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Roger, were all the 100+ days in 1944 in August? None in July -- although that entire summer was very hot? And I see 1955 peaked at 100 on one day in early August and also had a very hot July, were there more 100 degree days in 1955 in July? I see 1933 was 100 on August 1st, that was the extension of a heatwave that peaked on July 31 at 102 degrees, the only 100+ temperature recorded in the last week of July at Central Park. Were those the only two days of 100+ in 1933? Thanks!

Look at all those 100+ days in August in 1944, that would probably have been my favorite summer from that era.

it's in the low 70s here, it feels more like September 20th not October lol

I think you misread what I wrote: what you stated here is what I said, the mins are rapidly increasing, the maxes are not rapidly increasing, they are relatively stable (it could be a small increase but not anything like the rapid rate of the mins increase.) So the daily range is much less (the difference between min and max.) I don't disagree with what you wrote about 2050 either, it's just that we are not there yet. Recent Julys have had mean minimum temperatures that are warmer than the mean 24-hour averages from past "cold" Julys. Probably after 2050, we will begin to see Julys where the mean minimum temperatures exceed the mean maximum temperatures from old-school cold Julys.

rclab I think they should hire you to do the dos equis commercials!!

it's not really cooling, maxes have stabilized while mins are climbing so overall it's still warming.

and number 9 and number 10 too.

I noticed many of those summers came after really hot summers: The top 5 most definitely.

this weather is fine after a heatwave but no one would want this weather every day. I don't mind rain and cool weather for a day or two after a 4 day heatwave, but not every day.

it's bright and sunny now

Chris posted that earlier, 1983 had the most 75 degree dew points of any summer prior to a few years ago. It was an incredible combination of both heat and humidity. There's actually an interesting step up and leveling off that happened over time: In its era 1949 had the highest combination of heat and humidity and that was only exceeded decades later by 1983, which was not exceeded until 2010. So as far as our hottest summers go, we have a new record hot summer and then a levelling off for a few decades before we hit the next higher peak.

JFK didn't have a single 100 degree day which is why I rank it behind years like 1944, 1948, 1949, 1955 and 1966. 1966 really had the hottest summer from that era.

Thanks Tony, wow JFK almost had a 3rd 100 degree day, there was a 99 in July just before they hit 100. There must have been a lot of offshore flow that summer!

From what I have seen, Saturday, Sunday and Monday will be mostly sunny (a great weekend!), Tuesday will be partly cloudy and Wednesday and Thursday will be mostly cloudy. No rain at all though during that period.

Isn't it ironic though how the SST were so much cooler in June when we had the 100+ heat at the coast? Maybe SST are not that important when it comes to extremely high temperatures (but more important when it comes to elevated mins and higher dew points and humidity?)

this is why going by average temperatures is such a bad idea, 2024 was in no way shape or form record warm and last summer was nowhere near as hot as this summer has been.

this is why going by average temperatures is such a bad idea, this summer is MUCH hotter than last summer was.

EWR was cooler than JFK in 1983...

Yes last year was in no way shape or form *record* warm.

We may never see heat like 1953 again in our lifetimes simply because the climate has become wetter. As a matter of fact climate change should be framed more in terms of moisture than temperature. The moisture change is much more significant than any change in temperatures especially during the summer.

there's some great summers on that list, 1953 really stands out-- three out of four months at or above 100? (JJAS) I don't see 1983 on this list, did EWR hit 100 when JFK did in July and August and what about in September when NYC hit 99?

my electric bills are around 150 in the summer, I only turn on the a/c in my bedroom. power bills are always much worse during the winter

1993 was so much of a hotter summer than any other summer on this list. and yet 2010 was even hotter than 1993 but isn't on this list

onshore? I thought it would be cooler with some awesome dry Canadian air coming from north, lots of sunshine, low humidity, etc.

1980: The relentless heat from the summer of 1980 continued. Record highs included: Wichita, KS: 110°, Oklahoma City, OK 108°, Columbia, MO: 108°, Topeka, KS: 107°, Dodge City, KS: 106°, Little Rock, AR: 105°, St. Louis, MO: 104° and Springfield, MO: 103°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) This was such an underrated summer, the hottest July/August couplet for us on record and the hottest and only August with a temperature above 80.0