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.58" total last 2 days. Not bad. The first 21 days of June produced a glorious .09"..

Is that blob in jersey gonna make it

I believe the biggest factor for PDO calculations is that pool of water south of the Aleutians and to the north/northwest of Hawaii.

Wunderground stations near you would support that, a lot of them around .3" give or take. Interestingly, the stations down here recorded a bit less despite being further south. I finished with .21" at home so your area was a nice little jack today.

https://x.com/SCweather_wx/status/2069485638059987262 Mitch West @SCweather_wx Ridge rider ring of fire pattern looking likely at the end of June into early July. This is by far one of the most interesting weather patterns we get during the Summer. Clusters of severe storms can ride down the side of the ridge. They can travel VERY long distances at times. We will watch to see how this unfolds in the coming days.

Is the 33 record breakers for stations with 80+ year histories all-time records or monthly records?

Translation: it'll still be very humid but the temp will be 90 instead of 100.

Just 0.23 for today and it looks to be done. Pretty disappointing given expectations

To each their own but meh. Besides the fresh seafood, I can do everything else right here locally on the shorelines of good ole Lake Michigan June-September. Wisconsin/Michigan/Indiana shores to be exact, IL beaches suck.

As if the sagamore wasnt already a huge bitch to drive through..what a nightmare

nothing beats a beach nap under a cabana with a light ocean breeze.

Spring break or bust

I love Florida (in February).

1.10"

May 2026 was a little cooler than May 2023 around Japan. But much warmer than 2015 and 1997. This relationship is reflected in the PDO values for the month of May. Plus the area off the Baja was much warmer than 2023. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cmb/ersst/v5/v6/index/ersst.v6.pdo.dat May 2026 PDO -1.60 May 2023 PDO -2.46 May 2015 PDO +0.40 and +1.65 by July May 1997 PDO +1.29 and +2.35 by June Traditional strong +PDO pattern

Of course it does, just in time for me to head out west.

I was thinking the same as I stare out the window here into the capital city. There was a sharp cutoff just southeast of Harrisburg, which was actually modeled very well by the Meso's this morning. I think I'm going to be up around a third of an inch back home.

Spent 15 straight summers on the beach in longboat key, Fla in June/July. Never encountered any bug issues on the shore. Even got a daily sea breeze. Beautiful cumulo nimbus towers with lightning, rainbows, and fire orange tops. Every now and then a tropical storm to cool it down and bring in some good wave action. Big calls; was lobster or shrimp for dinner? What day do I go deep sea fishing? SPF 6 or 15 on the lotion? Corona or a local beer for sitting on the beach. It sucked alright. All that said, looks like we may get some real summer before the 4th. On cue.

Wow. Nice. Just Under 0.15 here

Holy moley - this thread is starting to get quite extremist, I have to say. You folks do realize that a lot more people die of *cold* each year, than die of *heat* - right? I don't think you really want to go where you're going. Let's be pragmatic here. MMGW, while certainly an issue, is not a practical threat to human life, in any way, shape or form. People are going to die from extreme heat waves - just as they have since the beginning of time. As the planet warms *less* people will die (and have been dying) due to weather events, not more.

Wonder how the drought will impact the proposed new AI data centers? These things need a ton of water to cool. Probably raising residential water/electric cost....pissed off people incoming. Data center development in Montgomery County, PA, is sparking major public debate due to massive water and electricity demands, particularly for new AI infrastructure. [1, 2, 3] Major Proposals and Water Demands: Limerick Township: The proposed "Project Laurel" aims to build 2.8 million square feet of data center space near the Limerick nuclear plant. It is projected to consume at least 750,000 gallons of water per day for cooling—surpassing the capacity of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. [1, 2] Upper Merion Township: Eight projects backed by MLP Ventures have been proposed across King of Prussia, spanning 4 million square feet. Residents and local groups are strongly pushing back over fears of water pollution, extreme utility usage, and proximity to residential zones. [1, 2]

I chose to take a rain swim, then head into DC for my activities. Got to see the reflection pool in person… lots of national guard people.

Thanks for posting that. It gives a good visual of the trends over time. It also reminds me that we're due for a clunker.

final tally was .64

July here is 5.1° warmer than June, thanks to the long plateau from 7/6 thru 8/10 in which the average temp varies only 1.1°. I don't have June 1-3, other than the 84 max on the 3rd, warmest on the max-min while we traveled. Though 6/4-22 had 9 BN days and 10 AN, the average is 2.8 AN thanks to the heat of 10-13. When I derive 1-3 (from nearby sites), it's probably about +3 for 1-22. If it finishes there, 6/26 would rank 4th or 5th warmest of 29.