160 mph on the 16th, Emily became the strongest hurricane ever to form before August, breaking a record set by Hurricane Dennis just six days before. It was also the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, beating Hurricane Allen's old record by nearly three weeks.

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[Stormlover74]

Just landed in Charleston so going to miss whatever comes through tomorrow am. Sitting on the tarmac due to lightning.  Landed just as the storm was moving out

[TriPol]

Will this line hold together as it approaches NYC?

[Rtd208]

High for the day yesterday was 90 here.

Current temp 72/DP 70/RH 93%

[SnoSki14]

2 hours ago, TriPol said:

Will this line hold together as it approaches NYC?

It's already weakening so unlikely.

Timing isn't great 

[Tatamy]

Line has passed through here.  Nothing out of the ordinary.  0.33” collected in the rain gauge.  About an hour’s worth of CTC that I actually slept through.  Highest wind gust 16 mph.  Yawn.

[stemwinder]

Line has passed through Princeton area, much weaker than earlier radar indicated.  Back to bed for a bit.   

[Rmine1]

Yawn. SNJ FTW. Most won’t even see a drop 

[BxEngine]

5 minutes ago, Rmine1 said:

Yawn. SNJ FTW. Most won’t even see a drop 

go back to bed. 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Pretty meh on the uws, couple rumbles and some moderate rain. What do you expect from a line that survived from yesterday’s heating. We should have more Chances later when instability rebuilds. 

[IrishRob17]

.16" worth of drops up here, way north of SNJ.

[Allsnow]

.15 meh 

[steve392]

Decent quick hitting storm in little ferry.  Lots of rain and thunder.  Will check rain gauge later.

[Allsnow]

Short term models have nothing for later today 

[FPizz]

.20

[Allsnow]

3 hours ago, Will - Rutgers said:

some infrequent heat lightning i’m storm chasing from my balcony, line just about entering hunterdon.  i assume this line is the entirety of the friday storm threat

5.32 of rain so far this month at Rutgers 

[jm1220]

Maybe a quick 0.10-0.15 here. 

[winterwarlock]

Looks like the forecast will bust badly

[Allsnow]

Just now, winterwarlock said:

Looks like the forecast will bust badly

This rain is killing your summer 

[MJO812]

Thunderstorms this morning here in Brooklyn .

[MJO812]

3 hours ago, SnoSki14 said:

It's already weakening so unlikely.

Timing isn't great 

I had heavy rain this morning with loud thunder. 

[CIK62]

The next 8 days are averaging    81degs.(73/90) or +3.

Month to date is    79.4[+2.0].      Should be 79.8[+2.3] by the 29th.

Reached 86 here yesterday at 4pm.

Today:  77-81, wind n e., cloudy, Rain possible till 8pm, clearing, 70 tomorrow AM.

74*(99%RH) here at 7am.        78* at 11am.      81* at Noon.      85* at 4pm-H.I. is 94.    86* at 4:30pm-H.I. is 96       92* at 6pm-H.I. is 102.       Reached 93* at 6:30pm-H.I. is 103.       83* at 8pm.

[JerseyWx]

Ton of thunder, lightning, and heavy rain woke me around 5am.  Got about 0.61" total so far.

[Cfa]

Non-accumulating raindrops, line completely DOA here.

[SACRUS]

 

71 / 69 rain moved through and clouds starting to break.  Could shape up to be a fairly pleasant day but chances of storms continue as front moves through and trough settles in.  Brief reprieve before the humid / furnace returns and enters to end the month.  Sat (7/22) - Tue (7/25) looks very nice near normal (mid - upper 80s) and mainly dry / rain free through Tue (7/25 AM).

 

Western ridge continues to flex pieces of heat east and as the trough over the northeast lifts out and splits due to the backing Western Atlantic Ridge the warm southwest flow will heat the region up Wed (7/26) to close the month.  As the transition occurs return of storms and humidity.  Strong heat from the west >18c peaking >20c in the period will bring the hottest weather of the summer so far.  We'll see with recent heavy rains if the century mark is feasible or out of the question.

 

Beyond there overall warm and humid a strong heat is nearby and trough is back into the GL/NE.  Western Atlantic Ridge will be watched building  west into early August.

 

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Records:

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 103 (2011) intense heat in 2011 was peaking
NYC: 104 (1977) 
LGA: 100 (2019)


Lows:

EWR:  58 (1951)
NYC: 55 (1890)
LGA: 62 (1974)

 

Historical:

 

1911 - The temperature at Painter, WY, dipped to 10 degrees to equal the record low for July for the continental U.S. (The Weather Channel)

1934 - The temperature reached 109 degrees at Cincinnati, OH, to cap their hottest summer of record. The state record for Ohio was established that day with a reading of 113 degrees near the town of Gallipolis. (David Ludlum)

1975 - Six inches of rain fell across Mercer County, NJ, in just ten hours causing the worst flooding in twenty years. Assunpink Creek crested eleven feet above flood stage at Hamilton and Trenton, the highest level of record. Traffic was brought to a standstill, and railway service between New York City and Washington D.C. was cut off for two days. Flooding left 1000 persons homeless, and caused an estimated 25 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Utah to North Dakota, spawning a dozen tornadoes in North Dakota. Thunderstorms in North Dakota also produced baseball size hail at Clifford which caused four million dollars damage, and high winds which toppled a couple of eighty foot towers cutting off power to the town of Blanchard. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

1987: An F4 tornado ravages the Teton Wilderness and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The tornado's violent winds destroy millions of trees on a 24.3-mile  track that traverses the Continental Divide at an elevation of 10,170 feet.

1988 - While cool air invaded the central U.S., unseasonably hot weather continued over the western states. The temperature at Spring Valley, NV, soared from a morning low of 35 degrees to an afternoon high of 95 degrees. Fallon, NV, reported an all-time record high of 108 degrees, and Death Valley, CA, reported their sixth straight day of 120 degree heat. (The Weather Channel) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Afternoon thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 92 mph at Jacksonville, damaging thirteen light planes at Herlong Field. Five cities in Texas reported record low temperatures for the date. Corpus Christi, TX, equalled their record low for the date with a reading of 71 degrees, and then tied their record high for the date that afternoon with a reading of 97 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

 

[qg_omega]

looks like nice day today shaping up

[forkyfork]

22 hours ago, forkyfork said:

that's probably going to ruin any chances for later in the day

bump. models cut way down on instability 

[Brian5671]

crazy downpour here right now...