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As long as it's in the winter. I like my summers hot and dry to keep the mosquitoes away and to get a good view of the Perseids. This is the 40th anniversary of the first time I saw them, 4 nights in August 1986 and that was a whole week of nice clear early Fall kind of weather no haze and temperatures in the low 50s. No mosquitoes either!.

I distinctly remember August 1986 as a very cool and dry month like early fall. I dont mind a cool summer as long as it's dry. Was that a developing El Nino too? That was my first year of viewing the Perseids and the best weather for them four nights of completely clear skies, cool, no haze and no mosquitoes! Never saw anything like that since. This house in the Poconos was built in 1986 and I was here in July for the 4th but for the Perseids in August I was back on Long Island.

It’s got a dog in its mouth. I’d give it a wide birth.

The BN August crew absolutely silent

heh. Found the obs. Almost the same exact deal as today. A nice TSRA to bring the swampazz back after the 100F too. MIA,1942-07-21 15:00,METAR KMIA 211500Z 31510KT 34/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03390233 MIA,1942-07-21 16:00,METAR KMIA 211600Z 31507KT 35/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03500217 MIA,1942-07-21 17:00,METAR KMIA 211700Z 27008KT 35/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP149 T03500217 MIA,1942-07-21 18:00,METAR KMIA 211800Z 27008KT 36/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP139 T03610244 MIA,1942-07-21 19:00,METAR KMIA 211900Z 36006KT 38/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03780211 MIA,1942-07-21 20:00,METAR KMIA 212000Z 13507KT 8SM +TSRA SHRA 34/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP132 T03390244

Mom’s house was struck by lightning over the weekend, on top of flood damage she received throughout the week from the onslaught of rain. Lightning fried her fridge, washer/dryer, generator, caught the shed on fire, and struck her well pump and ruined it. Multiple water rescues throughout C IL as well, 8-12” of rain has caused major problems here. Idk how folks deal with this yearly in hurricane zones.

Os just can't move past that 2 games under .500 mark. Looks like there going to be back to 4 games under after tonight.

Ha, my first thought when I saw the post about 100F was, Vortex is going to have something to say about that. Good perspective.

So it’s been humid Sunday thru today and you calling it perfect . Two more days of humidity coming and dews up again Sat/Sunday . The month is WAN. You honestly don’t have any type of clue . Although you uninstalled in early Augdewst so no one here is surprised .

After getting together with LOT and sifting through things/comparing numbers, the total now stands at 207. (Includes 2 newly surveyed tors added today)

@kdxken Not trying to be dogmatic or do any post slamming, so don't take my responses personally. Just stating facts and providing some background/clarification on wx stats and perspective, as wx stats/history is a passion for me. and will apply a bit of levity when I can!

I think you’ve hit on the million dollar question that papers are no doubt getting written about. It may influence storm tracks through the strengthening of ridges and weakening of troughs. I don’t think it will materially change the el nino expectations of a STJ and cool south, but whether we will have enough cold air is an open question. I did a crude study a few years ago where going from 17 to 24 degrees while replaying a previous noreaster track would juice the totals even more (assuming the same storm tracks, which is a questionable assumption to make). But if starting from a higher baseline temperature, things would fall off the cliff. We just have to hope we get cold enough air well timed with a STJ wave, and that’s partly luck.

Looks like a Airaconda. They breed in air conditioners. Give the unit a kick. I wouldn't mess around.

its a pauldid.. they sense when people are scared of them.. then they find them during the night and bite

Touch it, see if it bites.

Absolute perfection weather. Been a nice stretch. When are we getting that torch you were talking about? Did manage 81 today I hope you found a cooling station.

What in the hell kind of spider is this? It’s freaking massive. Too scared to get any closer for a pic. I’m afraid he will lunge at me. He was watching my every move as is

seems like the moisture part of the equation won't be an issue. Just need a well-timed airmass.

Turning into a very dewy week other than Friday

TPA last year?, it seems that where the ASOS in relation to the runway, and the location of jets that taxi on the runway at the time from flight plots (turn point/wait point is in direct line of ASOS), that could have nudged it to 100. In the large picture, this obsession w/ 100 F. 100 is base 10, first number to go from 2 to 3 digits, and psychologically satisfying number, so somehow that makes it more significant from a wx/climate POV? It's a U.S., and more specifically, E Coast-centric mindset, as 100 is not that common. Well, there is a world outside of the East Coast! And we just happen to use the F scale. In C, benchmark numbers for hot temps are 30 and 40 C, so 100 is not some magical number here from a wx/climate POV universally. And we have the K temp scale as well --- oh wait, I just realized how we can hype the heat more! Use the K scale instead, it is *so* much hotter sounding (100 F = 311 K)!!!!

Today's Highs: New Brnswck: 88 PHL: 88 EWR: 86 TEB: 86 NYC: 86 ISP: 85 JFK: 85 LGA: 85 TTN: 85 ACY: 84 BLM: 82

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/climate/trump-ends-roadless-rule-forests.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6VA.m1Sl.hpiH3V8wmXUd&smid=url-share “After the proposal is published in the Federal Register, which is expected later this week, the Forest Service will accept public comments before making the rule final.” I’d implore everyone to let their voice be known as our administration plans to divide and then cut down our oldest forests; despite the fact that currently existing national forest roads are hemorrhaging money and resources.