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74.8 at noon. Rain still falling.

Do we hit 80 today?

Dry soil?

Severe TStorm Warning....and man is it warranted!

Like the end of time in westchester!

Just landed at JFK.

Lots of ominous looking cumulonimbus from JFK on West.

I’m thinking this is going to be a fun afternoon and I’m glad I flew early!

Few drops in Wading River

Islandia area

And here she is! Winds gusting well over 40

Ugly weather inbound along north shore of LI

Massive storm over the Sound.

Never a drop on north shore

When you look up and see a widebody is on final approach to Islip, you know something bad is happening in the JFK area!

Towering Cumulus down spine of island a few miles south of North Shore

Those elusive 90s still seem elusive next week after all?

North shore sunny today. Perfect beach day...although cool for swimming.

Nice shot from last night

72F clouds and sun in Wading River.

This weather is delightful.

If I never felt the humidity I felt yesterday all summer long...I would be happy.

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

This is one of the few times we have seen something resembling  an urban cooling departure island in NYC. Areas all around NYC will finish warmer than normal in May. The cool departures were limited to NYC, LGA, and JFK. It could be a first.

EWR...+0.7

NYC...-0.4

LGA....-0.6

JFK....-0.3

HPN...+0.8

ISP.....+1.0

New Brunswick...+1.7

It is a statistical anomaly (or reality)

NYC has a “normal” low temp that is higher than East North and Western areas.

The extreme dampness has kept the low/high temp in a narrower band

This favors NYC “normal” which has a narrower band on the historical front and plays against suburban areas that should have lows in the 50s but are near 60 with clouds and humidity.

Def interesting scenario

1 hour ago, CIK62 said:

Last day of May averaging 73degs , or 6degs AN, but not enough to get May to AN.

Month to date is  -0.4[61.9].     May should end at  -0.2[62.2].

Basically a mirror image month, -3.0, then near +3.0 second half.

Wasn’t enough warm air to get and AN May 4/5 days ago either. You start running out of days to turn around the entire month

For the second night in a row im delayed many hours into JFK. I hate this wx haha

Area Airports ground stopped or 3.5 hour delays.

On 5/23/2019 at 6:53 AM, jfklganyc said:

those elusive Euro 95F days.

 

We shall see...

 

It is rainy and 59F at 645am...again

Perhaps I should predict wx? haha

Amazing how the forecast changed so much for the Mon/Tues timeframe!

those elusive Euro 95F days.

We shall see...

It is rainy and 59F at 645am...again

Wonderfully chilly morning! 58F

7 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Being in the industry I can attest to that. I have seen it grow up through parking lots. I once did a consultation at a gorgeous home in sea cliff right on the sound where a previous owner had planted it to stabilize the bluff. I had to tell them the back yard was shot and there was nothing we could do other the put down steel barriers to stop it from spreading further. It’s worse then bamboo. 

Finally a sunny day.  Cutting 2 acres of lawn on campus today.

If you are at the beach with sandy soil or pure sand, It is one of the few plants that will grow.

It grows to a good height...And when used properly, it protects non-beach plants plant in front of it by acting as a wind break.

Wind kills more landscaping at the beach than salt or sand does. Wind does not kill this plant. That is key to it acting like a barrier to the elements.

If you are trying to create a dune or stabilize a cliff...it does that well too.

Beyond that, yes, it is a weed that wants to spread and attracts a ton of bees during its bloom period (which is short).

Privet, Olive and Cypress all do well in the sand...but if you are open to the water...You better have a wall in front of them or this plant...if not the wind will kill the side of the plant facing the water

After the miserable heat/humidity last summer, sign me up for a 96 summer this year!

That was a cool spring that finally popped around Mem Day, correct?

The AC was on 2 or 3 times the whole summer.

Another morning with heat on.

This warm/wet spring has come with plenty of cold mornings and cool windy days

33F

Glad I didnt move the house plants outside last week haha

73F

62% humidity

Frankly, it is disgusting out

Way too early to feel like a steam bath

I only hope this summer isnt a repeat of last summer, but this isnt a good sign