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This is from the Iowa Mesonet automated data plotter.

Where do you find historical dew point data?

Good evening Will. Forky’s next avatar will look like Nosferatu. As always ….

87 today

with how humid it been last few days tonight temps in the 60's dewpoint low 50's it feels kinda chilly..

I get my property sprayed by Tick Ranger. Only time I see ticks is just before the next application. They should reduce the intervals by spraying one extra time per season, my only gripe. Best money I spend tbh…peace of mind with kids and dogs.

Tonight is the 40th anniversary of the Barneveld, WI F5 of 1984. Still by far the most significant tornado since 1950 for the south-central part of the state. Although we get our share of severe weather in southern Wisconsin, we average a Plains/Dixie Alley caliber cyclic, intense-violent tornadic supercell about once every 10-15 years. To have one occur in the middle of the night was even more extraordinary. With every regional severe weather event in my memory; storms that form as supercells in Iowa have invariably either grown upscale or weakened by the time they reach here late at night. https://www.wmtv15news.com/2024/06/07/barnaveld-torando-40-years-later/

a sliver of a dark red moon on the western horizon, an inauspicious sign

Tstorm died off right before it got to me, decent little shower though.

Some evening shots during the passage of a distant thunderstorm near sunset:

Records: Highs: EWR: 99 (1999) NYC: 96 (1925) LGA: 97 (1999) JFK: 92 (1999) Lows: EWR: 48 (1945) NYC: 47 (1879) LGA: 50 (2000) JFK: 50 (2000) Historical: 1816 - A famous June snow occurred in the northeastern U.S. Danville VT reported drifts of snow and sleet twenty inches deep. The Highlands were white all day, and flurries were observed as far south as Boston MA. (David Ludlum) 1816: The following is found on page 31, from the book, "History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Year, and Life of Chauncey Jerome," written by Chauncey Jerome. The book was published in 1860. "The next summer was a cold one of 1816, which none of the old people will ever forget, and which many of the young have heard a great deal about. There was ice and snow in every month of the year. I well remember on the seventh of June, while on my way to work, about a mile from home, dressed throughout with thick woolen clothes and an overcoat on, my hands got so cold that I was obliged to lay down my tools and put on a pair of mittens which I had in my pocket. It snowed about an hour that day." This bitter cold event occurred in Plymouth, Connecticut. 1972 - Richmond VA experienced its worst flood of record as rains from Hurricane Agnes pushed the water level at the city locks to a height of 36.5 feet, easily topping the previous record of thirty feet set in 1771. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms in the Laramie Mountains of eastern Wyoming produced golf ball size hail, and up to five inches of rain in just one hour. Half a dozen cities in the Upper Mississippi Valley reported record high temperatures for the date, including La Crosse, WI, with a reading of 97 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data) 1988 - Snow whitened some of the mountains of northern California and northwestern Nevada. Twenty-six cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Rapid City SD with a reading of 104 degrees, and Miles City, MT, with a high of 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from southern Oklahoma and eastern Texas to northwestern Florida through the day and night. Thunderstorms spawned 22 tornadoes, including a dozen in Louisiana, and there were 119 reports of large hail and damaging winds. A strong (F-2) tornado at Gross Tete LA killed two persons, injured thirty others, and another strong (F-2) tornado injured 60 persons at Lobdell LA. Softball size hail was reported at Hillsboro TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Highs: ACY: 89 EWR: 88 PHL: 87 New Brnswck: 85 BLM: 85 TEB: 85 LGA: 85 TTN: 85 ISP: 84 JFK: 83 NYC: 82

What is the topography like to the west and SW and NW? And is there a valley close?

Next week's been shot for a while. It's the 3rd week of June when it should really lock in.

We definitely have a thunderstorm issue. They avoid this area.

Calling for 52 here. Currently temp/DP is 66.2/48.8 after a 78.8 high. THIS is nice weather.

Yes, strong north breeze and very comfortable. 72 degrees and wind NNW gusting to 25.

Fantastic evening. Decent breeze, no humidity. 68 degrees.

Just had the outflow boundary evident on radar move through here a minute ago. Only lasted a few seconds, but it was wild on an otherwise quiet evening. The storms it originated from to the north didn't look very impressive.

Seems like your area is a big Stein area over the years. Must be local topography issue

Several rounds of quick hitting showers and storms. Squally type day. Heres right before another round pushes over the Spine.

Pollen will never go away.

Hot today. High was 92 after a low of only 70. Dew points in the low 70's made it feel like the upper 90's. No rain this past week.

.01" here. Getting pretty damn dry. Grass doing its usual thing this time of year.