A Toasty Start to July
The first half of July was hotter than normal for the Northeast, with Elkins, WV, having its hottest July 1-15 period on record. The period ranked among the 20 hottest for most other major sites. Precipitation during the first half of July was variable, ranging from 7% of normal in Rochester, NY, its 11th driest such period, to 234% of normal in Harrisburg, PA, its third wettest.
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A Significant Number of Weather Warnings in WV and PA
2025 has been a very active year for flash flooding and severe thunderstorms in portions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The following analysis as of July 8 is based on unofficial data back to 1986 (with the best quality data from 2001-present) from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. During June, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Pittsburgh, PA, issued 76 Flash Flood Warnings, the greatest number of any office in the U.S., while the Charleston, WV, office issued 57 such warnings, the second greatest. The Flash Flood Warning count for June at both the Pittsburgh and Charleston offices ranked among their five greatest for any month. So far in 2025, NWS Charleston has issued 103 Flash Flood Warnings and NWS Pittsburgh has issued 98, already among their 10 greatest number annually. The number of Tornado Warnings issued this year by both offices was noteworthy, as was the number of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued this year by the Charleston office.
Website Highlights
Weather Station Data
Weather Station Data includes location-specific information, such as wind data, evapotranspiration, and daily almanacs.
CLIMOD 2 is a user-friendly website to find single-station and multi-station climate products for locations accross the country. For example, the Seasonal Ranking report produces a graph and table of extremes or other summaries for a specified period for each year.
Go to CLIMOD 2State & Regional Analyses
These provide several map types, regional climate summaries, snow survey data, and drought information.
The Monthly Maps offer a variety of monthly precipitation and temperature departure maps for any given month for the Northeast region or a selected state.
Go to Monthly Map pageAnalyses for Industry
Analyses for Industry shows products the NRCC has created through partnerships with various industries.
The Turf Grass page offers weather for the turfgrass industry, including disease risk, turf and weed development, irrigation information, and heat stress.
Go to Turfgrass pageWebinars & Workshops
Webinars & Workshops provides recordings and presentations from the monthly webinar series, as well as information on past and upcoming workshops.
The Northeast Regional Climate Center hosts a monthly webinar series with NOAA affiliates to address timely weather topics.
Go to Monthly WebinarsPublications & Services
Publications & Services includes the NRCC blog, quarterly outlooks, as well as other reports and publications.
The Quarterly Outlooks are seasonal climate highlights and outlook for the upcoming season for the Eastern, Region, Great Lakes, and Gulf of Maine. Published in March, June, September and December.
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