LibertyBell

why is 1993 not further up on this list? We had a mega heatwave in July and multiple days over 100 even at JFK

1983, 2002 and 2010 are my 3 all time favorite summers! and as great as 2010 was and the only one with more than 30 90 degree days, 1983 actually maxed out the combo of high heat and humidity.

But the humid onshore flow is because climate change has relocated the Bermuda ridge further to the north right? The SW part of Nassau County is hotter than JFK so I agree about the bad placement of the JFK sensor, it should be on the north side of the airport, near Rosedale or North Woodmere. Farmingdale and Islip haven't seen any 100 degree days either and they are further inland than JFK is though.

I wanted that air from Death Valley to come here. If Death Valley can get to 130 we can definitely get to 100. I miss the good old days when we got the air directly from the deserts instead of these dirty humid polluted airmasses.

JFK only got to 94 which was disappointing, I was looking forward to the all encompassing wind from the SW Deserts making it here, instead all we get is this dirty Bermuda high. This summer has been a disappointment.

soaked in dew sounds like it could damage something. I use a dew heater for eyepieces that also works for lenses. One of them fits nicely over a 60mm wide lens.

What would it take to get coast to coast record heat? Like a record ridge that had 100 degree temps on both coasts?

lol it reminds me of inland cutters and coastal huggers, the coast usually misses out on the big anomalous events.

I think this should be expected with CC? What do you think, Chris? We get more humid while the real heat goes farther to the north? Same thing happens with Florida.

not a site but a program it's called universe sandbox.

so 1993 reminds me of 1966.....

What made years like 1980, 1991 and 1993 so hot? 1983 which was the hottest here until 2010 was I understand because of a significant la nina just like 2010 was? 1980s heat had some amazing longevity.

it's annoying to have all this humidity and not the heat. Is the Atlantic more to blame or the Gulf of Mexico? I read that if we could remove the Gulf of Mexico or at the very least set up a high mountain range north of it (like the Himalayas are north of the Bay of Bengal), our summers would be much less humid and much nicer (meaning hot and dry).

Yes we had the big wild fires and drought in August. I was highly disappointed we did not have the extreme hot temperatures Chicago had, but I guess that was 1993 for us in that decade.

Right and also that horrendous power outage in 1977, which was timed right around that big heatwave. 2002 was wall to wall hot, beginning in April and lasting through September. Droughty too, I remember yellow grass here. Those were the el nino exceptions. I think 1994 was too, but early on. It started out as hot as 1993 was but then it cooled off later on, except Philly had a historically hot summer like the previous year. I believe 1993 was the hottest summer out of the 90s, three straight days above 100 and a 10 day super heatwave.

Yes it will eventually get to everyone, regardless of location.

Rich people moving to and making bunkers in New Zealand to avoid the worst effects of climate change https://twitter.com/i/events/1422665836372938754

last year was really good! I saw meteors of many different colors in the Poconos and some seemed close to the ground as they changed color! I was only out for an hour each night, between 11 and midnight. Peak is August 12-13 so there's time yet! And the moon is in a good phase too (sets before midnight.) What camera settings do you use for the Perseids? Timelapse mode?

why not leave your car running for a few hours to increase greenhouse gas emission

the 2002 heat began in April and ended in September lol

if the wind direction is southerly, temps will be capped off at 95 at most

I've stopped liking the WAR it increases humidity but not actual heat. We need a nice big ridge from the West to give us a truly hot summer. I hope the WAR goes to the Azores on vacation for the rest of the summer.

isn't the High pushing in from the West causing the sharp rainfall cutoff?

I would love that! we need to have a parade if it hits 100

over a foot of snow for Montauk while we get a scattered flurry!