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The thing I like about the Norfolk to JFK comparison though is "subtropical climate" plus we seem to have reached one of Norfolk's dubious records-- which is to say that JFK is now the only other place located on the east coast plain that has experienced a winter with a 40 degree average and 40 inches of seasonal snowfall in the same winter (that was 2015-16 with the 30" HECS in the middle of a mild winter lol.) There also seems to be a lot of plant and insect life here that belongs way down south.....

you dont need the radar to see that-- the clouds look really weird today because of the inversion layer

that February snowstorm and cold outbreak in 1996 was extremely underrated. It was an all time historic cold outbreak accompanied by a 1 foot snowstorm. Thats the best snowstorm of the year in most winters-- well it gets forgotten in 1995-96 lol

some parts of Long Island probably had 100" in 95-96

95-96 produced much bigger and all snow storms but it had the 3 week thaw in the middle of January 93-94 was much more mixed events with a historic ice storm thrown in. The big thundersnow event in Feb was extremely memorable though But no real HECS snowstorms in 93-94

Sure but Jan 2016 was far superior for both Allentown AND JFK, which is rare to get such 30"+ totals over a large area. I did love the Jan 1994 ice storm. It was historic here. Ice totals over 2" on the south shore near JFK? Does anyone keep ice storm totals?

its going to warm up nicely after that

still worth it to see mood flakes in May lol

WOOF my azz is an alltime classic

It was actually over 9" here in SW Nassau, just edging out the old record from Ayg 2011

Yes, this was our Jan 2016 of rainstorms! We jackpotted! Now all we need is a 10" rainfall to make the record complete lol

Dec 1992 with snow!

This one edges out that Aug 2011 rainfall! I measured 9.06" in it! TWC still confuses the Aug 2011 storm with Irene-- they keep saying that JFK's old record is from Irene!

This was the January 2016 of rainstorms ;-) I kept thinking about that throughout the event lol

Thanks for these totals! I live right near that 9.11" total! My gage measured 9.06" so it looks like it was spot on! Hey do you have rainfall totals from August 2011 which was JFK's previous record for all time daily rainfall? I want to see if anyone in the area exceeded these totals-- from what I can tell this storm delivered a little more than that one did!

we were the bullseye here in SW Nassau, it was very reminiscent of August 2011 even pre Irene when we had widespread 8-10 inch rainfall totals. In this case it was 9.06" so we just edged out those pre Irene totals. I know you remember what August 2011 was like around here, this was even more rain than that one!

we were the bullseye here in SW Nassau, it was very reminiscent of August 2011 even pre Irene when we had widespread 8-10 inch rainfall totals. In this case it was 9.06" so we just edged out those pre Irene totals.

Was the 2002-03 through 2004-05 period close to being a multiyear el nino too?

Richmond? NYC and JFK are much more like Norfolk now.

Since when is being an activist a bad thing? We have most of the freedoms we have because of activism, these fools make excuses for corrupt corporation but their dense minds don't realize if it wasn't for activists they would be living in authoritarian regimes run by the ultrarich corporations.

Our political leaders are clueless and need to be replaced with scientists, people who actually know science. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/31/rishi-sunak-approval-100-new-north-sea-oil-and-gas-licences-fossil-fuel-climate-crisis New North Sea oil and gas licences will send ‘wrecking ball’ through climate commitments Tory MP and environmental groups criticise Rishi Sunak’s announcement of 100 new licences Rishi Sunak hopes to extract as much oil and gas from the North Sea as possible, No 10 has said, as it announced 100-plus new drilling licences in a “maxing out” policy that environmental groups said would obliterate the UK’s climate commitments. The plan was also criticised by Chris Skidmore, the Conservative MP who led a review into net zero, who said it was “on the wrong side of modern voters”. Making a visit to Aberdeenshire on Monday, Sunakclaimed the move was “entirely consistent with our plan to get to net zero”, telling broadcasters that domestic supplies were significantly more efficient than shipping gas and oil from other countries. Sunak’s junior energy minister, Andrew Bowie, described the proposals for the new North Sea licensing round, unveiled on Monday morning, as “maxing out our oil and gas reserves”, a notion backed by Downing Street. Asked whether a plan to allow new licencees to drill for reserves closer to current projects than previously allowed was an attempt to maximise the amount of oil and gas extracted, Sunak’s press secretary said this was “the definition of the new licensing round”. She said: “The prime minister is firmly of the belief that we should use the resources that we have here at home, first and foremost. It's good that Sunak is getting a lot of pushback from Labour and becoming grumpy. The guy needs to be removed. Asked in a morning interview with BBC Radio Scotland how he was travelling to Aberdeenshire, a rather grumpy Sunak, who ended the interview when it reached the five-minute limit imposed by No 10, replied: “I’ll be flying as I normally would.” He then told the Good Morning Scotland presenter Martin Geissler: “If you or others think that the answer to climate change is getting people to ban everything that they’re doing, just to stop people going on holiday, I think that’s absolutely the wrong approach.” The new licence process, overseen by the North Sea Transition Authority, will involve a climate compatibility test, but will have more flexibility than before to drill for reserves close to currently licensed areas. Sunak and his ministers have accused Labour of making the UK more reliant on overseas resources if it goes ahead with a ban on new North Sea projects. Labour says it would invest heavily in renewable sources such as wind, and also in nuclear power, which would reduce bills and make supplies more secure and sustainable. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/06/lord-deben-backs-labours-plan-to-halt-new-north-sea-oil-and-gas-drilling Lord Deben backs Labour’s plan to halt new North Sea oil and gas drilling UK’s most senior climate adviser says policy is ‘right thing to do’ and criticises government’s stance https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/09/missed-net-zero-targets-uk-rishi-sunak-cunning-plan Missed all our net zero targets? No sweat. Rishi Sunak is 100% on it The PM acts as if he has some cunning plan, but even his own global heating advisers can’t see how Sunak is focused on the big stuff, or what he repeatedly insists are our priorities: boats, economy, boats, hospital waiting lists, boats, inflation, boats. The naysayers would uncharitably point out that he’s failing, to which I repeat the PM’s own words: “I’m totally, 100% on it and it’s going to be OK.” In this Mr Big Stuff vein on Tuesday it was reported that Sunak and his home secretary, Suella Braverman, would be meeting sports supremos and senior police in an effort to save the great British sporting summer from climate activists. Later that day, three sexagenarian Just Stop Oil protesters brought a couple of tennis matches to a standstill by sprinkling confetti and jigsaw pieces on court. One sporting supremo, at least, was philosophical: ‘‘You don’t want things to be disrupted but at the same time they will really be disrupted with climate change,” said Gary Lineker. Advantage activists. Arresting “groups with unreasonable demands” seems to be the extent of Sunak’s interest in global warming – let alone other environmental issues that the electorate bores on about. Climate consistently ranks in the top issues of concern among voters, but presumably Sunak knows better what’s best for us and has a plan. And better than the UN secretary general, António Guterres, who last week declared that “climate change is out of control”.

Yes, please get rid of "averages" etc, I would much rather see a range of normal values within 1 SD be used for that rather than a single number.

1966 and 2010 fit the pattern of the hot and dry July and they had MUCH more extreme heat than anything we have had recently.

July is supposed to be hot and dry, August is usually the month when it gets really humid.

Yep, in July in August. Did we all forget that it was in the 40s in June? Now that was unusual. I remember mornings in August when it was close to getting into the 40s (low of 50) when I was outside viewing the Perseids, the skies were very clear, no haze, felt like early fall.