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Impressive local South Shore of Nassau rainfall maximum over the last month. Though the actual amounts were higher in places like North Merrick. The coarse resolution doesn't allow for that level of detail.

Were you able to record what your maximum rainfall rate was? I would be curious to know the shortest amount of time for picking up an inch of rain during the event.

JFK just broke the record today for the most 75 degree or greater maximum dew point days in a year. Today was day 25 beating 1983. This has also been the most days over a 3 year period. It's just one new extreme after another during the 2010's.

2nd time this summer that SST's south of LI reached 80 degrees. This is the warmest That I can remember at the bouy. 20 S Fire Island 1750 79 80

This has to be one of the best lightning photos taken on Long Island.

Update for Beaufort and Chukchi and Beaufort: The combined Chukchi & Beaufort Seas ice extent from the @NSIDC passive microwave data has fallen rapidly in the past two weeks, and is now about at median for the 2010s. Median date for extent min is Sep14. #Arctic #akwx#seaice @Climatologist49 @ZLabe @DaveSnider @CinderBDT907pic.twitter.com/4Z5wdnl2HD 6:53 AM - 7 Aug 2018

In addition to the tropical dew points and flash flooding, this was the 3rd warmest 1st week of August on record for LGA. It's an interesting repeating pattern of so much warmth focused into the first week of the month going back to May. This latest 2010's extreme weather pattern has been associated with the record WAR and most positive May-Jul NAO on record. LGA 5-1-18 to 5-7-18.....2nd warmest on record at 70.9 7-1-18 to 7-7-18.....8th warmest on record at 82.1 8-1-18 to 8-7-18.....3rd warmest on record at 84.2

Updated for Rjay in North Merrick with 4.73" on 8-7-18

Must be plenty of flash flooding and stuck cars especially near those parkway overpasses.

One of the heaviest downpous of the last 3 years here in SW Suffolk. 1.5 at Wantagh mostly in just 25 to 30 minutes. Came in about 3-4 torrential waves in SW Suffolk. First wave arrived with a 35 mph gust and near 0 visibility. Frequent cloud to ground lightning throughout.

JFK has the same average dew point as Miami for the first week of August so far at 75 degrees.

Day 23 with 75 degree dew points at JFK. It's so humid out there that parts of NJ are starting out with fog. Not something that you generally see after a day in the mid 90's. http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/GOES_PA/loop60.html

Today was the 22nd day with the maximum dew point reaching 75 or higher at JFK. The record high maximum and minimum at LGA continue the near record warmth there since May 1st. JFK 75 degree or higher maximum dew point days Amazing 3 year streak continues #1...24....1983 #2...22....2018 so far #3...19....2016 #4...17....2017...1995 #5...16....1984 LGA highest average temperatures on record from 5/1 to 8/5 #1...75.3...2010 #2...74.5...1991 #3...73.9...2018 #4...73.5...2012...2006 #5...73.4...1999 Other Northeast regional stations #6....ISP #4....ACY #2....ALB #1....BTV

Record heat to go with the high humidity around the area today. The heat and humidity continues across the tri-state region. LaGuardia, NY and Bridgeport, CT set new record highs for today reaching 95 and 91 respectively this afternoon, with Islip, NY tying a record with a high of 90 thus far this afternoon. 12:12 PM - 6 Aug 2018

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Areas to our south getting some relief from the heat. Weak closed low and sea breeze front thunderstorms developing. It's a bit unusual to have a closed low embedded in such a strong WAR. http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/GOES_PA/loop60.html

Back in early July they were right around 80 also. That is pretty much the warmest that I have seen at those bouys. Miami is probably one of my favorite places to visit in Florida. Once I stayed at the old Americana hotel on the north side of Miami Beach. The Miami skyline keeps getting higher with all the new towers going up. Have a great time.

Ocean temps along the South Shore approaching 80 degrees. NY Harb Entrance 1650 79 78 190/ 8/ 10 1018.3 2/ 8 20 S Fire Island 1650 79 79 240/ 8/ 10 1019.0 2/12 Great South Bay 1630 80 83 220/ 10/ 10 N/A 23 SSW Montauk P 1650 78 78 220/ 10/ 10 1018.7 2/13 15 E Barnegat Li 1630 79 N/A 2/13

Montauk now has the highest HX in the area at 101. Montauk N/A 89 77 67 CALM 30.08S HX 101

Pretty wild to see a 99 HX at Montauk. Not every day that Montauk beats out Miami at noon. Montauk N/A 87 77 72 S3 30.08S HX 99 Miami........................................89.....74............................................HX....97

Even a 96 HX for portions of the South Shore of Suffolk. Shirley FAIR 87 75 67 VRB3 30.09F HX 96

Already a 93 HX at JFK and it's only 9am. Kennedy Intl PTSUNNY 85 75 72 VRB3 30.10F HX 93

You know it going to be a hot day when you start out with a record high minimum. After a low of 81 at LGA, they are now up to 84 degrees just before 8am. http://wxweb.meteostar.com/meteogram/link.shtml?choice=KLGA

Looks like 94 was the high for EWR and LGA today. Could see maxes a few degrees higher on Monday in the 95-97 range. There will be a small area of 20c 850 temps near Boston tomorrow.

Down to 87 now at FRG with the sea breeze after a high of 90.