Friday, July 22, 2011

100+ Heat Indices in Northern New England

Yesterday's high temperatures of 97° at both Concord, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine both fell short of records set in 1977, but heat indices have already reached 100 or more in northern New England by noon today. Here are some reports from Maine and New Hampshire:
Location           Temperature Dewpoint Relative Heat   
Humidity Index
Portland 95 69 42 100
Sanford 97 72 44 105
Wiscasset 95 72 47 103
Rockland 93 73 52 102
Portsmouth 97 71 43 105
Nashua 98 69 38 104
Manchester 96 68 39 101
To the south, both Boston and New York are at 98° with heat indices of 107 and 108, respectively. Central Park in New York has a temperature of 100° and dewpoint of 76° for a heat index of 114.

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