000 NOUS41 KPHI 041856 PNSPHI DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-050300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 256 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009 ...INDEPENDENCE DAY WEATHER REVIEW, FOR PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA... ON JULY 4TH, 1776, THOMAS JEFFERSON RECORDED TEMPERATURES OF, 6AM......68 DEG.....1PM......76 DEG......9PM.....73.5 DEGREES (PHILADELPHIA AREA WEATHER BOOK-NESE/SCHWARTZ). ALSO, FROM JOURNAL OF ISRAEL (OR PHINEAS) PEMBERTON. TAKEN TWO MILES WEST OF PHILADELPHIA (AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY). 7AM............TEMP.......WX.......WIND......BAROMETER 65.5 FAIR NORTH 30.50 3PM............74.0 CLOUDY SOUTHWEST 30.25 HERE IS A LOOK BACK OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS (INCLUDING 2009) OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEATHER IN THE BIRTHPLACE OF LIBERTY-PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA. YEAR...........HIGH/LOW/PRECIP 2008...........82/71/0.06 1979...........75/58/0.22 2007...........80/63/1.13 1978...........65/57/0.01 2006...........91/71/0.34 1977...........84/64/0.00 2005...........87/62/0.00 1976...........81/62/0.22 2004...........88/67/TRACE 1975...........85/63/0.00 2003...........94/70/0.00 1974...........94/74/0.00 2002...........99/78/0.00 1973...........89/73/0.02 2001...........85/70/0.61 1972...........79/63/0.00 1999...........99/77/0.00 1971...........84/61/0.00 1998...........88/65/0.23 1970...........90/73/0.00 1997...........91/73/0.00 1969...........84/64/0.00 1996...........74/62/0.02 1968...........74/66/TRACE 1995...........86/65/TRACE 1967...........80/61/0.09 1994...........86/70/0.00 1966..........103/72/0.25 1993...........95/74/0.00 1965...........89/61/0.00 1992...........83/65/0.06 1964...........82/67/0.04 1991...........83/68/0.00 1963...........83/55/0.00 1990...........93/70/0.00 1962...........80/53/0.00 1989...........84/71/0.11 1961...........75/64/0.00 1988...........92/64/0.00 1960...........83/63/0.00 1987...........88/74/TRACE 1959...........85/60/0.00 1986...........81/52/0.00 1985...........88/64/0.00 1984...........86/69/0.00 1983...........94/72/0.02 1982...........78/56/0.00 1981...........73/68/2.08 1980...........90/72/0.00 AVERAGES... THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE DURING THIS PERIOD IS 85 AND THE AVERAGE LOW 66 DEGREES. EXTREMES... HIGH 103 IN 1966...LOW 52 IN 1986. MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION 2.08 INCHES IN 1981. TODAY SO FAR... SO FAR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE JULY 4TH, 2009 HAS BEEN 80 AND THE LOW 66 DEGREES. HAVE A GREAT AND SAFE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $$ EBERWINE/GORSE/IOVINO/NIERENBERG/ROBERTSON