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It depends on how extreme it is. If it goes below zero then it's interesting (same as 100+). There does need to be activity around the bookends though (just like with winter.) January 1994 was much more fun than January 1985. Both went below zero, but January 1994 had much more activity.

The heat was just getting started in the final week of the month and lasted into September A nice dress rehearsal for 1983

sucks no 1980 style continuous heat, but at least the peaks are higher this year (for us anyway).

The sun is here and I see large patches of blue skies now Don :-)

That was one of our last really great summers, the heat in 1999 almost matched 1953 in terms of longevity, truly a summer to treasure. I was disappointed that JFK only reached 100+ once (102 on the 5th), which is why I rank 2010 higher and completely unmatched (1966 had as many 100+ days but the heat didn't continue into August and September like it did in 2010.) However in terms of longevity of heatwaves 1999 is only exceeded by 1953. I don't believe it's a coincidence that we have an 11 year return period for the peak of extreme heat (1944, 1955, 1966, 1977, 1988, 1999, 2010.) Of course if you want to feel cool, Chris, all you need to do is jump in the water

what causes all this variability in recent heatwaves (since 2013) that keeps them short, Walt? Compared to much longer heatwaves for example in 1944, 1953, and more recently 1980, 1993, 1999, 2002, etc that lasted much longer. 1980 for example, we basically had a heat ridge sitting over our area for 3 months (June 20th through September 20th).

it's brightening up now, Tony :-)

Indeed- that's why I cherished getting over 40C/104F on the 24th lol. The other thing I like is how C and F are the same at -40 !!!!

Is this considered some kind of artwork Don? It does look like origami.

There is no perceptible difference between 98, 99 and 100 degrees. So if it's going to be 98-99 it might as well be 100. 105+ etc isn't necessary.

That can be easily disputed in terms of the numbers of people who died in those summers AND in terms of extreme heat (duration of heatwaves and number of 100 degree temperatures.) Those are the only metrics I care about. Since 2011 this is the first summer that has matched the intensity of those older summers (even though the length of heatwaves has now become much shorter.) 3-4 day heatwaves really do not stand up to heatwaves of 7 days or longer (which is why they are called super heatwaves.) You clearly were not alive for summers like 1983 or 1993 or you would never make such a statement.

it doesn't matter if they were *hotter* in terms of average temperatures, I'm looking for extreme temperatures of 100+ and 1953 and 1966 have not been matched for those (1993 did come close.)

hopefully like the last one no sea breeze (at least for one or two days)

it might as well hit 100, there is no perceptible difference between 98, 99, 100....

I grew up near Prospect Park, and spent my weekends playing frisbee in there growing up :-)

Didn't 1966 have multiple 100+ degree heatwaves in quick succession? Based on the records, I counted three of them in less than 4 weeks.

Some of Richmond's hottest summers were also ours, fascinating how this kind of intense early heat was a harbinger of things to come in many of these historic summers.... Records:Highs:EWR: 99 (2021)NYC: 96 (1991)LGA: 96 (2021)JFK: 98 (2010) 2010: The maximum temperature today at the Richmond International Airport was 102 °F which not only broke the record high temperature for the date, but was close to the 104 °F record maximum for the month of June. Both June 27th and 28th had a maximum temperature 102 °F. Richmond has never had back to back 100 °F plus days before in June. Only three June days have been hotter: (June 30, 1937 103 °F) (June 19, 1944 103 °F) (June 26, 1952 104 °F ) June 2010 also had 19 days of 90 °F or hotter temperatures the record was 20 in 1943. The Richmond International Airport reported the mean temperature for June was 81.1 °F which was a new 113 year record. This breaks the old record of 79.2 °F set in 1943 and was a +8.7 °F departure from average. June had 8 new daily temperature records and all were for heat. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC) 2010: Richmond, Virginia, set record for the most days in June reaching 102 degrees F (June 24, 27, and 28). (Ref. Weatherwise U.S. Weather Highlights of 2010 page 8 ) also looks like the extensive heat of 1980 started in Texas around this time before moving north and east. 1980 - The temperature at Wichita Falls, TX, soared to 117 degrees, their hottest reading of record. Daily highs were 110 degrees or above between the 24th of June and the 3rd of July. (The Weather Channel)

wow I wish there were more streets like this, this looks like something from Italy.

anyone who loves winter weather should want a 1966 repeat over the other two analogs I listed.

Maybe by this winter if we get a repeat of a 1966 summer AND the following winter Rob!!

1953, 1966 and 1983 analogs on tap, let's see which one comes the closest to matching this historic summer !!!! For winter, everyone should want a 1966 match.....

I wonder if the cool downs in 1953 were similar to the one we are in right now? It did have two super heatwaves (heatwaves of 7+ days) and that all time record 12 day super heatwave that culminated in the all time September record of 102 and 4 days of 100+ evenly split between the two super heatwaves which was only matched in 1966 (which had 4 100+ days split between three heatwaves.)

Maybe NYC will finally hit 100+ in the next heatwave and JFK will have two heatwaves with 100+ temperatures, the only other time that happened was in 1983 (NYC had 4 100+ degree days in 1953 evenly split between 2 heatwaves and 4 100+ degree days in 1966 divided between three heatwaves).

1983 was epic but maybe NYC was suffering sensor issues back then too because JFK hit 100 in both July and August and NYC did not either time, but did hit 99 on September 11, 1983 which was the latest 99 on record. There were 6 90+ days in September which was pretty amazing. 1983 was both NYC and JFK's summer of record for 90 degree days before 1991/1993 and 2010 happened respectively.

1966 had that 101 in June but two more heatwaves in July that both surpassed 100, that was truly epic. I think that's the only time JFK exceeded 100 three days in a row (or three days period lol), 101, 104, 101 from July 4-6, if I remember correctly (in 2010 they had three days out of four of 100+ during that same period). NYC had a third heatwave after those two that exceeded 100 in mid July 1966.