What?! Snow In July Just Miles From New Jersey
As we struggle to catch our breath here in New Jersey with these scorching hot temperatures across the state, the thought of snow is the furthest thing from my mind and probably yours too.
It's been brutal lately with some welcoming relief coming later this week. Friday is supposed to be a beautiful day.
So when I heard the word SNOW I didn't believe it!
We've had some pretty nasty thunderstorms lately and one storm, according to reports, passed over Philadelphia International Airport this past weekend and produced small hail.
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The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, New Jersey posted this message on social media,
Thunderstorms passed over Philadelphia Intl. Airport Sunday afternoon and produced small hail. Since hail is frozen precipitation, this counts as a "trace" of snow in our climate reports. Hence, the record daily snowfall report.
It actually set a record for snow totals on that date. How crazy is that?! Snow in July!
If you're wondering what the previous record was...it was zero dating back to 1870!!
CBS News reports, "While it's rare to get even a trace of snow due to hail from thunderstorms in the summer, the NWS says, it's happened more often than you think. From June 1911 to August 2011, the NWS has recorded 13 instances of getting a trace of snow at PHL in the summer months."
I'm not a fan of these hot and humid temperatures, but I'm also not a fan of snow in July either!
I'm looking forward to a nice warm day in the 80's with low humidity.
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