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That one we had last year was awesome and timed well with the solar eclipse lol Just like the one we had in 2011 that happened just before Irene.

looks like it was more of a Suffolk County thing although the Rockaways being out of power means it was bad here too, I just don't remember it. What I do remember is that big November tornado outbreak we had a few years ago-- 8 tornadoes on Long Island including one in my town, my power went out for 4 hours and I was freezing lol

I enjoyed the 4.8 we had here a year ago, it was fun.

unfortunately this shift to cold crappy rainy May weather was rather unexpected. Drier springs were MUCH better. The only other time I remember getting a May like this was 1992 and that was when Pinatubo was influencing the climate.

unfortunately are becoming more common and were not like this before the 90s they are a plague on the weather here. 1.5C isn't that much

this weather belongs in Ireland is this climate change? Take it back, I want my hot weather back!

I used to work near West Babylon, the power is always iffy there.

cant wait for classic heat

JFK: 99 (1969) earliest 99 at JFK and only 99 in May

the very short *drought*

horrible for the flowers for vegetables I go to the store lol

omg I hate those I had to replace my roof and balcony because of one a few years ago in the Poconos

wow https://x.com/XIII77IIIX/status/1927798277820297559 28 MAY 2025 | @nocomment #Switzerland | A massive chunk of the #Birch glacier collapses into the #Lötschental, triggering a 3.1-magnitude quake. The pre-evacuated village of Blatten is nearly destroyed. One person is missing. The army has been deployed. #Valais #Blatten

wow https://x.com/XIII77IIIX/status/1927798277820297559 28 MAY 2025 | @nocomment #Switzerland | A massive chunk of the #Birch glacier collapses into the #Lötschental, triggering a 3.1-magnitude quake. The pre-evacuated village of Blatten is nearly destroyed. One person is missing. The army has been deployed. #Valais #Blatten

That must have been during that tropical storm that we were on the east side of (the windier side).... 80 mph winds widespread on Long Island. A giant tree fell in the Rockaways and caused a ton of damage.

the 1940s and 1950s were really something for big heat, in addition to the extreme heatwaves of 1944, 1948, 1953 and 1955 we also had this stunning number from 1949 https://thestarryeye.typepad.com/weather/2012/07/a-history-of-triple-digit-heat-in-new-york.html In the ten-year period between 1948-1957 the temperature hit 100°+ in seven of the years. The most consecutive years with a 100-degree reading is four, occurring between 1952-1955. The second longest streak happened relatively recently, the three years between 2010-12. And in 1936 and 1937, both years had 100+ readings on July 7 and 8. The earliest 100-degree day was June 26, 1952; the latest on Sept. 7, 1881. Not surprisingly 70% of the 100-degree days have occurred in July. Despite the bulk of 100-degree days in July, none has ever been reported between July 24-30. July 21 is the day most likely to have a triple-digit reading. They've occurred six times on this date. Next most likely is July 22, which has seen 100 degrees+ in four years. (July 18 is the day most likely to have a 90-degree day.) There have been two three-day streaks with highs in the triple digits - Aug. 26-28, 1948 (103-101-100) and July 8-10, 1993 (100-101-102). Finally, fourteen years got very close, but didn't reach the triple-digit threshold, with their hottest readings peaking at 99°. 1949, in addition to two days in the 100s, had three days with highs of 99°.

The most consecutive days with highs of 95° or hotter ("super" heat waves) is eight, in 1944. There has also been a streak of six days (in 1953) and seven that were five days in a row. The last time we experienced a "super" heat wave of five days or longer was during the summer of 2002 (which is the only one among the eight lengthiest to have no highs in the triple digits). This is the record I find the craziest by far, we don't even get 7 + consecutive days of 90 + anymore, let alone 8 consecutive days of 95 + 1944 really stands out.

I call that the 1998 Labor Day tornado outbreak. We also had a notable one on Memorial Day in 1998 and the one which stands out for how widespread it was across the country actually happened in October 1989.

https://thestarryeye.typepad.com/weather/july/page/2/ on the opposite end, I really like this list, it shows how hot our summers *used to* be. a super heatwave is defined as three days in a row of 95+ The majority of days with highs of 90° or hotter in New York fall in the 90-92 range (56% to be exact). And while the average number of 90-degree days each year is eighteen (including readings in the triple digits), the average number of readings that reach 95° or higher is just three (and about one out of every four years have had no highs that hot, the most recent being the summer of 2017). The most in one year was sixteen, in 1955. What follows are some more hot-Hot-HOT weather observations, best read in a well air-conditioned environment: Eleven years (since 1872) have had ten or more days with readings of 95°+, with the most recent being 2002, which had 13. Although 1955 is the year with the most days with highs of 95° or hotter, it ranks 19th in total number of 90-degree days (with 25). Incredibly, nearly two-thirds of its 90°+ days were 95°+ (the average is one-in-six). The greatest concentration of years with with well above-average number of days with 95°+ readings was 1952-1955, when there were nine in 1952, twelve in 1953 and sixteen in 1955 (1954 had four, two of which were highs of 100°). Although 1917 had only six days in the 90s/100s, the last four, on consecutive days, were sizzlers, with highs of 98°-100°-98°-98°. The earliest excessively hot days occurred on April 18, 1976 and April 17, 2002, both which had highs of 96°, and on May 19, 1962 when the temperature topped out at a blistering 99°. On the late side, the high reached 99° twice on Sept. 11, in 1931 and in 1983; and on Sept. 23, 1895 the high was 97°. The most consecutive days with highs of 95° or hotter ("super" heat waves) is eight, in 1944. There has also been a streak of six days (in 1953) and seven that were five days in a row. The last time we experienced a "super" heat wave of five days or longer was during the summer of 2002 (which is the only one among the eight lengthiest to have no highs in the triple digits). The hottest temperature ever recorded in New York, 106° on July 9, 1936, came in the middle of a three-day super heat wave, with the day before having a high of 97° and the day after, 102°. The hottest early "super" heat wave occurred in 1925 when highs of 99°-99°-98°-96° were experienced from June 4 to June 7. The latest was in 1895 when there was a streak of three days from Sept. 21 to 23 (95°-95°-97°). In 1944, which had thirty-seven 90-degree days, the first twenty-four were below 95°, but then 11 of the next 13 were 95° or hotter (concentrated in the four weeks between Aug. 4 and Sept 2). Perhaps the most famous super heat wave was July 1977's, which coincided with New York's infamous blackout. However, although the blackout began on the first day of a nine-day heat wave, the five days in a row with highs of 95+ began the day after power was restored: 98°-98°-97°-100°-102° (July 15-19). And after a one-day respite on the 20th (high of 92°) the next day's high jumped to 104°. In less than six weeks in the summer of 1949 (July 3-Aug. 11) there were three three-day super heat waves: 99°-102°-95° (July 3-5); 97°-99°-95° (July 28-30); and 100°-98°-99° (Aug. 9-11). Finally, the hottest super heat wave of four days or more was in 1993 when the five days from July 7-11 averaged 99.8°, with highs of 98°-100°-101°-102°-97°. Two years earlier there was another streak of five days in a row, from July 17-21: 96°-99°-96°-100°-102°. Then after a one-day break, when the high "cooled" to the upper 80s, the high on 7/23 was 99°. (A three-day "super" heat wave on July 1-3, 1966 had an average high of 100.3°.)

https://www.weather.gov/media/okx/Climate/CentralPark/90DegreeDays.pdf It's a pdf file but here it is Extreme Weather Watch also has the same list you can view on their site, the two lists match. I had to check because there were somehow 9 90 degree days in 1992 and I don't remember a single one of these 9 days LOL https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/new-york/yearly-days-of-90-degrees They also have LGA's list https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/laguardia-airport/yearly-days-of-90-degrees

The under 5 90 degree day summer list is an interesting one, for example I remember 1996 as warm and very humid, not really cool. I remember one particularly oppressive day when it was 81 degrees with 100% humidity completely overcast and a horrible day. It started out so hot with two days in the mid to upper 90s in May and only ended up with one more 90 degree day, when it barely hit 90 on the last day of August. 1992 was much cooler than 1996.

1992 really stands out to me especially because it was so influenced by the Pinatubo eruption. It would be really interesting to see how it compares to those other summers you mentioned. I think 2014 was like that too.

cool days are much better when it's sunny. I'm going to miss days like Monday and Tuesday.

besides fusion the other thing that will really help is quantum computing, this should really help with progress solving these problems. I went down the rabbit hole with this and even read about digital immortality, with AI being able to scan human brains and reproduce them for the metaverse.

what is this new machine that will be used on Mars to convert CO2 to O2-- why can't we use that here?