Excessive Heat in Southern Queens, New York

Excessive Heat June 20, 2012 – June 21, 2012 · Southern Queens, New York

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

High pressure to the south resulted in a hot and humid airmass across the local area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 381738. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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