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Christopher Burt also did an analysis on the Oregon record high temperature. https://web.archive.org/web/20151012131142/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=19 OREGON RECORD HIGH TEMPERATUREThe record high for the state of Oregon has long been accepted as 119°F at Pendleton on Aug. 10, 1898. The NCDC site also mentions a similar reading at Prineville on July 29, 1898). First off, the Prineville reading can be dismissed immediately as unbelievable. Prineville is located in the center of the state near Redmond and Bend at an altitude of 2,860’. It is not a particularly warm location and its hottest temperature in modern records is just 107°F. There were many suspicious temperatures from Prineville during the summer of 1898.The Pendleton reading is more difficult to dismiss. Pendleton is located on a river plain about 30 miles south of the Columbia River. This valley is the hottest area in the state with 100°F+ temperatures common every summer. An undisputed temperature of 117°F has been measured at nearby Umatilla, Oregon on July 27, 1939. The problem with the Pendleton reading is that it was an estimated not measured reading and it would seem that estimated temperatures should probably not be considered official, especially for something as significant as a state weather record.According to the newspaper East Oregonian a report on Aug. 11, 1898 stated “…the government thermometer is only calculated to 115°, so that the 4° indicated above that had to be measured (estimated) by an observer.” This story is recounted in The Oregon Weather Book: A State of Extremes (p.64) by George H. Taylor and Raymond R. Hatton, Oregon State University Press, 1999.

RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK, NY 305 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2021 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT NEWARK NJ... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 102 WAS SET AT NEWARK NJ TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 100 SET IN 1934 AND 1959. THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD THE HIGH TEMPERATURE CLIMB ANY HIGHER.

The 102° at Newark ties the June all-time high temperature. 29 Jun 2:40 pm 102 Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Year Highest Max Temperature Missing Count 1 2011 102 0 - 1994 102 0 - 1993 102 0 - 1952 102 0 - 1943 102 0 2021 102 0

99..72…109….on the 5 minute update. 29 Jun 1:05 pm 99 72

98°at Newark. 29 Jun 12:51 pm 98

97° now at Newark. 29 Jun 12:05 pm 97

Newark at 95° now. 29 Jun 11:20 am 95 72 47 W 5

Newark and Corona are 93° now.

Already 92° in Corona Queens. https://www2.nysmesonet.org/networks/nyc

This tweet makes a very good point. We probably need to be thinking more about nonlinear and threshold effects from climate change. It introduces challenges for adaptation given how we recently passed +1C of warming. The current emissions trajectory puts us on track for the +2C to +3C range by later in the century. These current extremes are difficult enough just passing the +1C threashold.

This is the first June 86° temperature at 8am at Boston Logan. REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA 800 AM EDT TUE JUN 29 2021 NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. MAZALL-291300- EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BOSTON MOSUNNY 86 72 62 W8 30.16S HX 92 6HR MIN TEMP: 79; 6HR MAX TEMP: 86; https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/auto/?_wait=no&q=153&network=MA_ASOS&zstation=BOS&month=jun&var=max_tmpf&dpi=100&_fmt=png

On track for 100 today at the local warm spots. The lows at EWR and LGA were near the all-time June record warmest. With low 80s already by 8am, somebody may go a little over 100° to challenge the all-time June monthly high temperature. Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Year Highest Min Temperature Missing Count 1 2010 80 0 2 2012 79 0 - 2005 79 0 - 1994 79 0 - 1959 79 0 - 1952 79 0 2021 79 0 Time Series Summary for LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NY - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Year Highest Min Temperature Missing Count 1 1952 84 0 2 1991 81 0 2021 81 0 Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Year Highest Max Temperature Missing Count 1 2011 102 0 - 1994 102 0 - 1993 102 0 - 1952 102 0 - 1943 102 0 2 1988 101 0 - 1966 101 0 3 1959 100 0 - 1953 100 0 - 1934 100 0 Time Series Summary for LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NY - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Year Highest Max Temperature Missing Count 1 2017 101 0 - 1952 101 0 2 2008 100 0

This was the strongest 500 mb ridge on record for the month of a June in our area. The 597 dm height was also very close to the all-time record for the entire summer. So a continuation of the extreme WAR pattern of recent years. But the February 2018 record that produced the 80° all-time winter and February record high is still the greatest excursion from climo. From February 2018

The temperature dropped with the more southerly flow and clouds. It reached 99° was when the flow went more westerly. ASOS software weeds out any artificial temperature spikes due to non meteorological factors. https://www.weather.gov/media/owlie/2018-ASOS.pdf There are also some things that you would think affect the readings but generally don’t, such as jet exhaust. There are algorithms (computer code) in ASOS that take these quick fluctuations into account. These algorithms have been developed and tested to provide the most accurate and sensible data for a given sensor by using sampling over a period of time and other methods proven to weed out spikes in the sensor data that are caused by non-meteorological influences. 28 Jun 4:00 pm 97 70 42 SSW 14 10.00 SCT060 30.14 30.16 28 Jun 3:55 pm 99 68 37 WSW 14 10.00 SCT060 30.14 30.16 28 Jun 3:51 pm 99 69 38 WSW 15G22 10.00 SCT055 30.14 1021.3 30.16 28 Jun 3:50 pm 99 70 40 WSW 16 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.14 30.16 28 Jun 3:45 pm 99 68 37 SW 13 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.14 30.16 28 Jun 3:40 pm 99 70 40 SW 15 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.14 30.16 28 Jun 3:35 pm 99 68 37 SW 12 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.14 30.16 28 Jun 3:30 pm 97 72 45 SW 14G22 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.14 30.16 28 Jun 3:25 pm 99 70 40 SSW 16 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.15 30.17 28 Jun 3:20 pm 99 70 40 WSW 15 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.14 30.16 28 Jun 3:15 pm 99 70 40 SW 10 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.15 30.17 28 Jun 3:10 pm 97 70 42 WSW 9 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.15 30.17 28 Jun 3:05 pm 97 70 42 SW 16 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.15 30.17 28 Jun 3:00 pm 95 70 44 WSW 13 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.15 30.17 28 Jun 2:55 pm 95 70 44 SSW 13 10.00 SCT050,SCT075 30.15 30.17 28 Jun 2:51 pm 94 70 46 7G18 10.00 SCT050,SCT075,SCT250 30.15 1021.6 30.17

One of the more impressive records around the region with the heatwave so far. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY 204 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2021 ...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT SYRACUSE NY FOR JUNE 27TH... A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 78 WAS SET AT SYRACUSE NY YESTERDAY. THIS IS THE ALL TIME WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE AT SYRACUSE. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TODAY 6/28 SO FAR IS 81 DEGREES. IF THE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT FALL BELOW 81 DEGREES BY MIDNIGHT THAT WOULD TIE THE ALL TIME WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE SET BACK ON JULY 9TH THROUGH 11TH IN 1936.

The Euro and EPS have the 2.00”+ PWAT heavy tropical convection on Thursday and Friday. There is a bit of a divergence on Saturday. The OP has the front coming through Saturday morning with closed low pop up convection in the afternoon. The EPS hods the UL back to the west a little longer with a slightly stronger WAR. With a little luck, the WAR will weaken enough so that the 4th and 5th are the best days of the extended weekend.

The Hansen, Sato, and Ruedy paper expanded on the changing nature of these extreme heat events as the climate continues to warm. https://skepticalscience.com/Summary-of-Hansen-Nov-2011.html The New Normal From 1950 to 1980 normal temperatures, cold and hot are all present about 33% of the time as expected. There is little Very Hot or Very Cold. The Nauties are completely different. Normal and Cold have dropped to 20 and 15% respectively and Hot has risen to about 66%. In 2010, Very Hot (+2σ) occurred over 31% of the Earths surface and Extremely Hot (+3σ) occurred over 13% of the Earth’s surface, while the corresponding Very Cold and Extremely Cold were 1% and 0%. Hansen says: Looking at Figure 3, we see in 2010 that Moscow was in the middle of a large black spot of +3σ, while in 2011 Texas was in the middle of a similar spot. Europe had its time in the heat in 2003. All these outliers were absent from 1950-1980. People who continue to deny that extreme heat is caused by AGW need to look carefully at these graphs. These extreme weather events were not normal; they are directly caused by AGW. They are becoming normal now. In 2010, 17% of the world’s land area was Extremely Hot (data not shown). In the 1960s there were virtually zero Extremely Hot areas.

Miami dew points into New England as this WAR really means business. SMITHFIELD SUNNY 88 79 74 VRB7 30.19S HX 103 BEVERLY SUNNY 91 76 61 VRB7 30.12S HX 103

Models may be underestimating high temperature potential next several days around the region.The WAR is now going stronger than forecast. We may approach all-time June 500 mb heights.

They already set the June all-time daily warmest minimum yesterday. Time Series Summary for SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL AP, NY - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Year Highest Min Temperature Missing Count 1 2021 78 3 2 1999 77 0 3 2008 75 0

Newark has a shot at the all-time June 95° day record. Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Jun Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Year Number of Days Max Temperature >= 95 Missing Count 1 1943 7 0 2 1988 6 0 - 1984 6 0 - 1945 6 0 3 2012 5 0 - 1993 5 0 - 2021 5 3

Newark can get close to 100° in coming days if it beats model guidance by as much as today. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 95 251 PM 101 1966 85 10 86 MINIMUM 74 433 AM 52 1940 67 7 68 AVERAGE 85 76 9 77