TheClimateChanger

Probably safe to say this will be the hottest of the summer? Can’t imagine it getting this hot again with so much smoke just over the border? I mean this is just insane.

Damn, looks like Canada forgot to rake their forests again!

Official highs so far: JFK, EWR, and LGA: 102F NYC: 100F

Also note sea ice extent (coverage of 15% or greater) versus area.

Especially amazing when you consider some of the warm Marches of that era (e.g., 2012).

Wow! 114°F heat index!

97F at Cleveland. Hottest overall since 2012 (98F), and matches 2012 for hottest by this date in the year since 1988. Toledo topped out at 99F, but it hasn’t been as long since it’s been that hot there. 2024 topped out at 99F & 2022 at 100F. I think Toronto, Ont. reached at least 98F. Bet it’s bet awhile since they’ve seen that temperature.

Hello darkness, my old friend.

This looks absolutely insane too. Canada is just dotted with fires seemingly from the Rockies all the way to the Atlantic Coast. What the heck is even burning up near the Arctic Circle? Nuts.

I'm tracking some of this smoke, but haven't seen much note of it... however, if the HRRR is correct, it could get pretty nasty over parts of the region - including potentially the Twin Cities. Wonder if this might keep high temperatures in check tomorrow?

Incredible stuff. This month will mark 17 months since the last month below the 20th century mean for the CONUS, and 16 months since the last month below the 1991-2020 mean.

Ah yes, the famous 1919 heat wave where Orlando had 2 weeks more 90F days than anywhere else. The same year where Pensacola registered 4 days at or above 90F, Miami recorded 6 - yes 6, and Key West a paltry 21. These numbers are unthinkable today. Did you ever stop to think that perhaps century-old local observations, with questionable exposure, rooftop siting, nonstandard instruments, observer changes, missing data, and who knows what else, should not be treated as sacred, apples-to-apples climate records? Or do you just repeat the one raw number that flatters your narrative while ignoring the rest of the statewide data screaming that something may be off?

Note: They also reported a third yesterday, so that's up to at least 5 from this system. Coupled with the 6 earlier in the month, that's a pretty hefty number. Fortunately, nothing too strong.

Especially impressive for daytime highs with several locations having a record hot first 2 weeks of June, including Islip and Newark. Looks like a little break coming in, but I do not think we are done with heat. Personally, I think these summer cancel calls are way too early.

Just a heads-up, as I’ve seen this chart making the rounds:

I meant for an entire summer month.

Can you imagine if we ran a full month of +9F? Wow!

This doesn't strike me as anything too cold. About time for a little cooldown after this epic torch of a start to summer. Look at these forecast departures & percentiles for average daily high temps for the 1st half of June - unbelievable!

Looking at Newark and using the expanded records [back to 1843], we see the current record is 86.5F from 2008 & 1984 [excepting the 3 higher years - all of which are based on only a single date's worth of data]. This brings the EWR average up to 86.6F by Monday - incredibly impressive.

Incredible @bluewave! Was it supposed to be this hot? Just an incredible start to summer for the summer lovers. This shows the projected ranks for average high temperatures for the first half of June [using observed values for 1-11 and forecast highs 12-15]. Top 5 heat all over, record heat at Newark, NJ and Concord, NH. It has certainly been a very solid start to the summer season.

This is what IEM has for mean hourly dewpoint in the summertime for BOS.