August 2024

[Stormlover74]

1 minute ago, winterwx21 said:

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 hot 90 here on Sunday. At least upper 80s, and I think there's a good chance we'll hit low 90s late next week. 

It's an old house with an uninsulated attic so that doesn't help

And yeah I think we'll have a hot stretch upcoming. But dry at least

[Allsnow]

3 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

It's an old house with an uninsulated attic so that doesn't help

And yeah I think we'll have a hot stretch upcoming. But dry at least

Attic fan? 

[Stormlover74]

6 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Attic fan? 

Yeah but it's kinda weak. I need one of those whole house fans

[Allsnow]

1 minute ago, Stormlover74 said:

Yeah but it's kinda weak. I need one of those whole house fans

The old homes hold the heat upstairs in the summer and the cold in the winter. My central air runs constantly on hot days because the upstairs never makes temperature 

[WX-PA]

23 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

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

So does mine..The sound makes them sleep better!

[Dark Star]

37 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

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

Wish I had a whole house fan.  Those things draw in cooler air in a heartbeat.

[FPizz]

Just now, Dark Star said:

Wish I had a whole house fan.  Those things draw in cooler air in a heartbeat.

My old house had one.  We used it all time.  It was amazing.  I lived in a split level and the upstairs would roast if we didn't use it.  

[jm1220]

Amazing Top 10 day out. 

[Brian5671]

1 hour ago, FPizz said:

My old house had one.  We used it all time.  It was amazing.  I lived in a split level and the upstairs would roast if we didn't use it.  

We have one here-it's great for those nights you just need to pull in some cool air vs turning on the central air.   Downside is that I'm sure alot of heat escapes through it in the winter as it's metal and certainly has some leaks on the edges.  We have a blanket we put over it in the attic to help with that.

[Allsnow]

Cool fart to start September? 
 

 

[uofmiami]

10 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Cool fart to start September? 
 

 

Looks like see-saw pattern.  Warm up next week & then cool down again with their earlier tweet:

 

 

[SACRUS]

[NCPOW]

11 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

where are the storms coming from? Are they going to make it all the way out to us?

[gravitylover]

^^ I think it's a cold pool aloft.  Yes.

[SACRUS]

17 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

^^ I think it's a cold pool aloft.  Yes.

ULL swinging through just north of NJ. 

[NCPOW]

17 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

^^ I think it's a cold pool aloft.  Yes.

Are we expecting storms or just showers?

[Brian5671]

25 minutes ago, NCPOW said:

Are we expecting storms or just showers?

Not much will make it down this way and if it does it's a brief shower.  Activity will decline once past the heating of the day

[bluewave]

You know it’s an impressive cold pool when we are able to get convection with dew points in the 40s this time of year.

 

 

[Allsnow]

@winterwarlock where did this rain come from? 

[Allsnow]

1 hour ago, uofmiami said:

Looks like see-saw pattern.  Warm up next week & then cool down again with their earlier tweet:

 

 

Yup. Ewr will probably hit 90 on Sunday 

[FPizz]

Had a 5 minute shower, now its clear out

[Brian5671]

1 hour ago, Allsnow said:

Yup. Ewr will probably hit 90 on Sunday 

Forky will scream HEATWAVE!

[gravitylover]

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

You know it’s an impressive cold pool when we are able to get convection with dew points in the 40s this time of year.

 

 

That cell near Mahopac in the screenshot missed me to the east by maybe a mile. I watched the rain shield slide by and all I got was a few wind driven drops.

[bluewave]

21 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

That cell near Mahopac in the screenshot missed me to the east by maybe a mile. I watched the rain shield slide by and all I got was a few wind driven drops.

The upper low was so strong that today was once of the lowest departures of the year in NYC. Departures of -10 or lower have been  pretty rare this time of year. This is even more unusual since the daily departure of -11 isn’t that much lower than the lowest of the year at -12.8 on January 17th.

 

TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         73    237 PM  96    1955  83    -10       88       
  MINIMUM         57    532 AM  53    1922  69    -12       73       
  AVERAGE         65                        76    -11       81     

 

2024-01-17

24

17

20.5

-12.8

[donsutherland1]

The coolest air mass so far this season covers the region. New York City saw the temperature fall to 57° this morning, its first August low in the 50s since August 15, 2013 when the thermometer fell to 59°. That was also the coolest August reading since August 22, 2007 when the temperature bottomed out at 56°.

Low temperatures included:

Atlantic City: 50°
Baltimore: 53°
Boston: 58°
Bridgeport: 55°
Danbury: 49°
Islip: 54°
New Haven: 55°
New York City-Central Park: 57°
New York City-JFK Airport: 58°
New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 59°
Newark: 57°
Philadelphia: 57°
Poughkeepsie: 48°
Sterling, VA: 50°
Trenton: 52°
Washington, DC: 59°
Westhampton: 46°
White Plains: 55°
Wilmington, DE: 52°

Tomorrow morning could again see the temperature fall into the 50s in New York City. Highs will reach the lower to middle 70s in the City.

Friday will become somewhat milder. A warmer pattern will likely develop during the weekend. Temperatures could briefly reach much above normal levels in the closing days of August.

Out West, cities such as Flagstaff, Las Vegas, and Phoenix remain on track for their hottest summer on record. Del Rio is in the midst of its record third extreme heat event (Clarke et al., 2014 framework) of the year. High temperature records fell in parts of Texas. Highs through 6:30 pm EDT included:

Abilene: 113° (old record: 106°, 2023) ***New all-time record***
Austin: 109° (old record: 107°, 1925)
Brownsville: 102° (old record: 99°, 1896, 1918 and 1991)
Corpus Christi: 105° (old record: 100°, 1997 and 2023)
Del Rio: 112° (old record: 109°, 2023) ***New August Record***
McAllen: 105° (old record: 103°, 1997 and 2018)
San Angelo: 111° (old record: 107°, 2023) ***Tied August record***
San Antonio: 108° (old record: 105°, 2023)

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was 0.0°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.1°C for the week centered around August 14. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.33°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.05°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will likely evolve into a La Niña event during the fall.

The SOI was +18.57 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +1.490 today.

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied 65% probability that New York City will have a cooler than normal August (1991-2020 normal). August will likely finish with a mean temperature near 75.5° (0.6° below normal).

 

[lee59]

75 my high after a  morning low of 54, now down to 65. First signs of fall. First time in quite a while to have a real cool down in August. 

 

[psv88]

76 for the high today 

[SACRUS]

 

Highs:

 

 

JFK: 77
EWR: 76
ACY: 76
BLM: 75
PHL: 75
LGA: 75
New Brnswck: 75
ISP: 74
TTN: 73
NYC: 73

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 97 (2005)
NYC: 96 (1955)
LGA: 97 (1955)
JFK: 91 (2005)


Lows:

EWR: 53 (1949)
NYC: 53 (1922)
LGA: 57 (1977)
JFK: 50 (1977)

Historical:

 

1856 - The Charter Oak was an unusually large white oak tree growing from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a windstorm on this day in 1856. According to tradition, Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden within the hollow of the tree to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general. The oak became a symbol of American independence and is commemorated on the Connecticut State Quarter.

1883 - An estimated F5 tornado caused extensive damage to Rochester Minnesota on this day. The enormous roar was said to have warned most Rochester residents, as the massive funnel cut through the north side of town. Over 135 homes were destroyed, and another 200 damaged. Many of the 200 plus injuries were severe, and other deaths probably occurred but not listed as part of the 37 total mentioned. This damaging tornado eventually led to the formation of the Mayo Clinic.

1888 - A tornado swarm occurred in Maryland and Delaware. Many waterspouts were seen over Chesapeake Bay. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1893 - Four hurricanes are observed in the Atlantic Ocean at the same time. Over a century would pass, 1998 before four hurricanes would again rage together in the Atlantic.

1918 - A tornado struck Tyler, MN, killing 36 persons and destroying most of the business section of the town resulting in a million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

1983 - The temperature at Fayetteville, NC, soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Early morning thunderstorms produced severe weather in eastern Iowa and west central Illinois. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Moline IL, and tennis ball size hail at Independence IA. Rock Island IL was drenched with 3.70 inches of rain. Total damage for the seven county area of west central Illinois was estimated at twelve million dollars. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Iowa, produced wind gusts to 63 mph in the Council Bluffs area, and drenched Sioux Center IA with up to 6.61 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail from Correll to north of Appleton. Thunderstorms in north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100 mph at Wilson Dam. Thunderstorms around Lincoln NE produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of rain, and Boone NE was deluged with five inches of rain in an hour and a half. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1994 - Hurricane John, about 345 miles south of Hilo, Hawaii had winds of 175 mph and pressure at 920 millibars or 27.17 inches of mercury, making it one of the strongest hurricanes ever in the Central Pacific. The 31-day existence made John the longest-lasting tropical cyclone recorded in both the Pacific Ocean and worldwide, surpassing both Hurricane Tina's previous record in the Pacific of 24 days in the 1992 season and the 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane's previous world record of 28 days in the 1899 Atlantic season. John was also the farthest-traveling tropical cyclone in both Pacific Ocean and worldwide, with distance traveled of 7,165 miles, out-distancing previous record holders Hurricane Fico in the Pacific of 4,700 miles in the 1978 season and Hurricane Faith worldwide of 6,850 miles in the 1966 Atlantic season.

[Wxoutlooksblog]

There's no heat dome for the foreseeable future now at least not on the east. Maybe not until next season. It looks as though our area maybe have a few days in the mid-upper 80s but at least at this point, I'm not seeing any more 90s in NYC. I suppose there's an outside chance in the second or third week of September but the maps appear to be trending steadily cooler. We'll see.

WX/PT