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Yeah, you’d think if the state’s HI record was 115F, the post would want to focus on all the sites above that level in this image… not the one showing an erroneous 133F. Numerous sites above that 115F level but they lose the viewer by elevating the highest outlier.

Standing out in grass watering just now and I was fine. At 2 today I had to try and give it a go and made a little trouble for meself

strobe-lightning fest this evening.

the human body acclimates quite well

For some reason MRB stopped hourly updates after 7:53PM (where it was still 96!) 81 IMBY currently... I'm missing those cool mornings in the 50's last month.

Saw this post today (screenshot attached). Posts like this allow us to call out nonsense or hype, or at least question content. This is a good thing b/c the amount of bad or misleading info out there is high. So just take 133 heat index reading "as is" -- no critical thinking or independent thought? 133 does not fit surrounding sites. We all too often assume what all wx sites report are correct. Untrue, and some networks are worse than others. You have so many out there, some just use personal wx stations (PWSs), and you know not all of them are sited or calibrated properly. This same problem exists for some official wx sites as well. And where did this individual get the information for the record of heat index values in NJ? Is there even such a list officially? Also, look carefully. No info on what this network this is, the name of the location, or what time it is at. It also does not give any information on where or when the previous heat index record occurred. This is often done to make it harder to check/validate claims. In addition, it is mentions the highest actual temp recorded in NJ, yet talks about heat index. Inconsistent comparison and irrelevant in this case. And it claims that "much higher humidity" for the heatwave today (compared to the 1936 heat). Is that really true? Ppl just say things for a narrative or hype arbitrarily so much on posts like these w/ no hard evidence to support. Be vague and generic, and hope ppl don't bother checking. Classic clickbait and hype tactic. And when doing posts like this, I always take a screenshot and block out the poster's or site's name. Do not want to make it available for more clicks/likes. Which brings me to another point. Some post bad, incorrect, or exaggerated info on purpose b/c it will get more clicks/likes. It's all about content, facts and accuracy be damned.

Saw this post today (screenshot attached). Posts like this allow us to call out nonsense or hype, or at least question content. This is a good thing b/c the amount of bad or misleading info out there is high. So just take 133 heat index reading "as is" -- no critical thinking or independent thought? 133 does not fit surrounding sites. We all too often assume what all wx sites report are correct. Untrue, and some networks are worse than others. You have so many out there, some just use personal wx stations (PWSs), and you know not all of them are sited or calibrated properly. This same problem exists for some official wx sites as well. And where did this individual get the information for the record of heat index values in NJ? Is there even such a list officially? Also, look carefully. No info on what this network this is, the name of the location, or what time it is at. It also does not give any information on where or when the previous heat index record occurred. This is often done to make it harder to check/validate claims. In addition, it is mentions the highest actual temp recorded in NJ, yet talks about heat index. Inconsistent comparison and irrelevant in this case. And it claimed that "much higher humidity" for the heatwave today (compared to the 1936 heat). Is that really true? Ppl just say things for a narrative or hype arbitrarily so much on posts like these w/ no hard evidence to support. Be vague and generic, and hope ppl don't bother checking. Classic clickbait and hype tactic. And when doing posts like this, I always take a screenshot and block out the poster's or site's name. Do not want to make it available for more clicks/likes. Which brings me to another point. Some post bad, incorrect, or exaggerated info on purpose b/c it will get more clicks/likes. It's all about content, facts and accuracy be damned.

88/79 after a high of 101 here. heat index reached 116

And like clockwork another cluster of severe storms ripping through the Berks that will miss to my north.

Stifling outside at this hour…. Can feel the heat radiating off the pavement… took the pup for her bedtime walk, not sure if it was the fireworks or the heat, but she wanted no part of it!

Dewpoint temps slowly creeping back up to the low 70s

Its 97 at 10pm so very possible. I believe the record is 86. Central Park record is 84, which is in play. There have been overnights even warmer than those in the past but the record doesnt hold because they are often followed by t storms at some point on the same day that drops temps into the 70s

Shows me that 85 with a 90 heat index pales compared to 11-4 today at 98-102 with HI 110ish plus direct strong sun. Feels to me 25-30 degrees cooler now

low dew though..68

Updated NYC METRO AREA – ALL-TIME TOP HIGHEST TEMPERATURES ============================================================ NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR) ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 108°F Jul 22, 2011 2 105°F Jul 3, 1966 2 105°F Jul 4, 1949 2 105°F Jul 8, 1993 2 105°F Jul 10, 1993 2 105°F Aug 7, 1918* 2 105°F Aug 9, 2001 2 105°F Sep 2, 1953 2 105°F Jul 2, 2026 3 104°F Jul 9, 1993 3 104°F Jul 15, 1995 4 103°F Jul 6, 2010 4 103°F Jun 30, 2021 4 103°F Jun 24, 2025 ============================================================ CENTRAL PARK (NYC) ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 106°F Jul 9, 1936 2 104°F Jul 21, 1977 2 104°F Jul 22, 2011 2 104°F Aug 7, 1918 3 103°F Jul 3, 1966 3 103°F Jul 6, 2010 3 103°F Aug 9, 2001 3 103°F Aug 26, 1948 4 102°F Sep 2, 1953 4 102°F Jul 10, 1993 4 102°F Jul 4, 1949 4 102°F Jul 8, 1936 ============================================================ LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (LGA) ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 107°F Jul 3, 1966 2 104°F Jul 22, 2011 2 104°F Aug 9, 2001 3 104°F Jul 2, 2026 3 103°F Jul 6, 2010 3 103°F Jul 15, 1995 3 103°F Aug 26, 1948 4 102°F Aug 2, 2006 4 102°F Sep 2, 1953 5 101°F Jun 24, 2025 5 101°F Jun 13, 2017 5 101°F Jul 18, 2012 5 101°F Jul 7, 2010 ============================================================ JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JFK) ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 104°F Jul 3, 1966 2 103°F Jul 22, 2011 3 102°F Jun 25, 2025 3 102°F Jun 24, 2025 3 102°F Jul 23, 2011 3 102°F Jul 5, 1999 3 102°F Jul 1, 1963 3 102°F Jul 2, 2026 4 101°F Jul 18, 2012 4 101°F Jul 6, 2010 4 101°F Jul 4, 2010 4 101°F Jul 9, 1993 4 101°F Aug 27, 1948 ============================================================ PHILADELPHIA (PHL) ALL-TIME TOP HIGHEST TEMPERATURES ============================================================ Rank Temperature Date 1 106°F Aug 7, 1918 2 104°F Jul 10, 1936 2 104°F Jul 3, 1966 3 103°F Jul 2, 1901 3 103°F Jul 21, 1930 3 103°F Jul 9, 1936 3 103°F Jul 4, 1966 3 103°F Jul 7, 2010 3 103°F Jul 15, 1995 3 103°F Jul 22, 2011 3 103°F Jul 2, 2026 4 102°F Jul 23, 2011 4 102°F Jul 8, 2012 4 102°F Aug 9, 2001 4 102°F Sep 2, 1953 4 102°F Jul 8, 1993 4 102°F Jul 20, 1991 4 102°F Jul 6, 1999

To your north Harrisburg officially hit 102. Impressive eastern seaboard heat done we have. F it.

10PM Hot summer night LGA: 97 EWR: 96 TEB: 93 New Brnswk: 93 NYC: 92 PHL: 91 BLM: 91 TTN: 91 ACY 84 JFK: 79 ISP: 79

EWR 96 at the 10 PM ob, lol.

Tell me you're kidding about going outside to warm up...

Just got back from the Town of Vienna fireworks. That miserable humidity did its best to sap the pleasure from the occasion! There were also tiny bugs landing on me, way too small to be mosquitoes.

Yeah 94° here also at 10 pm.

Hi temp at my station today 98. Dr. Davis says max heat index was 120...riding on our DP of 82. Currently at 10pm 83.5.

Not even disagreeing with you or claiming you’re wrong just putting different theories out there

I don't think we've seen a North Pacific low anomaly for more than a couple days since the event began.

Still fairly weak correlations (compared to winter). I think the +AO/+NAO is a bigger contributor to all of this mid latitude heat rather than a non-coupled Nino response (it’s coupled). I don’t think we’ve seen this lack of high latitude blocking in previous super Nino summers and it may not be related to how the Nino itself is developing. Could be something else going on here entirely.