Heat, Southern Worcester
- When
- February 12, 1:50 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Worcester forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Massachusetts, February 12, 1999
The high temperature of 53 degrees in Worcester broke the previous record high of 52 degrees, which was set in 1984. At the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, the high temperature of 56 degrees broke the previous record high of 55 degrees, which was also set in 1984.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
The high temperature of 53 degrees in Worcester broke the previous record high of 52 degrees, which was set in 1984. At the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, the high temperature of 56 degrees broke the previous record high of 55 degrees, which was also set in 1984. The high temperature of 58 degrees at Logan International Airport tied the record high for the date, which was set in 1984.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Eastern Norfolk
- When
- February 12, 9:13 PM EST to 9:19 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Norfolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk
- When
- February 12, 9:13 PM EST to 9:19 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -71.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 12 to 14, 1999
- Tornado in New Jersey, February 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, February 12, 1999
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, February 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, February 12, 1999
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, February 12 to 13, 1999
- Winter Weather in Ohio, February 12, 1999
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, February 12, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 12 to 13, 1999
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 12, 1999
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, February 1999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5686115, 5686116, 5686117.