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I believe this is our first July tropical storm since Bertha in 1996.

Yeah, record rainfall for JFK. TODAY 2.25R

Another case of record heat missing to our north this year.

Getting the strongest gusts of the day so far along the South Shore. Plenty of leaves and small twigs on the ground. Jones Beach N/A 73 N/A N/A E29G38

Gusting to 53 mph in SNJ. At 9:08 AM EDT, 2 NNE Strathmere [Cape May Co, NJ] MESONET reports TROPICAL STORM. WEATHERFLOW SENSOR REPORTS 44 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 53 MPH. https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/#PHI/202007101308/202007101308

NHC will initiate advisories on Tropical Storm Fay, located just east of North Carolina, at 5 pm EDT.

Could be three unusually far north developments for so early in the season.

First 75 degree dew point day from JFK to ISP and you could really feel it. Kennedy Intl CLOUDY 78 75 Wantagh N/A 79 75 MacArthur/ISP CLOUDY 78 75

Updated for June 2020 6....2020...EWR..10..LGA...3...BDR...5.....ISP....5

Updated for the 3.99 at Bridgeport on July 3rd.

It figures that we would start getting storm tracks like this once July came around.

Plenty of high octane fuel in the source region.

High pressure keeps finding a way to build east of New England.

I have seen circular outflow on radars in other parts of the country. But this may be the first that I can recall around this area.

That’s a pretty cool circular outflow pattern.

Meanwhile, the marine layer is working west near the Hamptons.

Figures that ISP would get its first 90 this year on a NE wind.

This could be a new record for backdoor cold fronts from late May into early July.

Pretty big dew point spread between the North Shore and South Shore. LaGuardia Arpt MOSUNNY 94 46 Wantagh N/A 82 72

The active East Coast summer and fall tropical cyclone tracks weren’t that far off from all the cold season snowstorm tracks.

1996 was probably the most unique and interesting weather year of the 1990s. Seems like the 11/11/95 hurricane force gust cutter kicked off the unusual run of weather. Figures that I didn’t get online until January 1997 when the boring stretch of weather was just beginning.

It will be a confirmation of whether the recent shift to wetter has staying power. The other guidance hugs the coast and is further west than the Euro. Any low tracking north from Hatteras in July has the potential to pick up plenty of tropical moisture.

It will be interesting to see if that cutoff low later next week can take on some tropical characteristics. We haven’t missed an opportunity for onshore flow since May.

2nd heaviest July daily rainfall total at BDR. Maximum 1-Day Total Precipitation for IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, CT Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. Rank Value Ending Date Period of record: 1948-07-01 to 2020-07-03 1 5.95 1971-07-19 2 3.99 2020-07-03 3 3.93 1980-07-29 4 3.57 1960-07-30 5 3.45 1953-07-23 6 3.16 1971-07-30 7 2.74 2019-07-18 8 2.69 1988-07-20 9 2.61 1963-07-21 10 2.41 1996-07-13