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It has rained on every Friday going back to July 3rd.

Looks like the 64°/70° minimum streak continues for HPN and LGA. Number of Consecutive Days Min Temperature >= 64 for WESTCHESTER CO AP, NY Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Run Length Ending Date 1 34 2020-08-05 2 31 2013-07-24 3 25 2011-08-10 4 24 1961-09-14 5 23 2019-08-07 Number of Consecutive Days Min Temperature >= 70 for LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NY Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Run Length Ending Date 1 34 2020-08-05 - 34 2006-08-10 2 32 1980-08-15 3 29 2018-08-19 4 28 2010-07-30 5 24 1999-08-08 - 24 1995-08-05

Plenty of tropical moisture under that big Hudson Bay block. So the end result was a very sharp rainfall gradient.

Sharp contrast between the record rainfall around Newark and the New England drought. Wettest 7-1 to 8-5 at Newark vs the 2nd driest at BDL. Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Ending Date Total Precipitation Jul 1 to Aug 5 Missing Count 1 2020-08-05 12.23 0 2 1988-08-05 9.98 0 3 1984-08-05 9.46 0 4 1967-08-05 9.44 0 5 1948-08-05 9.23 0 Time Series Summary for HARTFORD-BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CT Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Ending Date Total Precipitation Jul 1 to Aug 5 Missing Count 1 2001-08-05 1.27 0 2 2020-08-05 1.28 0 3 1949-08-05 1.42 0 4 1962-08-05 1.64 0 5 1961-08-05 1.69 0

The record SSTs combined with the trough interaction allowed for much of the LLJ to mix down east of the center. Models did a very good job indicating those steep low level lapse rates and damaging wind gust potential.

This is exactly how the tree behind my place blew down.

I just got my power back on. A large tree fell over right behind my place. At first, the tree began dropping very big branches. I was out on my back patio when I noticed the sidewalk lifting around the base of the tree. 30 seconds later it blew down around the time FRG got that 78 mph gust. We were very fortunate that the tree fell right between two houses with about three feet of clearance. These were my strongest winds in SW Suffolk since I moved out here in 2015.

Just had a very large tree blow down near me here in SW Suffolk. Had about 30 seconds advanced warning when I could see the sidewalk lifting first. Luckily, it fell between 3 houses without out damaging them.

78 mph gust at FRG.

Gilgo Beach gusting to 76 mph now. 11:46 76.0 70.1 71.9 82 52.0 76.0 https://mesowest.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base_dyn.cgi?stn=F3143&unit=0&timetype=GMT

Large branches keep falling from the trees here in SW Suffolk. Wantagh mesonet gusting to 63 mph.

This may be the closest encounter with a tornado and a weather station in the region.

Broken branches and leaves covering the ground here in SW Suffolk. Wantagh N/A 77 73 88 SE36G62

Wantagh mesonet gusting to 61 mph. I have broken branches all over the ground here in SW Suffolk.

South Shore LI gusting to 57 mph at Gilgo. 10:45 77.0 72.1 73.6 85 42.0 57.0 https://mesowest.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base_dyn.cgi?stn=F3143&unit=0&timetype=GMT

Gilgo Beach on the South Shore gusting to 47 mph now. https://mesowest.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base_dyn.cgi?stn=F3143&unit=0&timetype=GMT 10:30 77.0 72.8 74.0 87 36.0 47.0 ESE

75 mph gust at Barnegat Inlet Light. PORTS ...New Jersey... Barnegat Inlet Light 75 MPH 1054 AM 08/04 WXFLOW

Inch of rain in 15 min NW of Philly.

ACY gusting to 65 mph now.

ACY gusting to 62 MPH.

The 70 mph + gusts reported right along the coast in VA. Virginia... ...Accomack County... Onancock 70 MPH 0929 AM 08/04 37.65N/75.88W Tangier Sound Light 70 MPH 0623 AM 08/04 37.79N/75.97W 76.39W ...City of Portsmouth County... South Norfolk Jordan Bridge 76 MPH 0637 AM 08/04 36.81N/76.29W 75.09W ...Virginia... York River East Rear Range L 74 MPH 0648 AM 08/04 37.25N/76.33W Rudee Inlet 73 MPH 0448 AM 08/04 36.83N/75.97W

Estimated wind gusts around 45 -50 mph with small branches and plenty of leaves blown down.

This may be the highest rainfall total of the event so far.

This was probably the most impressive run of heat that we ever had between two tropical storms. Fay came through back on July 10th. Since then, there has been a record breaking number of 90° days at LGA for this period. LGA tied the record for 95° days. They also tied the record for 70° minimums. In the past, tropical systems usually came at the end of record periods of heat like in August 1955. But this may be a first to have another tropical storm before the heat began. Time Series Summary for LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NY Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Ending Date Number of Days Max Temperature >= 90 Jul 10 to Aug 3 Missing Count 1 2020-08-03 17 0 2 2011-08-03 14 0 3 2016-08-03 13 0 Time Series Summary for LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NY Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Ending Date Number of Days Max Temperature >= 95 Jul 10 to Aug 3 Missing Count 1 2020-08-03 9 0 - 1999-08-03 9 0 2 1955-08-03 7 0 Time Series Summary for LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NY Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Ending Date Number of Days Min Temperature >= 70 Jul 10 to Aug 3 Missing Count 1 2020-08-03 25 0 - 2006-08-03 25 0

Gusting to 66 mph in VA.