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By the way I think this past June was JFK's best chance to beat that 104 record from July 1966 that I've seen in a long time. Many reporting stations on the south shore were in the 106-107 range on June 24 (including mine.) It was hotter here than July 22, 2011 was, which is absolutely amazing. Do you think within the next 10 years JFK will beat the 104 they set that year and LGA will beat the 107 they set on the same day, Chris? What confuses me about July 1966 is that usually JFK and LGA need the diametrically opposite wind directions to record their hottest temperatures, how did they both record their all time records on the same day? And Central Park did not?

Thankfully. That New Years Eve storm was definitely the closest I've seen to severe weather here in a long time.

Did you not see that absolutely amazing triple rainbow, JM???

You don't want what they had-- trust me. I live on the South Shore to not get severe weather and yet it still happens here sometimes and until I upgraded my network with UPS devices, I would experience electrical device damage on my computers, TVs, air conditioners, from electrical storms. I was happy to get some GREAT triple rainbow pictures (the first time I've EVER seen that!!!) and see some lightning bolts in the distance (without the sound of loud thunder thankfully.)

1977 hot stretch was similar to 1966's but less severe (at its peak), it's interesting how these extreme hot stretches have an 11 year return period, is there a solar activity connection?

I HATE SEVERE WEATHER. Three people died in Plainfield, NJ last night, may they RIP. I remember the East Coldenham disaster and mention it frequently. It happened when I was in high school, we were taken outside that afternoon and told to stand in the football field outside the school, it was so windy that we could barely open the doors to get outside and while we were standing outside in the football field we saw multiple swirling vortices over our heads (none made it to the ground where I was fortunately.) I also hate the sound of thunder and seeing lightning, one hit hear my house in the Poconos years ago and I could smell burning wood and almost went deaf from the loud sound of it. I also posted damage a microburst did to my roof and balcony at that house, less than a minute of wind violence and so much damage, it was absolutely horrifying.

That 3 at JFK must be the three straight 100+ from July 1966 Don. In July 2010 it was 3 days out of 4, I guess the one day in that stretch they didn't hit 100 they were also lower than 98.

Nothing like 1966 or 2010 unfortunately.

It wasn't nearly as long as the big heatwaves in the 40s or 50s either, however it's the only time that JFK had three straight days over 100 (three days out of four during this same period in 2010) and both LGA and JFK have their alltime high temperatures from that summer. People who hate heat on here would have gone crazy and thought the world was coming to an end with this kind of super heatwave lol, note how 100+ was reached in three different heatwaves!!! It's now become very rare to reach 100 in multiple heatwaves.

the most consecutive 98+ days?

92 here at 1:30 pm Tony!!

well 2010 really stands out Tony only time we had a 1966 type of heatwave around here, one was 3 days in a row of 100+ the other one was 3 days out of 4 of 100+ what about sky conditions, how many of them since 2010 had clear blue skies Tony?

Roger, did 1887 or 1917 have any 100 degree days?

Phoenix has set some absolutely amazing records the last few years and not just for one or two days but for the entire summer, Don!

Yes, the farther north you go the faster the warming. Boston has many many more 100 degree days than NYC in the last 12-13 years. Even Burlington is hotter. The lobsters are also migrating north, they used to have a colony near Long Island, which migrated to Maine which is now going even farther north to the Maritime Provinces.

100 back to back days in 1901 would have been a really big deal wow!!

It's fairly common to have really good winters after 100 degree heat in the summer (examples are 1933, 1944, 1955, 1966, 1977, 1993, 1995, 2010, 2013).

Another thing worth noting about the 60s is that although they were dryer, they had a lot more snow than the decades surrounding them-- my ideal combo, lots of snow in the winter and dry and hot weather in the summer. 1960-61, 1963-64 and 1966-67 were all classic and even historic winters.

So nice of you to acknowledge 1966, Tony! Was this the summer with the most 100+ days at all reporting sites at the same time? 1966 - The northeastern U.S. was in the midst of a sweltering heat wave. The temperature at Philadelphia reached 104 degrees. Afternoon highs of 102 degrees at Hartford CT, 105 degrees at Allentown PA, and 107 degrees at LaGuardia Airport in New York City established all-time records for those two locations. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) and dont forget the 104 at JFK, our all time record too and our only three day 100+ streak!!! Highs: EWR: 105 (1966) NYC: 103 (1966) LGA: 107 (1966) JFK: 104 (1966)

ideal weather!!

deep blue skies are ideal, we had that for the Fourth a few years ago, was that in 2018? I don't remember the year....

Don what are the geographical differences that are causing these different results? I would expect more rainfall in the West because they have an ocean to the west of them (the jet stream goes west to east for the most part) and less rainfall in the East because we have an entire continent to the west of us. Another thing worth noting about the 60s is that although they were dryer, they had a lot more snow than the decades surrounding them-- my ideal combo, lots of snow in the winter and dry and hot weather in the summer. 1960-61, 1963-64 and 1966-67 were all classic and even historic winters.

Was that the one in which Seattle hit 109?

Could the following day actually have been hotter but it wasn't recorded because the weather station was destroyed? I remember the recorded high was 50C which should actually be 122F

didn't an entire town burn down out there because of the heat? Lytton was the one-- how does it get so hot out west that far north and yet it can't do that in the northeast? we get the more humid lower temp kind of heat.