Excessive Heat in New York

Events

208

Deaths

41

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Excessive Heat in New York, July 21 to 23, 201120 deaths · 17 eventsAn oppressive hot and humid air mass produced excessive heat that resulted in day time temperatures 95 to 105 degrees with night time lows in the 70s and 80s. Heat indices peaked around 115 degrees during Friday afternoon, July 22.
• Excessive Heat in New York, July 19 to 21, 20138 deaths · 9 eventsA large area of high pressure remained nearly stationary to the south for almost a week. This resulted in a prolonged period of high to excessive heat across the area.
• Excessive Heat in New York, July 4 to 7, 20108 deaths · 3 eventsWith high pressure firmly in control, high temperatures reached into the 90s for several days, reaching or eclipsing 100 degrees at several locations during this time.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, August 13, 201623 injured · $1.0 million · 70 kt wind · 94 eventsOn the morning of Saturday, August 13th, a warm front lifted northward across the region. This allowed a very warm and excessively humid air mass to be in place over the area.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, August 12, 20162 deaths · 3 injured · 50 kt wind · 18 eventsA very warm and humid air mass was in place over eastern New York on Friday, August 12th. Daytime temperatures were well into the 90s and dewpoints reached into the low to mid 70s. As a result, heat index values reached 100 to 105 degrees for valley areas.
• Excessive Heat in New York, July 24 to 25, 20102 deaths · 1 eventA Bermuda high pressure system resulted in hot temperatures and high humidity, which began July 24th and continued through July 25th.
• Excessive Heat in New York, June 20 to 21, 20121 death · 1 eventHigh pressure to the south resulted in a hot and humid airmass across the local area.
• Excessive Heat in New York, July 7 to 8, 20131 death · 1 eventA large area of high pressure pumped hot and humid air across the northeast.
• Excessive Heat in New York, June 23, 20251 death · 1 eventA strong ridge of high pressure over the region led to the development of record-breaking heat and humidity on this day. Heat index values approached 110 degrees in urban valley areas, which resulted in extreme heat warnings to be issued.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, July 19 to 21, 201957 kt wind · 89 eventsA heat wave gripped eastern New York from July 19th through the 21st. Temperatures soared into the low to mid-90s with dewpoints in the low to mid-70s. This resulted in heat index values in the 100 to 110 range in the warmest spots of the Hudson Valley.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, June 22 to 25, 202557 eventsA dome of high pressure brought a period of very hot and humid conditions across eastern New York from June 22-25, 2025. The heat began across the mid-Hudson Valley and southern Taconics on June 22 before expanding across the rest of eastern New York on June 23-24.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, July 15 to 19, 201343 eventsA large ridge of high pressure was situated along the eastern seaboard for the week of July 15th through July 19th. The flow around this high pressure ridge brought a very warm and humid air mass into eastern New York for much of the week, along with plenty of sunshine.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, July 21 to 23, 201142 eventsBermuda high pressure dominated the region with broad southwest flow aloft. This flow ushered in hot and humid air. Temperatures across much of east central New York warmed well into the 90s with some locations reaching the century mark in the mid Hudson Valley.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, August 11 to 13, 202136 eventsA dome of high pressure settled across eastern New York from Wednesday, August 11 to Friday, August 13 bringing high heat and humidity each day, mainly during the afternoon hours.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, July 1 to 5, 201827 eventsA hot and humid airmass brought excessively high heat indices to eastern New York from the beginning of July through the Independence Day holiday. Temperatures soared as high as 99 degrees on July 1st, the hottest day of the stretch.
• Excessive Heat in New York, March 8 to 9, 200024 eventsThe season's first Bermuda type high pumped unseasonably warm air into eastern New York on March 8 and March 9. Temperatures soared well into the 60s at most locations, and touched 70 in a few spots. Even across the Adirondacks, readings climbed well into the 50s to near 60.
• Excessive Heat in New York, July 21 to 23, 201118 eventsHigh pressure moved off the east coast of the United States, allowing extreme heat that had been building over the central part of the country to move east.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, July 21, 201912 eventsA Bermuda High pumped in a hot and humid and humid air mass northward into the area.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, July 20 to 21, 201912 eventsA Bermuda High pumped in a hot and humid and humid air mass northward into the area.
• Excessive Heat in New York, August 13, 201610 eventsHigh pressure over the western Atlantic Ocean ushered in hot and humid air northward across the area.
• Excessive Heat in New York, July 18, 20127 eventsHigh pressure remained over the western Atlantic as a cold front approached from the west.
• Excessive Heat in New York, August 12, 20166 eventsHigh pressure over the western Atlantic Ocean ushered in hot and humid air northward across the area.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, July 19, 20195 eventsA Bermuda High pumped in a hot and humid and humid air mass northward into the area.
• Excessive Heat in New York, October 5 to 9, 20072 eventsA ridge of high pressure strengthened over the Northeast United States, bringing abundant sunshine and unusually warm temperatures. High temperature records were broken for several days.
• Excessive Heat in New York, September 11, 20132 eventsHigh pressure to the south pumped hot and humid air north across the area.

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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.