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Excessive HeatPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

July 1, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Philadelphia

Event narrative (NOAA)

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.

Other notable excessive heat events in Pennsylvania

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.

Excessive Heat — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 1, 2018 | DisasterAtlasUSA