Pennsylvania, 1999

Heat in Pennsylvania, August 31, 1999

August 31, 1999 · NWS PHI · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

1 degrees for the meteorological summer of 1999 (June through August) at Philadelphia International Airport was tied for the fifth warmest summer on record. 6 degrees).

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 PHI wrote it up.

The mean temperature of 77.1 degrees for the meteorological summer of 1999 (June through August) at Philadelphia International Airport was tied for the fifth warmest summer on record. The warmest on record was the summer of 1995 (78.6 degrees). There were also 35 days in which the maximum temperature at the airport reached 90 degrees or higher this past summer. This was the most since 1995 (49 days).

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Bucks

When
August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Bucks forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, Chester

When
August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Chester forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, Delaware

When
August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.917, -75.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Montgomery

When
August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, Philadelphia

When
August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Philadelphia forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.008, -75.134 (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

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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: 5718196, 5718197, 5718198, 5718199, 5718200.