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Storms moving through C/N PA

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: 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) 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) 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) 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) 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.

65 / 64 low level clouds and fog. Some pokes of sun and low 70s could trigger some storms this pm and evening. Saturday the warmest of the next 10, and with enough sun and break between the front 90 degree could be approached in the warmer spots otherwise low - mid 80sn stoems by the late afternoon/evening - pending timing of the front. Sunday - Tuesday nicest - dry stretch with near normal. By Wed clouds and showers are back in the picture and with a stiff E/ENE flow Thursday looks quite ugly and cool. Brunt of the rain between Wed - Fri then could be right on Memorial Day. Trough stingy in the east right through the end of the month. Heat building in the rockies looks to start eastward push early next month.

Up to 71 with the breaks of sun and just north of the storms that blew up in OCean contty

Too bad we couldnt get 6-12 more hours of dry ahead of the front Saturday as some of the warmer spots could have approached 90, still it could be mid/upper 80s ahead of the front pending on clearing.

Heaviest rainfall shifts to the center of the nation the next 7 days The majority of the forecasted rain for us is with the lingering showers Thu/FRi and Saturdays storms potential

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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. 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. 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) 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)

62 / 61 cloudy some scattered light showers. Mainly light rain the next 36 hours and staying mostly cloudy, areas of fog, could be some breaks later or Friday afternoon. Saturday, pending on sun could push mid 80s or better in the warm spots ahead of the front which will bring the next round of showers/storms layer saturday, otherwise saturday looks to be the warmest day of the remainder of the month. Dry out Sunday - Wed with a nice stretch. heavy rains next week into the nations center as trough cuts off - GFS has ULL moving through Fri-Sat and clearing Sun/Mon(Memorial day), while the Euro has a linger cut off and trough through Mon and into the week of the 26th. Overall near normal close of the second half and outside of Saturday the 17th mainly below any heat / 80s criteria. Timing of the Upper level next week into the Memorial Day holiday weekend to be worked out. Beyond there building heat into the Rockies and west ejecting east to open next month - see if we can time a quick arrival here between the next trough - way out there.

1.51 in th bucket now slowing down

Up to 0.90 here and counting.

more scattered rain towards early afternoon

The period May 23 - 28 should shave those positive departures a bit.

Euro still not updating in the PSU Ewall site It is more similar to the Canadian in the Day 7-10 (May 21 - May 24)

Records: Highs: -- Coolest record highs of the month - 5/14 just isnt hot in recorded history 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. 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) 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)

59 / 57 cloudy and light rain. 0.75 in the bucket (so far). Clouds remain and rain should go more scattered today and being the coolest day of the period stuck in the low 60s. Warmer tomorrow with maybe some breaks of sun once the fog burns off and isolated showers and rain. SImilar and yet warmer on Friday with mainly cloudy skies and some scattered showers. Saturday not a wash out and the chance to the warmest day of the next 10 with enough sun could push low - mid 80s in the warm spots ahead of the storms coming with the cold front. Reprieve between the unesettled weather with a sunny dry Sunday - Wednesday - near normal. Next trough begins its cut off and memorial day misery Wed - Sun with more clouds, cool and rain. May be a top 5 ugly weekend. Trough clings to the east and any clinging to heat before June is all but evaporated - no fear for the fans of summer help could be on the way by the first week of next month with the building heat in the west ejecting east in the long range.

Steady light - sheet rain has yielded 0.11 here in the last few hours.

Brunt of the rain is forecast between 8PM tonight and 6AM THu morning 1.00 - 1.5. Then more scattered rains (0.15-0.50) Thu - Friday afternoon. Some storms/showers with the front Sat (0.10 - 0.30) Then dry Sun - Tue next week.

Just some occasional light shower or light drizzle here.

Heaviest rains so far west

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: 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) 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.

Curious if you run # 80 days M-A-M to compare with this.

64 / 61 here. Tue - Fri cloudy periods of showers and rain 1-2 inches of rain. Sat front brings next shot at storms/showers but not a washout. Sunday - Tuesday dry out and warm up could approach 80 in the warm spots. Longer range continues to have trough into the east with more unsettled weather. Outside chance to capture a 90 before the close of the month but chances were diminished with the latest forecasts output. Overall near normal / wetter 5/18 - 5/31

Just as important ear Rank Days >= 80 °F 2015 1 118 2024 2 117 2021 3 116 1994 4 114 2016 5 113 1993 5 113 1991 5 113 2011 8 111 2010 8 111 2023 10 110 2022 11 109 1959 12 108 2007 13 106 2005 14 105 2002 15 104 1990 16 103 1957 16 103 1983 18 102 1906 18 102 1989 20 101 1986 20 101 1949 20 101 1908 20 101 2019 24 100 2017 24 100 2018 26 99 2013 26 99 2001 26 99 2008 29 98 1998 29 98 1944 29 98 2020 32 97 2012 32 97