July 2026

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 103 (1999)
NYC: 101 (1999)
LGA: 100 (1999)
JFK: 102 (1999)
New Brnswck: 100 (1999)


Lows:

EWR: 54 (1979)
NYC: 53 (1979)
LGA: 56 (1979)
JFK: 56 (1979)
New Brnswck: 47 (1909)


Historical:

1643: A violent windstorm hit the Plymouth Colony. The "sudden gust" downed trees and killed one Native American. This may have been the first documented American tornado or microburst. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1816: In parts of New England and the Middle Atlantic, crop damage was severe and fruit trees were killed. In PA ice was found the thickness of window glass.  In Savannah, Georgia the temperature dropped into the 40's on July 4th.  (p. 33 Washington Weather Book 2002 by Ambrose, Henry, Weiss)

1882: A trace of snow was observed at Newton, NJ and other locations in the northeast. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1891 - Sixteen horses were killed by hail, and many more have to be put to death due to injuries from a hailstorm at Rapid City, SD. (The Weather Channel)

1900 - A spectacular three day fire began when a bolt of lightning struck a refinery in Bayonne NJ. (David Ludlum)

 

1905: Washington Weather Bureau Office had 2.77 inches rain in one hour, 3.33 inches in two hours and 4.01 inches in 12 hours. The storm total was 4.64 inches in Baltimore, MD  (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1916 - A hurricane produced 82 mph winds, an 11.6 foot tide, and a barometric pressure of 28.92 inches at Mobile, AL. (David Ludlum)

1936: South Dakota recorded its hottest temperature ever with a reading of 120° at Gannvalley. This same day Sioux Falls reached 109°, their second hottest temperature on record. Three of the 4 hottest days on record in Sioux Falls occurred during the Dust Bowl summer of 1936. (Ref. Lowest and Highest Temperatures for the 50 States)
 

1937 - The temperature at Medicine Lake, MT, soared to 117 degrees to establish a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1937 - Midale and Yellow Grass in Saskatchewan hit 113 degrees to establish an all-time record high for Canada that same day. (The Weather Channel)


1967: Canadian high pressure continued to bring record lows to parts of the upper Midwest. Daily record lows included: Duluth, MN: 36°, Rochester, MN: 42°, Rockford, IL: 43°, Asheville, NC: 46°, Bristol, TN: 48°, Richmond, VA: 52°, Knoxville, TN: 54°, Wallops Island, VA: 56°, Charlotte, NC: 57 °F.  (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1970: The morning low at Death Valley, CA was 103 degrees and the high that afternoon was 120 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

1972: Temperatures fell to record lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s across the Great Lakes region. The 37° at Lansing, MI was their coldest July reading of the 20th century. Other daily records included: Alpena, MI: 37°, Casper, WY: 38°, Sioux Falls, SD: 39°, Ste. St. Marie, MI: 39°, Huron, SD: 40°, Madison, WI: 40°, North Platte, NE: 42°, Topeka, KS: 43 °F.(Ref. Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link)
 

1970 - The morning low at Death Valley CA was 103 degrees, and the high that afternoon was 120 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

1974: Connecticut--A line of thunderstorms moved southeastward across the state. Lightning caused two deaths, one at Brookfield in Fairfield County and one at Bloomfield in Harford County.  New Jersey--A line of thunderstorms moved eastward across the state in the afternoon. One man in Trenton was killed by lightning. New York City--A thunderstorm passed northeastward across the south and central sections of the city. Lightning struck three girls in Central Park, killing one and injuring two. Wilmington, Del.--A mother was killed by lightning while standing on her porch. (Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf)

1980: The “More Trees Down” started in western Iowa and tracked eastward affecting several states along its past before dissipating in eastern Virginia.

1987 - Severe thunderstorms raked south central Kansas for the second morning in a row. Thunderstorm winds again gusted to 80 mph at Clearwater, and in the Wichita area reached 100 mph. Twenty-five persons were injured at a trailer park at El Dorado Lake. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes in Montana and three in North Dakota. Baseball size hail was reported at Shonkin, MT, and wind gusts to 85 mph were reported south of Fordville, ND. Twenty cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Fargo ND with a reading of 106 degrees. Muskegon, MI, equalled their July record with a high of 95 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Moisture from what once was Tropical Storm Allison triggered thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, which deluged Wilmington, DE, with a record 6.83 inches of rain in 24 hours, including 6.37 inches in just six hours. Up to ten inches of rain was reported at Claymont, northeast of Wilmington. July 1989 was thus the wettest month in seventy years for Wilmington, with a total of 12.63 inches of rain. Alamosa CO reported an all-time record high of 94 degrees, and Pierre, SD, hit 113 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)


1994: Thunderstorms, mainly packing high winds, erupted over north central Nebraska into south central South Dakota. As the storms moved east, 60 to 70 mph winds were common across the tri-state area. In Iowa, 65 mph winds were clocked in Monona County wrecking havoc with power lines. In Crawford County, 80 mph winds broke windows out of houses and caused some barn damage southwest of Charter Oak. Winds of 75 mph also swept into Sioux County causing significant damage to buildings on a farmstead near Hawarden. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1999: July 4th and 5th ........"The Boundary Waters-Canadian Derecho" States that were affected --- ....ND, MN, ON, QB, NH, VT, ME
(Ref. For More Information)

2001: International Falls, MN set a record low with 34°.  2.20 inches of rain fell in just 15 minutes at Pine Mountain, CA in Kern County.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2003: Rockford, Illinois: An early morning band of severe thunderstorms blows across Northern Illinois with peak winds reported at 104 mph. Over 80,000 people are without power for various durations after the storm. (Ref. WxDoctor)

2004: For the second day in a row a derecho, a line of thunderstorms that produces widespread damaging winds, tracked from southeast Kansas into central Missouri across the Lake of the Ozarks region. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2008: A streak of 26 consecutive days of 90°+ heat beginning on June 13th ended on this date at Denver, CO, shattering the previous record of 18 consecutive days established in 1874 & 1901. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

[JBG]

1 hour ago, qg_omega said:

It’s crazy record warmth during an Super Nino

1972 and 1987 had some incredible summer warmth despite vigorous El Niños. Ditto 1983 but that was as the Super El Niño was fading.

[Brian5671]

10 hours ago, psv88 said:

17k without power now. Connecticut got crushed 

Yep alot of damage here and no power for 8 hrs

[donsutherland1]

Damaged traffic light from last night’s severe thunderstorms in Larchmont, NY (photo from my brother).

[BoulderWX]

38 hours and counting with no power 

[MJO812]

Very cloudy here in Brooklyn Temp 80

[Poker2015]

Think we make it until 6-7pm without rain today? 

I don't really care too much about fireworks, but our town is having a huge festival all day with food trucks, bands, and a watch party for the Brazil vs Norway game at 4pm.

Would be nice to get the fireworks in too...

[Brian5671]

20 minutes ago, Poker2015 said:

Think we make it until 6-7pm without rain today? 

I don't really care too much about fireworks, but our town is having a huge festival all day with food trucks, bands, and a watch party for the Brazil vs Norway game at 4pm.

Would be nice to get the fireworks in too...

Probably ok through 5pm...after that who knows

[winterwx21]

29 minutes ago, Poker2015 said:

Think we make it until 6-7pm without rain today? 

I don't really care too much about fireworks, but our town is having a huge festival all day with food trucks, bands, and a watch party for the Brazil vs Norway game at 4pm.

Would be nice to get the fireworks in too...

HRRR has hardly anything until very late tonight, but can't rule out an isolated downpour before then. Really hoping for some good rain tonight and tomorrow -- we've had bad luck with the heavy rain missing here the last couple days. 

[SACRUS]

82 / 70 more sun , outside chance to extend the heatwave in places that see the most clearing

 

[weatheruser]

https://x.com/i/status/2073781312465371274

 

10 inches of rain? No thanks 

[BoulderWX]

4 minutes ago, weatheruser said:

https://x.com/i/status/2073781312465371274

 

10 inches of rain? No thanks 

I think we’ll see a 5-8” jackpot setup somewhere - maybe CT (?) based on some of the more recent guidance I’ve seen.
 

Admittedly too soon to know where but the atmosphere is ripe to produce some prolific rainfall somewhere in the tristate area over the next 48 hours. 

[Santa Claus]

give me 7 inches of rain i need this so badly

[FPizz]

3 hours ago, Poker2015 said:

Think we make it until 6-7pm without rain today? 

I don't really care too much about fireworks, but our town is having a huge festival all day with food trucks, bands, and a watch party for the Brazil vs Norway game at 4pm.

 

Fireworks canceled, the rest on i think

[Poker2015]

13 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Fireworks canceled, the rest on i think

Yeah, saw that before. Heading over in a few mins 

[steve392]

Parts of Bergen County got hit with what they think was a micoburst in Paramus and oradell.  

 

Its so gross out. 

[JustinRP37]

Pawling and Patterson got obliterated last night. No power here. The CVS had lines blow onto the roof and the entire building burned to the ground. Things are pretty rough up here after last night. Take a look at some of the photos from Pawling especially. 

[Santa Claus]

sun’s out, steam bath 

[BoulderWX]

Latest guidance on power is Wednesday night. What a horrible weekend

[allgame830]

12 minutes ago, BoulderWX said:

Latest guidance on power is Wednesday night. What a horrible weekend

Sorry man! Lost power last night but it was restored in 9 hours… you must of gotten hit alot harder then I did 

[BoulderWX]

14 minutes ago, allgame830 said:

Sorry man! Lost power last night but it was restored in 9 hours… you must of gotten hit alot harder then I did 

All good. This was since the Friday storm. 

[FPizz]

[qg_omega]

12 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Why sad psv, great news

[psv88]

13 minutes ago, qg_omega said:

Why sad psv, great news

Nobody needs flooding. Alot of my friends have no power in NJ and Hudson Valley. Not great timing 

[SnoSki14]

27 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Huge signal there

[BoulderWX]

17 minutes ago, qg_omega said:

Why sad psv, great news

Great news? Pretty tone deaf comment for those including myself who have been without power for days and for those who will undoubtably receive a lot of flooding were that to verify. We need moisture but we don’t neeed flooding rains and certainly not with all the damage around right now. calling your comment tone deaf is honestly the nicest I could be about it. 

[NEG NAO]