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| Event typeevent_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,468,215 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,195,383 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2005-07-18T14:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2005-07-20T02:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | PENNSYLVANIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | BUCKS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A hot and very humid air mass enveloped southeastern Pennsylvania on the 18th and 19th. High temperatures reached into the lower 90s, but dewpoint temperatures were in the mid 70s. The combination produced afternoon heat indices of between 100 and 105. In addition, the high dewpoints prevented temperatures from falling lower than the 70s at night. The low temperature at the Philadelphia International Airport the morning of the 19th was 77 degrees. The excessive heat caused the death of six elderly people within the city of Philadelphia. Most had non-working air conditioners, did not turn the air conditioner on or no air-conditioning at all. The excessive heat activated special summer heat programs in Philadelphia. Over 200 fans were distributed to the elderly. Homes of the elderly were visited by field teams, "The Heatline" was activated by the Philadelphia Corporation for the Elderly, there was an enhanced daytime outreach for the homeless and the buddy system to check on the elderly was activated.A cold front that moved through the state late in the day on the 19th, did not lower temperatures much, but humidity levels were much lower on the 20th through the 24th. Dew point temperatures on the afternoon of the 20th were 10 to 15 degrees lower than they were the two previous days. The highest temperature at the Philadelphia International Airport was 92 degrees. |
| Yearyear | 2,005 |
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