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TT - its about time we finally got some 90 degree days. the last few years they have certainly been absent. I have a pool and really enjoy a good 90 degree day in the sun. I hope it lasts into some part of August. I know my warm vegetables plants are enjoying the hot days.

Just loving the stretch of weather more reminiscent of September than June. Dry, sunny, refreshing. Today's high 74, 43% humidity. Aaaah, nice.

Quoting pittsburghnurse:
Just loving the stretch of weather more reminiscent of September than June. Dry, sunny, refreshing. Today's high 74, 43% humidity. Aaaah, nice.

Better enjoy it while you can. Next week we will be back in the oven.

You are right P451, I just have the window open with the fan on, it feels great, actually its getting alittle cool in here! May have to turn off the fan.

another beautiful morning after a beautiful day.
yesterday's high was 78F
today's low is 51F

like pittsburgh said....almost feels like a few days in September. you have to love this weather. a nice break from the heat.

this is my kind of summer....hot to this and then hot. i don't mind it being a bit dry, less time spent cutting the grass, just as long as the farmers get a splash every so often.

Hope everyone up to my north is taking the heat well! As you can well imagine it's been VERY hot down here, upper 90Fs and low 100Fs are the norm, though lately it's only been in the low 80Fs and I tell ya we're enjoying every minute of it! Back to reality next week though, UGH! :/

Quoting P451:
Orig...this is nice. But it will end...and badly yet again. Well, we all talked last summer on how the following winter could be big. Well, it was. During that winter I talked about a gut feeling about how the summer would be brutal. Not exactly a guess --- for every time we have a brutal winter we have a brutal summer down here (every 6-7 years).

Yuck...........


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811 PM EDT THU JUL 1 2010

I heard that after the winters of 1976-1977 and 1977-1978 the summers were brutal too. I think the only way to get substantial rain is having a tropical system come up the coast. Remember Floyd back in 1999 when we had a harsh summer?

NWS Forecast for: Wilmington DE
Issued by: National Weather Service Philadelphia, PA
Last Update: 4:50 am EDT Jul 2, 2010


Tonight: Clear, with a low around 58. West wind between 3 and 6 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. West southwest wind between 6 and 8 mph.

Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

Quoting TheRasberryPatch:
TT - its about time we finally got some 90 degree days. the last few years they have certainly been absent. I have a pool and really enjoy a good 90 degree day in the sun. I hope it lasts into some part of August. I know my warm vegetables plants are enjoying the hot days.

Yeah, I have a love/hate relationship with 90 days. Philly hasn't matched the 1971-2000 avg of 25.7 days of 90 since 2006, but was near that number in 2007 & 2008.

2010: 17 (so far)
2009: 15
2008: 23
2007: 24
2006: 27

Locally, it was an all time record warm June at Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Trenton NJ missed the warmest by 0.1F and came in with the 2nd warmest.

Atlantic city recorded a new record of 90 degree June days with 14, previous record was 11.
Philadelphia tied the record of 90 degree June days with 14.

36F in Bradford PA this morning. Temperatures may reach 100 in Philly on Monday-Tuesday. Isn't it ironic? Don't you think?

Looks like it will be a dry heat with low humidity Saturday - Tuesday. Slight humidity Wednesday and may approach high humidity Thursday.

Some June 2010 East Coast Facts

(Includes all 130 official stations in ME-NH-VT-MA-RI-CT-NY-PA-NJ-DE-MD-WV-VA-NC-SC-GA-FL.)

(All city to city ranges mentioned below are occording to degrees Latitude)

All 112 official stations from Key West FL to Concord NH had above average temperatures in June 2010.

Of the 112 stations from Key West FL to Concord NH, the average June temperature anomoly was ( )4.1

The greatest positive temperature anomoly in June occured at Richmond VA with ( )7.6

6 stations total ended with a positive anomoly of at least ( )7.0

Of the 18 stations from Springfield VT to Frenchville ME, 12 were below average temperature and 6 were above average.

Of the 31 stations from Hartford CT to Frenchville ME, 26 reported above average precip and 5 below average.

Of the 81 stations from Poughkeepsie NY to Key West FL, 72 reported below average precip and 9 reported above average.

22 stations reported at least one 100 temperature.

Augusta GA lead with the most 100 days with 7.

The highest temperature recorded was 104 at Augusta.

100 degree temperatures were recorded in FL, GA, SC, NC, VA and MD from Orlando FL to Baltimore MD.

Richmond VA reached 102F in June 3 times, a new record for the month. The previous record of 102F in June was 1 time.

Record high daily minimum temperatures occured more than twice as often as record high daily maximums (estimated, and possibly 3X as many).

The highest minimum June temperature recorded was 82 in Key West FL, an all-time June record for that location.

At Key West, 14 temperature records were broken throughout June with 13 of those records being record high minimums and 1 a record high maximum.

To put it into perspective, Philadelphia had the exact mean temperature of a typical June for Charleston SC, and within 0.5 of Columbia SC, Macon GA and Albany GA.

Well according to the drought index most of the area is now under abnormally dry conditions. Southern Delaware and portions of Maryland are now in moderate drought conditions.

Observations: Another sunny day with temps at 80 as of 11:12.

Quoting weathergeek5:
Well according to the drought index most of the area is now under abnormally dry conditions. Southern Delaware and portions of Maryland are now in moderate drought conditions.

Observations: Another sunny day with temps at 80 as of 11:12.

I last cut my Aunt's grass 2 weeks ago today. I went over there this morning to make another cut and it is entirely singed yellow-brown, looks like a real fire hazard. I didn't even cut it today because I'd be going over nothing.

Might not see a drop of rain for the foreseable next 2 weeks. With the hot temperatures, it's becoming a semi-arid desert so far this summer. Look at that big hole on the 5-day precip map above.

I mowed last week and if you saw my lawn you would think I mowed it today.

Hi everyone, I believe our "Blizz" will be coming back from his cruise on Sunday, or Monday. Hope he had a great time and will post a few pics. He'll be coming home to a heat wave. Probably it will be hotter than in the Bahamas, where he was.

here are the record high temperatures for this week and the most
recent year of occurrence.


Record highs for Monday 7/5
phl 100-1999 ttn 102-1999
ilg 100-1949 Ged 98-1949
Acy 99-1999 ridge 100-1999
Abe 98-1999 mpo 98-1911


Record highs for Tuesday 7/6
phl 98-1999 ttn 100-1999
ilg 98-1999 Ged 99-1990
Acy 99-1999 ridge 100-1999
Abe 100-1999 mpo 93-1999


Record highs for Wednesday 7/7
phl 98-1994 ttn 99-1993
ilg 98-1897 Ged 97-1993
Acy 98-1986 ridge 99-1988
Abe 97-1988 mpo 95-1908


Record highs for Thursday 7/8
phl 100-1993 ttn 100-1993
ilg 98-1993 Ged 97-1993
Acy 98-1993 ridge 98-1912
Abe 97-1937 mpo 94-1988


Last time 100f was reached


Phl...101 on 8/9/2001
ilg...100 on 7/19/1999
Abe...100 on 7/6/1999
Acy...101 on 8/8/2007
ridge...100 on 8/14/2002
ttn...100 on 8/2/2002
Ged...100 on 8/3/2006

Humidity doesnt look too bad for the next 7 days. Low Sunday, slight Monday, moderate Tu-W-Th-F-Sa. Forecast high 99 in Philadelphia on Monday, 101 Tuesday, 98 Wednesday, max heat index 100 on Monday, 105 Tuesday, 102 Wednesday. Low 83 Wednesday morning.

There is some talk of a cold front trying to make its way down into our area Saturday, possibly bringing us some precip, if the precip makes it this far.

Nice pics blizz from your trip!!

Thanks for the pics. and quick re-cap of your trip. BTW, what ship were you on?

...and here we go again...

Excessive heat watch in effect from Tuesday afternoon through
Wednesday evening...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued an
excessive heat watch... which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon
through Wednesday evening.

Another round of near record heat... combined with increasing
humidity Tuesday and Wednesday... will result in heat index values
reaching or exceeding 100 degrees for a few hours both afternoons.

Another heat wave is starting across the region this afternoon...
and will continue for most of the upcoming week. Highs Monday will
top out in the mid to upper 90s... with a few 100 degree reading
possible. However... humidity values will still be comparatively
low... so heat index values Monday afternoon will actually be a
couple of degrees lower than the air temperature.

Increasing humidity values are expected Tuesday and particularly
Wednesday. High temperatures both days as expected to top out near
100 degrees in many places. The increased humidity will send heat
index values to near 102 degrees both Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoon. Lows Tuesday night may not drop below the 80 degree
mark.

With little in the way of significant relief in sight... heat
index values may approach or exceed 100 degrees for a time
Thursday afternoon as well.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

An excessive heat watch means that a prolonged period of hot
temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and
high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in
which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids... stay
in an air-conditioned room... stay out of the sun... and check up
on relatives and neighbors.

Blizz, Saw that ship docked in Balt. on our drive back from FLA. in April, Nice looking ship. We were on one Carnival Cruise several years ago, we were aboard The Ecstacy, it was alot of fun, we stopped in Key West and Cozumel.

Welcome back Blizz

Highs today: (Generally ran 2F - 5F above this mornings forecast highs)

NEW JERSEY
Newark 101�F
Trenton 99�F (Record)
Lakehurst NAS 98�F
Mount Holly 97�F
McGuire AFB 97�F

PENNSYLVANIA
Reading 97�F
Northeast Philadelphia 97�F
Selinsgrove 97�F
Pottstown 97�F
Philadelphia 96�F

NEW YORK
New York JFK 101�F (Record)
New York 98�F
Shirley 97�F
Poughkeepsie 97�F
Islip 97F (Record)

MARYLAND
Baltimore 98�F
Hagerstown 98�F
Frederick 98�F
Westminster 96�F
College Park 96�F

We got very close to 90 today, and the forecast calls for 90s the next four days, which will be our longest streak of 90s since 2002. Not as bad as it will be east of here, but with no air conditioning and the humidity, it will be a LONG, hot week. I noticed for the first time today that many yards are turning brown, but mine is green for now. Stay Cool!

Heat wave actually started over here Saturday. Sunday to the west.

I'm shocked at the unbelievable amount of air quality alerts this year in the Philly metro. It really does seem like it has been every day. Code Red for Tuesday-Wednesday.

Wow in the philly area the next couple of days the temps are expected to hit between 100-102. Also when was the last time that Harrisburg hit 100?

No excessive heat warning hear in SW Ct but air quality warning, yes. can't remember the last 100F day here!

Quoting Blizzard92:

Trentonthunder pulled up the stat the other day. I believe it was 2002, although I am not certain.

Doh!! I see it.

I also notice that the heat advisories have spread to the west in central PA.

not sure how accurate this is as i don;t really have a thermometer but weather.com current temp lists me at 99 right now when they were forecasted for 94. so there's that 5F above what they always under predict.

Why is the Excessive Heat Warning always for the same counties in the Mount Holly area? Is it because they are the core urban areas in the Philly area with the greatest concentration of the area's populace?

Quoting wxgeek723:
Why is the Excessive Heat Warning always for the same counties in the Mount Holly area? Is it because they are the core urban areas in the Philly area with the greatest concentration of the area's populace?

Yes. Sometimes it's designated for the highly urbanized areas (concrete) within those counties, or the more typical hot spots like the southern Pinelands in southern New Jersey (sandy soils) etc...

Also, heat warning criterea in the Delaware and Maryland counties are slightly higher than for New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Hello
Just got back from a few days at the beach. What beautiful weather.

The high yesterday was 93F and so far today I am at 97.1F and it is still climbing. The plants were so famished when I got back early this afternoon.

Glad you had a nice trip Blizz.

Quoting Blizzard92:
101F for the 4pm update at Selinsgrove. KSEG sits almost in a bowl allowing for high temperatures in the summer similar to Williamsport, so it is not surprising they broke 100F. I am up to 99F, which basically signals for me that tomorrow I will definitely break 100F. Also I noted for those of us with Davis stations a new message when it got this hot... it says "High Heat Index Advisory." I have never seen this message before.

I've officially hit a buck even today. What do you mean Blizz, your station sent you a message or something?

I believe I'm correct in saying that dry soils like we have aid in higher daytime temperatures by a few degrees while keeping dewpoints a little lower than when soils are normal correct? I'm like 90% sure.

I actually dropped a few tenths. now at 96.8F. the high was 97.8F at 410pm. I can't believe how low the humidity is for this high of temp and July. my humidity is 24%. that is dry, even for January conditions.

my Vantage Pro has no message. could be it doesn't have a high temp message for the Vantage Pro. I must say for not being fan aspirated, I have been very pleased with the temp and humidity readings

Quoting TrentonThunder:


Yes. Sometimes it's designated for the highly urbanized areas (concrete) within those counties, or the more typical hot spots like the southern Pinelands in southern New Jersey (sandy soils) etc...

Also, heat warning criterea in the Delaware and Maryland counties are slightly higher than for New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

All right, thanks. I live in Camden County so I was curious.

Lol. I wonder what it sais when it's actually raining cats and dogs.

Man I can't wait to get myself a Davis someday, just can't do it right now.