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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

2016 was a very hot summer overall , 2020 2019 also above normal. The major sites will be around an inch to 1.5 above normal rainfall with Friday and Saturdays rains. We have had drier and wetter Mays. I dont think it plays a big part of determining summer's overall averages. The period 6/5 - mid month looks above normal and could see some 90s.

Clouds lover delight these pas 11 days, perhaps a break or two of sun

You skipped a bunch between 1992 - 2024 May 1995 featured 16 / 17 days of measured rain and had many highs lingering in the 60s. May 1996 had a srting of 2.5 weeks of mainly cool/rainy weather May 1997 was -4.1 below normal (EWR) May 2000 was very wet and had more than a mostly 10 day stretch of rain and below normal May 2002 was between -2.5 and -3.00 below normal with a week of more than 10 below normal May 2003 was more than -4 / below normal and featured a 11 day wet period. May 2005 was more than 4 below normal with a week and half long stretch similar to this one May 2008 was around 3 below normal May 2009 opened with a wet period the first 9 days May 2016 opened the first 10 days wet and well below normal May 2017 was -2.5 to -3.0 below normal and likely cooler than this May as a whole May 2019 featured measurable rain 20 days that month May 2020 was -2.5 below normal

0.59 in the bucket Wed - overnight into this morning here New Brnswck: 0.61 LGA: 0.52 EWR: 0.51 NYC: 0.50 JFK: 0.27

Records: Highs: EWR: 97 (1987) NYC: 97 (1969) LGA: 95 (1987) JFK: 99 (1969) Lows: EWR: 40 (1936) NYC: 43 (1902) LGA: 48 (2021) JFK: 46 (1949) Historical: 1877: A "terrific" two-day long sandstorm sandblasted Yuma AZ. (28th-29th) (Ref. The Weather Channel) 1947: An unprecedented late-spring snowstorm blasts portions of the Midwest from eastern Wyoming to eastern Upper Michigan. The heavy snow caused severe damage to power and telephone lines and the already-leafed-out vegetation. 1951 - A massive hailstorm, from Wallace to Kearney County in Kansas, caused six million dollars damage to crops. (David Ludlum) 1953 - A tornado, 600 yards wide at times, killed two persons on its 20 mile path from southwest of Fort Rice ND into Emmons County. Nearly every building in Fort Rice was damaged. The Catholic church was leveled, with some pews jammed four feet into the ground. (The Weather Channel) 1982: Two significant tornadoes ripped through southern Illinois. The most severe was an F4 that touched down northeast of Carbondale, Illinois then moved to Marion. The twister had multiple vortices within the main funnel. Extensive damage occurred at the Marion Airport. A total of 10 people were killed, and 181 were injured. 648 homes and 200 cars were damaged or destroyed, with total damages around $100 million. 1986: Hailstones over 3 inches in diameter pounded South Shore in Montreal, Quebec Canada causing over $65 million in damage. 1987 - Thunderstorms in West Texas produced softball size hail at Lamesa, and hail up to twelve inches deep east of Dimmitt. Thunderstorms also spawned seven tornadoes in West Texas, including one which injured three persons at Wolfforth. Thunderstorms deluged the Texas Hill Country with up to eleven inches of rain. Severe flooding along the Medino, Hondo, Seco, Sabinal and Frio rivers caused more than fifty million dollars damage. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - A powerful cold front brought snow and high winds to parts of the western U.S. Austin, NV, was blanketed with ten inches of snow, and winds gusted to 75 mph at the Mojave Airport in California. Strong southerly winds and unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Glasgow, MT, equalled their record for the month of May with a high of 102 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Wintry weather gripped parts of the northwestern U.S. for the second day in a row. Great Falls, MT, was blanketed with 12 inches of snow, which pushed their total for the winter season to a record 117.4 inches. Six inches of snow whitened the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from north central Colorado to the northern half of Texas. Severe thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes, and there were seventy reports of large hail or damaging winds. Midday thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Hobart, OK, and produced up to three and a half inches of rain in eastern Colorado in four hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2002: Parts of western New York State had up to 5,000 homes were without power at the peak of the storm from downing trees and power lines. Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported in Perry, Wyoming County. The training thunderstorms dropped 4 to 6 inches of rain in two to three hours in a localized area from Phelps to Newark. A State of Emergency was declared that was declared in Newark remained in effect for a week with most schools and businesses closed during that time. Nearly 300 basements were flooded and several roads covered with up to a foot of water remained closed for several days. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

60 / 57 cloudy and maybe some pokes of sun through the day which should be mainly dry outside som mist/drizzle. Upper 60s - low 70s. Clouds / heavier rain Friday pm into the night and warmer more southerly flow mid 70s. Saturday scattered storms and rain throughout the day. Finally clearing pout Sunday - we'll see how sunny it can get and staying near or below 70. Step up warmup next week to normal and above by the 5th - onshore flow should keep any heat / 90s inland into the warmer spots with ULL off shore undercutting the ridge and keeping the coastal areas in an easterly component. Overall, warmer into the 9th and beyond. Heat building into the plains and Midwest should come east in dribs and drabs until the ED ride establishes by mid month. 5/29 - 5/31 : Wet 1- 1.5 inches additional 6/1 - 6/4 : Nearer normal overall and dry 6/5 - 6/8 : Above normal - warmer-hot inland with onshore tendency along the coast 6/9 - beyond : Overall warmer - heat limited to inland/ North and west of the coast

Its happened before with the down sloping or even a SW wind with the right airmass in place which would be 850MB >16-17C. The park is a whole another story but regardless, the flow looks to be with an easterly component and with that the heat would be focused inland.

Records: Highs: EWR: 96 (2016) NYC: 94 (1959) LGA: 92 (2016) JFK: 91 (1991) Lows: EWR: 42 (1961) NYC: 43 (1961) LGA: 44 (1961) JFK: 44 (1961) Historical: 1877 - A "terrific" two day long sandstorm (sand) blasted Yuma, AZ. (28th-29th) (The Weather Channel) 1880: Savoy, TX was hit by an F4 tornado. 14 people were killed and 60 others were injured. It leveled the entire business and northeast residential sections. The tornado was described as "a funnel blazing with balls of fire". (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1896: F3 tornadoes skipped through Montgomery and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania, then across Mercer and Monmouth counties in New Jersey from south of Ambler, to Jarrrettstown south of Hatboro, near Langhorne, then crossed the Delaware River, 4 miles south of Trenton, NJ. Damage was done to businesses at White Horse and Allentown, NJ. Losses totaled over $200,000 dollars. At least 16 barns were destroyed and all of the 4 deaths may have been in barns or stables, 2 in each Pennsylvania County. 15 other people were injured. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1942 - The latest snowstorm of record for the state of Iowa left ten inches at LeMars, eight inches at Cherokee, and 7.5 inches at Waukon. Afternoon highs were in the lower 30s in parts of northwestern Iowa. (The Weather Channel) 1947 - A storm produced heavy snow across Wisconsin, with ten inches reported at Gay Mills. The snow damaged fruit and other trees, and downed power lines. The storm was followed by the coldest weather of the month for much of the High Plains Region and Missouri Valley. Williston ND reported a low of 21 degrees the morning of the 28th, and the next morning Cheyenne WY reported a morning low of 16 above zero. (David Ludlum) 1987 - Thunderstorms produced torrential rains in Oklahoma and northern Texas. Lake Altus, OK, was deluged with nine inches of rain. Up to eight inches drenched northern Texas, and baseball size hail was reported north of Seminole and at Knickerbocker. Ten to 13 inch rains soaked central Oklahoma the last five days of May resulting in an estimated 65 million dollars damage, and forcing several thousand persons to evacuate their homes, many by boat or helicopter. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A sharp cold front began to usher cold, wet and windy weather into the western U.S. Thunderstorms in the Great Plains Region produced wind gusts to 80 mph near Brookings, SD. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Unseasonably hot weather continued in Florida. Five cities reported record high temperatures for the date. The record high of 98 degrees at Lakeland, FL, was their fifth in a row. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Florida late in the day, with golf ball size hail reported at Kissimmee. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Two to five inches of rain over southeastern Ohio on the 28th and 29th capped an exceptionally wet month of May, and triggered widespread flooding. Flooding which resulted claimed three lives, and caused millions of dollars damage. Numerous roads in southeast Ohio were flooded and impassable, and many other roads were blocked by landslides. (Storm Data)

Emerging more prominently last night, that onshore tendency - EUro cuts off the trough under the ridge into the sotheast and gfs looks like the eps. We have seen this progression much of the last 5-7 years. Heat takes a week or so to get past inland areas. overall ridging and much warmer into the area.

58 / 53 cloudy light rain. Rain Wed - Sat totaling 1.00 - 2.40 in the highest locations with the heaviest in 2 timeframes today , break Thursday with mainly light rain and then Friday evening into Saturday with the heaviest portion. Clouds clear on Sunday. Warmth and heights rising into the east - still a tendency coming around to past June heat periods with onshore flow keeping the warmest - hottest west of the coast / inland starting on / around 6/5. Overall warmer with chance first chance of heat first inland then area into the second week 9th. Should also be drier but remain with rain chances from storms.

Today's highs LGA: 76 EWR: 76 TEB: 76 New Brnswck: 75 ISP: 75 NYC: 74 PHL: 74 BLM: 73 JFK: 73 ACY: 72 TTN: 72

Up to 75 with sun would have hit 80.

Up to 72 with in between sun

Euro still not updating but is the strongest with the ridge - closer to the Canadian as we move into a much warmer progression. Prior years had the ridge axis and center a bit more north to cause onshore, we'll see if that is mitigated with a further south location. 6/3 - 6/5 below - 6/5 and beyond could deliver the first 'heat' of the seaosn.