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so wild so many changes and yet there were no changes between 1948 and 1991 Chris, what made them make all these changes, they should have left it at the 1948 location, this makes the data not look so comparable.... and what was its original location, can that be plotted on a map? It lists its 1948 location as 0 of PO lol Is the present location near Rockaway Parkway, that runs right along the east side of the airport? I can definitely confirm that my readings were much more in line with JFK prior to 1995. Since then, I'm usually a few degrees hotter in the summer. 2010 was the one exception, it makes me wonder how many 90/95/100 days JFK would have recorded in 2010 at the old location lol? PS it's hotter even east of JFK on Long Island, as long as you get away from that Bay....

Records:Highs:EWR: 99 (1944)NYC: 95 (2015)LGA: 94 (1944)JFK: 94 (1978) 1944 endless summer continued.... PS Tony, I thought the NYC record high for today was 96 set in 1944-- or was that for yesterday?

I like Don's idea of using 1951-1980 climate norms, because it fits in with what a lot of us grew up with. PS it's ALL really interesting, not just temperature trends but dew point and precipitation trends too. I really hate high humidity, but it's still interesting to talk about. You can hate something and still find the discussion on it interesting.

I want cold weather restricted to winter, I remember shivering in a lot of cold Octobers back in the 80s and 90s. I guess we each like our own thing, but having warmer Falls really saves on heating costs.

True and I've experienced this myself, I hit 90 on Thursday while JFK was somehow stuck at 85 (this entire week). I was wondering how that could happen, I guess the sea breeze takes longer to reach here even though I'm 5 miles east of the airport?

Ant, are you going to have a party to celebrate the occasion?

17 90+ days in 2022, was that more than JFK had that year Chris??

looks like we are on our way to a cool AND dry month which is rare around here but especially so during the summer....

wow 15 is the same as the number of 90 degree days at JFK, why is the number of 90 degree days increasing more rapidly there when 1) it's further north and 2) it has a south facing coast just like we do down here?

ah I see where the variance comes in... Don I think you should also weigh number of 95 degree days, number of 100 degree days and length of maximum heatwave. 1995 only had the one 102 degree day while 1993 had an absolutely incredible 100-101-102 three day stretch in the middle of a 10 day super heatwave lol.

is the rise also slower for SNE (like places in CT near the shoreline) Chris? I was amazed that Bridgeport had a higher temperature than JFK the other day, I thought they were more vulnerable to the sea breeze there. When do you think 100 degree temperatures at JFK might start to happen more often, like they did in the 1940s and 1950s up to 1966 Chris?

wow I'm really surprised 1995 ranks above 1993, 1993 had the more extreme heatwave and set the 90 degree record at NYC

cicadas?

That sounds stunning and absolutely amazing, did you get to see a rainbow too? I had a similar situation on July 3rd and captured a stunning double rainbow with purple skies. That almost happened with this storm, but the sky was too dark and the beginnings of the rainbow looked pale and almost a light pink color against the purple skies.

wow JFK is very different from here, I finally hit 90 yesterday at 3 pm for the first time this week!

Thanks Don, I figured as much, 1948 was not very hot outside of that extreme heatwave near the end of August (I wonder why it happened, there must have been some very anomalous pattern in place. The only other time NYC had three 100+ days in a row was in 1993 and that was a hot summer from beginning to end, very different from 1948.) Don, when you have some time could you do a chart like this for NYC too? I think the top summers would be 2010, 1993, 1953, 1949 and 1983.

Maybe they're barking at some animal outside that they hear or smell but humans can't? edit-- oh you mean there are dogs outside they're barking at?

Thanks Don, it makes the difference between 1983 and 1999 a little more. 2010 is still well ahead of the rest though.

Thanks Don.... I think 2016 has our new record for 75 degree dew point days, the previous high water mark was 1983 which had the most 90 degree days (until 2010) and the most 75 degree dew point days (until 2016.) I see you mentioned that even though 1948 had its extreme 100 degree heatwave in late August it can't be included because of missing data from earlier in the summer. Is there any way to project what its ranking and score would be by using LGA and NYC to fill in the missing data? Would it make the top 10 do you think Don?

Yes 2005 was extremely hot too but lower number of 90 degrees here because of the onshore flow. 2005 was similar to 1988 in that respect. Look how high 1949 ranks on almost every chart, I find that absolutely incredible lol. The rise in summer temperatures isn't a straight line, it's stair step and then a leveling off happens for a few years before the next rise. For us it's been 1949 and then 1983 and then 2010.

higher humidity may carry more heat but it lowers the temperature during the day while pushing it up at night.

1983 set the record for most 90 degree days and 75 dew point days at JFK before the 2010s.

1983 had the best of both, it had the most number of 90 degree days and the highest number of 75 degree dewpoints at JFK, until 2010 came along. I think 2016 is the new record holder for most number of 75 degree dewpoint days. The summers coming after strong and super el ninos seem to be both extremely hot and exceptionally humid. So are some summers coming after moderate or stronger la ninas (1999 and 2011). It was a very wet year, just coming off the 1982-83 super el nino.

Thanks for this Don! I assume this only includes the 3 JJA months? Would 1983 score even higher if September was included? 2010 is so far ahead of every other summer (the only one over 2.0) that I don't think it would be eclipsed even if September were included but 1983 might get close to 2.0. Or does the number of 90 degree days include the months both before and after JJA Don?

when was the last time we had a summer month with below normal temperatures that was also drier than normal, Chris? This reminds me of what we had over the winter. The AMO is probably flipping to negative....