LibertyBell

damn take care of yourself! I saw Fauci recommend people wear eye protection because studies are showing it can spread via *any* mucous membrane, and that includes the eyes.......

the 1998 Yanks ? ;-)

highest heat index I've seen in the metro.....the peak was around 130 in PHL if I remember correctly, though LGA was up there too. We almost made it to 100 last July with the back to back 99 at JFK with heat indices near 120.

and possibly may be the reason we're seeing more east coast TC threats (although 2011 and 2012 saw Irene and Sandy). 2011 may be one of the most extreme years I can remember, from 108 in July to record rains in August from Irene and a stalled front that dumped 10" of rain. 1983 and 2011 were likely the two most extreme years we've had both for rainfall and for heat. Do you think the reason for the extreme shift you've depicted was the super el nino of 2016? Why and how do you think it happened because of that and why do you think it didn't happen after the 1982-83 super el nino (which seems to have been similar to it in terms of warm December followed by historic February snow?) or the 1997-98 super el nino for that matter.

the 1995-96 of summers. Prior to that it was 1993 and before that 1966 (complete with a historic drought.) 1983 also needs to be mentioned because of the extreme heat and humidity combo that was not seen again until the 2010s.

Yeah, I'm a big time weather history buff and I remember reading that some of our most widespread and longlasting heatwaves started with a Sonoran heat blast in the SW.....the Weather Almanac diagrammed the amazing 1980 heat blast that lasted over two months (!) It was horribly tragic in St Louis where thousands died....here in NY we had two months straight of mean temps around 80 (July and August)...I believe August 1980 was our hottest August on record. The heat persisted here until the third week of Sept.....that was a true summerwide heat blast that began in the third week of June here and ended in the third week of September. The entire astronomical summer had an omega block type of jetstream with an extra wide middle (hot) part, the only parts of the CONUS that were north of the jet stream were the extreme Pac NW and northern ME. The slowing jetstream may also be responsible for the extreme (3"+) rainfall events that are on the rise as well as slowly moving TC we have been seeing in the South.

I hope we can have more summers like 2010-2013, that was the peak of the heat here. Remember 108 at EWR?!

2010-2013 those were the good old years of record number of 90 degree days and peaks in the 100s ;-) I guess I'm asking when are we going to start seeing stronger Bermuda Highs force their way inland to allow for more downsloping winds and longer streaks of 90+ days like we saw in 1993 and 2010 as well as peaks in the 100s? Next year (if the 11 yr peak of the solar cycle is correct?) What has been causing the Bermuda high to have this weird orientation that is pushing the hot air farther to the north and even allowing Providence, RI to have 100 degree highs, while DC, PHL and EWR dont? Did PVD have a land breeze that day they hit 100 degrees? Wow... JFK had their three hottest months in 2010, 2011 and 2013 (and the only ones that averaged near or above 80?) I see LGA had their record hottest month this year, was LGA less hot in 2010, 2011, and 2013?

I like the droughts more, as the higher dew points result in breathing difficulties and more pollution. Do you think it will be possible to invent a global dehumidifier to suck out all this excess humidity? After all, water vapor is a GHG. I wouldn't mind if humankind found a way to lower sea levels by reclaiming some of the land lost to the oceans (70% oceans is a little too much, it should be more like 50% ocean 50% land.) Anything that happens can also be geoengineered away. It's high time humanity started tinkering with the environment to fix it rather than just let it all go downhill. Looks like we will be doing the same on Mars within the next few decades, as NASA just sent a rover there that converts CO2 to O2.

I think that might have been Dec 2015 when we had our historically hot December! And then over 30 inches of snow in a single storm in Feb and even below zero on V-day! And then I remember an 80 in Feb and the bugs all came out to party ugh!

If green is humid subtropical, what are pink and purple? My summer home is in the lower part of the purple.

I like the droughts more, as the higher dew points result in breathing difficulties and more pollution. When are we going to resume our streak of 100+ summers? Do you think it will be possible to invent a global dehumidifier to suck out all this excess humidity? After all, water vapor is a GHG. I wouldn't mind if humankind found a way to lower sea levels by reclaiming some of the land lost to the oceans (70% oceans is a little too much, it should be more like 50% ocean 50% land.) It's high time humanity started tinkering with the environment to fix it rather than just let it all go downhill. Looks like we will be doing the same on Mars within the next few decades, as NASA just sent a rover there that converts CO2 to O2.

I thought that was more like mid October lol. Remember JFK hit 95 last October! Yum!

Great for the Perseids! I saw a green meteor streak last night!

Don, it looks like Tuesday will be slightly cooler but more humid? Also what are your thoughts on the storm for over the weekend and into early next week? A rare early season coastal?

I think the EF3 was down in NC, maybe the one that caused those two deaths?

Don, those 96 and 109 mph gusts you listed for Isaias, were those tornadic winds or straight line winds? I wasn't aware that tornadic winds were listed as max gust reports for TC's. But if we do list tornadic winds, I remember seeing that there was an EF3 tornado reported with Isaias- how fast were the estimated winds with that? Thanks!

The 50s decade should be looked at for analogs for this period, if we get another bout of extreme heat towards the end of August. Those years seem to match the last few on multiple levels (late summer heat, busy tropical seasons with multiple east coast hits, peak seasonal snows in March.)

I heard there were sand drifts up to a foot in parts of Fire Island?! Sounds similar to what happened during Sandy.

I cant stand the pollution that trucks cause either.

Thanks, Don! Looks like 90 mph was the highest one from one of our official reporting stations? Interesting that Farmingdale had the peak gust in both Sandy and Isaias.

yeah this is nothing like the historic heat of 1993 and 2010. Those heatwaves were unlike anything I've ever seen before. Tony, I see you referenced late August sizzling heat, do you think it could be similar to 1953? We've had a pattern similar to the 50s the last few years, with March being the snowiest month and a high number of TC. Also, I see there were wind gusts of 96 mph (DE) and 109 mph (NJ) reported, were both of these in tornadoes? I wasn't aware that tornadic winds get reported in the same data as regular TC winds. In that case, wouldn't the 125 mph estimate for the EF2 tornado that was reported also get into the same dataset?

Right! and it makes me wonder what else we have in store for us this season. Provided that the current pattern persists of course (and it's shown itself to be very resilient.)

I would've liked to see at least one 100 degree day for all this heat we've had. It just doesn't seem memorable to me unless it hits 100 at the coast at least once.

Wow I would be too. When you said waste deep in Irene's surge, I thought you were punning to point out that there was "waste" in Irene's surge haha, so a "special" experience, but not the good kind of special? ;-) I remember when people were downplaying Irene because they expected it to be the reincarnation of the 1821 hurricane lol. I stayed up all night to experience the heavy rainfall of that storm (in what had already been a very rainy month after we got 10" in a single day from training storms a week or two before that!) I remember seeing some kind of small shed or other kind of small building break loose during the surge in Long Beach and it banged against the Long Beach bridge (?) I hope I'm remembering this right lol.