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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

SOUTHERN QUEENS

328206

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Event typeevent_typeExcessive Heat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id328,206
Episode IDepisode_id54,662
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-07-21T15:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-07-24T04:59:00+00:00
StatestateNEW YORK
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameSOUTHERN QUEENS
Deaths directdeaths_direct2
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceASOS
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAn oppressive hot and humid air mass produced excessive heat that resulted in day time temperatures 95 to 105 degrees with night time lows in the 70s and 80s. Heat indices peaked around 115 degrees during Friday afternoon, July 22. ||Prolonged excessive heat led to the death of at least 20 people in Southeast, NY; 19 in New York City (7 in Brooklyn, 6 in the Bronx, 4 in Manhattan, and 2 in Queens) and 1 in Orange County.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeExcessive heat between 95 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. JFK airport reached 103 degrees on July 22nd, and 102 on the 23rd.
Yearyear2,011

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