An oppressive hot humid air mass produced excessive heat that resulted in day time temperatures 100 to 105 degrees with night time lows in the 80s. Heat indices peaked between 115 and 120 degrees during record heat on Friday afternoon, July 22.
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The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
An oppressive hot humid air mass produced excessive heat that resulted in day time temperatures 100 to 105 degrees with night time lows in the 80s.
Heat indices peaked between 115 and 120 degrees during record heat on Friday afternoon, July 22.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 11:38 AM EST, 22 minutes earlier.
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8 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive heat between 100 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. The heat index was as high as 116 degrees at 3 PM and 5 PM at Newark International Airport (KEWR) on July 22nd.
Excessive heat between 100 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. The heat index was as high as 116 degrees at 3 PM and 5 PM at Newark International Airport (KEWR) on July 22nd.
Excessive heat between 100 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. The heat index was as high as 116 degrees at 3 PM and 5 PM at Newark International Airport (KEWR), and 113 degrees at 2 PM at Caldwell Airport (KCDW) on July 22nd.
Excessive heat between 100 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. The heat index was as high as 116 degrees at 3 PM and 5 PM at Newark International Airport (KEWR), and 113 degrees at 2 PM at Caldwell Airport (KCDW) on July 22nd.
Excessive heat between 100 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. The heat index was as high as 113 degrees at 2 PM at Caldwell Airport (KCDW) on July 22nd.
Excessive heat between 100 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. The heat index was as high as 111 degrees at 3 PM at Teterboro Airport (KTEB) on July 22nd.
Excessive heat between 100 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. The heat index was as high as 116 degrees at 3 PM and 5 PM at Newark International Airport (KEWR), and 113 degrees at 2 PM at Caldwell Airport (KCDW) on July 22nd.
Excessive heat between 100 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. The heat index was as high as 111 degrees at 3 PM at Teterboro Airport (KTEB) on July 22nd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, July 2011
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 315160, 315191, 315197, 315198, 315200, 315193, 315195, 315196.