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Was more of a comment regarding the afternoon as a whole. And yeah the air always moves better near the ocean. Probably 9 mos a year I could hard pass on it, but we can all admit the coast is great in the summer.

Picked up a quick 0.50” in about 20 minutes

Highs today. CON with a 4th straight 90+

Now under a warning here. Pounding rain, wind, T/L.

Really? Was windy here today.

That’s awesome! Everything about today was just classic summer imo..the look of the sky, the gentle breeze, heat, dps off the charts and of course, the relaxed vibe all around. It’s pure bliss.

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/obs.shtml?lat=40.029360&lon=-73.805139&zoom=7&type=oceans&status=r&pgm=&op=&ls=n

From my view south from Columbia, it looks like a really good electrical storm toward Laurel and Burtonsvillle. Lightning is even intense here. Looks like I could miss by a little, unless it builds northward a bit.

Yes it shouldn't be that hard to do, many of the personal weather stations on wunderground update every 5-10 seconds.

Looks like July 2011 was also very hot-- it seems like the hottest SST happen in months that have extended extreme heatwaves with westerly flow followed by onshore flow that brings the heated waters that are offshore because of that westerly flow back closer to the beaches when the onshore flow kicks in. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS) - The ocean water temperature this week is in the record books. Wednesday's 83-degree measurement at the Atlantic City Marina (the National Weather Service puts the exact temperature at 83.3 degrees) broke the warmest-ever mark of 83.1 degrees, set in July 2011. You don't even have to dip a toe in the water to feel its heat:

Friend of mine posted this. Not sure where she is camping

This cell is packing some nice T&L.

Could have some of those 89 degree days miss an intra hour 90 or higher and vice versa in the winter at a important/critical station. They should make the station dynamic and update in real time like the New Brunswick station.

The people at the camp I work at were definitely complaining about the heat/humidity today. It was nasty Great for the pool though.

That's a loud little storm up around laurel.

Went down to scituate earlier for just a brief walk and a couple drinks and my friggin tooshie was soaked to the bone. Was absolutely gorgeous but this humidity is on another level, no doubt about it. The bar has been raised significantly to gulf coast type dps in just the last several years, insane!

There is a way to do it, simply look at the thermometer and jot down the temperature. I did this during the summer of 1993 almost every day during that big 10 day heatwave lol.

Excellent article Tony! Reading this makes me think we need both very hot westerly winds AND onshore flow. First the very hot westerly winds for several days to create a long heatwave even though the offshore flow causes upwelling here it heats up the ocean further offshore. And then an onshore flow to bring that heated ocean surface closer to shore? It's so warm, it set a record in Atlantic City, where the water temperature soared to the mid-80s on Thursday and early Friday. This weekend, your Weather Authority says to plan for ocean water in the upper 70s. The water is much, much warmer for a few reasons. South and east of our shores, the Atlantic Ocean has been much warmer than average for a while. Usually, 80-degree ocean water stops around the Outer Banks in North Carolina. But lately, it has extended much farther north. But our shores have not been able to tap into that warm water because of our air flow. Winds have been coming down from the north or blowing along the coastline a lot this summer. That airflow pushes the top layer of sun-warmed ocean water away from our beaches. When it's pushed away, colder non sun-warmed water comes up to take its place. If you want to learn more, that process is called upwelling, and that's what kept the ocean water chilly this summer in the 60s. Even though there were a few days in July and early August when the water soared into the 70s, it didn't last. Well, that is, until mid-August. The 10-day stretch of 90s earlier this month led to water warming up at deeper depths. Then, this week, ocean currents brought that 80-degree water even closer to our shores. What got the 80s here were the airflow winds that started coming up from the south. This created an on-shore airflow that helped push that pool of 80-degree water right to our shores. That super warm water is also pretty warm deep below its surface. So, as the warmest top water gets pushed toward us, warm water comes up to take its place. This is what will keep our ocean water nice and warm in the 70s this weekend. Highs in the 90s are also helping. In and around Philly will stay in the 90s through Wednesday. Down the shore, we're in the mid 80s this weekend says your Weather Authority. Late next week, our air flow will shift again, which will start pushing away some of that warmer water. Expect water temperatures in the lower 70s next weekend.

For the first time in weeks, the latest Euro Weeklies actually has a week forecasted to be slightly above the 2005-2024 average in the ATL basin. It’s for Aug 11-17. It has that week at 110% of 2005-24 avg: Just two runs ago it had that week at only 60% of 2005-24 avg: The highlighted areas have the highest chance (5%+) for a TC to be within 300 km:

amazing they cant measure between hours - seems rudimentary.

Still 89/74 where I am and it feels like crap out.

Missed again today

2022 from my recollection https://www.fox29.com/news/atlantic-ocean-sets-records-for-warmth-down-at-the-jersey-shore?utm_source=chatgpt.com and 2016 https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/jersey-shore-ocean-record-warm/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

It would be interesting to see how long it takes the ocean to recover from a bout of westerly winds. It probably recovers more quickly later in the season, so if we have 100 degree heat in the latter third of July, the SST would rise more quickly once it ended?

I was informed that there are I.T. issues. They are being worked on.