LibertyBell

Those places are interior northeast, but we still don't have the same hot summers. Scranton has been hot in the early 2020s, but we did not get the same kind of heat in those summers. Interior northeast climate is very different from coastal northeast climate, we're often up to 20 degrees cooler in the summer. The reason why years like 1983, 1993, 1999, 2002 and 2010 were so hot is because they featured downsloping winds coming from the west or northwest. Those are our hottest summers. It's actually much cooler here when the wind comes from the south and even the southwest, those tend to be hotter summers in places like Scranton and Syracuse. Wind direction is what causes our hottest summers. Not UHI. A west or northwest wind is a dry downsloping direction which heats up the air while a south or southwest wind does not cause that much heating.

There's quite obviously some smoke in the air today, the sky to my northeast is a very dirty burnt orange color, while it's blue in other directions.

Based on my experiences in 1993 and 1995, we need to pass two benchmarks to hit 100 degrees here. 90 degrees by 10 AM and 95 degrees by 12 NOON

Newark is inland and JFK is on Long Island lol. You MW guys do not have the same kind of extreme heat we do in the same summers. 1988 was hot but nowhere near that level, we had lots of cooling sea breezes in that summer. Granted 1988 was hotter in EWR, which shows it was an inland summer.

Yes I loved that, back to back 102 highs at JFK and a nice offshore flow.

what do you rank as your hottest summers of all time? here are mine 2010 1983 2002 1993

huh, I lived through the 90s I know how hot they were, the heat was unbearable. Particularly in 1993, it forced me to install air conditioning for the first time in my life. I didn't even use air conditioning in 1988 (which you cite as the hottest.) That three day heatwave in early July 1993 was something I had NEVER experienced before. 4 straight days of 100+ at EWR 3 straight days of 100+ at NYC 2 straight days of 100+ at JFK NYC three straight days of 100, 101, 102 were something I had never seen before, EWR even hit their all time record high of 105 twice in that period. I don't think they were defective, rather the NYC ASOS being used now is very poorly sited, but even otherwise, that kind of long duration extreme heatwave has not been equaled since.

Yep I went running on July 5, 1999 when it was 103 degrees with a dew point of 45.

Records:Highs:EWR: 101 (1949)NYC: 99 (1949)LGA: 97 (1949)JFK: 98 (1949) Look at 1949's clean sweep, had a record 5 99+ highs (2 over 100). 2010: The Richmond International Airport had a maximum temperature today of 101 °F that makes the ten day in 2010 with the temperature of 100 °F or more; the old record is nine set in 1954.(Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC) and endless 2010 heat continued....

don't forget the number of 100+ degree days too

Let's see if we can challenge EWR record of 9 100+ degree days in 1993 and 8 100+ degree days in 1949 and JFK 3 100+ degree days in 1966 and 2010, Walt.

2024 wasn't that hot, let's please not use average temperatures. I do agree this is the hottest summer since 2010

it reminds me of 1993 and 1999 and 2002 and of course 2010

closing in on 95 here, which was my high yesterday in and out of clouds

I dont trust those things, they overreport and are not built to NWS standards That said we are in the mid 90s here already

I have an AA/AA battery charger that uses solar panels lol

the earth doesn't care if humans go extinct either, it will probably celebrate that event with a huge explosion in biodiversity being the result.

is that how they become amerifat? eat fish instead

I dont have ANY cars anymore and refuse to fly in an airplane. I do have an airconditioner I keep at 60 degrees but only in my bedroom, the rest of my house is not airconditioned. If I need to go somewhere far, I take a cab or uber lol.

we hit 95 yesterday and it would have been MUCH hotter were it not for the clouds

the 90s were incredibly hot, particularly 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999. I don't subscribe to this fake high min heat, a summer must have a record number of 90 degree 95 degree and 100 degree days to be record hot-- our last summer like that was 2010.

wait why do you like humidity it sucks.... I'd rather have 102 with a dew point of 45 ha I love clear blue skies.

I love warmer falls with less rain because I save a lot on heating costs. It doesn't snow here in October, so the cold would be absolutely worthless.

Yes I hate that, if it's going to be hot it might as well hit 100

Got a nice snowstorm in April 2018 too