August 2024

[Allsnow]

 

[Cfa]

75/62 split today. Okay for May or October but not August, thankfully it was sunny so it felt warmer.

[jm1220]

Looks like the highest official LI total was the 10” in Sound Beach. Somewhere under that stalled T-storm yesterday from St James to Terryville likely ended with 12”. The radar estimate was over 14”. 

[JerseyWx]

42 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

This is a impressive cool shot 

Yeah if it was cloudy and rainy like with Debby last week, it's less of an outlier, but with blue skies in the mix, this felt strange today.

[psv88]

72 today, 57 now. 

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:


EWR: 97 (1983)
NYC: 97 (1955)
LGA: 98 (1955)
JFK: 100 (1983)



Lows:

EWR: 52 (1949)
NYC: 55 (1949)
LGA: 58 (1949)
JFK: 55 (1949)

Historical:

1886 - The 1886 Indianola Hurricane destroyed the town of Indianola, Texas and as such had a significant impact on the history and economic development of Texas. The storm ended the rivalry between Galveston and Indianola as the chief port of Texas. With the abandonment of Indianola and the unwillingness of the former residents to rebuild close to shore, Galveston became the essential Texan port until the 1900 Galveston Hurricane led to the rise of Houston as a major port. It was the fifth hurricane of the 1886 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the most intense hurricanes ever to hit the United States.

1910 - The big blow up of forest fires finally came to an end in Idaho. A record dry August fueled 1736 fires which burned three million acres destroying six billion board feet of timber. The fires claimed the lives of 85 persons, 78 of which were fire fighters, and consumed the entire town of Wallace. The smoke spread a third of the way around the world producing some dark days in the U.S. and Canada. The forest fires prompted federal fire protection laws. (David Ludlum)

1928 - A tornado estimated at F4 intensity initially touched down in Winnebago County, Iowa, moved to Freeborn County, Minnesota, and hit the south side of Austin, MN. Five of the six deaths were in Austin with 60 injuries.

1987 - Half a dozen cities in the Central Plains Region reported record high temperatures for the date, including Pueblo CO with a reading of 102 degrees, and Goodland KS with a high of 104 degrees. Hill City KS reached 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Sheridan, WY, reported a record hot temperature reading of 100 degrees. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail near Fortuna ND, and wind gusts to 70 mph near Webster SD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Early morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeast Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, with up to six inches reported around Tulsa OK. Some roads in the Tulsa area were closed by water 10 to 12 feet deep. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Thunderstorms produced winds gusts to 75 mph in Major County OK, and hail two inches in diameter at Jennings KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

[SACRUS]

 

11PM

EWR: 64
NYC: 65
LGA: 65

[dmillz25]

Down to 58, the park 59

[ForestHillWx]

50 here. Looks like some upper 40s near Byram. 

[bluewave]

Down to 53° here. This was the lowest August temperature for the CT Shoreline since perhaps 2012. 

[Dark Star]

11 hours ago, Allsnow said:

 

Threw an extra blanket on the bed, just in case, but did not need it.  Probably too much heat still trapped in the house...

[Snowlover11]

Absolute gorgeous weather, threw open the windows and had my best sleep in a long time. 55F

[MANDA]

Low this morning of 48.  Windows open, heat off and hoodie still in the closet !

[IrishRob17]

1 minute ago, MANDA said:

Low this morning of 48.  Windows open, heat off and hoodie still in the closet !

Same here but 50 for the low. The hoodies still have plenty of rest ahead of them. 

[FPizz]

51.  Saw a lot of upper 40s on temp stations nearby

[SACRUS]

 

52 overnight.  62 / 40 now and a gorgeous day as we enter day 2 of this 3 day cool period.   Warming each of the subsequent 3 days Thu - Sat with the warmer spots potentially touching 90 by Sun.  Both GFS and Euro have the trough undercutting the ridge Mon - Wd next week which keeps some onshore flow and clouds and heat west before it comes east by next Thu.  Beyond there warmer overall with heat coming in 1-3 day spurts through Labor day. 

8/21 - 8/22 : Cool
8/23 - 8/25:  warming to above normal
8/26 - 8/28 : nearn normal , heat just west onshore flow from cut off
8/29 - 8/31 : Heat comes east
Beyond : Overall warmer look, heat remaining out wets could come in brief expansion   Ridge west, ridging into E-CA

 

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

 

[SACRUS]

 

Lows today so far coolest since June 1st 

LGA: 59
JFK: 58
EWR:  57
NYC: 57

[MANDA]

Sampling of NJ and NY min temps this morning.

[Allsnow]

 

[MANDA]

5 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

 

Wow, 20 years.  I find that pretty amazing.

[Allsnow]

 

[gravitylover]

1 hour ago, IrishRob17 said:

Same here but 50 for the low. The hoodies still have plenty of rest ahead of them. 

I grabbed the hoodie for my 51° morning garden walk. Some things you just have to do

[psv88]

52. Crisp 

[dmillz25]

Low was 57 here

[Allsnow]

54 was the low here 

[Allsnow]

2 hours ago, Dark Star said:

Threw an extra blanket on the bed, just in case, but did not need it.  Probably too much heat still trapped in the house...

Open those windows 

[bluewave]

First time in August since 2012 that the CT Shoreline dropped to 55° or lower as the surrounding sites did.

 

https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=kbdr

 

Time Series Summary for Bridgeport Area, CT (ThreadEx) - Month of Aug
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

2024	55	11
2023	59	0
2022	60	0
2021	60	0
2020	59	0
2019	57	0
2018	59	0
2017	58	0
2016	59	0
2015	60	0
2014	58	0
2013	56	0
2012	55	0

[Stormlover74]

24 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Open those windows 

My upstairs always stays stuffy.  Still needed the window fan to draw in the cool air

[MJO812]

My wife loves sleeping with the fan and ac on every night including the winter.

[winterwx21]

27 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

My upstairs always stays stuffy.  Still needed the window fan to draw in the cool air

Yeah it only got down to 72 in my house despite the low temp of 52 here. As Dark Star said, there's some heat that gets trapped and lingers in the house for awhile when you have the first cool shot outside.

It was nice not having to use the AC though. Of course we'll be back to regular AC use again with the warm pattern settling back in for the weekend and beyond. We might hit 90 here on Sunday. At least upper 80s, and I think there's a good chance we'll hit low 90s late next week.