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The background state of the CONUS, North America, and the Northern Hemisphere set the parameters of what individual locations experience. This is why even though the coldest temperatures relative to the means last winter were found over the CONUS, it was still the 26th warmest on record. The most impressive winter monthly departure was last December which ranked as the 4th warmest on record for the CONUS. This spring across the CONUS was the 2nd warmest on record since 1895.

Or not…

I was alive when this historic heatwave happened and I remember Craig Allen said it was 5.... was 7-11-1993 adjusted downward to 99? Back then Craig Allen said the high was 102 on that date, while it was 97 at NYC. The weird thing is I remember the total number of 100+ days as 9 so if one was taken away, another one must have been added later that summer to make the total unchanged. At any rate the magnitude of the heat in July 1993 was much higher than it was in 2022, most of those days barely touched 100.

Thank you mother nature for the most epic season of Kayaking and Small Mouth fishing.

Finally getting decent rain. But won't be much. Thursday is your classic Albany to VT and NH day. Down to western MA and NW CT perhaps too. Rest of us are watching anvil canopies.

As Canderson mentioned yesterday there is some timeing differences at play . Either way I think the biggest news will be the flash flooding here in cpa. The local water sheds have done a great job this year absorbing and shedding but I think there number is up atp.

July 1993 only had 4 days in a row reach 100° at Newark while 2022 had 5. 1993-07-07 103 78 90.5 12.6 0 26 0.00 0.0 0 1993-07-08 105 82 93.5 15.4 0 29 0.00 0.0 0 1993-07-09 104 83 93.5 15.3 0 29 0.00 0.0 0 1993-07-10 105 84 94.5 16.3 0 30 0.00 0.0 0 1993-07-11 99 80 89.5 11.2 0 25 0.00 0.0 0 1993-07-12 97 80 88.5 10.1 0 24 0.00 0.0 0 1993-07-13 98 79 88.5 10.1 0 24 0.00 0.0 0 2022-07-20 100 74 87.0 8.5 0 22 0.00 0.0 0 2022-07-21 100 78 89.0 10.5 0 24 0.01 0.0 0 2022-07-22 100 79 89.5 11.0 0 25 0.00 0.0 0 2022-07-23 101 78 89.5 11.1 0 25 0.00 0.0 0 2022-07-24 102 77 89.5 11.1 0 25 0.00 0.0 0

The background state as a whole doesn't mean much for individual locations though. It's all about weather patterns. In 2023 they were getting plenty of heat to my south and west while Detroit didn't eclipse 90° all year, something not seen since 1915. This year so far saw a colder than avg Jan, a colder than avg Feb, a much warmer than avg Mar, a warmer than avg Apr, and a colder than avg May. June has been colder than avg so far but big heat lurks. Doesn't look to be long lasting though.

Grass is crunchy brown up here.

No guts, No Glory lol

Enjoy the rain and stay safe!

We seem to have threaded the needle with all 3 rounds so far, with only 0.03" at the house, but we'll see what the rest of the afternoon brings. Car is inside and tomatoes are under the porch, so that pretty much guarantees quiet weather.

June 17th, 4:30pm 64/63 drizzle and fog.

-4 1993-07-07 through 1993-07-10 This can't be right, there were 5 consecutive days of 100+ at Newark in July 1993, and 3 consecutive days of 100+ at NYC and 2 consecutive days of 100+ at JFK (which is why the heat was of far greater magnitude than anything we have had since then. These three were our most historic heatwaves: 4 2010-07-04 through 2010-07-07 - 4 1993-07-07 through 1993-07-10 - 4 1953-08-28 through 1953-08-31 3 3 2011-07-21 through 2011-07-23

The all-time record for any month was 5 days in a row in July 2022. No Chris, it was in July 1993 when it was hot enough for the entire metro area to be above 100 and Newark had 5 days of 100+ in a row and 9 total.

hopefully the sea breeze is out by the hamptons where it belongs

Wow, quite a difference in a short distance. I've had less than half of that all month.

Guilty as charged, but I doubt it makes much difference in the electric bill. Darkness is the same length whether it's warm or cold, though on average winter warmth tends to be cloudier. Maybe the biggest advantage for the warm season is cooking on the grill instead of the stove.

Miserable day. Just socked in fog and drizzle with a raw breeze.

I was curious about that as well so went and snooped around in Google Maps. Seems like the stuff coming off the roof was just from the roof itself sending all rainwater to the new low spot after the wall failed. This is a pretty good example of older construction that likely wouldn't get permitted today (at least not in VA). You're right that the building was effectively a dam... look at where it's located in the local landscape. Red = apartment building, Teal = drainage area The uphill side is basically a swimming pool too, with the curb likely not high enough to contain the water in the street from spilling over. Drainage for the lot seems to be a grate drain (teal rectangle) and an ~18" overflow pipe (teal dot) going under/through the building. Both could have been partially clogged, especially the grate. Really poor civil design here overall.

Had about .03 but yeah, 70's and passable.

rain incoming

The GFS and Euro both have 100° heat away from the sea breeze next Monday through Wednesday. So it would be the first time for places like Newark to get 3 days in a row reaching 100° in June. The previous all-time June record was 2 days in a row back in June 2021. The all-time record for any month was 5 days in a row in July 2022. Number of Consecutive Days Max Temperature >= 100 for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. 1 5 2022-07-20 through 2022-07-24 2 4 2010-07-04 through 2010-07-07 - 4 1993-07-07 through 1993-07-10 - 4 1953-08-28 through 1953-08-31 3 3 2011-07-21 through 2011-07-23 - 3 2006-08-01 through 2006-08-03 - 3 2001-08-07 through 2001-08-09 - 3 1966-07-02 through 1966-07-04 - 3 1949-08-09 through 1949-08-11 - 3 1949-07-28 through 1949-07-30 4 2 2021-06-29 through 2021-06-30 - 2 2013-07-18 through 2013-07-19 - 2 2012-07-17 through 2012-07-18 - 2 1999-07-05 through 1999-07-06 - 2 1993-08-27 through 1993-08-28 - 2 1991-07-20 through 1991-07-21 - 2 1988-07-16 through 1988-07-17 - 2 1988-07-10 through 1988-07-11 - 2 1980-07-20 through 1980-07-21 - 2 1955-07-22 through 1955-07-23 - 2 1949-07-03 through 1949-07-04 - 2 1944-08-04 through 1944-08-05 - 2 1943-06-25 through 1943-06-26 - 2 1936-07-09 through 1936-07-10

68 and mist. Another day where it’s 15 degrees warmer in Quebec

Yeah, 18z NAM is pretty lame.