Heat — Southern Nassau, New York

2013-08-20 · Southern Nassau, New York

Event narrative

A 7 month old boy died of heat exposure. He was left in a car. The outside air temperature was 85 degrees at the time at Farmingdale airport, but the car temperature was around 119 degrees.

Wider weather episode

High pressure to the south resulted in plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures.

The death of an infant that was left in a car occurred as the sunshine and warm temperatures heated the car to 119 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 462492. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.