Heat in New York, July 9, 2020

Name: Heat in New York, July 9, 2020
Start: 2020-07-09T11:00
End: 2020-07-09T19:00
Location: New York

July 9, 2020 · NWS ALY · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

A hot and humid airmass was in place over the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys on July 9th. Heat indices ranged from 90 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit over most of the area.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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 ALY wrote it up.

A hot and humid airmass was in place over the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys on July 9th. Heat indices ranged from 90 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit over most of the area.

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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 8, 6:55 PM EST, 16 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 6:55 PM EST, 16 hours 5 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

15 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Southern Herkimer

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Herkimer forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Montgomery

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.902, -74.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Northern Saratoga

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Saratoga forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Northern Washington

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Washington forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Schenectady

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Western Schenectady forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Schenectady

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Schenectady forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Southern Saratoga

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Saratoga forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Albany

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Albany forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Rensselaer

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Western Rensselaer forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Greene

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Greene forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Columbia

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Western Columbia forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Ulster

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Ulster forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Dutchess

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Western Dutchess forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Southeast Warren

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Southeast Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Southern Washington

When: July 9, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Washington forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.314, -73.431 (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

Every storm in New York in 2020 Every state in 2020 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, July 2020

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 909064, 909065, 909066, 909067, 909068, 909069, 909070, 909071, 909072, 909073, 909074, 909075, 909076, 909077, 909078.