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a sliver of a dark red moon on the western horizon, an inauspicious sign

Tstorm died off right before it got to me, decent little shower though.

Some evening shots during the passage of a distant thunderstorm near sunset:

Records: Highs: EWR: 99 (1999) NYC: 96 (1925) LGA: 97 (1999) JFK: 92 (1999) Lows: EWR: 48 (1945) NYC: 47 (1879) LGA: 50 (2000) JFK: 50 (2000) Historical: 1816 - A famous June snow occurred in the northeastern U.S. Danville VT reported drifts of snow and sleet twenty inches deep. The Highlands were white all day, and flurries were observed as far south as Boston MA. (David Ludlum) 1816: The following is found on page 31, from the book, "History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Year, and Life of Chauncey Jerome," written by Chauncey Jerome. The book was published in 1860. "The next summer was a cold one of 1816, which none of the old people will ever forget, and which many of the young have heard a great deal about. There was ice and snow in every month of the year. I well remember on the seventh of June, while on my way to work, about a mile from home, dressed throughout with thick woolen clothes and an overcoat on, my hands got so cold that I was obliged to lay down my tools and put on a pair of mittens which I had in my pocket. It snowed about an hour that day." This bitter cold event occurred in Plymouth, Connecticut. 1972 - Richmond VA experienced its worst flood of record as rains from Hurricane Agnes pushed the water level at the city locks to a height of 36.5 feet, easily topping the previous record of thirty feet set in 1771. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms in the Laramie Mountains of eastern Wyoming produced golf ball size hail, and up to five inches of rain in just one hour. Half a dozen cities in the Upper Mississippi Valley reported record high temperatures for the date, including La Crosse, WI, with a reading of 97 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data) 1988 - Snow whitened some of the mountains of northern California and northwestern Nevada. Twenty-six cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Rapid City SD with a reading of 104 degrees, and Miles City, MT, with a high of 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from southern Oklahoma and eastern Texas to northwestern Florida through the day and night. Thunderstorms spawned 22 tornadoes, including a dozen in Louisiana, and there were 119 reports of large hail and damaging winds. A strong (F-2) tornado at Gross Tete LA killed two persons, injured thirty others, and another strong (F-2) tornado injured 60 persons at Lobdell LA. Softball size hail was reported at Hillsboro TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Highs: ACY: 89 EWR: 88 PHL: 87 New Brnswck: 85 BLM: 85 TEB: 85 LGA: 85 TTN: 85 ISP: 84 JFK: 83 NYC: 82

What is the topography like to the west and SW and NW? And is there a valley close?

Next week's been shot for a while. It's the 3rd week of June when it should really lock in.

We definitely have a thunderstorm issue. They avoid this area.

Calling for 52 here. Currently temp/DP is 66.2/48.8 after a 78.8 high. THIS is nice weather.

Yes, strong north breeze and very comfortable. 72 degrees and wind NNW gusting to 25.

Fantastic evening. Decent breeze, no humidity. 68 degrees.

Just had the outflow boundary evident on radar move through here a minute ago. Only lasted a few seconds, but it was wild on an otherwise quiet evening. The storms it originated from to the north didn't look very impressive.

Seems like your area is a big Stein area over the years. Must be local topography issue

Several rounds of quick hitting showers and storms. Squally type day. Heres right before another round pushes over the Spine.

Pollen will never go away.

Hot today. High was 92 after a low of only 70. Dew points in the low 70's made it feel like the upper 90's. No rain this past week.

.01" here. Getting pretty damn dry. Grass doing its usual thing this time of year.

The 18 z Nam Nest 3 k is actually colder in Augusta than Garrett at 47 degrees at 6 am. It will be interesting as 10 degrees below normal on June 8 is noteworthy.

We'll see where it ends up but no way June is going to finish below normal that's for sure. Question is do you take the over / under on the opening bid of 3 degrees above?

Heat ridge still stubbornly refusing to lock in. Another NW flow event next week on all the ensembles. Tuesday afternoon & evening looks like another round of severe weather for NTX if GFS is any guide..

Was hoping the lousy snowpack would allow predators to eat most of the small rodents, major vectors for ticks. I've been seeing ticks for more than a month here, though the numbers don't seem much different form last year.

Toss the latest NMME into the evidence pile for a busy ASO.

A period of generally dry weather will commence tomorrow. Rainfall amounts will be limited during this period. Through early next week, temperatures will likely reach the upper 70s and lower 80s. A warming trend could commence after midweek. Following New York City's 4th warmest spring and Philadelphia's 6th warmest spring, there is a distinct possibility that June 2024 will rank among the 10 warmest Junes on record in both cities. The first week of June was the 14th warmest on record for New York City and 10th warmest on record for Philadelphia. Records go back to 1869 in New York City and 1874 in Philadelphia. The latest summer guidance continues to suggest a warmer to much warmer than normal summer lies ahead. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was -1.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +0.1°C for the week centered around May 29. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.48°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.35°C. Neutral ENSO conditions are underway. The neutral ENSO will likely evolve into a La Niña event during the summer or perhaps early fall. The SOI was -26.64 today. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -1.139 today. Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied 78% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal June (1991-2020 normal). June will likely finish with a mean temperature near 75.0° (3.0° above normal).

DFH WWS + Sativa for Friday HH. I'm not going anywhere.