National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ann.
1950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1952 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1953 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
1954 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1955 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
1956 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
1957 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 6
1958 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
1959 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1960 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
1962 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
1963 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1965 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1967 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1968 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1969 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1970 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
1971 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
1973 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
1975 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
1977 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
1978 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1979 0 0 0 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
1980 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
1981 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1982 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1983 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1984 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1986 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
1987 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1990 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1993 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
1994 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
1995 0 0 0 6 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
1998 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1999 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
2000 0 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
2001 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2002 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2004 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
2005 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
2006 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2007 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
2008 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
2012 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2013 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2014 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2015 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
2018 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2019 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2020 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2021 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
2022 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2023 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2024 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
2025 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Total 0 2 16 89 125 35 3 17 6 3 2 0 299
Average 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9
Most 0 1 2 8 13 14 1 2 2 1 1 0 23
Year None 1994
2000
1993
1992
1972
2021
1979 2015 1995 1961
1955
1997
1972
1962
1953
1957 2004
1993
1957

 

2024
2011
1958

 

None 1995
Preliminary Numbers for 2026
2026 0 0 0 7 0 - - - - - - - 7