the_other_guy

How many Septembers in a row well above normal now? 4? 5? I’m negating cool start last year as Mother Nature negated it and then some. Scary times ahead for fall lovers

It is more than the UHI. The increased moisture content in the air slows the temp swings. Dry air heats and cools faster. Throw in the UHI and you get morning temps a few degrees either side of 80 in NYC. The big story of this summer is not the heat, but the relentless dewpoints. It leads to higher low temps, steamier day time temps and increased convective activity. If, and I say if, this is what NY summers look like in the future...we are in for a world of hurt. You can imagine entire summers without getting below 70, with many evenings staying around 80. Scary stuff

Very large temp swings this morning from the north to the city. Of course, 9am straightens it all out. Nonetheless, it is alarming how warm the city and immediate areas have been staying at night. I know the reasons, but it is still alarming.

Big difference in cost and time between protective dune systems and the proposed barrier. Mandatory higher building codes and more barriers near tunnels is the way to go. Why should 50 year old houses in Port Washington take the brunt for protecting new developments at a Domino Plant in Hipsterville? These are the complicating human questions coming in the future.

55 beautiful degrees! Yes!

Is this the summer month many of us feared? We were all wondering when one of the +7 months would hit in July or August. Could this be the start or will it fizzle out? I cant help but think how brutally cold January started this year...and how tamely it ended.

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