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Looking at 850Ts, seems like a subtle shift north with the highest 850 temps on guidance. Might be your classic MHT-lower elevation Maine roaster. Just for Dryslot. A Tamarack Torcher.

NYC came extremely close to having three days of 100+ which is outrageous in this era of foliage blockage and the fact that this happened in August, not July. It still did not match August 1948's three straight days of 100+ but this was the closest we've gotten to since then for three straight 100+ days at NYC in August. Tony could you post the 100+ days in August 1948 at all of these locations please-- I think this was the first month that the sensor at JFK came into operation.

If the Coop is nearby, it's over 400' lower. So makes sense it would be warmer.

I understand the limitations of these data at this range, but I don't disagree.

What an amazing start to August!

Yes, you are right. Looks like the NWS must have a coop site nearby too. Looks a little warmer throughout the record than the observatory numbers, maybe lower in elevation?

what I find ironic is that JFK's 99 was actually on the day prior to the hottest day in the other locations. LGA and EWR set the monthly records with their 104 and 105 and NYC was only one degree off with their 103.

Thanks Tony!! Wow, the skies are so deep blue, I could live with this weather forever. Screw summer, screw winter, just have this weather 24/7/365 lol

Not sure if the Coop is the same as the observatory. I read it off their website.

Blue Hill Co-op saw its 4th hottest July on record with a mean temperature of 75.4F. Overall, it was the 9th hottest July for the state of Massachusetts with a gridded mean of 73.7F.

No smoke, no humidity. Just a 10/10 day out there.

I can't imagine the NHC will wait too much longer before tagging the newest wave given the signal across guidance, but with 96L "underperforming" (great call @Newman) we see how a model signal can change on a dime in this environment.

Hmm...KGON seems to be having some sensor problems. Hit 91 yesterday and 93 already today.

Agree about "significant uptick" but the subseasonal environment is getting more favorable. And if you're the kind of person looking for land impacts you probably want only one game in town--or at least widely spaced systems--otherwise you'll likely end up with ridging weaknesses all over for easy recurves. My current thought is that 96L underperforming may actually open the door for a closer approach of the follow up wave because the weakness in the ridging that is going to take 96L away will have the ability to close before the wave leaving Africa can reach it.

Added it above to the main post.

It's 630' so much closer to the elevation of the population around metro BOS and away from marine taint. It's also the most pristine record taking stations in the country.

Also, nailed my projection for Connecticut. Was indeed the 3rd hottest on record with a statewide mean of 75.2F. Incredible stuff. Only 2013 & 2020 were hotter!

Even the most objectively attempted science is still born of humanity; thus, humanity makes the science less than ideally objective. I agree ... a blizzard of 30" and 100 mph wind gusts happened whether there is a human there to complain about it or not. Like wise, what if it were 133 F routinely out there in the ambience of the world, yet no one happened to have ever felt it - global warming might truly, truly be denied. Fact of the matter is, the 100% objective analysis and conclusion pathway needs to be "weather" anything happens at all. Not whether someone was around to hear the tree fall in the forest.

Any interest in this?

wow this has to be the greatest August heatwave that I lived through, do you have the same list for NYC and JFK too? I think they came close to 100 on more than one day too.

Nailed it! Very weird pattern with urban/ASOS sites tending to run below the statewide rankings in a sharp departure from recent years/decades where they've tended to run higher. They make up a sizable amount of the nClimDiv stations too, so the warmth was even more impressive at the co-op sites to bring the average up to 9th place.

I wish we had this for the Perseid meteor shower next week (and no interference from the moon).

I respect that idea, I truly do. For me, it is therapeutic. I honestly feel better and truly love early darkness. It feels very homey and very sentimental. I associate those nights to the holidays and the onset of winter which are both hugely important to me.

Almost 4 at EWR 2001: EWR: 8/5 : 88 / 69 8/6: 97 / 73 8/7: 100 / 77 8/8: 101 / 82 8/9: 105/ 77 8/10: 99 / 76 NYC: 2001: 8/5: 90 / 70 8/6: 94 / 75 8/7: 99 / 78 8/8: 99 / 79 8/9: 103 / 82 8/10: 97 / 75 JFK: 2001: 8/5: 83/ 68 8/6: 86 / 71 8/7: 96 / 75 8/8: 99 / 80 8/9: 98 / 76 8/10: 90 / 74 LGA: 2001: 8/5: 89 / 72 8/6: 93 / 77 8/7: 99 / 81 8/8: 98 / 81 8/9: 104 / 82 8/10: 98 / 77

1944 had 3 100+ days at both NYC and EWR, 1948 had three in a row at both NYC and EWR and 2 in a row at JFK, I think that might have been our most extreme August heat, although 1953 definitely needs to be mentioned as having our longest heatwave on record.