Excessive Heat — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2018-07-01 to 2018-07-03 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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 110 degrees at the Doylestown ASOS at 2 pm on July 3rd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 754786. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.