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New Indian Express
25-06-2025
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave
NEW YORK: Extensive triple digit heat, broken temperature records and oppressive humidity piled up into a steaming mess as the heat dome crushing the Eastern half of the nation sizzled to what should be its worst Tuesday. New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) a little after noon, the first time since 2013. Then Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston joined the 100 club. More than 150 million people woke up to heat warnings and forecasters at the National Weather Service expected dozens of places to tie or set new daily high temperature records Tuesday. The dangerous heat sent people to the hospital, delayed Amtrak trains and caused utilities to urge customers to conserve power. 'Every East Coast state today from Maine to Florida has a chance of 100 degree actual temperature,' said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist. Fryeburg, Maine, also hit 100, for the first time since 2011. 'Getting Maine to 100 degrees is infrequent,' Maue said. Tuesday's heat came on top of 39 new or tied heat records Monday. But just as dangerous as triple digit heat is the lack of cooling at night, driven by the humidity. 'You get the combination of the extreme heat and humidity but no relief,' said Jacob Asherman, a meteorologist at NOAA's Weather Prediction Center. 'It's kind of been just everything stacked on top of itself.... It just speaks to how strong this heat wave is. This is a pretty, pretty extreme event.' Asherman and Maue said Tuesday is the peak of the high pressure system that sits on top of the Mid-Atlantic and keeps the heat and humidity turned up several notches. 'Nobody is immune to the heat,' said Kimberly McMahon, the weather service public services program manager who specializes in heat and health.
24-06-2025
- Climate
Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US
NEW YORK -- An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been so hot in more than a decade. The heat wave is especially threatening because it's hitting cities like Boston, New York and Philadelphia early in the summer when people haven't gotten their bodies adapted to the broiling conditions, several meteorologists said. The dome of high pressure that's parking over the eastern United States is trapping hot air from the Southwest that already made an uncomfortable stop in the Midwest. A key measurement of the strength of the high pressure broke a record Monday and was the third-highest reading for any date, making for a 'near historic' heat wave, said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist. The worst of the heat was likely to peak for Northeastern cities on Tuesday, forecasters said. 'Like an air fryer, it's going to be hot," Maue said. 'This is a three-day stretch of dangerous heat that will test the mettle of city dwellers who are most vulnerable to oppressive heat waves.' A heat dome occurs when a large area of high pressure in the upper atmosphere acts as a reservoir, trapping heat and humidity. A heat wave is the persistence of heat, usually three days or more, with unusually hot temperatures. Nearly three-quarters of the country's population — 245 million people — will swelter with 90 degrees Fahrenheit (about 32 Celsius) or higher temperatures on Monday, and 33 million people, almost 10% of the country, will feel blistering 100-degree heat (about 38 Celsius) on Tuesday, Maue said. The government's heat health website showed the highest level of heat risk in swaths from Chicago to Pittsburgh and North Carolina to New York. Those triple-digit air temperatures — with the feels-like index even worse because of humidity — are possible in places where it's unusual. New York hasn't seen 100 degrees since 2011 and Philadelphia, which is forecast to have consecutive triple-digit days, hasn't reached that mark since 2012, said Climate Central chief meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky. In downtown Baltimore, temperatures climbed into the high 90s by early Monday afternoon, bringing dozens of people to cool off at St. Vincent de Paul's resource center. A few blocks away, the city's historic Broadway Market food hall closed early when the building's air conditioning broke. The heat forced the cancellation of events in west Baltimore, said Eric Davis Sr., who spends most of his days working at a baseball field there. 'You can't have kids getting heat stroke,' he said. 'It's just too hot today.' NOAA meteorologist David Roth said it takes time to acclimate to summer heat and this heat dome could be a shock for some. 'You're talking about some places that could be 40 degrees warmer than last week. So that's a big deal,' he said. The heat is part of Earth's long-term warming. Summers in the United States are 2.4 degrees (1.3 degrees Celsius) hotter than 50 years ago, according to NOAA data. Human-caused climate change has made this heat wave three times more likely than without the burning of coal, oil and gas, the climate science nonprofit Climate Central calculated, using computer simulations comparing the current weather to a fictional world without the industrial greenhouse gases. A key question is how much humidity will add to the discomfort and danger of the heat. Maue is forecasting dry air which may be a degree or two or three hotter than predicted by NOAA, but more comfortable. Other meteorologists expected worse: Sticky, humid and even more dangerous. "The 'big deal' will be with the humidity being provided with the wet late spring conditions," said University of Oklahoma meteorology professor Jason Furtado. 'The area of high pressure will allow for a lot of evaporation to occur from the wet grounds locally and regionally, which will increase the heat indices quite a bit.' Woods Placky said to expect dew points, a key measure of humidity, in the 70s. That's downright tropical, with some places approaching a dew point of 80 — a level Woods Placky said feels like 'you're in a swimming pool' and 'the atmosphere is absorbing you.' If this heat were later in the summer, it might not be as dangerous because the human body can adjust to the seasonably warmer temperatures, but this one is coming within days of the solstice, Woods Placky and others said. 'It will be a shock to the system,' she said. Associated Press writers Isabella O'Malley in Philadelphia and Lea Skene in Baltimore contributed. ___
24-06-2025
- Climate
Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave
NEW YORK -- Extensive triple digit heat, broken temperature records and oppressive humidity piled up into a steaming mess as the heat dome crushing the Eastern half of the nation sizzled to what should be its worst Tuesday. New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) a little after noon, the first time since 2013. Then Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston joined the 100 club. More than 150 million people woke up to heat warnings and forecasters at the National Weather Service expected dozens of places to tie or set new daily high temperature records Tuesday. The dangerous heat sent people to the hospital, delayed Amtrak trains and caused utilities to urge customers to conserve power. 'Every East Coast state today from Maine to Florida has a chance of 100 degree actual temperature,' said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist. Fryeburg, Maine, also hit 100, for the first time since 2011. 'Getting Maine to 100 degrees is infrequent,' Maue said. Tuesday's heat came on top of 39 new or tied heat records Monday. But just as dangerous as triple digit heat is the lack of cooling at night, driven by the humidity. 'You get the combination of the extreme heat and humidity but no relief,' said Jacob Asherman, a meteorologist at NOAA's Weather Prediction Center. 'It's kind of been just everything stacked on top of itself.... It just speaks to how strong this heat wave is. This is a pretty, pretty extreme event.' Asherman and Maue said Tuesday is the peak of the high pressure system that sits on top of the Mid-Atlantic and keeps the heat and humidity turned up several notches. 'Nobody is immune to the heat,' said Kimberly McMahon, the weather service public services program manager who specializes in heat and health. Dozens attending outdoor high school graduation ceremonies in a northern New Jersey city on Monday were treated for heat exhaustion and related problems, including 16 taken to hospitals. The Paterson school district held ceremonies in the morning and the afternoon as temperatures soared to nearly 100 degrees. Officials halted the second ceremony about an hour after it had started due to the heat. And in New Hampshire, two 16-year-old hikers were rescued from a mountain in Jaffrey late Monday afternoon, overcome by the heat, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said. They were described as being in and out of consciousness and taken to a hospital. The heat hit New York City as residents headed to the polls for the city's primary election. In Queens, Rekha Malhotra was handing out flyers in support of Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani while wearing a pink electric fan around their neck. 'It's 90 bazillian degrees and here I am,' said Malhotra. 'I could have been phone banking.' 'I have all the things — hat, ice and this,' Malhotra added, clutching a commercial-grade spray bottle. Utilities across the Midwest and East braced for the surge of extra demand in the heat, at times asking people to cut back on air conditioning when it felt like it was needed the most. In Memphis, Tennessee, residents were asked to turn off unnecessary lights and electronics, wait until nighttime to use dishwashers, washing machines dryers, and raise thermostats a few degrees, if health allows. The heat and humidity during the day was compounded by humid nights where the temperatures don't drop much and the human body and the electric bill don't get a break to recover, said Bernadette Woods Placky, chief meteorologist at Climate Central. 'The longer the heat lasts, the more it wears on the body, the more it wears on the health,' Woods Placky said. A good rule of thumb is the temperature has to get at least as low as 75 degrees, if not lower, for people to recover, McMahon said. That's a lesson from the Pacific Northwest heat wave of 2021, when many of the deaths were older people who lived at home and died at night because it wasn't getting cool enough, she said. 'Unlike other weather hazards, heat does have that compounding effect on the human body. Your body tolerates less and less heat as the days go on,' McMahon said. Because warmer air from human-caused climate change holds more moisture, making it more humid, summer nights are actually heating up faster than summer days, Woods Placky said. That's why the Dust Bowl of the 1930s hit high temperatures similar to now, but it wasn't as warm overall because the nights cooled, she said. The United States daytime summer high temperature has increased 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit since 1975, but the nighttime lowest temperature is now on average 2.6 degrees higher, according to NOAA data. In Baltimore, summer nights have warmed 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit since 1975, while summer days only 1.5 degrees, the data showed. Marc Savenor, who owns Acme Ice and Dry Ice Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, struggled to keep up with phones ringing as the heat wave overwhelmed ice machines and refrigerators, forcing customers to seek emergency supplies. 'During the heat waves, my phone will ring at 3 in the morning till 11 at night,' Savenor said as workers shoveled dry ice into pellets. 'There's no help for the weary here, because you've got to get it when it's coming in and everybody wants some.' Air conditioners and fans have been flying off the shelves at Khan Electronics in Queens, owner Mudassar Khan said. 'It started getting hot at night. People buy air conditioners when they feel uncomfortable at night,' Khan said. 'Relief is coming,' Maue said, predicting that on Friday, New York City probably won't even get into the 70s. 'It'll feel incredible.' ___ Associated Press writers Cedar Attanasio in New York; Bruce Shipkowski in Trenton, New Jersey; Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee; Rodrigue Ngowi in Boston; and Patrick Whittle in Portland, Maine, contributed. ___
Time of India
24-06-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
New York, Florida temperatures touch 100 degrees as USA witnesses record-breaking summer heat
Amtrak reported delays on Tuesday due to speed restrictions caused by the heat on routes that went through Washington, Philadelphia and New York. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads FAQs New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 Celsius a little after noon, the first time since 2013. More than 150 million people woke up to heat warnings and forecasters at the National Weather Service expected dozens of places to tie or set new daily high temperature records on and Maue said on Tuesday is the peak of the high pressure system that sits on top of the Mid-Atlantic and keeps the heat and humidity turned up several heat came on top of 39 new or tied heat records Monday. But just as dangerous as triple digit heat is the lack of cooling at night, driven by the humidity.'Every East Coast state today from Maine to Florida has a chance of 100 degree actual temperature,' said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief heat and humidity during the day was compounded by humid nights where the temperatures don't drop much and the human body and the electric bill don't get a break to recover from the worst of the day, said Bernadette Woods Placky, chief meteorologist at Climate reported delays on Tuesday due to speed restrictions caused by the heat on routes that went through Washington, Philadelphia and New in New Hampshire, two 16-year-old hikers were rescued from a mountain in Jaffrey late Monday afternoon, overcome by the heat, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said. They were described as being in and out of consciousness and taken to a hospital.A1. Fahrenheit to Celsius formula is °C = (°F - 32) * 5/9. °C represents Celsius and °F stands for Fahrenheit.A2. New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Economic Times
24-06-2025
- Climate
- Economic Times
New York, Florida temperatures touch 100 degrees as USA witnesses record-breaking summer heat
Amtrak reported delays on Tuesday due to speed restrictions caused by the heat on routes that went through Washington, Philadelphia and New York. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads FAQs New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 Celsius a little after noon, the first time since 2013. More than 150 million people woke up to heat warnings and forecasters at the National Weather Service expected dozens of places to tie or set new daily high temperature records on and Maue said on Tuesday is the peak of the high pressure system that sits on top of the Mid-Atlantic and keeps the heat and humidity turned up several heat came on top of 39 new or tied heat records Monday. But just as dangerous as triple digit heat is the lack of cooling at night, driven by the humidity.'Every East Coast state today from Maine to Florida has a chance of 100 degree actual temperature,' said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief heat and humidity during the day was compounded by humid nights where the temperatures don't drop much and the human body and the electric bill don't get a break to recover from the worst of the day, said Bernadette Woods Placky, chief meteorologist at Climate reported delays on Tuesday due to speed restrictions caused by the heat on routes that went through Washington, Philadelphia and New in New Hampshire, two 16-year-old hikers were rescued from a mountain in Jaffrey late Monday afternoon, overcome by the heat, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said. They were described as being in and out of consciousness and taken to a hospital.A1. Fahrenheit to Celsius formula is °C = (°F - 32) * 5/9. °C represents Celsius and °F stands for Fahrenheit.A2. New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
