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Excessive Heat — Southern Queens, New York

June 20, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southern Queens

Event narrative (NOAA)

Excessive heat resulted in the death of an 81 year old man in southern Queens on June 21. High temperatures reached 94 degrees on June 20 and 97 degrees on June 21 at JFK Airport. At LaGuardia Airport, the high was 98 degrees on June 20 and June 21. In Central Park, the high temperature was 94 degrees both June 20 and 21.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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