Pennsylvania, 2018

Excessive Heat in Pennsylvania, July 1 to 5, 2018

July 1 to 5, 2018 · NWS PHI · 12 events in 11 counties and zones

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 110 degrees at the Doylestown ASOS at 2 pm on July 3rd.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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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The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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.

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 110 degrees at the Doylestown ASOS at 2 pm on July 3rd.

What forecasters said that day

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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 1, 5:15 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 5:15 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 2:09 AM EST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

DEZ001-NJZ001-007>010-012-015-017>019-PAZ060>062-070-071-102>106-
020800-
New Castle-Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Mercer-
Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Delaware-Philadelphia-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Delaware, central
New Jersey, northern New Jersey, northwest New Jersey, southern New
Jersey, east central Pennsylvania and southeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Excessive Heat Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Excessive Heat Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-016-020>022-027-PAZ054-055-
101-020800-
Kent-Inland Sussex-Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
Western Monmouth-Salem-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-
Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Western Chester-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Delaware, southern
Delaware, northeast Maryland, central New Jersey, southern New
Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania and southeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

DEZ004-NJZ023-020800-
Delaware Beaches-Cape May-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Delaware and
southern New Jersey.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

NJZ014-024>026-020800-
Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Coastal Ocean-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New Jersey and
southern New Jersey.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

ANZ430-431-450>455-020800-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters and
Delaware Bay Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

MPS

The radar

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Event by event

12 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Berks

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Berks forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 109 degrees at the Reading ASOS on July 3rd.

Excessive Heat, Lehigh

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Lehigh forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 105 degrees at the Allentown ASOS on both July 1st and 2nd.

Excessive Heat, Northampton

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Northampton forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 105 degrees at the Allentown ASOS on both July 1st and 2nd.

Excessive Heat, Delaware

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.917, -75.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 109 degrees at the Philadelphia ASOS on July 3rd.

Excessive Heat, Eastern Chester

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Chester forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.973, -75.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 105 degrees at the Chester County Airport ASOS on July 3rd.

Excessive Heat, Philadelphia

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Philadelphia forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.008, -75.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 109 degrees at the Philadelphia ASOS on July 3rd.

Excessive Heat, Eastern Montgomery

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.211, -75.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 110 degrees at the Doylestown ASOS on July 3rd.

Excessive Heat, Western Montgomery

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Western Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.211, -75.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 110 degrees at the Doylestown ASOS on July 3rd.

Excessive Heat, Lower Bucks

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Lower Bucks forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.337, -75.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 110 degrees at the Doylestown ASOS on July 3rd.

Excessive Heat, Upper Bucks

When
July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Upper Bucks forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.337, -75.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 110 degrees at the Doylestown ASOS on July 3rd.

Excessive Heat, Western Chester

When
July 3, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Western Chester forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.973, -75.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s lead to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 105 degrees at the Chester County Airport ASOS on July 3rd.

Excessive Heat, Philadelphia

When
July 5, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Philadelphia forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
40.008, -75.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat related death reported by the Health Department. Victim was not identified and the time and exact cause of death was not disclosed, but heat was a significant contributing factor to the death.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Excessive Heat, Philadelphia2018-07-05UnknownDirect
Excessive Heat, Philadelphia2018-07-05UnknownDirect

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 754780, 754781, 754782, 754783, 754784, 754786, 754787, 754788, 754790, 754791, 754785, 755558.