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but do you do a "one size fits all" adjustment for each day or is it different each day based on cloud cover, wind direction, soil moisture, etc?

wow that really did feel like being inside a tunnel

any early predictions of sky conditions for that eclipse coming up on the night of the 15th, Chris?

wow, I fully expected to hear fire sirens, but so far nothing. Looks like the thunderstorms have moved on and we're back to foggy lol

I know-- I just expected a few showers like earlier at night lol

Is there any way to project where Central Park would rank on these lists if their equipment was sited better?

Did you notice something odd Chris that temperature records at JFK for hottest summers seem to correspond better between JFK and EWR than they do between JFK and LGA? Also, if we take mins out of the equation and just focus on number of 90 degree days how far up does 2020 rank for that at LGA? I think we'll also see a stronger correspondence there between EWR and JFK than either with LGA. Also what would it take to see a repeat of a 2010 kind of summer? Something after a strong el nino?

But doesn't the southrely breeze indicate the heat isn't strong enough to reach the coast? 2010 stands out as so much hotter than any other year it's amazing....what happened to make that summer so different and how long before it happens again? Yes 1999 was amazing too! I have my list lol....2010, 2002, 1999, 1995, 1993, 1991, 1983, 1980 Weird thing is Newark seems to be a closer match to JFK for top heat in these years than LGA is-- did you notice that too, Chris? Oh I see 2002, 1991 and 1983 are in your list too! I see 2011 is in there too and while that takes the cake for the hottest day I've experienced here, the historically rainy August made that summer not as hot as the others in my list.

yes very loud and I thought I heard hail but it was probably just really big raindrops lol the lightning was very vivid though we get our best thunderstorms in the early morning oddly enough

Unfortunately the temperatures dont seem to match and I was honestly shocked to see the deviation from average in 2020, it never felt like that here-- we never even got close to 100. It's the curse of that south wind. We need to just keep track of the highs and average those out because the definition of a hot day is high temp 90 or above. So judging heat by how many 90 degree days there are each year is probably the best way.

with these stuck patterns it looks like wall to wall cloudiness coming up...we better have clear skies for that eclipse coming up in 2 weeks

I don't see that many people outside in a raging 2 foot blizzard either

These summers honestly aren't as hot as the amazing ones from the past. It's like comparing Mickey Mantle to Aaron Judge lol.

I figured it was either that or 1983, two of my favorite summers from back then

Is that why they are called Dry? Sounds like they'd be great for astronomy.

the good old days-- have you noticed we dont get that anymore? 80s and especially 90s were our hottest decade now its all about high mins which isn't really "hot" it's stuffy and humid I'm not sure this stat is kept anywhere but I feel like the number of extreme heat waves (heat waves with 5 or more days in a row of 90+ has actually gotten less). We already know the 90s had the highest number of 90 degree days.

wow how warm was the cape?

How does this compare to May 2020 when we had snow around the 9th-10th?

there is no such thing as non stop heat at our latitude-- we just want a lot of sun

temps dont matter so much I just want a lot of sunshine

Any early forecasts for the total lunar eclipse? May 15th night into May 16th ..... from 11:29 PM to 12:57 AM Just general conditions in terms of how much cloud cover there is expected to be?

I hope the weather is as great as this for the total lunar eclipse in 2 weeks

Yes I remember this happened last year too and that's when my allergies stopped then too

I love this lowering of water vapor the last couple of springs, my allergies are gone and I can breathe normally again We need water vapor reduction as well as carbon dioxide reduction both are greenhouse gases and both are pollutants. I hope we can develop devices to get rid of both excess water vapor and excess carbon dioxide, the air feels so much cleaner without these pollutants.

I love this lowering of water vapor the last couple of springs, my allergies are gone and I can breathe normally again We need water vapor reduction as well as carbon dioxide reduction both are greenhouse gases and both are pollutants. I hope we can develop devices to get rid of both excess water vapor and excess carbon dioxide, the air feels so much cleaner without these pollutants.