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13 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

I'll take that over 80. Too early for that type of warmth. 

Wait another month to early June

Yeah, the 90s came too early last April. I remember a bunch of places having to turn the AC on more than a month ahead of usual. It was one of those reverse summers where the April heat was more imoressive relative to the summer means. While the summer was much cooler in 2009,the April warmth last year came ahead of a summer that was closer to average with much less heat than recent years. Developing El Niño summers tend to be more reasonable with the heat.
 

Monthly Data for April 2023 for Upton NY NWS CWA
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State
Name
Station Type
Highest Max Temperature 
NJ HARRISON COOP 94
NJ NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP WBAN 93
CT NORWICH PUBLIC UTILITY PLANT COOP 93
NY PORT JERVIS COOP 92
NJ CANOE BROOK COOP 92
NJ CALDWELL ESSEX COUNTY AP WBAN 92
NY SHRUB OAK COOP 92
NY NY CITY CENTRAL PARK WBAN 91
CT DANBURY COOP 91
NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT WBAN 90
NY WEST POINT COOP 90
NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT COOP 90
CT DANBURY MUNICIPAL AP WBAN 90
CT GUILFORD COOP 90
CT MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNICIPAL AP WBAN 90


 

Monthly Data for April 2009 for Upton NY NWS CWA
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State
Name
Station Type
Highest Max Temperature 
NY PORT JERVIS COOP 94
NJ CANOE BROOK COOP 94
NJ RINGWOOD COOP 94
NY BRONX COOP 94
NJ CRANFORD COOP 93
NJ NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP WBAN 93
NJ HARRISON COOP 93
NJ CALDWELL ESSEX COUNTY AP WBAN 93
NY NY CITY CENTRAL PARK WBAN 92
NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT WBAN 92
NY WEST POINT COOP 92
CT DANBURY COOP 92
NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT COOP 92
NY LAGUARDIA AIRPORT WBAN 91
NY DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY COOP 91
NY YORKTOWN HEIGHTS 1W COOP 91
NY MONTGOMERY ORANGE COUNTY AP WBAN 91
NY MIDDLETOWN 2 NW COOP 90
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10 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Many/most will be in the 80s today. Already a lot of stations in the low 70s. We’re in the time of year when models underestimate the warmth on days like this in a warm pattern and no strong onshore flow. Break out the shorts. 

73 before 11am. 80 or 81 definitely a lock

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On 4/11/2024 at 5:59 PM, LibertyBell said:

it's why our summers don't have the length of heatwaves they used to.  Look at the length of heatwaves from the 50s to the 90s vs what passes for heatwave now-- the differences are eyeopening.

 

Interesting. I don't see much evidence for this, but [assuming you are using data from first-order sites to draw this conclusion] it seems to coincide with the move to automated weather observing systems. 

Based on a study of 76 first-order sites from September 1, 1994 to August 31, 1995, ASOS averaged +0.79F COOLER* than the temperatures measured from conventional hygrothermometers - more specifically 0.90F COOLER for daytime maxima and 0.66F COOLER for overnight minima. Of the 76 sites studied, all but nine had a cooling bias with the installation of the ASOS. The study estimated +0.53F as a systemic bias, with an additional +0.37F bias due to improper solar shielding in the conventional hygrothermometer in the daytime, and an additional bias of +0.13F [but variable] for overnight temperatures resulting from the move of the station from sites close to airport buildings to more remote areas of the airport by the runways.

What's interesting to me if you look at the temperature traces from first order sites today, it's warmed so much that this step change of nearly 1F is not even detectable. Can't help but wonder if the change in instrumentation isn't at play here if the data truly shows a decrease in heatwave length. It's certainly WAY hotter nowadays than it used to be in the summertime.

Source: https://climate.colostate.edu/pdfs/climo_rpt_96_2.pdf

Edit: Sorry, originally had warmer here. Just got the comparison mixed up, should read cooler.

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13 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Interesting. I don't see much evidence for this, but [assuming you are using data from first-order sites to draw this conclusion] it seems to coincide with the move to automated weather observing systems. 

Based on a study of 76 first-order sites from September 1, 1994 to August 31, 1995, ASOS averaged +0.79F COOLER* than the temperatures measured from conventional hygrothermometers - more specifically 0.90F COOLER for daytime maxima and 0.66F COOLER for overnight minima. Of the 76 sites studied, all but nine had a cooling bias with the installation of the ASOS. The study estimated +0.53F as a systemic bias, with an additional +0.37F bias due to improper solar shielding in the conventional hygrothermometer in the daytime, and an additional bias of +0.13F [but variable] for overnight temperatures resulting from the move of the station from sites close to airport buildings to more remote areas of the airport by the runways.

What's interesting to me if you look at the temperature traces from first order sites today, it's warmed so much that this step change of nearly 1F is not even detectable. Can't help but wonder if the change in instrumentation isn't at play here if the data truly shows a decrease in heatwave length. It's certainly WAY hotter nowadays than it used to be in the summertime.

Source: https://climate.colostate.edu/pdfs/climo_rpt_96_2.pdf

Edit: Sorry, originally had warmer here. Just got the comparison mixed up, should read cooler.

As a follow-up, this looks to be something specific to NYC (Central Park) ASOS. In addition to switching to an automated system at Central Park, they've also allowed a veritable jungle to encroach on the site in contravention of standard siting rules. So I would say it probably reflects a more substantial warm-season daytime cooling bias at NYC.

9 of the 20 longest streaks of 90+ at EWR are from the 21st century.

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And 10 of 20 at LGA.

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