LibertyBell

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!

lol @ those temps.... subtract 10 degrees from them for a reality check

2010 was much hotter than 1995, didn't even get to 100 at JFK in 1995.

But weren't there three 100+ days out of 4 in 1977? Thats amazing.

weird that it had the hottest week in NYC history and then all of a sudden the heat went away?

Some faith in humanity restored. Teenagers solving the problems that the older generations are saddling them with like fire extinguishers made specifically for forest fires. https://twitter.com/i/events/1422249961618649092

sounds like climo regular kind of low 90s to perhaps 95 kind of heat we see every year.

ugh we're getting the dirty impure kind of "heat" not a direct shot from the West?

But does it say what day would have the highest chances for the coast (JFK) to hit 100?

thanks Chris, and peak heat is on the 10th?

Moon is going to be in a good phase for the Perseids (sets before midnight) I just hope the weather cooperates.