000 NOUS41 KOKX 072146 PNSOKX CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-081000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 546 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2010 ...JULY 2010 HEAT WAVE... A HOT AIRMASS WHICH DEVELOPED OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSITIONED EASTWARD AND SETTLED OVER THE REGION DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND. AS THE WEATHER PATTERN STALLED...THE AIRMASS WAS ABLE TO WARM FURTHER DUE TO A LACK OF MOISTURE OVER THE REGION. SEVERAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN BROKEN. THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST RECENT DATA WITH REGARD TO THE HEAT WAVE. ...NEW YORK... ...LOCATION... ...7/4... ...7/5... ...7/6... ...7/7... CENTRAL PARK 96 99 103 100 FARMINGDALE 98 99 102 98 WESTHAMPTON BEACH 97 97 100 94 WHITE PLAINS 95 96 102 97 SHIRLEY 98 98 103 95 ISLIP 97 95 101 96 JFK AIRPORT 101 97 101 100 LAGUARDIA 98 99 103 101 MONTGOMERY 94 96 100 98 MONTAUK 88 91 96 87 ...NEW JERSEY... ...LOCATION... ...7/4... ...7/5... ...7/6... ...7/7... NEWARK 101 102 103 101 TETERBORO 97 99 103 101 CALDWELL 96 98 102 100 ...CONNECTICUT... ...LOCATION... ...7/4... ...7/5... ...7/6... ...7/7... BRIDGEPORT 97 93 98 95 DANBURY 97 95 100 98 GROTON 90 92 101 86 NEW HAVEN 94 95 100 98 MERIDEN 96 97 102 99 ...RECORDS BROKEN AT NWS CLIMATE SITES... ...LOCATION... ...DATE(S)... CENTRAL PARK 7/6 AND 7/7 LAGUARDIA 7/6 AND 7/7 JFK AIRPORT 7/4, 7/6 AND 7/7 NEWARK 7/6 BRIDGEPORT 7/6 AND 7/7 ISLIP 7/4, 7/6 AND 7/7 ...NOTABLE STREAK... NEWARK REACHED 100 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THIS TIES THE RECORD ESTABLISHED IN BOTH 1953 AND 1993. $$ JMC