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During a record breaking summer for 75 degree or higher dew points, we are even getting them with a NE wind. Southold N/A 75 75 100 NE2 N/A

Rare combination of warm and wet this August since 2000. All the other Augusts in NYC with over 5.00 or rain were cooler than this month so far. This pattern continues in the forecast with more heavy rain and 90 degree days around the area this week. NYC August rainfall over 5.00 and monthly temperature departure 2018....5.15.....+4.0 so far 2011..18.95.....+0.2 2008....5.58......-1.3 2007....7.18......-1.1 2006...6.08.......+0.7 2003...5.85......+1.6

Another very impressive torrential downpour in a short amount of time just inland from the South Shore of Nassau today. 0120 PM FLASH FLOOD NORTH BELLMORE 40.69N 73.53W 08/12/2018 NASSAU NY SOCIAL MEDIA 2.05 INCHES IN 40 MINUTES CAUSING MAJOR FLOODING ON MANY STREETS. FIRE RESCUE RESPONDING TO MULTIPLE RESCUES FROM VEHICLES.

Lowest precipitation related visibility at JFK since the winter and spring blizzards. Kennedy Intl HVY RAIN 72 72 100 VRB5 30.05R VSB<1/4 SPECI KJFK 121700Z VRB04KT 0SM R04R/1000V2800FT VCTS +RA BR BKN014 OVC019 22/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 6 LTG DSNT E P0050 T02220222

Pretty impressive sea breeze front eruption in the flash flood warned areas just inland from the South Shore. http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/GOES_PA/loop60.html https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ179&warncounty=NYC059&firewxzone=NYZ179&local_place1=East Meadow NY&product1=Flash+Flood+Warning&lat=40.7199&lon=-73.5593#.W3BmvChM4lI

Top 10 summer warmth continues in the forecast for places north and east of Manhattan. Warmest June 1 to August 11 on record for Northeast stations: LGA.......77.5....7th warmest ISP.......73.1.....8th warmest BDR......73.7.....8th warmest ALB.......72.9....4th warmest BOS.....73.3.....5th warmest BTV.....71.9.....4th warmest CAR.....66.0.....3rd warmest

Today is day 22nd day in a row that LGA stayed at or above 70 degrees. This is the 6th longest streak on record with more days to come. Most consecutive days at or above 70 degrees for LGA #1...34 days...2006 #2...30 days...1980 #3...28 days...2010 #4...24 days...1999...1995 #5..23 days....1988 #6..22 days....2018...2016...2012

1.33 around here so far with 1.00 of that coming in a 15 minute period. Very impressive stretch of these torrential downpours across the area going back to mid-July

Upton is the heavy rainfall leader so far even before the 2nd line of storms gets out there. Upton 3.90 806 AM 8/11 NWS Office

Upton is the leader so far even before the 2nd line of storms gets out there. Upton 3.90 806 AM 8/11 NWS Office

Torrential downpour here in SW Suffolk. Picked up 1.02 in only 15 minutes.

1.02 at Manhattan mesonet in 10 minutes. http://www.nysmesonet.org/data/meteogram#?stid=MANH

Most extreme radar estimated rains so far are with that backbuilding ocean cell east of Monmouth. The nearby bouy has an 80 degree ocean temperature.

A wunderground station near BNL picked up an inch of rain in 9-10 minutes with a peak rate of 6.47 per hour at 2.68 so far. https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KNYRIDGE14#history

The crystal clear Bermuda blue sky pattern has been replaced by smoke giving a hazy appearance today. http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/GOES_US/loop60.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/10/us/smoke-california-wildfire-reaches-nyc-wxc-trnd/index.html