Heat Wave

Jul 18
published by kvigo
10:46am, Jul 18, 2012

Mineola, NY – In an effort to help Nassau County residents cope with high temperatures and humidity, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that cooling centers will be open Today, July 18th, in collaboration with the Village of Rockville Centre, Town of Oyster Bay, Town of North Hempstead and the Salvation Army. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Nassau County, with temperatures expected to hit mid to high 90’s with a heat index of 100 to 104 Degrees.

Jul 21
published by kmineo
03:41pm, Jul 21, 2011

Suffolk Executive Steve Levy and Islip Town officials will tomorrow designate the Caesar Trunzo Senior Center in Brentwood an official county “cooling center” to accommodate those seeking refuge from the heat. The center, located at 16 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, will be open tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more emergency preparedness information visit the Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov.

Jul 07
published by Brian Fitzgerald
07:52am, Jul 07, 2011

Has it been too hot for you lately? If so, then try thinking back just one year ago to July of 2010. Last year on July 4, we began a four-day stretch of extremely hot weather. We even topped 100 degrees on July 6. The dangerous temperatures claimed three lives in the New York City area in just those four days. And while that was a scorching stretch of weather, the hottest July on record was recorded in 1999.

Jun 09
published by Brian Fitzgerald
10:47am, Jun 09, 2011

Today is the final day of extreme heat and humidity. Many parts of the region had temperatures spike high enough to reach an official heat wave. A heat wave is defined as 3 days in a row with a 90 degree temperature or better.

However... things will change big time this weekend. The clouds will thicken and the rain drops will become more frequent for both Saturday and Sunday. The temperature will also drop a good 20 degrees from today's high. This will leave us with 70's rather than 90's!

Jun 06
published by John Heyman
06:21pm, Jun 06, 2011

Technically speaking, a heat wave is 3 days in a row with high temperatures of 90 degrees or higher. The last time Islip recorded a high temperature of 90 degrees or higher was September 1, 2010. On that date, the high temperature was 93 degrees. That also coincided with the end of the last official heat wave recorded at Islip. There was a four day stretch from August 29 - September 1 where the high temperature was at least 90 degrees.

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