LibertyBell

I've always wanted to go back and experience that winter, that was the winter I thought about during the 80s snow drought. Also an amazing extended winter February and March were absolutely phenomenal. The winter that reminds me the most of that one is 1995-96

sounds pretty good-- less than 24 hours to totality!

they're really scalping people on hotel rates aren't they? =\

where's Long Lake in reference to Syracuse?

1966 broke records too, very dry and very hot! 1965 and into 1966 was our driest period in recorded history, which was broken by the winter of 1966-67.

Records: Highs: EWR: 92 (2010) NYC: 92 (2010) LGA: 91 (2010) Lows: EWR: 16 (1982) NYC: 21 (1982) LGA: 22 (1982) It's funny to see this, because I remember both extremes so well.

2010: The record heat that affected the region on April 6-7 included 93 degrees at the Washington-Dulles Airport on April 6, the earliest 90-degree reading on record. On April 7, Newark, New Jersey, shattered its daily record by seven degrees when the maximum temperature rose to 92 degrees. The Northeast ended up with its second warmest April in 116 years. I remember this day as if it was yesterday-- who knew the entire summer going into early fall was just as magical as this Very similar to 2002.

sounds like a Florida type summer again, lots of low 90s and very high humidity dew points consistently 70 and above. Can you see how this would be different from 1983 and 2010? What were the indices going into those two summers? The reason I am specifically listing those two summers is because they were also strong or very strong el ninos trending to la ninas. Maybe more like 1983 than 2010? Because this was a super el nino like 1982-83 was. 1983 was still very hot on the south shore of Long Island-- it was the hottest summer prior to 2010 at JFK. It was also our wettest and most humid year by a wide margin before the 2010s.

it's why we need climate modification in the worst way and I'm pretty confident it will happen at some point (probably by 2030).

I choose to focus on the positive, a nice dry stretch sets in after Friday

I think the way it happens is that the south wind gets delayed until after 3 or 4 pm. From what I've noticed, the temperatures rise here quickly (4 degrees per hour) until the sea breeze kicks in. As long as the sea breeze is delayed until after 3 pm it can get very hot here. 2010 was like this

2010 was amazing with a west to northwesterly flow for most of the summer. dry and hot, low humidity and no flooding rains.

Looks like we will start another nice dry stretch after Friday, with a sunny weekend and dry and sunny for the start of the following week too

I think it's absolutely criminal that these places get to experience 100 degrees while we have not hit 100 since 2013-- the real drought is the lack of 100 degrees in the city and on Long Island.

ah so it's not as simple as reading the temperature off a thermometer? I figured seismographs worked in the same way.

I heard it's 200 million years old, it's been around since the heyday of the dinosaurs, Don!

I guess we can put down a T for April then

You probably exceeded 100 in 2011 too, JFK hit 103 in July 2011 (2 days in a row of 100+) and 102 in July 2010 (3 days out of 4 of 100+)

This is why we want W to NW for peak heat here in the summer. It makes us hotter than Manhattan.

Yes, the key is for it not to be wet for a couple of weeks around the time of peak heat. I think we could have hit 100 last year if the rains waited for August like in 2011. April and May and June were pretty dry from what I remember.

W to NW winds will stop that from happening

3 days out of 4 over 100 here in SW Nassau in July 2010. July 2011 was even hotter but the heat only lasted 2 days

1982 - An unprecedented April blizzard began in the northeastern U.S. One to two feet of snow fell across Massachusetts and Connecticut, and up to 26 inches was reported in Maine. New York City received a foot of snow. Winds reached 70 to 80 mph during the storm, and the storm also produced numerous thunderstorms, which contributed to the heavy snow. (Storm Data) and the anniversary of our latest blizzard of all time! anyone got pictures from this historic storm?

Tony-- this was the day in 1995 I remember where it felt like January-- sunny and windy and very cold! a high of 37 and a low of 23 if I remember correctly?

hmm he seems to think it'll be hotter and drier here