June 2023

[LibertyBell]

2 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

We didn’t get the worst of the smoke, as the wind directed it elsewhere. On June 7, the wind brought the thickest smoke to the NYC area and then Philadelphia and Washington the following day.

I remember seeing satellite images back in August 1995 that showed the smoke but it was being blown offshore.  Most of the fires were east of us out in eastern Long Island so they went offshore.  I do remember seeing fires in NW NJ but they weren't as widespread as the Long Island fires.

 

[rclab]

41 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Anyone who says that air pollution has somehow "gone away" is sorely mistaken, it kills millions of people every year and shortens life, especially near areas where diesel trucks go (mostly urban areas) by 10 years on average.  Air pollution shortens life even more than smoking does.

The toxic smog we had earlier in June made me really sick.

 

Liberty Bell could not have re-appeared on a better day. Please stay well, as always …

[Wxoutlooksblog]

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

Extended heatwaves are really nice and don't happen much anymore.  I love dry heat, not the humid wet stuff that makes me sick.

 

I was making a comment about a particular model run several days back. It was not a post as to whether or not extended heatwaves do or do not happen any more. I sometimes wonder if you even read the posts you think you're responding to or the context in which things are being said. Yes extended heatwaves will occur again in fact last year Central Park had 26 90+ days, not sure if you were around here or even keeping track. A few have been going for a very hot summer here. That was the subject matter. Not extended heatwaves. Thanks.

WX/PT

[LibertyBell]

2 hours ago, Wxoutlooksblog said:

I was making a comment about a particular model run several days back. It was not a post as to whether or not extended heatwaves do or do not happen any more. I sometimes wonder if you even read the posts you think you're responding to or the context in which things are being said. Yes extended heatwaves will occur again in fact last year Central Park had 26 90+ days, not sure if you were around here or even keeping track. A few have been going for a very hot summer here. That was the subject matter. Not extended heatwaves. Thanks.

WX/PT

No, by extended heatwaves, I have a specific definition of 7 or more consecutive days of 90+, which hasn't happened since the 90s from the records I keep.

I don't think the summer will be very hot either, for a number of reasons.  I don't believe it will be very wet either though (which is where you and I diverge.)

[LibertyBell]

2 hours ago, rclab said:

Liberty Bell could not have re-appeared on a better day. Please stay well, as always …

Thanks RClab, I hope you're doing well too!

 

[rclab]

7 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

Thanks RClab, I hope you're doing well too!

 

Three cats, two dogs 4 bird feeders and assorted postage stamp urban wildlife keep me active in my 900 square foot, row house, green space. They also help keep my sense of humor intact. Stay well, as always ……

[Wxoutlooksblog]

All the ensembles and operational models today showing a major change in the pattern occurring over time over this week, next week, and beyond. Heights building in (WAR) from se to nw over time. Cold fronts from the nw being rendered impotent, stalling, washing out, maybe one day dewpoint relief, that's it. We are getting into a much hotter overall pattern favoring eventually an extended heatwave and the probability of summer 2023 ending up with over 15 90+ days, possibly double that number. We'll just have to wait watch and see how this unfolds but it appears the stranglehold of upper low pressure over the northwest Atlantic and eastern Canada on our overall pattern here in the northeast U.S. is about to be broken.

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