August 2023

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Records:

 

Highs:

EWR: 97 (2002)
NYC: 94 (2002)
LGA: 95 (2002)


Lows:

EWR: 52 (1941)
NYC: 55 (1915)
LGA:59 (1941)


Historical:

 

1925 - During the late morning hours a severe hailstorm struck southeastern Iowa completely destroying crops along a path six to ten miles wide and 75 miles long. The hail also injured and killed poultry and livestock, and caused a total of 2.5 million dollars damage. The hailstorm flattened fields of corn to such an extent that many had to leave their farms in search of other work. It was one of the worst hailstorms of record for the nation. (The Weather Channel)

1983 - Hurricane Alicia ravaged southeastern Texas. The hurricane caused more than three billion dollars property damage, making it one of the costliest hurricanes in the history of the U.S. Just thirteen persons were killed, but 1800 others were injured. The hurricane packed winds to 130 mph as it crossed Galveston Island, and spawned twenty-two tornadoes in less than 24 hours as it made landfall. (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data)

1987 - Thirteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Orlando FL with a reading of 98 degrees, and Portland ME with a high of 94 degrees. Newark NJ reached 90 degrees for the thirty-sixth time of the year, their second highest total of record. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Twenty-two cities, from the Carolinas to the Upper Ohio Valley, reported record high temperatures for the date, pushing the total number of daily record highs since the first of June above the 1100 mark. Afternoon highs of 102 degrees at Greensboro NC and 105 degrees at Raleigh NC equalled all-time records. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Scobey. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region and the Upper Ohio Valley produced torrential rains in eastern Virginia during the late morning and afternoon hours. Totals ranged up to twelve inches at Yorktown. Williamsburg VA was deluged with 10.78 inches of rain between 6 AM and 10 AM, with 6.72 inches reported in just two hours. Flash flooding caused nearly twelve million dollars damage in Accomack County VA. Early evening thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region produced walnut size hail and wind gusts to 80 mph around Casper WY. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the Yellowstone Park area, causing fifteen mudslides. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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8/18

EWR: 85
ACY: 84
PHL: 84
BLM: 83
LGA: 83
JFK: 83
ISP: 82
TEB: 81
New Brnswck: 81
TTN: 80
NYC: 80

[Rtd208]

3 hours ago, forkyfork said:

someone put me in a coma until may

 

[Dan76]

6 minutes ago, Rtd208 said:

 

why stop at may?

[JustinRP37]

We are in fall mode and San Diego is under a Tropical Storm watch with a hurricane warning just off the coast. You can’t make this stuff up anymore. I’m up in Vermont this week and leaves are changing, especially around the Killington area. Might see some upper 40s this week. Although if you sneeze it rains up here this summer. Our hotel has many FEMA and emergency agencies still here from the massive floods. 

[rclab]

4 hours ago, forkyfork said:

someone put me in a coma until may

Done! As always …..

 

[ForestHillWx]

56 at present. 

[psv88]

60 this morning. Another incredible weekend on tap. What a summer 

[nycwinter]

i left the window open last night i think i might be catching a cold..

[Maureen]

28 minutes ago, psv88 said:

60 this morning. Another incredible weekend on tap. What a summer 

Absolutely. We’ve had some spurts of heat and humidity, but nothing like we’ve had in summers past and certainly not like the poor people suffering under the broiler heat domes!

[MJO812]

65 here

[CIK62]

The next 8 days are averaging   77degs.(69/87) or +1.

Reached 85 here yesterday at 5pm.

Today:   78-82, wind w., m. sunny, 68 tomorrow AM.

64*(65%RH) here at 7am.        66* at 9am.      70* at 11am.     71* at Noon.      78* at 3pm.        Reached 85* at 6pm.

 

[SnoSki14]

Very fortunate to not be living in the Midwest/plains today or over next few days. 

We only get a brief taste on Monday 

[FPizz]

56

[qg_omega]

17 hours ago, forkyfork said:

"in recent memory" is doing a lot of heavy lifting

https://x.com/nws_mountholly/status/1692626252492865705?s=46&t=m4Eqkekadb-JCXTm7k-Txg

[MANDA]

Overnight low here was 53.  Walpack dipped to 49 per NJ WxNet.  I don't know how anyone could complain about this weather.  Some areas of the country have been going through hell this summer....literally.  This weather is amazing.

[forkyfork]

8 minutes ago, qg_omega said:

https://x.com/nws_mountholly/status/1692626252492865705?s=46&t=m4Eqkekadb-JCXTm7k-Txg

 

[lee59]

62 here last night, felt good.

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73 / 53  sunny low humidity and low 80s.  Warmer but still dry Sun (8/20) mid / upper 80s the warm spots to 90.  Mon (8/21) pending on when clouds arrive most spots to 90, with enough sun mid 990s in the warmer spots.  The 600 DM ridge axis over KS/MS and wanes as HIllary pumps the western side of the ridge.  Flow goes around N/NE by Tue afternoon (8/22).  Cooler Wed - Thu (8/24).  Fri (8/25) - Sat (8/26) flow comes back around to the SW warmer more humid, showers / storms and clouds could limit temps.  

Beyond there near normal through D10 with most heat staying south and westt fo the area.  The tropics come around swinging.

 

https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/SECTOR/eus/02/GOES16-EUS-02-1000x1000.gif 

 

 

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Records:

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 96 (2002)
NYC: 94 (2002)
LGA: 94 (1966)


Lows:

 

EWR: 54 (1958)
NYC: 55 (1924)
LGA: 59 (1979)

 

Historical:

 

1788 - A small but powerful hurricane inflicted great havoc upon forests along a narrow track from New Jersey to Maine. A similar storm track today would cause extreme disaster in the now populated area. (David Ludlum)

 

1890: An estimated F3 tornado hit South Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. About 400 buildings were destroyed in the industrial and more impoverished residential section of town. The death toll was 16 and damage was estimated at $400,000. 

 

1896: The famous Cottage City (Oak Bluffs) waterspout occurred off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The vortex was 3,600 feet high, formed three times, and was well photographed.

1969 - 'Never say die' Camille let loose a cloudburst in Virginia resulting in flash floods and landslides which killed 151 persons and cause 140 million dollars damage. Massies Hill VA received 27 inches of rain. (David Ludlum)

1986 - The temperature at San Antonio, TX, soared to an all-time record high of 108 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1987 - Thunderstorms moving out of southeastern Nebraska spread severe weather into eastern Kansas and western Missouri during the day. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail three inches in diameter at Albion, and high winds which downed a large tent at Waterloo injuring a dozen persons. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced baseball size hail northwest of Topeka, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Fulton. Ten persons were injured in a thunderstorm at Princeton KS, and damage to crops in southern Franklin County KS was estimated at 3.5 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Raleigh, NC, reported a record hot temperature reading of 103 degrees. Afternoon thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 75 mph in southern Pittsburgh County. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.50 inches of rain at Morgantown. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Early morning thunderstorms deluged southeastern Delaware with six to ten inches of rain in four to six hours, with local reports of 13 to 20 inches of rain. Twenty-six major roads were closed or damaged, and fourteen bridges were washed out. Flooding caused nearly four million dollars damage to local businesses. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

[bluewave]

14 hours ago, JustinRP37 said:

We are in fall mode and San Diego is under a Tropical Storm watch with a hurricane warning just off the coast. You can’t make this stuff up anymore. I’m up in Vermont this week and leaves are changing, especially around the Killington area. Might see some upper 40s this week. Although if you sneeze it rains up here this summer. Our hotel has many FEMA and emergency agencies still here from the massive floods. 

Several locations in the Northeast have had their wettest summer so far from June into Mid-August. 

 

[winterwx21]

80 with a dewpoint of 53 here. Spectacular. Pretty much as nice as it gets during the summer.

Another cool low humidity airmass like this coming in for tuesday and wednesday, and in the long range it appears another one will be coming in for the last several days of August. It looking likely that we're gonna end up with a cooler than normal August for a change. 

[psv88]

80 today, Glorious. 

[lee59]

79-62 today, not bad for mid August.

[forkyfork]

just have to get through a short warm winter and we'll be off to nina torchland

[MJO812]

16 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

just have to get through a short warm winter and we'll be off to nina torchland

Hater

[SnoSki14]

1 hour ago, forkyfork said:

just have to get through a short warm winter and we'll be off to nina torchland

Time to move to death valley

[rclab]

1 hour ago, forkyfork said:

just have to get through a short warm winter and we'll be off to nina torchland

 

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

Hater

 

27 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Time to move to death valley

There will always be a place to post from. Stay well, as always ….

 

[donsutherland1]

Warmer air will return to close the weekend. Monday will be unseasonably warm before cooler air returns. Parts of the region could see the temperature reach or exceed 90°.

Meanwhile Hilary remains on track to bring a historic rainfall to parts of the California desert into Nevada tonight through Monday. Highest rainfall amounts could reach 6"-10". It is possible that Death Valley's storm total rainfall could exceed its highest monthly total.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +3.3°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.2°C for the week centered around August 9. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +3.32°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.12°C. El Niño conditions have developed and will likely continue to strengthen through at least the summer. The probability of an East-based El Niño event has increased.

The SOI was unavailable today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -1.511 today.

On August 17 the MJO was in Phase 8 at an amplitude of 1.117 (RMM). The August 16-adjusted amplitude was 1.089 (RMM).

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied 72% probability that New York City will have a cooler than normal August (1991-2020 normal). August will likely finish with a mean temperature near 75.0° (1.1° below normal).

 

[JustinRP37]

9 hours ago, bluewave said:

Several locations in the Northeast have had their wettest summer so far from June into Mid-August. 

 

It is truly amazing. Our hotel had FEMA and other disaster response agencies staying in it for the Vermont recovery. They have said that the damage to much of Vermont is just horrendous. Now some of the officials may have to go right to the desert for more flooding recovery.