July 2026

[SACRUS]

Records:

HIghs:

EWR: 100 (1988)
NYC: 98 (1988)
LGA: 98 (1988)
JFK: 98 (1966)



Lows:

EWR: 58 (1934)
NYC: 57 (1898)
LGA: 62 (1945)
JFK: 61 (2002)



Histprical:

1888 - Heavy snow reached almost to the base of Mt. Washington, NH, and the peaks of the Green Mountains were whitened. (David Ludlum)

 

1909: A deadly, estimated F2 tornado moved ESE across the Simpson Park section of Big Stone City in South Dakota. A bus was thrown from the road and the driver was killed. Two homes and several barns were destroyed. As the tornado crossed the foot of Big Stone Lake, it tore apart a railroad yard and killed four of the 26 Armenian laborers who were living in box cars at Ortonville, MN. 19 people were injured.  A tornado in the eastern St. Louis metropolitan area in Missouri began as a waterspout on the Mississippi River, drove a steamer into a bridge. On land, the tornado destroyed several barns and damaged 15 homes and two factories in the west part of Alton.  (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1912: Boston, MA recorded the end of the longest heat wave ever. It was 9 consecutive days with 90 °F or more.
(Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events)

 

1936: From July 5-17, temperatures exceeding 111 degrees in Manitoba and Ontario claimed 1,180 lives (mostly the elderly and infants) during the most prolonged, deadliest heat wave on record. Four hundred of these deaths were caused by people who drowned seeking refuge from the heat. In fact, the heat was so intense that steel rail lines and bridge girders twisted, sidewalks buckled, crops wilted and fruit baked on trees. Some record temperatures include; 112 degrees at St. Albans and Emerson, Manitoba, 111 at Brandon, Manitoba, 108 at Atikokan, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1936: Unbelievable heat occurred across the Mid Atlantic states and the deadliest heat wave ever in parts of Canada. Ontario, Canada recorded its hottest temperature ever as the town of Atikokan hit 108°. On the same day in Manitoba, Winnipeg also reached 108°, the highest recorded temperature there since records began in the 1870's. St. Albans set Manitoba’s all-time record as they soared to 112°. In the United States, the all-time record high was set at Rochester, MN with 108°. Other daily record highs were set at Lincoln, NE: 109°; Peoria, IL: 108°; Rockford, IL: 108°, Grand Forks, ND: 108°, Decatur, IL: 107°, Moline, IL: 107°, Dubuque, IA: 107°, Minneapolis, MN: 106°, St. Cloud, MN: 106°, Fargo, ND: 106°, Springfield, IL: 105°, Champaign, IL: 105°, (Ref. Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link)


1939: All-time record highs of 110 °F and 106 °F were set for the city of Scottsbluff, NE and Kimball, NE, respectively, while Cheyenne, WY tied their all-time record high of 100°. Sioux City, IA also tied their all-time record high with 111°. Chadron, NE recorded its 3rd warmest day on record with a record high of 110°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1970: Seminole County in Oklahoma was hit hard by severe weather during the evening hours. Thunderstorm winds, estimated between 90 and 100 mph, damaged several buildings and blew out several plate-glass windows. Up to 5 inches of rain was also reported producing isolated flash flooding. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1980: Hot weather prevailed from the southeast to the Plains. Daily records included: Wichita, KS: 111°, Columbia, MO: 108°, Dodge City, KS: 108°, Topeka, KS: 107°, DFW Airport, TX: 107°, Macon, GA: 104°, Savannah, GA: 103°, Memphis, TN: 103°, Houston, TX: 103°, Columbus, GA: 102°, Paducah, KY: 102°, Atlanta, GA: 101°, Chattanooga, TN: 100 °F. (Ref. Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link)

1981: Severe thunderstorms moved eastward across the entire length of South Dakota along the northern portion of the state. The storms produced large storms and an incredible amount of wind damage. Hail chicken egg size and up to 9 inches in circumference resulted in 100% crop loss in some areas. Many farmers reported that their crops were devastated by the storms winds and hail. Many trees were stripped of their leaves and large limbs were frequently lost. Winds exceeded 70 mph in many areas. Damage was so extensive that damage estimates were not even attempted. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1987 - Early morning thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Parkston, SD, and wind gusts to 87 mph at Buffalo, MN. Later in the day strong thunderstorm winds at Howard WI collapsed a circus tent injuring 44 persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southern Texas, with totals ranging up to 13 inches near Medina. Two men drowned when their pick-up truck was swept into the Guadalupe River, west of the town of Hunt. Ten cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Baltimore, MD, reported a record high reading of 102 degrees for the second day in a row. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from North Dakota to Indiana. Thunderstorms in North Dakota produced tennis ball size hail at Carson. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Fort Wayne. Five cities in the Southern Atlantic Coast Region reported record high temperatures for the date, including Lakeland, FL, with a reading of 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

1990: The costliest hailstorm in U.S. history occurred along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. (Denver, Colorado): Softball-sized hail destroyed roofs and cars, causing more than $600 million in total damage.


1992: An isolated thunderstorm developed over northeast Nebraska and moved into west-central Iowa. Windows were blown out at a store in downtown Onawa and high winds downed trees about 6 miles northwest of Onawa. Golf ball size hail also produced crop damage in Monona County and 3.50 inches of rain fell in a short period of time. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1993: The Great Midwest Flood continued as flood waters came close the Des Moines, IA water treatment plant, leaving the city's 250,000 residents without water for 12 days. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1995: Winds gusted to 86 mph at Barstow, FL damaging several small airplanes and buildings.(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)


1995: Shortly before 2 a.m. a house in Danielsville, PA, was hit twice by lightning. The chimney and roof were damaged and debris from the house damaged 3 cars. (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

[donsutherland1]

Tomorrow will again feature highs mainly in the lower 80s. Temperatures will remain in the lower to middle 80s on Monday before heat begins to push in from the Plains States.

Some heat from an impressive heat dome over the Central and Northern Plains could send temperatures into the 90s near mid-month. The potential exists for Newark to approach 100° at the height of the short period of heat.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +3.4°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.8°C for the week centered around July 1. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.80°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.52°C. The ongoing El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer.

The SOI was -30.66 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -0.244 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 64% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal July (1991-2020 normal). July will likely finish with a mean temperature near 78.8° (1.3° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 2.3° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

[steve392]

Warmed up nicely once clouds cleared.  A tad humid.  Got start the fungus treatments on lawn with this weather.  

[Stormlover74]

Looks like no rain chances for at least a week

[SACRUS]

Today's Highs:


PHL: 89
TEB: 84
LGA: 83
New Brnswck: 82
ISP: 82
NYC: 82
TTN: 82
EWR: 81
BLM: 81
JFK: 81
ACY: 77

[NEG NAO]

[bluewave]

Really extreme over the top heatwave with parts of the Rockies and Plains approaching all-time highs today.

The record 600 DM ridge will become very compressed leading to the 850 mb heat plume tracking through the Upper Great Lakes and Ontario next few days.

The heat should peak in our area on Wednesday. Both the Euro and GFS have 100°-103° highs at the warm spots around the region.  101°+ would be a first to follow so quickly after 104°-106° heat earlier in the month. 
 

 

 

[SACRUS]

79 / 62 clear - great day ahead.  Warming Monday and hot Tue - fri peaking 48 hours Tue/Wed with mid 90s - upper 90s. Overall warm to hot at times pattern as western heat builds comes east focused south of the area.  Next shot at storms Fri - Sat-Sun

 

[SACRUS]

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

Really extreme over the top heatwave with parts of the Rockies and Plains approaching all-time highs today.

The record 600 DM ridge will become very compressed leading to the 850 mb heat plume tracking through the Upper Great Lakes and Ontario next few days.

The heat should peak in our area on Wednesday. Both the Euro and GFS have 100°-103° highs at the warm spots around the region.  This would be a first to follow so quickly after 104°-106° heat earlier in the month. 
 

 

 

 

EWR hit 100 twice in July several times / separated by more than a week. Maybe you mean 103+ heat or more widespread?

[SACRUS]

Records:


Highs:

EWR: 99 (2011)
NYC: 99 (1966)
LGA: 98 (1966)
JFK: 98 (2011)



Lows:

EWR: 52 (1945)
NYC: 57 (1926)
LGA: 59 (1940)
JFK: 58 (1973)




Historical:

 

 

1842: One of the most severe hurricanes in the history of the coastal Carolinas struck the Outer Banks of North Carolina on the evening of the 12th into the 13th. The entire village of Portsmouth was destroyed except for one building. The storm apparently passed inland near Norfolk, VA and caused massive flooding from Virginia into Pennsylvania. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1936: The hottest three-day periods up to this time in United States history occurred beginning on this date as the average temperature was 88.5°; the second warmest such period occurred three days earlier. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1951 - The Kaw River flood occurred. The month of June that year was the wettest of record for the state of Kansas, and during the four days preceding the flood much of eastern Kansas and western Missouri received more than ten inches of rain. Flooding in the Midwest claimed 41 lives, left 200 thousand persons homeless, and caused a billion dollars property damage. Kansas City was hardest hit. The central industrial district sustained 870 million dollars property damage. (The Kansas City Weather Alamnac)

 

1974: Philmont Scout Ranch, Colfax County, N. Mex.-- Lightning struck a group of scouts and leaders who had gathered beneath a nylon dining canopy to avoid heavy rain; killed one, injured six. (Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf)

1975: A nearly stationary front north to south over Pennsylvania caused rain and thunderstorms over the region for 3 days beginning on this date. Amounts of two inches plus in 24 hours and 4 inches plus for the 3 days were common. In Pennsylvania, Perkasie reported 7 inches, Lansdale: 5.11 inches, West Chester: 6.94 inches through the 13th; and Schwenksville reported 6 inches in 30 hours. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1979: First 90° day of year was very late in the year. This was the latest 90°F day ever recorded in Washington, DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1980 - Lightning struck a large broiler house in Branford, FL, and the ensuing fire broiled 11,000 nearly ready broilers. Firemen were able to save a few thousand chickens, however. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Cool air invaded the High Plains Region. Eight cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Sheridan, WY, with a reading of 37 degrees. Thunderstorms developing along the cold front in the central U.S. produced 6.5 inches of rain at Fort Dodge, IA, and 2.5 inches in one hour at St. Joseph MO. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Dakotas, including baseball size hail at Aberdeen, SD, and softball size hail near Fullerton, ND. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in Arkansas and northeastern Texas, with 6.59 inches reported at Mesquite, TX, in just an hour and fifteen minutes. Garland, TX, reported water up to the tops of cars following a torrential downpour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Early morning thunderstorms over eastern Kansas deluged McFarland with more than six inches of rain. Afternoon thunderstorms in Wyoming produced up to eighteen inches of dime size hail near Rock Springs, along with torrential rains, and a three foot high wall of mud and water swept into the town causing more than 1.5 million dollars damage. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma and Arkansas, deluging Dardanelle, AR, with 3.50 inches of rain in less than twenty minutes. About seventy cows were killed when lightning struck a tree in Jones County, TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

1993: Thunderstorms dumped up to 4 inches of rain in 30 minutes in the Pierre and Ft. Pierre areas in South Dakota. As golf ball size hail also pounded the area the runoff from the heavy rains piled the hail into drifts five feet high. On the same day a severe thunderstorm dumped large hail and heavy rains in the Lantry area in Dewey County. The water which could not be absorbed by already saturated ground ran four to five feet deep through some buildings in town.  (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1995: An intense heat wave affected much of the Midwest for a 4-day period beginning on this day. The worst effects of the heat were noted in the Chicago metropolitan area, where 583 people died from the heat. Temperatures across the region reached as high as 104 degrees, overnight lows on falling to the upper 70s to low 80s. Dew point temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s created heat indexes peaking at 125 degrees. Electricity and water usage reached record levels, causing periodic outages.



1996: Hurricane Bertha makes landfall near Wrightsville Beach, NC with maximum winds of 105 mph, but the storm surge dealt the most devastation. The U.S. Virgin Islands, along with North Carolina, were declared federal disaster areas. Surveys indicate that Bertha damaged almost 2,500 homes on St. Thomas and St. John. For many, it was the second hit in the ten months since Hurricane Marilyn devastated the same area. The primary effects in North Carolina were to the coastal counties and included storm surge flooding and beach erosion, roof damage, piers washed away, fallen trees and damage to crops. Over 5,000 homes were damaged, mostly from storm surge. Storm total rainfall amounts ranged from 5 to 8 inches along a coastal strip from South Carolina to Maine. Overall, as many as 12 deaths resulted with 8 in the U.S. and territories.

 

1997: Lightning can hit the ground 15+ miles from the thunderstorm. Two golfers at a Tampa Florida course were hit by the first observed lightning bolt of a distant thunderstorm; it came from the storms cirrus anvil. The sun was shining at their location and one of the two men was killed.  (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2007 Accord Publishing, USA)

1998: The temperature at the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport in Texas rose to 100°. Dallas saw the temperature go to 100° or hotter on 56 days during the summer of 1998. There were 39 nights that the mercury never dropped below 80°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2004: Hail up to the size of softballs fell in and around Onaka, SD damaging vehicles, farm equipment, and homes. High winds along with hail up to the size of baseballs caused some structural, vehicle, crop, and tree damage in and around Astoria, SD and Toronto, SD.  (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2005: July 12th to July 20th Reno, Nevada: A record string of days with temperatures above 101°F: nine straight days. (Ref. WxDoctor)

2011: High humidity levels and dew points were higher during the summer 2011 compared with 2010, resulting in unusually warm nighttime temperatures. A low temperature of 81 at Richmond on July 12th was the first ever daily low of 80 and above. A steady southwest wind overnight also contributed to this event. (Ref.NWS, Wakefield, Virginia - A New Record High Minimum Temperature)

2022: On the evening of July 12 between 8PM and 10 PM around 4.50 inches of rain fell in the Buchanan County, Virginia area. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

[bluewave]

31 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

EWR hit 100 twice in July several times / separated by more than a week. Maybe you mean 103+ heat or more widespread?

This will be the first 101°+ potential less than 15 days after 104°+ during July and August. 

[SACRUS]

10 minutes ago, bluewave said:

This will be the first 100°+ potential less than 15 days after 104°+ during July and August. 

Yeah 1993 , 2011 came the closest for that criteria but not quite in the 15 day range.  Will be interesting and will the next heat spike east in the 7/23 - 7/30 timeframe .

[bluewave]

1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

Yeah 1993 , 2011 came the closest for that criteria but not quite in the 15 day range.  Will be interesting and will the next heat spike east in the 7/23 - 7/30 timeframe .

Newark came closest in July 1966 reaching 100°. So the number to watch will be 101°+. All the other years stayed under 100° in the following 15 days of 104°+. July 1949 made it back to 101° on the 28th which was 24 days after.

1966-07-03	105	75	90.0	12.6	0	25	0.00	0.0	0
1966-07-04	100	78	89.0	11.5	0	24	0.00	0.0	0
1966-07-05	87	74	80.5	2.8	0	16	0.00	0.0	0
1966-07-06	87	73	80.0	2.2	0	15	T	0.0	0
1966-07-07	93	76	84.5	6.6	0	20	T	0.0	0
1966-07-08	91	70	80.5	2.4	0	16	0.00	0.0	0
1966-07-09	89	67	78.0	-0.2	0	13	0.00	0.0	0
1966-07-10	93	70	81.5	3.3	0	17	0.00	0.0	0
1966-07-11	96	72	84.0	5.7	0	19	0.00	0.0	0
1966-07-12	98	72	85.0	6.6	0	20	0.00	0.0	0
1966-07-13	100	77	88.5	10.1	0	24	0.00	0.0

 

1949-07-04	105	74	89.5	12.0	0	25	0.08	0.0	0
1949-07-05	95	73	84.0	6.3	0	19	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-06	83	68	75.5	-2.3	0	11	0.47	0.0	0
1949-07-07	81	64	72.5	-5.4	0	8	0.06	0.0	0
1949-07-08	81	65	73.0	-5.1	0	8	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-09	81	61	71.0	-7.2	0	6	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-10	76	64	70.0	-8.2	0	5	0.13	0.0	0
1949-07-11	86	67	76.5	-1.8	0	12	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-12	81	69	75.0	-3.4	0	10	0.17	0.0	0
1949-07-13	85	69	77.0	-1.4	0	12	0.56	0.0	0
1949-07-14	91	67	79.0	0.5	0	14	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-15	80	71	75.5	-3.0	0	11	0.22	0.0	0
1949-07-16	81	71	76.0	-2.5	0	11	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-17	75	70	72.5	-6.0	0	8	1.17	0.0	0
1949-07-18	93	70	81.5	3.0	0	17	T	0.0	0
1949-07-19	94	72	83.0	4.5	0	18	T	0.0	0
1949-07-20	94	74	84.0	5.5	0	19	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-21	94	77	85.5	7.0	0	21	T	0.0	0
1949-07-22	97	75	86.0	7.5	0	21	0.01	0.0	0
1949-07-23	90	71	80.5	2.1	0	16	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-24	90	63	76.5	-1.9	0	12	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-25	94	69	81.5	3.2	0	17	0.03	0.0	0
1949-07-26	88	71	79.5	1.2	0	15	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-27	97	71	84.0	5.8	0	19	T	0.0	0
1949-07-28	101	75	88.0	9.8	0	23	T	0.0	0
1949-07-29	100	75	87.5	9.4	0	23	0.00	0.0	0
1949-07-30	101	75	88.0	9.9	0	23	0.05	0.0

 

 

[donsutherland1]

Temperatures will peak in the lower to middle 80s tomorrow before heat begins to push in from the Plains States.

A brief push of heat from an impressive heat dome over the Central and Northern Plains that sent the mercury to all-time records of 109° at Salt Lake City and 110° at Billings, MT could send temperatures into the 90s during Tuesday through Thursday. The potential exists for Newark to approach 100° at the height of the short period of heat. Friday will also be very warm before the temperatures ease for the weekend.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +3.4°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.8°C for the week centered around July 1. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.80°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.52°C. The ongoing strong El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer.

The SOI was -38.53 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -0.478 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 63% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal July (1991-2020 normal). July will likely finish with a mean temperature near 78.7° (1.2° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 2.2° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

[Wannabehippie]

Gorgeous day to sit by and in the pool. Pool temps were about 80 degrees, which felt much better than last weekend's 90 degree pool temps. Hopefully next weekend I will have time again to sit poolside, in the pool.

 

 

[SACRUS]

Today's Highs:

 

PHL: 88
New Brnswck: 86
TEB: 85
LGA: 85
EWR: 84
BLM: 84
NYC: 84
TTN: 84
JFK: 83
ISP: 83
ACY: 82

 

[steve392]

Gorgeous clear morning! 68 degrees out. 

[gravitylover]

Cloudy, dry and 65° but the smoke from the western fires is noticeable. AQI in the high 60s isn't horrible but it's enough to see and feel.

[bluewave]

All-time record highs with this developing record 600 dm ridge. The 850 mb plume is forecast to set all-time warmest 850mb temperatures from Ontario into the Northeast.

But the models have the 850 mb temperatures peaking at night. So they actually begin coming down a bit during Wednesday afternoon.

The Euro and GFS both have 100°-103° at the warmest spots across the region Wednesday. 
 

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
506 PM MDT SUN JUL 12 2026

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF DAILY RECORDS AND ALL-TIME RECORDS TIED OR 
BROKEN SO FAR TODAY, SUNDAY, JULY 12TH.

DAILY RECORDS BROKEN

SITE       HIGH TEMP   PREVIOUS RECORD   PERIOD OF RECORD BEGINS
BILLINGS      111        107 (2002)             1934
LIVINGSTON    105        103 (2002)             1948
MILES CITY    115        104 (1954)             1937
SHERIDAN      109        104 (2002)             1907
BAKER         110        103 (2006)             1998

ALL-TIME RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN

SITE       HIGH TEMP   PREVIOUS ALL-TIME RECORD   PERIOD OF RECORD BEGINS
BILLINGS      111         108 (7/14/2002)                1934
LIVINGSTON    105         105 (8/5/1961)                 1948
MILES CITY    115         111 (6/26/2012)                1937
SHERIDAN      109         107 (7/27/2021)                1907
BAKER         110         109 (7/25/2024)                1998

AN UPDATED SUMMARY OF DAILY AND ALL-TIME RECORDS WILL BE SENT AT THE
END OF THE DAY IF NEEDED.

 

[SACRUS]

74 / 64  mid - upper 80s as ridge slowly builds in, centered by MN.  Peak heat Tue - FRI  with highest temps Tue / Wed upper 90s to some 100's into NJ South.  Ridge pulls back and boundary fires up storms this weekend.  Overall near to above normal the weekend to mid next week before next piece of het comes east and the Wstern Atlantics ridge builds into the Bermuda position towards the end of next week.

 

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 100 (1966)
NYC: 101 (1966)
LGA: 99 (1966)
JFK: 94 (1992)




Lows:

EWR: 57 (1940)
NYC: 54 (1888)
LGA: 58 (1990)
JFK: 58 (1990)



Historical:

 

1895 - A tornado struck Cherry Hill in New Jersey causing fifty thousand dollars damage. It also descended into the Harlem and Woodhaven areas of New York City killing one person, and finally ended as a waterspout in Jamaica Bay. (David Ludlum)

1922: The mercury hit 134 °F at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA on July 10, 1913 the hottest reading of record for the World. The old world record has been revoked. Sandstorm conditions accompanied the heat. The high the previous day was 129° following a morning low of 93 degrees. The previous world record of 136 °F at El Azizia, Libya has been revoked The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)committee concluded that "the most compelling scenario for the July 13,1922 event was that a new and inexperienced observer, not trained in the use of an unsuitable replacement instrument that could be easily misread, improperly recorded the observation and was consequently in error by about seven degrees Celsius."  Death Valley is now the Earth's Highest Temperature Record

1936: Mio, Michigan : The highest temperature ever recorded in Michigan: 112 °F. Dells, Wisconsin : The highest temperature ever recorded in Wisconsin : 114 °F. (Ref. Lowest and Highest Temperatures for the 50 States) (Ref. Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link)

1951: Rivers across eastern Kansas crest well above flood stage, causing the most significant destruction from flooding in the Midwestern United States at that time. Five-hundred-thousand people were left homeless, and 24 people died in the disaster. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel. 

1964: Clouds, rain and a cool northeast wind holds the high temperatures in the upper 50s to mid 60s across West Michigan. The high of 59° at Grand Rapids, MI was only the second time in over a hundred years of record that the temperature did not reach 60° on a July day. Early morning lows dropped in ot the lower and middle 30’s across parts of the northern Plains. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
 

1975 - Dover, DE, was deluged with 8.50 inches of rain to establish a 24 hour record for the state. (The Weather Channel)

1977 - Lightning struck a key electrical transmission line in Westchester County of southeastern New York State plunging New York City into darkness. (David Ludlum)

1980 - Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Memphis, TN, 108 degrees at Macon, GA, and 105 degrees at Atlanta, GA, established all-time records for those three cities. The high of 110 degrees at Newington, GA, was just two degrees shy of the state record. (The Weather Channel)

1982: Lightning struck a woman in Chesterfield County, VA . She was sitting on a metal swing set in her back yard, and though she could hear thunder, she did not go indoors. She heard a loud noise and felt pain. Lightning struck the swing set and traveled through her body to the ground. Her shoes were blown off her feet and she received burns on her back and legs.  (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)

1987 - Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the Midwest. Ten cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Casper, WY, with a reading of 39 degrees. By way of contrast, record heat was reported in the eastern U.S., with highs of 93 degrees at Burlington, VT, and 101 degrees around Miami, FL. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - There were just three reports of severe weather across the country, and just one record high temperature reported. Thunderstorms brought much needed rains to the Tennessee Valley area, producing nine inches at Senatobia, MS. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - A thunderstorm at Albany, GA, produced 1.40 inches of rain in forty minutes, along with wind gusts to 82 mph. Afternoon highs of 98 degrees at Corpus Christi, TX, 110 degrees at Tucson, AZ, and 114 degrees at Phoenix, AZ, equalled records for the date. Greenwood, MS, reported 55.65 inches of precipitation for the year, twice the amount normally received by mid July. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

 

1993: Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches in an hour caused flooding of streets and roads at Dodge City, KS. Standing water of one and a half to two feet was reported in southwestern Dodge City. In south central Kansas, heavy rains in Kiowa County caused widespread flooding and as much as 8 inches of rain was reported in portions of the county. The Rattlesnake Creek was out of its banks throughout the county and was reported to be as wide as five miles near the Edwards county line. Railroad tracks were washed out south of Kiowa County Lake. The water subsided around 5 AM the next day.  Major flooding on the Mississippi River produced a record river crest at Quincy, IL of 32.3 feet; eclipsing the old record of 28.9 feet set in April 1973. At mid-month, only 5 of 28 bridges that cross the river into Illinois were open. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1995: Many daily record high temperatures and three all time record highs were recorded as the deadly July 1995 heat wave continued unabated from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast. All time highs set included: Genoa, WI: 109°, Milwaukee, WI: 108°, La Crosse, WI: tied at 108°, Chicago, IL: 106°, Necedah, WI: 104°, Trempealeau, WI: 103°, Decorah, IA: 102° and Guttenberg, IA: 102°. Heat indices soared to well over 120° in many areas and close to 130° at Chicago, IL & Cedar Rapids, IA as dew point temperatures were in the upper 70’s to low 80’s. 553 people died in Chicago alone from the heat. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1996: Annandale Weather Center had 2.11 inches rain in 24 hours from Hurricane Bertha. (Ref. Annandale Weather Records - KRIC)(Ref. More information about Hurricane Bertha)

2002: Winds up to 80 mph swept through Kingman, AZ damaged or destroyed dozens of homes. Four people were also injured from flying debris. In Chloride, winds were estimated at 100 mph which caused significant damage. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2004: A violent tornado quickly developed across Woodford County, Illinois during the mid afternoon. This tornado was at F4 intensity as it demolished a manufacturing plant four miles west of Roanoke. Although 140 people were inside at the time, all escaped injury by reaching storm shelters a few minutes before the tornado's arrival. Steel beams and metal siding from the plant were found approximately three quarters of a mile east in a farm field.  (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2008: A streak of 24 consecutive days (ending August 5th) of 90° or higher began on this date at Denver, CO. This shattered their previous record of 18 days established in 1901 and 1974. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

[NEG NAO]

[TriPol]

2 hours ago, NEG NAO said:

Shocked that they're only going with a heat advisory and not a warning.

[SACRUS]

80 now

 

 

[Brian5671]

8 minutes ago, TriPol said:

Shocked that they're only going with a heat advisory and not a warning.

May change later....

[gravitylover]

These little passing showers are annoying 

[BxEngine]

Pretty awful short term forecast  model bust today…have seen the sun for maybe 10 mins. 

[NEG NAO]

30 minutes ago, BxEngine said:

Pretty awful short term forecast  model bust today…have seen the sun for maybe 10 mins. 

Not the first time Upton  has busted on the cloud cover forecast - happens quite often.....

[Brian5671]

Clouds are shrinking a bit in coverage now.  Still cloudy here, 79

[MANDA]

This is old news by now but there was quite a bit of damage with those holiday weekend storms.  No wonder it took so long to get the power back.

Next hurricane of substance that blows through the tri-state is going to be a big problem.  Some people around my part of NJ were without power for a week.  Something that affects the entire area with 60-80 mph winds is going to be a nightmare in terms of power outages.  Not a matter of if but when.