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There have been several In Jul 2016 LGA had 13 of 15 days above 90 with a streak of 9 straight with 5 straight highs of 94 coupled with a 98, 99. 2022 LGA has 6 straight 95 +. There has been that onshore component the last 4/5 years limiting head east of the Hudson if the (we) is NYC/LI.

Smoke coming north now cue Smoke from a Distant Fire - Sanford-Townsend Band

2025 Projections 90 (+) degree days. Core of the hottest Late Jul - Aug Ranges PHL: 32 - 37 EWR: 30 - 35 TTN: 22 - 27 LGA: 21 - 24 ACY: 30 - 35 TEB: 30 - 25 NYC: 18 - 23 JFK: 12 - 17 ISP: 10 - 15 New Brunswick: 30 - 35 Specific EWR: 34 NYC: 20 LGA : 28 PHL: 36

You are using two examples of a records heat wave (sustained heat) and saying like we used to get, when it only happened those two years, when there were many years in the 40s and 50s that had less 90 degree days than normal. Those streaks are rare but the area (mayne not the park) came close in 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2010. Outside the park, Bluewave has shown overall temps and even # of 90(+) days have increased vs the 40s/50s. There has been a tendency 2021 - 2024 for onshore flow limiting heat east of the Hudson, we'll see how this year evolves. For the summer weather lovers, those type heat streaks are welcome .

Next rain will come between Fri-Sat with frontal boundary storms but otherwise drying out and heating up after the 12 days cool/wet period

Records: Highs: EWR: 95 (2011) NYC: 96 (1895) LGA: 94 (1987) JFK: 93 (1989) Lows: EWR: 41 (1938) NYC: 46 (1945) LGA: 46 (1945) JFK: 45 (1967) Historical: 1812 - Apple trees at New Haven CT did not blossom until the first of June, the latest such occurrence during the period beginning in 1794. Snow whitened the ground in Cleveland OH and Rochester NY. (David Ludlum) 1903 - A strong tornado just 50 to 75 yards in width killed many persons around the Gainesville GA Cotton Mill. The tornado strengthened and widened near the end of its four mile path, killing 40 persons at New Holland GA. A total of 104 persons were killed in the tornado. (The Weather Channel) 1903: During the early afternoon, one of the most destructive tornadoes in the history of Georgia up to this time, struck the outskirts of Gainesville. The track of the storm was about four miles in length and varied between 100 to 200 feet in width. The tornado touched down about one mile southwest of Gainesville, striking a large cotton mill at 12:45 pm, Eastern Time, just 10 minutes after 750 employees filed into the great structure from dinner. On the top floor of the mill were employed 250 children, and it was here that the greatest loss of life occurred. 1919: Snowfall of almost a half-inch fell at Denver, Colorado. This storm produced their greatest 24-hour snowfall recorded in June. Two temperature records were set: The low temperature of 32 degrees was a record low for the date, and the high of only 40 degrees was a record low maximum. Cheyenne, Wyoming recorded 1.6 inches of snow, which is one of only six times that at least one inch of snow has fallen at Cheyenne in June. 1934: June started off on a warm note as high temperatures surpassed the century mark across parts of the Midwest. Several locations tied or set a record high temperatures for June including: Rockford, IL: 106°, Mather, WI: 105°, Hatfield, WI: 103°, Mondovi, WI: 102°, Chicago, IL: 102° and Grand Rapids, MI tied their June record high with 102°. 1947: Air Force weather flights into Pacific typhoons commenced on this date. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1969: For about three seconds, a brilliantly white and apparently spherical ball of fire occurred at tree-top height, vividly lighting the area near the Cabin John Bridge exit of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, just northwest of Washington, DC The eerie phenomenon was ball lightning from a thunderstorm. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1971: 8 inches of snow fell at Rainier Park Ranger Station in Washington state at the 5,427 feet elevation level. This ended up as the final snowfall of the 1970-71 winter season and brought the seasonal snowfall total to 1,027 inches to set a new record for the U.S. Despite this huge amount of snow, even more fell in the 1971- 72 season. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1980 - A man from Falmouth ME was struck by lightning restoring his eyesight. The man had been blind and partially deaf since a truck accident in 1971. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Severe thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Lower Ohio Valley produced wind gusts to 81 mph at Albert Lea Airport in southern Minnesota, and baseball size hail around Otterbein IN, Sarona WI, and Danville IL. Two inches of hail totally destroyed 5000 acres of corn and soybean north of Danville. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms drenched north central Texas with torrential rains, with more than 14 inches reported in Commanche County. Afternoon thunderstorm in New Jersey and Pennsylvania produced wind gusts to 70 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing during the afternoon over the Southern Plains Region produced severe weather through the evening and the night, spawning nine tornadoes. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Alpine TX, and baseball size hail at Balmorhea, TX, Fluvanna, TX, and in Borden County, TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1999: A tornado with an intermittent damage path destroyed 200 homes, businesses, and other buildings in the southern portion of St. James, Missouri. Of these, 33 homes were destroyed along with the St. James Golf Course clubhouse and two Missouri Department of Transportation buildings. The tornado then moved east, south of the downtown St. James area and intensified. F2 to F3 damage occurred with a 200 to 300-yard damage path. Several homes and farm buildings were severely damaged or destroyed. Further north, severe thunderstorms produced many tornadoes around central Illinois. The most intense tornado touched down in Montgomery County south of Farmersville and moved into southwest Christian County. One person was killed when a semi-trailer overturned at a rest area on I-55. Across eastern parts of the state, high winds up to 70 mph caused damage to trees, power lines, and some buildings. The Mattoon area also reported flooding from these storms, producing $3 million dollars in damage. 2012: At least 11 tornadoes touched down in Maryland and Virginia during (June 1, 2012 Friday's) storms, according to the latest figures. A severe thunderstorm with a confirmed EF1 tornado, high damaging winds and very heavy rains caused white-out conditions on Friday afternoon, June 1, 2012 in the Finksburg 2NW area. This was the same thunderstorm that affected Mt. Airy and Gamber earlier. Attached are a few photos of the damage. I also have some maps of the damage area NW of Finksburg, Maryland. My rainfall at Manchester 1SW as of 11pm was 3.07" . Storm total was 3.13 inches. No wind damage at Manchester 1SSW.( By Ref. : Herb Close)

60 / 42 breezy off what should the coolest low of 47 (for a while / Sep). Step up warm up to 70 today/ mid / upper 70s Monday, low 80s Tuesday , Mid - upper 80s or 90 in the hot spots Wed, Low 90s or better Thu. Hotter spots could get 3 day litttle heatwave to get back into the summer regime. Storms Fri late or Saturday with weak front, otherwise warmer than normal next weekend. 6/9 and beyond looks overall above normal with perhaps brief pieces of heat surging into the area but storms could follow routinely - more classic mid summer look. GFS has been adamant on a Tropical system into Gulf states.

May Rainfall totals: Site / Actual (normal) JFK: 4.39 (3.72 N EWR: 4.81 (4.02 N) LGA: 5.14 (3.72 N) NYC: 6.58 (4.03 N)

had some pokes of sun but been mainly cloudy

Winds and quick downpour here

1991 - May 90 degree days EWR: 8 NYC: 5 LGA: 4 JFK: 3 2022: PHL: 47 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3 ; Jun: 5; Jul: 19 ; Aug: 18 ; Sep: 2) EWR: 49 (Apr: 0 ; May: 4 ; Jun 6 ; Jul: 20; Aug: 18; Sep: 1) TTN: 31 (Apr: 0 ; May: 2 ; Jun: 1 ; Jul: 14 ; Aug: 14; Sep: 0) LGA: 30 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3 ; Jun: 3; Jul : 11; Aug: 13; Sep:0 ) ACY: 33 (Apr: 0 ; May: 2 ; Jun: 3 ; Jul: 16; Aug: 12; Sep: 0 ) TEB: 35 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3 ; Jun : 3 ; Jul: 13 ; Aug: 16; Sep: 0 ) NYC: 25 (Apr: 0 ; May: 2 ; Jun:1 ; Jul: 10 ; Aug: 11; Sep: 1 ) JFK: 16 (Apr: 0 ; May: 1 ; Jun: 1; Jul: 9 ; Aug: 5 ; Sep: 0 ) ISP: 13 (Apr: 0 ; May: 2 ; Jun: 1 ; Jul: 5 ; Aug: 5; Sep:0 ) New Brunswick: 42 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3 ; Jun: 3; Jul: 17; Aug: 18; Sep: 1 ) BLM: 28 (Apr: 0; May: 4 ; Jun: 2 ; Jul: 12 ; Aug: 10) 2018: PHL: 30 (April: 0; May : 1 ; June: 4 ; Jul: 11; Aug: 10 ; Sep: 4 ) EWR: 36 (April: 0; May: 4 ; June: 5; Jul: 9 ; Aug: 14; Sep: 4 ) TTN: 29(April: ; May: 2 ; June: 4; Jul: 8 ; Aug: 11; Sep: 4) LGA: 38 (April: 0; May: 4; June: 4; Jul: 10; Aug: 16; Sep: 4) ACY: 38 (April: 0; May: 3; June: 5 ; Jul: 11 ; Aug: 13 ; Sep: 4) TEB: 41 (April: 0; May: 4 ; June: 5 ; Jul: 10 ; Aug: 18; Sep: 4 ) NYC: 21 (April: 0; May: 2 ; June: 3; Jul: 6; Aug: 7 ; Sep: 3) JFK: 8 (April: 0; May: ; June: 1; Jul: 2 ; Aug: 4; Sep: 1) ISP: 8 (April: 0; May: ; June: ; Jul:2 ; Aug: 5 ; Sep: 1) New Bnswk: 33 (April: , May: 2, June: 4, July: 10; Aug: 13 ;Sep:; 4 )

1991 was one of the warmest on record so of course it'll be the benchmark, but there were some cooler/wetter Mays in the 90s and the same in 2000-2010 / likewise for 2011-2020. May 2018 was around +4, May 2022 was around +3. I think youre picking select years and categorizing them into a larger period. I did enjoy 1991, 1993, 1988 spring summers, but we have had some warm / just as warm ones recently.

Last of the southern edge of the rain band lifting north, could see some showers later this evening, mainly light.

Records: Highs: EWR: 98 (2022) NYC: 96 (1939) LGA: 96 (1987) JFK: 94 (2022) Lows: EWR: 44 (1938) NYC: 46 (1938) LGA: 50 (2021) JFK: 48 (2023/2021) Historical: 1830: Shelbyville, Tennessee was turned into "a heap of ruins" as a tornado moved east through the center of the town. This tornado destroyed 15 homes and 38 businesses along with churches and other public buildings. Losses were estimated to be as high as $100,000. A book was said to be carried seven miles away. 1858: A tornado moved across Warren County and devastated the town of Ellison, IL about 14 miles southwest of Monmouth. Only 3 cabins were left standing. 19 people were killed, and 60 injured, along the tornado's 5 mile long track. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1889 - The Johnstown disaster occurred, the worst flood tragedy in U.S. history. Heavy rains collapsed the South Fork Dam sending a thirty foot wall of water rushing down the already flooded Conemaugh Valley. The wall of water, traveling as fast as twenty-two feet per second, swept away all structures, objects and people. 2100 persons perished in the flood. (David Ludlum) 1927: Springtime of 1927 saw 18.64 inches of rain fall in the Peoria, IL area. This established their wettest Meteorological Spring (March, April, May period) on record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1934: Early season heat gripped central Illinois. Springfield reported its earliest triple-digit high temperature on record, with a temperature of 101°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1941 - Thunderstorms deluged Burlington KS with 12.59 inches of rain to establish a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. (The Weather Channel) 1954: Sioux Falls, SD recorded their latest snowfall on this date when a half inch was reported. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1961 : Boston, MA suburbs experience a late freeze. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events) 1983: Albany, NY experienced its wettest spring season in 109 years of records with 19.54 inches while Philadelphia, PA also had their wettest spring with 21.85 inches of precipitation. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1985 - Severe thuunderstorms spawned forty-one tornadoes across the Lower Great Lakes Region and southeastern Ontario which killed 74 persons. (Storm Data) 1987 - Thunderstorms in New England produced wind gusts up to 90 mph at Worcester, MA, and Northboro, MA, and hail an inch and a half in diameter at Williston, VT. Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The afternoon high of 94 degrees at Portland, ME, was a record for the month of May. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Hot and humid weather prevailed in the eastern U.S. Thirteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Cape Hatteras, NC, reported their first ninety degree day in May in 115 years of records. "Dust buster" thunderstorms in northwest Texas drenched Amarillo with more than three inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather and torrential rains in northern Indiana, northern Ohio and southern Lower Michigan. Saint John IND was drenched with four inches of rain in two hours, and Woodland MI was deluged with two inches in twenty minutes. Pittsburgh PA reported a record 6.55 inches of rain for the month of May, with measurable rain reported on twenty-five days during the month. (The National Weather Summary) 1990 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing along a warm front produced severe weather from northwest Texas to southeastern Louisiana. The thunderstorms spawned sixteen tornadoes, including thirteen in northwest Texas. One tornado hit the town of Spearman, TX, causing more than a million dollars damage, and seven other tornadoes were reported within twenty-five miles of Spearman. Thunderstorms over northwest Texas also produced baseball size hail at Monahans, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Paducah. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1991: May record seven consecutive 90°+ days-- DC May's record high temperature 99°, low 78° are both all time highs for May. Norfolk, VA hit 100° setting a new all-time record high for the month of May and Philadelphia, PA hit 97° tying their May record high set the previous day. This was the warmest May on record in Washington, D.C. The city also observed a record 11 days of 90-degree heat. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1997: Mount Washington, NH recorded 95.8 inches of snow for the month which exceeded the previous May snowfall record by 43.6 inches. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2013: The 2nd of the top 10 weather events for 2013 was EL Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. Part of the multi-day storm outbreak caused $2 billion in damage. The EF3 that traveled through the western suburbs of Oklahoma City was the largest tornado ever observed with a width of 2.6 miles. It took eight lives including four tornado chasers.

60 / 54 cloudy and windy gusts to 27. Some breaks in clouds now should start to become bigger breaks later but still more clouds than sun much of the day till later this PM. Upper 60s / Low 70s beyond the overnight highs. 0.82 in the bucket here. Clears out tomorrow starting off cool low 70s , stepping up warm Monday clear sunny - low - mid 70s, Muchar warmer Tue - clear and low 80s / mid 80s in the warmer spits. Wed - Fri - warmer areas first 90/low 90s other wise mid - upper 80s. Perhaps next shot at rain is Friday night / Saturday with weak fontal system. Overall warm to hot the 6/5 - beyond, the tenedncy for the onshore flow seems less than past ridge expansion coming up.

Today's Highs PHL: 79 New Brnswck: 79 EWR: 78 ACY: 78 TEB: 77 TTN: 77 LGA: 75 NYC: 75 BLM: 73 JFK: 72 ISP: 68

Got to 80 - warmest since 5/17 here.

Up to 76 here but still mainly cloudy skies with some breaks the clearing to full sunshine is looking less likely. Could push 80 in the warm spots

Looks like about 4 hours - ish of partly - sunny today before clouds come back. We'll see how quickly we can clear out tomorrow. Clouds approaching CPA

Records: Highs: EWR: 98 (1987) NYC: 97 (1987) LGA: 96 (1987) JFK: 92 (1987) Lows: EWR: 39 (1949) latest 30s low NYC: 42 (1884) LGA: 48 (2021) JFK: 45 (1949) Historical: 1879 - A major outbreak of severe weather occurred in Kansas and western Missouri. In Kansas, tornadoes killed eighteen persons at Delphos, and thirty persons at Irving. Two tornadoes struck the town of Irving within a few minutes time virtually wiping the small Kansas community off the map. The second tornado was perhaps two miles wide, and exhibited multiple vortices. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1927: The Kentucky River peaks during a massive flood that killed 89 people and left thousands homeless. Torrential rains caused this unprecedented flood. 1948 - A railroad bed acting as a dam gave way during a flood along the Columbia River destroying the town of Vanport, OR. The nearly 19,000 residents escaped with little more than the clothes on their backs. (David Ludlum) 1948 - Twenty carloads of glass were needed in Denver, CO, to replace that destroyed by a severe hailstorm. (The Weather Channel) 1982: An amazing 17 inches of rain fell in a nine day period of time ending on this date at Avon, South Dakota. This led to major flood problems in the area. Krug's lake, located one mile south of Avon, is normally dry. Not only did the lake fill up, but it also drained into the south side of the town after a hastily constructed dike gave way. Many dwellings in the town ended up being completely surrounded by water. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1983: Unusually high temperatures throughout the western United States caused a rapid runoff from snow pack in the Rocky Mountains. This caused flooding which washed out bridges and caused mudslides in parts of Nevada. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the eastern U.S. Eighteen cities, from Virginia to Ohio and Michigan, reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 97 degrees at Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC, and 98 degrees at Newark, NJ, were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Memorial Day heralded heavy snow in some of the mountains and higher passes of Wyoming, closing roads in Yellowstone Park. McDonald Pass, MT, was blanketed with eight inches of snow, while the temperature at Miles City, MT, soared to 94 degrees. A "supercell" thunderstorm in west Texas produced baseball size hail in Bailey and Lamb counties, and up to five inches of rain in less than an hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Upper Ohio Valley during the day. A powerful (F-4) tornado injured three persons and caused a million dollars damage at New Providence, IA. Baseball size hail was reported at Blue Earth, MN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms developing along a warm front spawned fourteen tornadoes in northeastern Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours. The thunderstorms also produced baseball size hail near Marshall, wind gusts to 77 mph at Commerce, and up to five inches of rain. Thunderstorms over southwestern Kansas produced up to six inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988: Memorial Day heralded heavy snow in some of the mountains and higher passes of Wyoming, closing roads in Yellowstone Park. McDonald Pass, Montana was blanketed with eight inches of snow, while the temperature at Miles City, Montana soared to 94 degrees.

68 / 62 clouds clearing. Partly sunny this afternoon with the clearing line almost through Central Penn, gets us approaching 80 in the warmer spots and the warmest since 5/17. Storms later tonight and throughout the day Saturday adding 1 - 2 inches. Clear out by Sunday - cooler highs near 70. Step up warm up Mid/ 70s by Monday - back to the 80s on Tuesday - the warm spots could tack on the first 90 between Thu and Friday. Euro more onshore component / GFS warmer. Overall warmer 6/5 and beyond. Heat building into the mid west and on east.

Up to 71 with the 14 minutes of sunshine here

Thru 5/29 another 1-2 Fri/Sat LGA: 4.69 EWR: 4.36 JFK: 3.83

90 degree days - it was above normal both July/August. 40 days at EWR and N/C - NJ. LGA 32 / NYC 22 (*) 2016: PHL: 45 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3; Jun: 5 ; Jul: 16 ; Aug: 16 ; Sep: 5 EWR: 40 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3 ; Jun: 3 ; Jul: 16; Aug: 13 ; Sep: 5 TTN: 35 (Apr: 0 ; May: 2 ; Jun: 4; Jul: 13; Aug: 12 ; Sep: 4 LGA: 32 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3 ; Jun: 1; Jul : 15; Aug: 10 ; Sep: 3 ACY: 30 (Apr: 0 ; May: 1 ; Jun: 4 ; Jul: 12; Aug: 10; Sep: 3 TEB: 35 (Apr: 0 ; May: 4 ; Jun : ; Jul: 15; Aug: 11; Sep: 5 NYC: 22 (Apr: 0 ; May: 2 ; Jun: ; Jul: 10; Aug: 7; Sep: 3 JFK: 15 (Apr: 0 ; May: 0 ; Jun:1 ; Jul: 7 ; Aug: 6; Sep: 1 ISP: 15 (Apr: 0 ; May: ; Jun: ; Jul: 7 ; Aug: 7; Sep: 1 New Brunswick: 39 (Apr: 0 ; May: 4 ; Jun: 3; Jul: 16 ; Aug: 11; Sep: 5