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For JFK it's 2010 bar none..... 10 days of 95+ and 3 days of 100+ Is that the record year for the other airports too?

It makes it very yucky and humid, Friday was disappointing, not much sun at all, I guess that was a bust.

why has the skill continued to be so low at this range? It's disappointing how little advancement we've seen over the past 20 years in medium to long range forecasting

and a new mass extinction event on a much shorter timeframe than previous ones

This actually reminds me of years when we have snowstorms in November and it takes awhile for the pattern to reload after that and December is nearly snowless lol. Usually we end up with a below average snowfall season but sometimes we luck out and end up with a winter at or even above normal snowfall like 2012-13. The snow came back two months later...the analogy in this case would be heat coming back in August (hopefully it happens in July which is our peak heating month and when we have the highest chances of hitting 100.)

Wow- there are some hot summers in that list with prolonged heatwaves! What happened in May 1996 that it didn't hit 90 again until the last day of August? Also, how does the peak heat from yesterday compare at JFK vs what happened in 1996? They were similar from what I recall, maybe yesterday was even a little hotter than how hot it got in May 1996.

Hey Chris does this resemble what happened in 1996? Didn't we go into a cool, humid and wet pattern after the May 1996 scorcher then too? Most of the summer lacked 90 degree heat. Also, specifically for JFK how does the peak May heat of yesterday compare to the peak May heat in 1996? I'm using the same weather equipment I had then and I think it was actually hotter yesterday than it was in May 1996. Something else which is interesting-- why is it that we've seen more extreme heat in April than in May? It seems like the April max of 96-97 in 2002 and the heatwave we had that month hasn't really been exceeded in May. You'd think that with a temperature that high in April we would hit 100 in either May or June, but it seems like extreme heat stabilizes in the upper 90s until we hit July. I wonder why that is?

Is there a way to compare this to the peak heat of May 1996? I have the same weather station I had back then and the temperature I recorded yesterday was slightly hotter than the peak heat in that historic month.

I beg to differ on these hot streaks though. The only really hot summers in the 00s were 2002 (my favorite) and 2005 (not as great for us on the coast.) Then we had to wait for 2010 to have our all time summer and 2011 was great in July, but just that month. 2012 and 2013 were good for hitting 100 but not historic like 2010 was. Question.... why are 1991 and 1993 only listed as barely above 1 degree above normal? Those were historic summers with record numbers of 90 degree days and multiple 100 degree days! Is this because of the min temp? That's why I believe that heat should not be judged by min temps....it should only include high temps and the number of 90 degree days-- that's pure heat, while mins just indicate humidity.

They're warm but not really hot like 2010. Days like today are what I expect and want from climate change, not mediocre "high" temps and swampy humidity. I also want extended superheatwaves 7+ days above 90 (why dont we have heatwaves like that anymore?) and multiple widespread days of 100+

I'm not I only like days like today-- what I expect and want from climate change, I hope we have many more days like today all summer, but 100+ everywhere including here on the south shore!

annoying because that makes the heat mediocre and the humidity high, hopefully it's a strong westerly wind all summer so more days like today, just hotter

No every day better be just like today but 100+

96 here, basically the perfect day This is what I want and expect from climate change. I hope we have this all summer, just add a few more degrees to make it triple digits everywhere!

I wish we could invent a device to destroy them

I hate these !@$%^& fronts what a way to ruin the perfect day

Loved how JFK really heated it up today-- got to 96 here. I hope every day this summer is like this! Just add on a few more degrees to make it triple digits

I hit 96 at 2:40 PM! The BEST DAY this year since winter ended! This is what I expect and want from climate change not the mediocre heat and high humidity gook.

Today was the perfect summer day THIS is what I expect and want from climate change, not the mediocre heat and high humidity gook. Reached 96 here at 2:40 PM with a nice NW breeze!

Just to prove that beautiful celestial objects can be seen from NYC! I remember seeing both the November 2001 Leonid Meteor Storm and Comet Hale Bopp from 1997 really well. Unfortunately with rare visitations like these you sometimes get unspeakably horrible human behavior https://www.space.com/19931-hale-bopp.html Comet Hale-Bopp was an unusually bright comet that flew by Earth, reaching its closest approach to the planet in 1997. It was most spectacular in the Northern Hemisphere and visible to the naked eye for about 18 months. Hale-Bopp was probably one of the most viewed comets in history. With an absolute magnitude of -1, the comet was one of the brightest comets to reach the inner solar system in recorded history, NASA said (opens in new tab). Hale-Bopp appeared 1,000 times brighter (opens in new tab)than Halley's Comet did at the same distance. Its twin blue-and-white tails were clearly visible even from light-polluted areas such as Chicago. Sadly, there was a tragic footnote to the appearance of Hale-Bopp, 39 people who were part of the "Heaven's Gate" cult in San Diego committed mass suicide as the comet came close to Earth.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970408.html Explanation: What's that point of light above the World Trade Center? It's Comet Hale-Bopp! Both faster than a speeding bullet and able to "leap" tall buildings in its single orbit, Comet Hale-Bopp is also bright enough to be seen even over the glowing lights of one of the world's premier cities. In the foreground lies the East River, while much of New York City's Lower Manhattan can be seen between the river and the comet. Comet Hale-Bopp is now moving away from both the Sun and the Earth. It should, however, should remain visible even in northern cities for at least a month. To find Comet Hale-Bopp, look for the brightest object in the northwest sky just after sunset - or wait for its return in 2400 years.

Mighty November 2001.....the Cat 5 of Meteor Storms! Summary: Sky watchers who saw it will never forget it: the 2001 Leonid meteor storm. The display began on Sunday morning, Nov. 18th, when Earth glided into a dust cloud shed by comet Tempel-Tuttle in 1766. Thousands of meteors per hour rained over North America and Hawaii. https://spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_18nov01.html

Looks like temperatures dont exist on Long Island

what time for JFK? Better not happen here before sunset....

Funny that you mentioned 2001 lol.....that was the last time we had a true meteor storm in this area. November 2001, I remember it like yesterday, got up at 5 AM to see this amazing silent fireworks display outside, forget about light pollution, you didn't even need to be looking up to see them! I counted at least 100 every minute for 15 minutes in heavily light polluted states (same skies that could just barely see Comet Hale Bopp.)