LibertyBell

So was that 99 last week. To go along with the 99 in July 2013 which also should have been 100+.

Yep we're already running a global experiment lol. If you look back at the 80s, even though we didn't get a lot of big snowstorms, we did get extremely cold the likes of which we just don't see anymore. Just look at all these below zero arctic outbreaks: Christmas 1980 January 1982 December 1983 January 1985 and there was one of our coldest Decembers on record December 1989 Not a lot of snow but definitely plenty of cold.

89, so did sneak in an extra degree in between hours Tony? KMJX was also 95 today.

There's not even any rain to keep the park wet, it has to be all about shade. JFK hit 92, I hit 94, it was a legit hot day, no reason for Central Park to be 88.

That's why the idea of putting more aerosols into the stratosphere has some merit.

The only comparable snowstorms I can think of occurred in the 1870s. I wonder what caused that snowstorm and cold so many decades after the planet had already started to warm?

Yes the perfect day with a one hour interruption with clouds Got to 94 here at 2 pm just before the clouds

It's completely overcast Tony, where did all these clouds come from?

It's where I experienced the April 1982 Blizzard!!

Yep, we're going mostly cloudy though, but before that happened the temperature here peaked at 94 at 2 PM.

now 93 just before the start of the Yankees game

Up into the 90s today, 91 already.....

Bushkill Falls is right near there....

wow I love this place, you're right near I-80 and the Delaware Water Gap?? Everything is so lush and green now!!

As long as you can avoid the damn spotted lanternflies

Is that also the greatest difference ever recorded between land and sea temperatures, Chris?

This was my favorite June, we even topped 2010 records!!

77-78 is comfortable sleeping weather, but 81-84 is a problem, we had that twice in June

of those, 2010, 1999 and 2025 (so far) are looking pretty good. The others were boosted by elevated minimums.

To be fair, summers should always be judged by number of 90/95/100 degree days.

Don't Meditteranean hurricanes occur when it gets this warm Chris?

1993: Flash flooding rolled across southeast South Dakota and into northwest Iowa. A phenomenal 6 to 7 inches of rain fell in Dickinson and Emmett Counties during a 3 to 4 hour period. The Des Moines River rose several feet in just a few hours. Ocheyedan received 3 inches in just 45 minutes and Allendorf picked up 2.80 inches in 30 minutes. Many locations in northwest Iowa reported winds in excess of 60 mph, with some locations clocking speeds of 70 to 80 mph. Several tornadoes were also spawned during the evening in Emmett County in the Ringsted area, 3.50 inch hail fell and baseball size hail covered the ground just north of Estherville. Millions of dollars in damage was caused from the thunderstorms across the area. 1993: No river traffic was moving on the 585 miles of the Mississippi River from St. Paul, MN to Cairo, IL and on 535 miles of the Missouri River from Sioux City, IA to the point it joined the Mighty Mississippi. More than 5, 000 loaded barges were stranded. For the first time in history, major floods came down both rivers at the same time. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1993 was historic on so many levels, our endless summers and the endless flooding near St Louis.....many records on both ends that have never been equaled or exceeded.

The hottest 24 hour period at Central Park has to be July 5-6, 1999 with a high of 101 and a low of 83 (and a high of 101 again the following day.) It's absolutely amazing that 1908 had lows of 84 in both July and August, that must have been one hot summer! July 1995 is right up there too with a high of 102 and a low of 84 and extremely high dew points. September 11, 1983 is notable for having a high of 99 and a low of 78, mid summer weather in mid September. April 2002 is notable for lows in the mid to upper 70s and highs in the mid to upper 90s.

If you go by 24 hour periods of highest average temperature would you say that the July 5-6, 1999 period was the hottest 24 hour period on record at JFK, Don? The high was 102 on July 5th and the low the following morning was 82! June 24-25 comes in second place with a high of 102 and a low of 81 the following morning. It ranks higher in terms of duration because June 25 also had a high of 102 while July 6th fell below July 5th highs (only at JFK, at NYC it was the same as the previous day, at 101.) I'm surprised that July 2011 isn't on this list, as JFK had back to back highs of 103 and 102 in that stretch so the lows must have been elevated also. It's also interesting how highs made it into the 90s from a start in the low 60s in April 2002. And I knew May 1991 was extremely hot with 7 90 degree days but didn't know that we had our earliest 70 degree low in that month! That period at the end of August 1948 was also notable with a high of 101 and a low of 78.

wild, 98 on September 10, 1983 and then 96 on September 11, 1983 after two 100 degree readings in July and August, 1983 and 2010 were our only truly great summers (great from beginning to end.)