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Records: Highs: EWR: 92 (1951) NYC: 90 (1951) LGA: 90 (1951) JFK: 83 (1993) Lows: EWR: 40 (2016) NYC: 42 (1878) LGA: 41 (1983) JFK: 43 (1983) Historical: 1858: Richmond, Va. Area - Chesterfield County, VA Terrible Hail Storm Damage - Sunday, May 16, 1858: A terrible hail storm occurred in Chesterfield County last evening. Some of the stones were of the size of hen's eggs. Vegetation was destroyed, the ground strewn with the leaves and branches of trees, and a great many windows broken. The hail was from two to three feet deep in some places in the roads. The train from Petersburg last evening came in contact with a fallen tree, and the engine and cars were much damaged. The storm is unprecedented. The New York Times, New York - May 17,1858 by Stu Beitler 1874 - The Mill Creek disaster occurred west of Northhampton MA. Dam slippage resulted in a flash flood which claimed 143 lives, and caused a million dollars property damage. (David Ludlum) 1883: A three-day flood was in progress throughout the Black Hills of South Dakota which resulted in damages over one million dollars in the Rapid City area. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1898: Heavy hail many windows broken in Baltimore along with 1.38 inches of precipitation. 1899: A tornado causing F4 damage moved east northeast from 3 miles northwest of Greeley in Delaware County, Iowa to northwest of Colesburg into Clayton County, Iowa. At least five farms were hit. The tornado narrowed to only 75 yards near Colesburg and swept away all buildings including homes on three of the farms. Two people were killed in one family and four others may have died later. Four men were caught in the one mile from Colesburg and two of them were killed as they looked for shelter. A tombstone of some kind was reportedly carried for two miles. This tornado killed 4 people, all in Clayton County and injured 14 others. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1911: Record maximum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 93 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1924 - The temperature at Blitzen OR soared to 108 degrees to set a state record for the month of May. The record was later tied at Pelton Dam on the 31st of May in 1986. (The Weather Channel) 1943: A late season storm brought 10 inches of snow to Cheyenne, WY. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1946: A severe hailstorm at San Antonio, TX caused $5 million dollars damage and injured 20 people. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1952 - High winds in the Wasatch Canyon of Utah struck Ogden and Brigham City. Winds at Hill Air Force Base gusted to 92 mph. (The Weather Channel) 1968: A tornado skipped for 45 miles from south of Wabash to New Haven, IN. A woman was killed when her mobile home was blown across a highway and demolished. New Haven was hardest hit with 15 homes damaged. Planes were damaged at the Wabash Airport. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1975: Wildwood, Fla.--One man was killed by lightning and one injured in an open field as they were running for shelter. (Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf) 1983: A very strong spring storm dumped heavy snow across the Front Range in Colorado. Strong winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph produced blizzard conditions at times. The Foothills received 1 to 2 feet of snow with 4 to 12 inches along the Foothills. Blowing snow whipped the snow into drifts several feet deep closing schools and highways. Power outages occurred; with 20 square miles of Denver blacked out. Hundreds of passengers were stranded as only half of runways were open at Stapleton International Airport. The high temperature at Denver the next day of just 40° set a record low maximum. Much of the snow melted on the 18th as temperatures rebounded into the middle and upper 50s causing widespread street flooding. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - It was a summer-like day as thunderstorms abounded across the nation. Thunderstorms in Texas drenched Guadelupe County with more than three inches of rain resulting in flash flooding. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from Florida to New York State. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Havre, MT, reported a record high of 95 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Thunderstorms spawned twenty tornadoes, and there were 180 reports of large hail and damaging winds. A tornado at Cleburne, TX, caused 30 million dollars damage. A violent (F-4) tornado touched down near Brackettville, TX, and a strong (F-3) tornado killed one person and injured 28 others at Jarrell, TX. Thunderstorms also produced softball size hail at Shamrock, TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas to the Upper Ohio Valley. Thunderstorms spawned seventeen tornadoes, including a twister which killed one person and injured another north of Corning, AR. There were 128 reports of large hail or damaging winds. Strong thunderstorm winds killed one person and injured six others at Folsomville, IN, and injured another five persons in southeastern Hardin County KY. In Arkansas, baseball size hail was reported near Fouke and near El Dorado. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1991: At least 6 tornadoes struck parts of northeastern Oklahoma. The strongest rated an F2, struck Catoosa, causing an estimated $130,000 dollars in damage, but no injuries. Severe thunderstorms produced hail 5 inches in diameter at Wichita, KS. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1995: On this date through the 17th, 6.55 inches of rain fell at St. Louis, MO. This is the fifth greatest 24-hour total amount of precipitation for that location. 5.73 inches of rain fell at Columbia, MO making it the sixth greatest 24-hour total amount of precipitation for that location. 1997: Sioux City, Iowa: Sioux City sets daily high and low records on same day: 91 °F and 22 °F, respectively. The record is fortuitous as on no earlier spring date was the record low temperature so high, and on only one May date was the record high any lower. (Ref. WxDoctor) 3.2 inches of snow fell at Marquette, MI bringing their seasonal accumulation to 272 inches to establish the all-time record seasonal snow total for Marquette County Airport. It was also the fifth consecutive day with measurable snow, setting the record for consecutive days with measurable snow during the month of May. While mid-May snow is unusual, it's not the latest in the season it has ever snowed at Marquette. The latest measurable snow there is 0.2 inches on 6/2/1910. The latest date with at least 1-inch of snow is 5/29/1947 with 2.1 inches of snow falling. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1999: As a mother and daughter were driving to a more substantial shelter from their mobile home in Logan, IA when a tornado began to overtake their car. They followed the old advice of seeking shelter in a ditch. As they huddled in the ditch, a large piece of farm equipment and a car fell on them, killing the daughter and injuring the mother. Such incidents have caused Meteorologists and safety experts to question the old standard advice of leaving your car to seek shelter in a ditch when a tornado approaches. The most important advice is not to be caught out during a tornado situation. Lightning struck a home at Rochester, MN blowing a hole in the wall of the kitchen as well as blasting the bark off a tree in the backyard. In addition, the lightning also set off an explosion in a nearby sewer, which damaged three homes and caused a gasoline leak. Several neighborhoods were evacuated. Damage was estimated at $25,000 dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2002: Most rivers across central and southeast Illinois were flooding, due to runoff from heavier rain several days earlier. The Embarras River at Lawrenceville, IL crested at record levels on this date, while the Sangamon River crested from the 14th through this date at 2nd to 3rd highest levels on record. The Illinois River would crest later in the month around the third highest level on record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2006: Lightning caused a fire that ruined a refurbished World War II barracks on the FAU campus in Boca Raton, Florida. The the barracks was made of Dade County pine the 21,000 square feet barracks was dedicated 10 days before the fire and was nominated for the National Registry of Historical Places. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2007 Accord Publishing, USA) 2010: Hail to softball size pounded a northwest to southeast track across the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, metro area. Many expensive homes in Nichols Hills had total roof damage; many windows shattered in homes and vehicles. Hail fog obscured what appeared to be a snow-covered ground after the storm. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2012 Accord Pub. 2011, USA)

62 / 51 and on the way to upper 70s to low/mid 80s today. A touch warmer tomorrow with some mid 80s and some stray 90. About the same Monday before stronger heat low - mid 90s Tue / Wed. Wed front / clouds timing the caveat. Front comes through Wed night into Thu with the next shot at rain / showers / thunderstorms >.50. Cools down Thu - Sat before warming back up as ridge builds over Memoridal day weekend. Overall warmer beyond with next shot at heat 5/26 - 5/30.

GFS a much more prolonged cut off uglier Memorial Day weekend then the Euro which pushes it out and north quickly with ridge building into the Mid west

Dep through May 14 first two weeks of the month, should erase this in a weeks time and see + dep by the 21 Almost to the halfway point NYC: -2.2 LGA: -2.1 JFK: -1.1 EWR: -0.9

Records: Highs: EWR: 92 (2018) NYC: 90 (1900) LGA: 92 (2018) JFK: 82 (2007) Lows: EWR: 40 (1939) NYC: 42 (1947) LGA: 43 (1947) JFK: 44 (1966) Historical: 1834 - The Northern Atlantic Coast States were in the midst of their greatest May snowstorm of record. The hills around Newbury, VT, were covered with two to three feet of snow. (David Ludlum) 1834: A wintry period from the Great Lakes to parts of New England. 6 inch snow in Erie, PA (14th); 12 inches in Rutland, VT, by p.m. today; Newbury, VT received 2 feet (sleighs on roads on 16th), while Haverhill, NH, vicinity had 2 feet in valleys and 3 feet on hills. 1896: A tornado with F5 intensity struck Sherman, TX killing 73 people; 60 of them in downtown. Tornado victims were found as far as 400 yards away from their original location. A trunk lid was carried 35 miles by the twister. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1949: A violent F4 tornado moved through Amarillo, TX. The tornado tracked through the Amarillo Airport and damaged or destroyed 45 aircraft. Seven people were killed and 82 were injured. Damage was set at $4.8 million dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1951: On this date through the 24th, Hurricane Able does loop-the-loop north of the Bahamas and reaches Category 3 strength off Cape Hatteras, NC. 1962: Record maximum temperature for Washington, DC for the date 94 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1966: The NIMBUS II satellite was launched on this date. NIMBUS I had malfunctioned and was never operational. The arrival on the scene of the NIMBUS satellites eliminated the threat of tropical cyclones striking without warning ever again. Polar orbiting satellites, the NIMBUS series gave meteorologists worldwide coverage at least once per day. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1968 - A tornado touched down southwest of Anchorage, AK. It was the second of just three tornadoes reported in Alaska since 1950. (The Weather Channel) 1972 - The worst ice jam flooding of memory for long-time residents took place along the Kuskokwim River and Yukon River in Alaska. It was the first time since 1890 that the two rivers "flowed as one". The towns of Oscarville and Napaskiak were completely inundated. (15th-31st) (The Weather Channel) 1985: Marion, NC received 6 inches of rain in just one hour. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - Unseasonably warm weather returned to the north central U.S. Seven cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Janestown, ND, with a reading of 96 degrees. Thunderstorms in Utah produced five inches of rain south of Bicknell. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 80 mph in Oklahoma County, and baseball size hail at Pawnee. Hail piled up to a depth of 18 inches south of Pawnee. Hail damage in Oklahoma was estimated at close to 25 million dollars. Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest produced golf ball size hail around Cleveland, OH, and wind gusts to 83 mph at Angola, IN. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing along and north of a stationary front produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes, and there were 145 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Softball size hail caused 2.1 million dollars damage at Sherman, TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Central Plains Region and Oklahoma to Indiana and western Kentucky. Thunderstorms spawned fifteen tornadoes, including seven in Oklahoma, and there were 165 reports of large hail or damaging winds. A tornado killed one person, injured a dozen others, and caused four million dollars damage at Stillwater, OK. Another tornado injured eight persons at Foyil, OK. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma also produced wind gusts to 92 mph at Oologah Lake, and softball size hail at Canton and north of Oakwood. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1991: A series of slow moving thunderstorms moved over Bennett County in South Dakota. Not only did 5 to 6 inches of rain fall in the Martin and Tuthill area, but marble to golf ball size hail fell for an extended period of time. So much hail fell that it actually piled into drifts as high as 6 feet. A flash flood threatened 16 children and 3 adults on a field trip in Little Grand Canyon, in southern Illinois' Shawnee National Forest. While trying to escape the rising waters, a teacher and three children fell into a creek and were swept downstream about a mile. They were later rescued by helicopter. At least five tornadoes struck the western and northwestern parts of Texas. The strongest tornado was sighted near Laverne, which was rated as an F3. The tornado was 800 to 900 yards wide, and its path was 11.5 miles long. Three injuries resulted in the Laverne area. This storm also produced hail the size of grapefruits. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1995: About 5 miles north of Charleston and Ingalls, KS strong thunderstorm winds gusting to over 100 mph snapped off 150 power poles and 40 pivot sprinklers were damaged or destroyed, along with trees and fences. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

56 / 44 coolest of the next 10 or longer as the ull cutoff spins through with breaks of sun and isolated showers capped in the 60s. Ramp up and warm up Sat 80s - sun - wed 80s / 90s in areas - Peak heat is Tue and maybe Wed pending on the timing of the front with clouds. Next shot at rain is showers / storms from the front wed with potental >0.5 of rain. Ridge remains in the east and outside a ULL / custoff pegged around the Memorial day weekend (which could be split nice/vs not so nice ) TBD track, it looks overall warm - hot at times through then and beyond.

Dry ends / wet mid section

Records: Highs: -- Coolest record highs of the month EWR: 86 (1991) NYC: 88 (1900) LGA: 84 (1991) JFK: 87 (1991) Lows: EWR: 36 (1939) NYC: 40 (1878) LGA: 44 (2019) JFK: 39 (1987) Historical: 1686: The inventor of the thermometer Gabriel Fahrenheit was born. 1834: The greatest May snowstorm on record for New England occurred. The hills around Newbury, VT were covered with up to 24 inches of snow and the higher elevations around Haverhill, NH received up to three feet of snow. 1886: 43 people were killed as a tornado ripped through Anderson, IN. An F4 twister touched down two miles north of Redkey, IN and lifted five miles north of Celina, OH. Six people were killed, five of them in leveled homes northwest of Celina. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1896 - The mercury plunged to 10 degrees below zero at Climax, CO. It was the lowest reading of record for the U.S. during the month of May. (David Ludlum) 1898 - A severe thunderstorm, with some hailstones up to 9.5 inches in circumference, pounded a four mile wide path across Kansas City MO. South-facing windows were broken in nearly every house in central and eastern parts of the city, and several persons were injured. An even larger hailstone was thought to have been found, but it turned out to be a chunk of ice tossed out the window of a building by a prankster. (The Kansas City Weather Almanac) (The Weather Channel) 1923: An early morning violent F5 tornado cut a 45 mile path of destruction through Howard and Mitchell counties in Texas. 23 people lost their lives and 250 sustained injuries. The path width of the tornado reached 1.5 miles at one point and entire farms were "wiped off the face of the earth". (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1928: Record minimum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 41 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1956: Record maximum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 93 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1985: Severe thunderstorms developed in DeWitt County, located between Bloomington and Decatur, and moved northward. The storms produced a wind gust of 73 mph at the Bloomington airport. In the Marshall County town of Wenona, winds up to 100 mph destroyed several barns and farm buildings. LaSalle County had 2 inch diameter hail and 60 mph winds; in Mendota, nearly every building in town sustained some damage. 1987 - Seven cities across the western U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date as unseasonably hot weather made a comeback. The record high of 103 degrees at Sacramento CA was their ninth in eleven days, and also marked a record seven days of 100 degree heat for the month. Their previous record was two days of 100 degree heat in May. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Sunny and dry weather prevailed across the nation. Temperatures warmed into the 80s and lower 90s in the Great Plains Region and the Mississippi Valley. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front produced severe weather in south central Texas and the Southern High Plains Region during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms produced softball size hail at Spearman and Hitchcock, TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from northwest Texas to western Missouri. Severe thunderstorms spawned seventeen tornadoes, including nine in Texas. Four tornadoes in Texas injured a total of nine persons. Thunderstorms in Texas also produced hail four inches in diameter at Shamrock, and hail four and a half inches in diameter near Guthrie. Thunderstorms over northeastern Kansas produced more than seven inches of rain in Chautauqua County between 9 PM and midnight. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1991: Baseball size hail damaged cars, broke windows and skylights, and did extensive roof damage at Knox City, TX. A tornado was sighted eight miles west of Knox City. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1998: A severe thunderstorm, with some hailstones up to 9.5 inches in circumference, pounded a four mile wide path across Kansas City, MO. South-facing windows were broken in nearly every house in central and eastern parts of the city, and several persons were injured. An even larger hailstone was thought to have been found, but it turned out to be a chunk of ice tossed out the window of a building by a prankster. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2018: A strong thunderstorm yesterday rated 4-5-2 with winds to 47 mph and a long period of lightning but only 0.44 inches of rain. Yesterday was also the second hottest day of 2018 so far. This is the highest wind ever recorded at the Glen Allen in the month of May. The radar showed a bow echo as the storm approach the Glen Allen Station and the wind and rain preceded the lightning by around 10 to 15 minutes.

56 / 54 showers moving through. Upper low , closed off trough moving though the next 36 hours - unsettled and cooler. Some breaks of sun here and there scattered rain / light rain and showers. Clearing late Fri as trough moves through and out and a quick moderation to warm - hot 5/16 - 5/20 >80 and some 90s possible Sun - Tue. Next front come through Wed night with a brief cooldown. Memorial day week may be split with front moving though and warm/dry 2 of 4 days Fri -Sat / Sun / mon - we'll need to see otherwise ridge into the east and overall warmer than normal beyond there.

Warmer than forecast to 77 here bewteen clouds

Records: Highs: EWR: 92 (1956) NYC: 89 (1956) LGA: 89 (1956) JFK: 82 (2004) Lows: EWR: 37 (1938) NYC: 39 (1895) LGA: 42 (2019) JFK: 41 (2020) Historical: 1866: A tornado destroyed a toll bridge near Barnet, VT. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1878: Record low temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 39 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1881: Record maximum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 95 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1922: A mid-afternoon hailstorm dropped hailstones 0.5 inches in diameter at Montpelier, VT. Along the 550 yard wide and 3 to 4 mile long hail swath, ice laid 4 inches deep with local piles up to two feet deep. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1930 - A man was killed when caught in an open field during a hailstorm northwest of Lubbock TX. It was the first, and perhaps the only, authentic death by hail in U.S. weather records. (David Ludlum) 1961: A late season storm covered Cheyenne, WY with 10.3 inches of snow. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1975: Severe thunderstorm winds lasting 20-30 minutes damaged over 90 of the 600 planes based at the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport. The FAA tower measured winds gusting to 101 mph. Tied down aircraft were ripped from their moorings. The roof of the terminal was slightly damaged, hail was reported and two inches of rain fell in an hour. Tennis-ball size hail fell at Wernersville, PA. Hail accumulated to a depth of 10 inches. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1980: An F3 tornado ripped directly through the center of Kalamazoo, Michigan, killing five people, injuring 79, leaving 1,200 homeless and causing $50 million in damage. The tornado passed directly over the American Bank, where a barograph reported a pressure drop of 0.59 inches. 1981 - A tornado 450 yards in width destroyed ninety percent of Emberson TX. People did not see a tornado, but rather a wall of debris. Homes were leveled, a man in a bathtub was hurled a quarter of a mile, and a 1500 pound recreational vehicle was hurled 500 yards. Miraculously no deaths occurred in the tornado. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - A cold front brought an end to the early season warm spell in the north central U.S., but not before the temperature at Sioux City IA soared to a record warm 95 degrees. Strong southwesterly winds ahead of the cold front gusted to 52 mph at Marais MI. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Rockford MN, and wind gusts to 75 mph at Belmond IA. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Strong winds along a cold front ushering cold air into the northwestern U.S. gusted to 69 mph at Myton UT. Temperatures warmed into the 80s ahead of the cold front, as far north as Montana. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a warm front produced severe weather in the Southern Plains Region during the afternoon and night. A thunderstorm at Killeen TX produced wind gusts to 95 mph damaging 200 helicopters at Fort Hood causing nearly 500 million dollars damage. Another thunderstorm produced softball size hail at Hodges TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front spawned ten tornadoes from eastern Wyoming to northern Kansas, including seven in western Nebraska. Thunderstorms forming ahead of a cold front in the eastern U.S. spawned five tornadoes from northeastern North Carolina to southern Pennsylvania. Thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana deluged the New Orleans area with four to eight inches of rain between 7 AM and Noon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1995: This outbreak produced tornadoes extending from the Mississippi River near Burlington, Iowa, to the west of Bloomington, Illinois. Two violent tornadoes, each ranked at F4 intensity, were reported. The first tornado traveled 60 miles from near Fort Madison, Iowa, to the southeast of Galesburg, Illinois producing over $10 million damage. The town of Raritan, Illinois was hit the hardest. The second violent tornado traveled 7 miles across Fulton County from Ipava to Lewistown, Illinois producing $6 million damage. Another strong tornado took a 25-mile path across parts of Fulton, Mason, and Tazewell Counties. The storms also produced softball-size hail south and northwest of Macomb in Illinois. Five men were injured in Lawrence County, Indiana when lightning struck one of them and traveled to the other four. There were 184 reports of severe weather, including over three dozen tornadoes. 2001: Two brothers hiking with their family in the Zion National Park in Utah were swept away when flash flooding suddenly struck after a burst of heavy rain. The youngsters were ahead of the rest of their family when they came to a part of the trail that was underwater. They were swept away as they attempted the cross the flooded part of the trail. 2002: (12th-13th) flash flooding occurred on almost every watercourse in MO’s Iron County; $5.5 million damage. Many people trapped in cars by flood waters. Near Ironton, a man crossing Stouts Creek by foot to rescue his dogs was swept away/drowned. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) 2008: Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana: Torrential rainfall breaks several records, including the most rain to fall in a 20-minute interval and the most rainfall in a 180-minute period. More than 10 inches of rain deluged the Shreveport area, flooding at least 125 homes. The National Weather Service reports 4.43 inches fell in one hour braking the old record of 3.16 inches. (Ref. WxDoctor)

63 / 48 clouds and showers shunted north for now. Clouds coming in maybe some stray showers/light rain later. Wet Thursday 0.25 - 0.50. The cut off trough ull slowly moves through and out Friday with late clearing but cool. Moderation quickly to a much warmer pattern Sat (5/16) - beyond. >80s Sat - Wed for many and perhaps some 90 degree readings on Mon/Tue. After a transient front , ridge rebuilds and outside of onshore tenedency an overall warm to very warm period ensuing through the Memorial day weekend and the the week of may 26th.

Records: Highs: EWR: 92 (1959) NYC: 93 (1881) LGA: 88 (1991) JFK: 89 (1991) Lows: EWR: 40 (1938) NYC: 40 (1907) LGA: 43 (1940) JFK: 43 (2020) Historical: 1760: Ben Franklin was the first person to identify nor'easters. In a letter on this date, Franklin described an experience that happened to him in November 1743 when storm clouds in Philadelphia blocked his view of an eclipse. Franklin assumed that the storm had blown in from the northeast because the surface winds at his location were from that direction. He was puzzled to find out later that his brother had viewed the eclipse with no problems and that the storm had arrived in Boston four hours later. The information caused Franklin to correctly surmise that the storm had moved from southwest to northeast. 1834: Unusual snows occurred across the Northeast. 6 inches fell at Erie, PA and 12 inches at Rutland, VT from this date through the 15th. 1876: The first American newspaper weather map was published in the New York Herald. Weather maps would first appear on a regular basis beginning on May 9, 1879 in the New York Daily Graphic. 1886: A tornado, which peaked at F4 intensity, touched down in Vermilion County near Armstrong, and passed between Alvin and Rossville before moving into Indiana. At least 5 houses were destroyed, two of which were totally swept away. Three people were killed. Five other strong tornadoes occurred across Illinois that day: two near Mt. Carroll, one near Odell, one near Jacksonville, and one in Iroquois County. A tornado killed 57 people as it passed through Greene and Huron Counties of Ohio leaving 43 dead in Xenia. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1914: Record maximum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 93 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1929: One of Virginia's worst tornado on record occurred on this date. 6 tornadoes touched down, including two west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, killing 22 people and destroying 4 schools. 13 of the victims were killed at Rye Cove in Scott County. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1934 - A dust storm darkened skies from Oklahoma to the Atlantic coast. (David Ludlum) 1971 - Duststorms suddenly reduced visibilities to near zero on Interstate Highway 10 near Casa Grande AZ. Chain reaction accidents involving cars and trucks resulted, killing seven persons. (The Weather Channel) 1972 - In Texas, A cloudburst dumped sixteen inches of rain north of New Braunfels sending a thirty foot wall of water down Blueders Creek into the Comal and Guadalupe Rivers washing away people, houses and automobiles. The flood claimed 18 lives and caused more than twenty million dollars damage. (The Weather Channel) 1980: Cheyenne, WY received 3.8 inches of snow. It turned out to be the last snow of the 1979-80 season which produced a record 121.5 inches of snowfall. On the same day Scottsbluff, NE received just under an inch of snow (0.8 inches) which brought their snow season to an end with a record 78.5 inches. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1982 - A late season snowstorm struck the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. The storm produced 46 inches of snow at Coal Creek Canyon, located near Boulder. (David Ludlum) 1983: Heavy wet snow fell on this date through the 12th across parts of Montana. Snowfall totals included: Pryor: 22 inches, Melstone: 19 inches, Hysham: 18 inches, Broadus: 17 inches, Red Lodge: 16 inches, Plevna: 15 inches, Columbus: 14 inches, Nye: 13 inches, Baker: 13 inches, Billings: 12 inches, Forsyth: 12 inches and Miles City: 12 inches. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - A heat wave persisted in central California. Afternoon highs of 100 degrees at Fresno CA and 102 degrees at Sacramento CA were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the western U.S. Eight cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Pendleton OR with a high of 92 degrees and Phoenix AZ with a reading of 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms associated with a low pressure system stalled over New York State drenched Portland ME with 4.50 inches of rain in 24 hours. Rains of 5 to 7 inches soaked the state of Maine over a four day period causing 1.3 million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern Texas and the Central Gulf Coast States into Missouri and Illinois. Thunderstorms spawned six tornadoes, including one which injured four persons at Doloroso MS. Thunderstorms also produced hail three inches in diameter west of Vicksburg MS, and wind gusts to 83 mph in southern Illinois, north of Vevay Park and at the Coles County Airport. High winds and heavy rain caused 1.6 million dollars crop damage in Calhoun County IL, and in southeastern Louisiana, Saint Joseph was deluged with eight inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1997: A towering tornado ripped its way through the middle of Miami, Biscayne Bay and Miami Beach right after lunch Monday, smashing cars and windows, tossing trees skyward and scaring the dickens out of thousands of people. (Ref. Miami, Biscayne Bay Tornado Story with the Tornado Image) 2000: Severe thunderstorms produced hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter from Eureka to Roanoke, causing $300,000 damage to 100 cars. This was part of a cluster of severe thunderstorms, producing hail in a large area from the Illinois River to the Indiana border. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

55 / 31 sunny. Nicest day of the next 3 still a bit below normal but a pleasant mid - upper 60s. Clouds showers back Wed - Thu and rain looks in the 0.5 - 1.0 range in the wettest scenario. Clearing out as the closed upper trough rolls through. Much warmer by Sat and into next week with above to much above normal >80 and some 90s potentially. Beyond there overall warmer perhaps some onshore influence especially at the coast/beaches. But overall ridging into the east 5/17 - beyond.

I think its a combination of all three. Its been lingering there for a bit, we'll see it shrink towards late June