SACRUS

Made it to 80 ahead of the clouds now down to 77 / 55

Storms popping

Through the first week

Temp Dep:

NYC: +4.8
LGA: +5.4
JFK: +5.5
TTN: +6.9
EWR: +6.9
 

Wet in the east the next week Fri/Sat and then next Wed.

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 92 (2000)
NYC: 91 (2000)
LGA: 89 (2000)
JFK: 86 (1964)


Lows:

EWR: 35 (1947)
NYC: 36 (2020)
LGA: 37 (1947)
JFK: 39 (2020)


Historical: 

1784 - A deadly hailstorm in South Carolina hit the town of Winnsborough. The hailstones, measuring as much as nine inches in circumference, killed several persons, and a great number of sheep, lambs and birds. (David Ludlum)

1803 - A freak spring storm produced heavy snow from southern Indiana to New England. The storm made sleighing possible in Massachusetts, but also ruined shade trees in Philadelphia. (David Ludlum)

1974: Record Minimum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 39 °F.

1981 - The Dallas/Fort Worth area experienced its worst hailstorm of record as baseball to grapefruit size hail, accompanied by 100 mph winds, caused nearly 200 million dollars damage. Hail accumulated eight inches deep at Cedar Hill TX. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Twenty-eight cities in the northwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The record high of 95 degrees at Redding CA was their fifth in a row, and the record high of 102 degrees at Hanover WA was just one degree shy of their record for May. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Thunderstorms in the Mississippi Valley spawned a total of 57 tornadoes, including 24 in Wisconsin, and a record 22 tornadoes in one day in Iowa. There were also more than 200 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Baseball size hail was reported at Terre Bonne Mo. At Rockford IL one person was temporarily trapped inside a portable toilet toppled by thunderstorm winds gusting to 80 mph. Fortuntely, not a single person was killed in the "Mother's Day" tornado outbreak. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Twenty-one cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 28 degrees at Asheville NC and 31 degrees at Greer SC were records for May. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in northwestern and north central Kansas during the evening and night. Thunderstorms produced hail three inches in diameter at Brewster, and wind gusts to 92 mph south of Wakeeney. Thunderstorms over northwest Iowa deluged the town of Boone with five inches of rain flooding basements and leaving some areas under four feet of water. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

67 / 54 partly cloudy.   Clouds building in later today as the system in the south comes north for a rainy Fri into Sat Am with 1 - 1.5 inches of rain.  Clearing out Saturday but wouldnt rule out clouds lingering most of the day and even some scattered showers/drizzle especially eastern areas /  NYC-LI.  Mothers day looks great near or above 80 in the warm spots and likely the nicest day of the next subsequent week.  By Tue next trough cuts off down south and repeat with unsettled weather 5/13 - 5/16.  May catch a break with decent weekend following.  Beyond there ridging the week of the 20s seems tempered on the latest forecasts but still suspect we end the month warm to potentially hot.

7 minutes ago, steve392 said:

What are nj's? 

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

no those were bad, but 91, 93, 95, 99 and 02 were great.

Each decade had some rats.  I think we see the prime heat this year in August, not to say Jun and Jul wont have their fair share of heat, but Aug could be noteworthy heatw-wise

Cut off #1  5/2 - 5/6

Rainfall

NYC: 2.01
LGA: 1.65
JFK: 1.48
EWR: 0.91
New Brnswck: 0.75

2 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

why so many cutoffs Chris?

I miss my hot 90s summers.

 

not 92, 96, 97 or 98 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 94 (2000)
NYC: 93 (2000)
LGA: 93 (2000)
JFK: 87 (2000)


Lows:

EWR: 38 (1996)
N YC: 37 (1891)
LGA: 40 (1970)
JFK: 38 (1970)

Historical:

 

1840 - A powerful tornado wrecked many boats at the Natchez Landing in Mississippi, then plowed through the city on the bluff. The tornado killed 317 persons, and caused a million dollars damage. The force of the storm caused houses to burst open. The tornado was the most deadly and destructive in early American history. (David Ludlum)

1930: Record Maximum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 95 °F.

1964 - The temperature at White Mountain 2, located in California, dipped to 15 degrees below zero to set a record for May for the continental U.S. (The Weather Channel)

1970:  Record Minimum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 38 °F.

1987 - Thirty-one cities in the western U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 93 degrees at Portland OR and San Jose CA were the warmest of record for so early in the season. The high of 92 degrees at Quillayute WA was a record for the month of May. The temperature at Sacramento CA hit 105 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - A powerful storm in the north central U.S. produced up to three feet of snow in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming and the mountains of south central Montana. Up to five inches of rain drenched central Montana in less than 24 hours, and flash flooding in Wyoming caused a million dollars damage. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thirty-two cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, and 24 hour snowfall totals of 7.2 inches at Buffalo NY and 10.7 inches at Rochester NY were records for the month of May. While northerly winds ushered unseasonably cold air into the eastern U.S., temperatures warmed rapidly in the Great Plains Region, reaching the 90s in Kansas. The temperature at Manhattan KS soared from a low of 30 degrees to a high of 88 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Gale force winds lashed the northern and central Pacific coast. A wind gust of 52 mph at Eureka CA established a record for the month of May. Strong winds over northeastern Colorado, associated with a fast moving Pacific cold front, gusted to 63 mph at Peetz. Snow developed over the northwest mountains of Wyoming late in the day, and Yellowstone National Park was whitened with 6 to 14 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1992: A freak snowstorm in the North Carolina Mountains dumped 40 inches at Mt. Pisgah and 18 inches at Mt. Mitchell..

58 / 49 bright sunshine.  Partly cloudy mid 70s today and most of Thu, but clouds look to return by the later afternoon and evening.  Trough swings south into the northeast and cuts off with rain and cool ENE flow 0.5 - 1.5 inches of rain, more North and west.  Weekend looks to dry out and warm up to or low 80s on Mothers day.  Trough cuts off under the ridge into the south then heads into the area next Tue/Wed with more clouds, showers and rain.  Near normal overall  through mid month, ridging looking to return towards the week of the 20th.

Dewpoints dropping like a rock down to 50 here

Highs:
 

PHL: 81
TTN: 77
New Brnswck: 76
ACY: 73
EWR: 69
BLM: 67
LGA: 67
TEB: 66
ISP: 66
JFK: 65
NYC: 64

Up to 75 / 63 hee still around 0.40 for the 4 day total.

Lots of flooding potential into the South

Euro still not updating into EWALL but similar with cutoff underneath the ridging potential next week.

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 93 (1949)
NYC: 92 (1986)
LGA: 93 (1949)
JFK: 88 (1986)


Lows:

EWR: 40 (1967)
NYC: 32 (1891)
LGA: 41 (1967)
JFK: 37 (1992)

Historical:

1876: A tornado, estimated at F3 intensity, tracked four miles across Chicago, Illinois. The damaged buildings included a candy factory, a hospital, a freight depot, and a church. The tornado moved out over Lake Michigan and was observed to have multiple vortices by a reporter. Further south in Illinois, a tornado blew a moving passenger train off the tracks near Neoga, injuring all 19 people aboard. 

1911 : Record Minimum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 37 °F.

1917: Amarillo, TX had its latest snowfall on record with 9.1 inches falling.

1933 - Charleston, SC, was deluged with 10.57 inches of rain, an all- time 24 hour record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

1937: The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), there were 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen). One worker on the ground was also killed, making a total of 36 deaths. The Hindenburg was delayed two hours from docking due to thunderstorms in the area.

1975 - A massive tornado hit Omaha, NE, killing three persons, injuring 133 others, and causing 150 million dollars damage. The tornado struck during the late afternoon moving northeastward through the industrial and residential areas of west central Omaha, and lifting over the northern section of the city. The twister, which cut a swath ten miles long and as much as a quarter of a mile wide, was the mostly costly in U.S. history up til that time. (David Ludlum)

1987 - Eighteen cities in California and Oregon reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 91 degrees at Portland OR, 101 degrees at Medford OR, and 104 degrees at Sacramento CA, were the warmest of record for so early in the season. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - A major storm brought high winds to the western half of the country. A wind gust of 74 mph at Pueblo CO broke their May record established just four days earlier, and winds in the Arapahoe Ski Basin area of Colorado reached 85 mph. In North Dakota, the high winds reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing dust closing many roads. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Sixteen cities in the north central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Morning lows of 17 at Bismarck ND and 26 at Minneapolis MN were the coldest of record for so late in the season. A reading of 43 degrees at the start of the Kentucky Derby was the coldest in 115 years of records. Light snow was reported in the Upper Midwest, with an inch reported at Chicago IL. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Snow and high winds prevailed behind a Pacific cold front crossing the northwestern U.S. Wind gusts above 50 mph were reported in southeastern Idaho, and heavy snow blanketed the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, with twelve inches reported at Stampede Pass. (The National Weather Summary)

62 / 62 cloudy with areas of rain and showers.  More of the same today and perhaps some breaks in the clouds later today and more sun tomorrow between systems.   Next trough comes down and cuts off Thu PM - Sat AM with another round of rain and for some more than this current cutoff.  Drier and but perhaps some lingering clouds Saturday before clearing out and warming up for a great Mothers day.  Period 5/12 - 5/15 looks near normal with pattern of cutoffs perhaps making it an extended presence into the eastern 1/3 of the country.  No sustained warmup or cooldown through the mid way mark of the month.  Perhaps more ridging into the 20th.

12 hours ago, SACRUS said:

 

Rainfall totals  Fri  through 0600

NYC: 1.10
EWR: 0.43
JFK: 0.41
New Brnwck: 0.36
LGA: 0.13

Totals Fri - 8PM

NYC: 1.78
LGA: 1.06
JFK: 1.05
EWR: 0.75
New Brnsck: 0.58

Thinking the areas that didnt get much this Fri - Wed period will get more on thu Pm - Fri Pm event.

Some sun into SNJ and the Jersey shore areas

Euro seasonal update is out today - trying to get more details.

https://x.com/davethroup/status/1917659431531053391?s=46

Rainfall totals  Fri  through 0600

NYC: 1.10
EWR: 0.43
JFK: 0.41
New Brnwck: 0.36
LGA: 0.13

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 94 (1949)
NYC: 90 (1980)
LGA: 90 (1955)
JFK: 84 (1980)

Lows:

EWR: 38 (1966)
NYC: 34 (1891)
LGA: 42 (1978)
JFK: 41 (2002)



Historical:

1917 - The same storm which a day earlier produced eight inches of snow in the Texas panhandle, produced a foot of snow at Denver CO, their heaviest snow of record for the month of May. (David Ludlum)

1930 - The temperature at College Park, VA, soared from 43 degrees to 93 degrees to begin an exceptional heat wave. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1933: An estimated F4 tornado cut a 35-mile path from near Brent into Shelby County, Alabama. The town of Helena, AL was especially hard hit, as 14 people died. The tornado roared through Helena at 2:30 am.

1987 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the western U.S. A dozen cities in California reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 93 degrees at San Francisco, 98 degrees at San Jose, 100 degrees at Sacramento, and 101 degrees at Redding, were the warmest of record for so early in the season. The high of 94 degrees at Medford OR was also the warmest of record for so early in the season. (The National Weather Summary)

1987 - Parts of the western U.S. were in the midst of a blistering May heat wave. The reading of 100 degrees in Downtown Sacramento CA was their earliest of record. Sacramento CA established daily record highs on nine of eleven days between the 4th and the 14th. (The Weather Channel)

1988 - A stubborn low pressure system continued to drench the eastern U.S. with rain. Thunderstorms again produced large hail in North Carolina. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thunderstorms swept across Georgia and the Carolinas during the late afternoon and evening hours spawning seventeen tornadoes. A tornado at Toccoa GA injured 15 persons, and a tornado at Chesnee SC killed two persons and injured 35 others. Five tornadoes in North Carolina accounted for five deaths, 88 injuries, and sixty million dollars damage. Thunderstorms also produced baseball size hail at Lake Murray SC, and wind gusts to 78 mph at Brooklyn MD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - A strong Pacific cold front moving rapidly inland caused weather conditions at the east end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington State to quickly change from sunny and calm to westerly winds of 60 mph and ten-foot waves. Three recreational fishing boats capsized in heavy seas off Port Angeles resulting in five deaths. In California, temperatures soared above 90 degrees across much of the state. The high of 101 degrees in downtown Los Angeles was eight degrees hotter than their previous record for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1995: A supercell thunderstorms brought torrential rains and large hail up to four inches in diameter to Fort Worth, Texas. This storm also struck a local outdoor festival known as the Fort Worth Mayfest. At the time the storm was the costliest hailstorm in the history of the US, causing more than $2 billion in damage.