Excessive Heat Continues in the Western and Southern U.S. Through the Independence Day Holiday

Excessive heat with potential records will continue to impact much of the West through Independence Day and into next week. Triple digit high temperatures are expected this weekend in parts of the Pacific Northwest. Dangerous heat will persist this week in the Southern Plains, Gulf Coast, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic. Heat index values will approach or exceed 110 degrees at times. Read More >

Average monthly snowfall (1971 through 2015) in inches for the four National Climate Data Center climate sites in our forecast area
SITE	January	February	March	April	October	November	December	Total
PHL	6.4	6.6	3.2	0.6	0.1	0.4	2.0	19.3
ABE	11.1	9.4	5.7	0.8	0.1	1.4	3.8	32.3
ACY	4.6	5.5	1.3	0.3	0	0.3	1.5	13.5
ILG	7.5	6.3	2.2	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.9	18.9

Average number of days (1971 through 2015) of one inch or more of snowfall for the four National Climate Data Center climate sites in our forecast area
SITE	January	February	March	April	October	November	December	Total
PHL	1.9	1.5	0.8	0.2	0	0.2	0.5	5.1
ABE	2.8	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.4	8.3
ACY	1.6	1.3	0.5	0.1	0	0	0.5	4.0
ILG	2.2	1.4	0.5	0.2	0	0.2	0.7	5.2