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almost nothing here but lightning lol

Luckily we've only gotten a few raindrops out this way. It was mostly sunny up until an hour ago, lots of lightning now though

Yeah, for all the complaining it actually felt better this morning when it was cloudy and misty lol.

I loved walking right across lol

sounds like hydroponics!

I used to go to Atlantic Beach, I loved it there.

the 2010-2011 couplet goes into a long list of historically hot summers followed by very snowy winters, other couplets like that include 1955-56, 1966-67, 1977-78, 1993-94, 1995-96 and of course 2010-11

it's been mostly sunny all afternoon :-)

How high was surge from Sandy there? 9 feet?

I wonder if they need to make those beaches private and only let local residents have access?

Oh I love these, but don't they need to be in the water (like in a pond)?

it cleared out here just before 11 lol

How did you like 2010 when it was hot without too much humidity? I'd love to know how the Bermuda High was aligned that summer to give us such wonderful weather. To be more specific, how was it aligned in the July 4-7 period when JFK was 100+ on three out of four days? Was it similar to how it was aligned in early July 1966 when JFK was 100+ for three consecutive days?

the warmer air can also hold more moisture before it starts to rain.

I don't mind the no record high mins but it's rather boring without triple digit temperatures, luckily we got that in June, otherwise our summers have been mediocre since 2013.

It's been mostly sunny here since before noon.

I think the low was 50 even in Central Park in August 1986 in the period I referenced in my above post, Chris. It felt like early fall, very low humidity, clear blue skies, very crisp, my first time viewing the Perseids and it was the best I ever saw them from here. The only time I saw them better was from the Poconos a few years ago, in varying colors (something you can't see in a light polluted area like we live in.) You can't even see the Milky Way in our disgustingly high level of light pollution, something you can see in the Poconos even during twilight before the sky is fully dark!

I think it was August 1986 when we had a monthly record low of 50 somewhere in the August 11-13 timeframe when I was outside all night looking at the Perseids.... the bluest most hazefree skies I have ever experienced during summer in my entire life.

Sure, even during our extremely hot summers like 1944, 1949, 1953, 1955, etc we used to get breaks like that.

Much better food in Greece too.

hot weather with low humidity and clear blue skies is ideal summer weather! The years he went to Greece is probably when we had that kind of weather here (1991, 1993, 1995*, 1999, 2002). I'm putting an asterisk next to 1995 because although August was historically dry, late July had some of the most humid kind of heat I've ever experienced!

damn sounds perfect lol

JFK: 94 (1992) 1992 had a very cool and rainy summer (Pinatubo induced) so for JFK to have a record high of 94 in the middle of that summer is absolutely amazing! If not for that volcano, JFK would likely have been 100+ on this date (the hottest day that entire summer, Tony?)

1895 - A tornado struck Cherry Hill in New Jersey causing fifty thousand dollars damage. It also descended into the Harlem and Woodhaven areas of New York City killing one person, and finally ended as a waterspout in Jamaica Bay. (David Ludlum) This must have been absolutely wild to see-- I wonder how strong it was Tony? 1936: Mio, Michigan : The highest temperature ever recorded in Michigan: 112 °F. Dells, Wisconsin : The highest temperature ever recorded in Wisconsin : 114 °F. (Ref. Lowest and Highest Temperatures for the 50 States) (Ref. Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link) What an absolutely amazing heatwave Tony! 1980 - Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Memphis, TN, 108 degrees at Macon, GA, and 105 degrees at Atlanta, GA, established all-time records for those three cities. The high of 110 degrees at Newington, GA, was just two degrees shy of the state record. (The Weather Channel) 1980 was another year with an endless summer!

Records:Highs:EWR: 100 (1966)NYC: 101 (1966)LGA: 99 (1966) This was the last of an epic run of triple digit heat in 1966. Much better summers back then, heat without high humidity! I found this a little confusing though 1922: The mercury hit 134 °F at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA on July 10, 1913 the hottest reading of record for the World. The old world record has been revoked. Sandstorm conditions accompanied the heat. The high the previous day was 129° following a morning low of 93 degrees. The previous world record of 136 °F at El Azizia, Libya has been revoked The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)committee concluded that "the most compelling scenario for the July 13,1922 event was that a new and inexperienced observer, not trained in the use of an unsuitable replacement instrument that could be easily misread, improperly recorded the observation and was consequently in error by about seven degrees Celsius." Death Valley is now the Earth's Highest Temperature Record Has the old Death Valley record of 134 degrees been invalidated too? It should be. The new record should be the 130 recorded at Death Valley a few years ago. 1993: Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches in an hour caused flooding of streets and roads at Dodge City, KS. Standing water of one and a half to two feet was reported in southwestern Dodge City. In south central Kansas, heavy rains in Kiowa County caused widespread flooding and as much as 8 inches of rain was reported in portions of the county. The Rattlesnake Creek was out of its banks throughout the county and was reported to be as wide as five miles near the Edwards county line. Railroad tracks were washed out south of Kiowa County Lake. The water subsided around 5 AM the next day. Major flooding on the Mississippi River produced a record river crest at Quincy, IL of 32.3 feet; eclipsing the old record of 28.9 feet set in April 1973. At mid-month, only 5 of 28 bridges that cross the river into Illinois were open. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1995: Many daily record high temperatures and three all time record highs were recorded as the deadly July 1995 heat wave continued unabated from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast. All time highs set included: Genoa, WI: 109°, Milwaukee, WI: 108°, La Crosse, WI: tied at 108°, Chicago, IL: 106°, Necedah, WI: 104°, Trempealeau, WI: 103°, Decorah, IA: 102° and Guttenberg, IA: 102°. Heat indices soared to well over 120° in many areas and close to 130° at Chicago, IL & Cedar Rapids, IA as dew point temperatures were in the upper 70’s to low 80’s. 553 people died in Chicago alone from the heat. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1996: Annandale Weather Center had 2.11 inches rain in 24 hours from Hurricane Bertha. (Ref. Annandale Weather Records - KRIC)(Ref. More information about Hurricane Bertha) epic flooding in the Midwest in 1993 continued as did our endless summer and epic heatwave 1995 was the endless summer for the Midwest 1996 a completely different kind of summer and I remember Bertha as a 65 mph Tropical Storm as it passed over JFK and dropped 7 inches of rain in the Poconos!