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it's a park and not an accurate barometer (pun intended) for the city. If you want a better indicator for what Manhattan experiences you need to take those instruments out of the park.

This is what I mean with climate change being non linear. It's not getting wetter everywhere and even where it's getting *wetter* there are more cycles of drought too. Our area has been and will experience more of this too. With the atmosphere able to hold more moisture it also means that the trigger point that causes rainfall will also be higher.

No, it's not the case. If the atmosphere can hold more moisture it also means the saturation point is higher, which means you actually need more moisture to get it to rain. This is why you see cycles of drought and flooding further south. So at some point the drought will give way to destructive flooding, but it hasn't reached that point yet.

you're not a literate person so I wouldn't expect you to understand any of it, fool Monty you must live near one of those superfund sites that NJ is famous for, you're showing clear evidence of brain damage.

Thanks, this explains why the fires up north are not going anywhere. Do you think when the temperatures warm more those trees will be replaced with the more fire resistant trees that are prevalent farther south?

I loved this series. Not on the level of the Foundation series, but very good. But it's going to come down to this *idea* as being the ONLY viable option. I'm not the only one voicing it either. As a matter of fact a physicist friend of mine in California told me last year that this is the only permanent solution to the wildfire problem: *pave over the area with asphalt.* At some point, this will be done. The Amazon needs to be preserved at all costs, the real problem are these boreal forests that are burning up more and more each year causing death and destruction. We're not going to stop using fossil fuels, so rather than dealing with burning fires every year this is the only other solution. We can replace the trees with foliage that has a much lower risk of burning. https://www.heavenlygreens.com/blog/plants-and-trees-that-resist-wildfires What plants to choose? Hardwood trees such as maples, redbud, California lilac, and fruit trees are less flammable than soft-wood conifers. “Juicy” agaves and aloes are far less likely to burn than junipers and other shrubs with high resin or sap content. (They’re so much snazzier-looking, too!) Trees and shrubs that are native to northern California are excellent choices for a fire-wise landscape. They are naturally drought-tolerant, so they fit nicely into your low water garden design. And there are so many natives – plus garden-friendly hybrid varieties – your biggest problem will be deciding which ones to use. Of course, there are many non-natives that are also fire-resistant. https://www.arborday.org/perspectives/are-some-trees-fire-resistant-actually-yes So, what exactly makes a tree fire-resistant? While all of the trees listed below are considered fire-resistant, each has its own characteristics that make it more likely to survive a fire. But there are some common features. Thick bark protects the inner layer of the tree that’s actively growing (known as cambium). High moisture content in the wood or leaves means they will not burn as intensely or as quickly. A lack of branches low to the ground prevents flames from climbing into the treetops.

we have self driving AI taxies now!

It's just time to chop down all those trees.

Is it very dry in Canada again this year? It's every year now with these Canadian wildfires, they need to consider just chopping down all those trees to put a permanent end to the fires.

ohhh, self driving, AI?

Sunday will be MUCH better and mostly sunny. Is your booth both days?

SW wind wouldn't get this area to 90 before July, it needs to be a due west or northwest wind. JFK very rarely has gotten to 90 before June 20th even on a westerly wind. Upper 80s, yes, but 90 is usually closer to the summer solstice unless it's a really hot summer (like 2010), which has also been dry in the spring.

We need high speed trains here like most modern countries have. Europe, Japan, etc, all have really high speeds on these trains. MagLev technology.... it's going to be absolutely awesome when we finally have it.

Not this soon after so much wetness. Maybe in July, but it doesn't happen in early June. There is a seismic shift by June 20th, which is why 90 degree temperatures become much more common for us coastal people by June 20th as opposed to the first week of June. One thing I really like about our area is that our weather closely follows the real start to the seasons. We usually get our first snowfall around December 20th, our last snowfall around March 20th, our first 90 degree day around June 20th and our last 90 degree day around September 20th.

good riddance to commercial flying. The airlines deserve it with all their corporate greed and prioritizing profits over passengers. Have you seen how they have reduced leg room and overall comfort for passengers? And they brag about it and plan on reducing leg room even more. I hope they get a recession they never recover from. Stop flying, it's better for the environment and your health too. And there isn't an industry that deserves to suffer more than the airline cartels.

Like I wrote to Tony, an offshore flow wouldn't make much of a difference with all the soggy ground, Chris. It wouldn't hit 90 with an offshore flow either. The real key is the emerging drier sunnier pattern starting at the beginning of June to get away from this abnormally wet May. The drier weather will dry out the ground and be the appetizer for our first heatwave which will happen starting around June 20th.

it wouldn't matter anyway. Right now the ground is too wet. It wouldn't hit 90 with an offshore flow either. The real key is the emerging drier sunnier pattern starting at the beginning of June to get away from this abnormally wet May. The drier weather will dry out the ground and be the appetizer for our first heatwave which will happen starting around June 20th.

Blame it on Robert Moses. All the highways should be torn down and the entire thing needs to be rebuilt from scratch.

There's going to be a major break between the two systems and it looks like the sun will come out Thursday afternoon just in time to see Manhattanhenge. You have to treat this like two systems not one. There will be a period of rain Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning, then a break where the skies will clear for the afternoon. And then another period of rain Friday evening into Saturday morning.

I'm excited that our forecast is rapidly changing to both hotter AND drier once June begins. I wouldn't mind it if it didn't rain again until September.

we'll get plenty of that to open up June. even the TV mets are banging the drums for a hot start to June now. the three month JJA forecast is out and it calls for hot weather on both the east and west coast with milder weather in the middle.

rain is so boring. the euro was wrong all winter so that trend would not be that hard to believe now either.

So many 99 degree days looks really weird. There were as many 99 degree days (19) as all the 100-104 degree days combined (also 19) !!

Interesting tidbits based on the above data.... 2019 (which I only remember for the heat in July), had 5 straight days of measurable snow from late February to early March followed by 14 straight days of rainfall from late April to early May. Then later in July it had the aforementioned back to back 99 degree days and the highest heat indices ever recorded at JFK (back to back 117)! Also June 1949 had 0 precip.

I love this extreme weather website, the data is easier to access and much better organized than the NWS site. https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/jfk-airport More JFK Airport Weather Records 1948–2025 Highest daily low 82 °F August 14, 2016 Lowest daily high 8 °F January 17, 1977 Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) 47 °F December 23, 2022 Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days 40 °F Dec 23–24, 2022 Most daily precipitation 8.1 inches September 29, 2023 Most monthly precipitation 17.2 inches August 2011 Most yearly precipitation 59.1 inches 1983 Most yearly days with precipitation 156 2018 Earliest snow in season October 26 1962 Latest snow in season April 19 1983 Most daily snow 30.3 inches January 23, 2016 Most monthly snow 32.1 inches February 2003 Most yearly snow 61.9 inches 2003 Most snow in a winter 69.0 inches 1995–1996 Greatest snow accumulation 28.0 inches January 24, 2016 Earliest freeze October 19 1976 Earliest day ≥ 80 °F March 13 1990 Earliest day ≥ 90 °F April 12 1977 Latest freeze April 14 1950 Latest day ≥ 80 °F November 7 2022 Latest day ≥ 90 °F October 8 2007 Most days in a year < 0 °F 1 1985 Most days in a year < 32 °F 91 1967 Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F 99 2015 Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F 32 2010 Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F 3 2010 JFK Airport Weather Streaks Most consecutive days... With precipitation 14 days Apr 24 – May 7, 2019 Without precipitation 37 days May 30 – Jul 5, 1949 With snow 5 days Feb 28 – Mar 4, 2019 High temperature at or below freezing 16 days Jan 19 – Feb 3, 1961 High temperature ≥ 80 °F 55 days Jul 17 – Sep 9, 2015 High temperature ≥ 90 °F 7 days Jul 19–25, 1972 High temperature ≥ 100 °F 3 days Jul 2–4, 1966