May 2025

[SACRUS]

 

Just as important 

 

 

ear	Rank	Days >= 80 °F
2015	1	118
2024	2	117
2021	3	116
1994	4	114
2016	5	113
1993	5	113
1991	5	113
2011	8	111
2010	8	111
2023	10	110
2022	11	109
1959	12	108
2007	13	106
2005	14	105
2002	15	104
1990	16	103
1957	16	103
1983	18	102
1906	18	102
1989	20	101
1986	20	101
1949	20	101
1908	20	101
2019	24	100
2017	24	100
2018	26	99
2013	26	99
2001	26	99
2008	29	98
1998	29	98
1944	29	98
2020	32	97
2012	32	97

[LibertyBell]

5 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Just as important 

 

 

ear	Rank	Days >= 80 °F
2015	1	118
2024	2	117
2021	3	116
1994	4	114
2016	5	113
1993	5	113
1991	5	113
2011	8	111
2010	8	111
2023	10	110
2022	11	109
1959	12	108
2007	13	106
2005	14	105
2002	15	104
1990	16	103
1957	16	103
1983	18	102
1906	18	102
1989	20	101
1986	20	101
1949	20	101
1908	20	101
2019	24	100
2017	24	100
2018	26	99
2013	26	99
2001	26	99
2008	29	98
1998	29	98
1944	29	98
2020	32	97
2012	32	97

Look at 1944, 1949 and 1959 putting in such strong performances on all standings! 1953 putting in a strong performance on number of 100 degree days.

I knew we had some real roasters back then but this is very extreme.

[MJO812]

Beautiful day today

Bring on the rain

[donsutherland1]

Tomorrow will be dry and continued pleasant. Temperatures will generally top out in the lower 70s. Showers and/or thundershowers are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday. It will turn somewhat warmer on Thursday and the week could end with temperatures in the upper 70s to perhaps 80°.

Meanwhile, parts of Texas will see extreme heat. The temperature could approach or set new May monthly high temperature records in such cities as Austin, Del Rio and San Antonio on Wednesday.

The extended guidance has grown cooler for the second half of May than it had been. Both the CFSv2 and ECMWF weekly guidance are now in good agreement that the second half of the month could average near normal overall.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.1°C for the week centered around April 30. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +0.68°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.05°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will likely continue through at least early summer.

Early indications are that summer 2025 will be warmer than normal in the New York City and Philadelphia areas. The potential exists for a much warmer than normal summer (more than 1° above normal).

The SOI was -0.82 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.718 today.

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 76% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal May (1991-2020 normal). May will likely finish with a mean temperature near 65.6° (2.4° above normal).

 

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, donsutherland1 said:

Tomorrow will be dry and continued pleasant. Temperatures will generally top out in the lower 70s. Showers and/or thundershowers are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday. It will turn somewhat warmer on Thursday and the week could end with temperatures in the upper 70s to perhaps 80°.

Meanwhile, parts of Texas will see extreme heat. The temperature could approach or set new May monthly high temperature records in such cities as Austin, Del Rio and San Antonio on Wednesday.

The extended guidance has grown cooler for the second half of May than it had been. Both the CFSv2 and ECMWF weekly guidance are now in good agreement that the second half of the month could average near normal overall.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.1°C for the week centered around April 30. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +0.68°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.05°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will likely continue through at least early summer.

Early indications are that summer 2025 will be warmer than normal in the New York City and Philadelphia areas. The potential exists for a much warmer than normal summer (more than 1° above normal).

The SOI was -0.82 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.718 today.

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 76% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal May (1991-2020 normal). May will likely finish with a mean temperature near 65.6° (2.4° above normal).

 

Don, when will the clouds move in make our skies overcast?  No sun from tomorrow through Saturday?

 

[donsutherland1]

10 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Don, when will the clouds move in make our skies overcast?  No sun from tomorrow through Saturday?

 

It will become mostly cloudy but still dry between 6 am and 8 am. With perhaps a light shower, it should be mainly or completely dry into the evening. Clouds could break for a time on Friday. More sustained clearing should commence Saturday afternoon. At least, that's where things currently stand.

[psv88]

Perfect day today. 73 and blue bird skies. Got the first mow in at the new homestead 

[qg_omega]

[SnoSki14]

9 minutes ago, qg_omega said:

Euro shows quite a cool memorial day weekend. Hopefully it doesn't rain at least.

[bluewave]

14 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

that's interesting, 2022 never got the publicity that 2010 did for being very hot, probably because 2010 was hotter over a much larger area.

It's like February 2006, a HECS for a small area, vs January 2016, a HECS over a much larger area.

What were 1993 numbers for Newark, just for reference, for 95 and 100 degree days?

1993 was the leader in 95° and 100° days at Newark. You can see how much warmer our summers have become since 2010. Even though 2010 and 1993 still stand at the top, many other years haven’t been far behind. This is mostly due to the onshore flow influence. If we ever got westerly flow and a real summer drought, then this records would easily be eclipsed in this much warmer climate than 2010 and 1993.

95° days at Newark

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Jan through Dec
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1993	25	0
2	2010	21	0
3	2022	20	0
-	1988	20	0
-	1944	20	0
4	2021	18	0
5	2012	17	0
-	2011	17	0
-	2002	17	0
-	1955	17	0
6	1949	16	0
7	2005	14	0
-	1953	14	0
8	2016	13	0
-	1999	13	0
-	1991	13	0
-	1987	13	0
9	1994	12	0
-	1983	12	0
-	1966	12	0
10	2018	11	0
-	1973	11	0

 

100° days

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Jan through Dec
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1993	9	0
2	1949	8	0
3	2022	6	0
-	1953	6	0
4	1988	5	0
-	1966	5	0
5	2011	4	0
-	2010	4	0
-	1955	4	0
-	1944	4	0

[Sundog]

7 hours ago, psv88 said:

Perfect day today. 73 and blue bird skies. Got the first mow in at the new homestead 

Are you still on Long Island? I probably missed it if you mentioned it. 

[bluewave]

28 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Euro shows quite a cool memorial day weekend. Hopefully it doesn't rain at least.

If recent years are a guide, then at least one of the Friday to Monday extended weekend days feature some measurable rain but it won’t be a washout. 
 

 

 

[[email protected]]

4 minutes ago, bluewave said:

If recent years are a guide, then at least one of the Friday to Monday extended weekend days feature some measurable rain but it won’t be a washout. 
 

 

 

Maby a 2013 redux?

[LibertyBell]

43 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Euro shows quite a cool memorial day weekend. Hopefully it doesn't rain at least.

75-80 with sunny skies and a light breeze would be quite perfect .

[bluewave]

2 minutes ago, [email protected] said:

Maby a 2013 redux?

Over the last 10 years there have been many extended Memorial Day weekends with at least some measurable rainfall on at least one day. This has been par for the course. Maybe related to all the blocking in Canada this time of year coupled with the tendency for lows to cutoff. We can all remember the record low maxes a few years ago.

Newark Area, NJ
Period of record: 1931-01-01 through 2025-05-12DateLowest maximum temperatures (degrees F)Top Record 2nd Record 3rd Record

5/29	52 in 2021	60 in 1950	60 in 1940
5/30	53 in 2021	53 in 1953	59 in 2017

 

[LibertyBell]

36 minutes ago, bluewave said:

1993 was the leader in 95° and 100° days at Newark. You can see how much warmer our summers have become since 2010. Even though 2010 and 1993 still stand at the top, many other years haven’t been far behind. This is mostly due to the onshore flow influence. If we ever got westerly flow and a real summer drought, then this records would easily be eclipsed in this much warmer climate than 2010 and 1993.

95° days at Newark

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Jan through Dec
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1993	25	0
2	2010	21	0
3	2022	20	0
-	1988	20	0
-	1944	20	0
4	2021	18	0
5	2012	17	0
-	2011	17	0
-	2002	17	0
-	1955	17	0
6	1949	16	0
7	2005	14	0
-	1953	14	0
8	2016	13	0
-	1999	13	0
-	1991	13	0
-	1987	13	0
9	1994	12	0
-	1983	12	0
-	1966	12	0
10	2018	11	0
-	1973	11	0

 

100° days

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Jan through Dec
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1993	9	0
2	1949	8	0
3	2022	6	0
-	1953	6	0
4	1988	5	0
-	1966	5	0
5	2011	4	0
-	2010	4	0
-	1955	4	0
-	1944	4	0

I wonder if it will be one of the 11 year cycle years.  As you know we have had some of our hottest summers in 11 year cycles, 1933, 1944, 1955, 1966, 1977, 1988, 1999, 2010.  We didn't get it in 2021 as expected, but as you mentioned 2022 would have fit this pattern too, so maybe it's not exactly 11 years but close? Of course 1993 doesn't fit this pattern either, but other factors might have been in play to make that summer very hot (like 1980, 1983 and 2002.)  So the next time frame to look for that kind of ultrahot summer would be between 2032 and 2034.

 

 

[LibertyBell]

3 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Over the last 10 years there have been many extended Memorial Day weekends with at least some measurable rainfall on at least one day. This has been par for the course. Maybe related to all the blocking in Canada this time of year coupled with the tendency for lows to cutoff. We can all remember the record low maxes a few years ago.

Newark Area, NJ
Period of record: 1931-01-01 through 2025-05-12DateLowest maximum temperatures (degrees F)Top Record 2nd Record 3rd Record

5/29	52 in 2021	60 in 1950	60 in 1940
5/30	53 in 2021	53 in 1953	59 in 2017

 

Didn't we have sleet or snow or graupel on a Memorial Day weekend a few years ago? I forgot what year it was but before 2013 I think?

[bluewave]

11 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Didn't we have sleet or snow or graupel on a Memorial Day weekend a few years ago? I forgot what year it was but before 2013 I think?

Yeah, that was the elevation snows back in 2013. 
 

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/snow-new-england-new-york-weekend-20130527

[LibertyBell]

1 minute ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, that was the elevation snows back in 2013. 
 

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/snow-new-england-new-york-weekend-20130527

Yes, it was like 41-42 degrees here and it even looked like graupel here lol.

What a raw miserable day that was!

[dWave]

22 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Lee Goldberg has mentioned the Park not being representative. But it’s still the go to for apps, which is where like 90% of people get their weather info now.

That's true. However apps tend to just point you to the closest offical reporting station, so they actually help deemphasize Central Park. If you in Manhattan and small portion of BK you'll see the Park, but more NYC residents will be directed to LGA and JFK. Some close in suburbs will get LGA/JFK as well. SI will get Newark numbers.

If i'm at home, apps show me LGA statistics/records and current conditions. Or some AI generated estimate based on LGA + attempts to show neighborhood microclimates. I only see Central Park on TV.

 

[bluewave]

13 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Yes, it was like 41-42 degrees here and it even looked like graupel here lol.

What a raw miserable day that was!

It looks like we are on track for no 90° days this month at the warmer spots like Newark which usually get them. So if the past experience continues with the exception of 1983 which was a super El Niño, this summer won’t see as many 90° days as the big years like 2022 and 2010 did. So an under 40 days reaching 90° season. But we could still see warm intervals and even 100° heat away from the shore with another warmer than average summer. Though the greatest heat may be back closer to the Plains and West this summer where the strongest drought feedback currently is.

All May years at Newark with no 90° days

Monthly Number of Days Max Temperature >= 90 for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ with no 90° days in May
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

2020	0	0	5	17	9	0	0	31
2014	0	0	2	8	2	3	0	15
2009	3	0	0	1	10	0	0	14
2008	0	0	6	11	2	3	0	22
2005	0	0	10	11	12	4	0	37
2003	0	0	5	8	7	0	0	20
1997	0	0	7	10	3	0	0	20
1990	2	0	5	9	9	1	0	26
1989	0	0	4	12	8	3	0	27
1984	0	0	8	6	8	0	0	22
1983	0	0	7	15	11	7	0	40
1982	0	0	1	10	1	0	0	12
1976	2	0	7	2	4	0	0	15
1973	0	0	5	9	12	5	0	31
1972	0	0	0	16	4	1	0	21
1971	0	0	6	7	7	2	0	22
1968	0	0	4	9	9	1	0	23
1967	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	7
1966	0	0	10	14	8	1	0	33
1963	0	0	6	11	3	0	0	20
1961	0	0	4	13	8	9	0	34
1960	1	0	3	2	8	1	0	15
1958	0	0	2	11	6	2	0	21
1954	0	0	5	10	3	0	0	18
1952	0	0	8	17	2	4	0	31
1950	0	0	8	6	3	1	0	18
1946	0	0	5	5	2	0	0	12
1940	0	0	2	11	1	1	0	15
1938	0	0	4	4	9	0	1	18

[SACRUS]

 

64 / 61 here.  Tue - Fri  cloudy periods of showers and rain 1-2 inches of rain.  Sat front brings next shot at storms/showers but not a washout.  Sunday - Tuesday dry out and warm up could approach 80 in the warm spots.  Longer range continues to have trough into the east with more unsettled weather.  Outside chance to capture a 90 before the close of the month but chances were diminished with the latest forecasts output.  Overall near normal / wetter 5/18 - 5/31

 

[SACRUS]

32 minutes ago, bluewave said:

It looks like we are on track for no 90° days this month at the warmer spots like Newark which usually get them. So if the past experience continues with the exception of 1983 which was a super El Niño, this summer won’t see as many 90° days as the big years like 2022 and 2010 did. So an under 40 days reaching 90° season. But we could still see warm intervals and even 100° heat away from the shore with another warmer than average summer. Though the greatest heat may be back closer to the Plains and West this summer where the strongest drought feedback currently is.

All May years at Newark with no 90° days

 

Curious if you run # 80 days M-A-M to compare with this.

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 92 (1956)
NYC: 89 (1956)
LGA: 89 (1956)
JFK: 82 (2004)


Lows:

EWR: 37 (1938)
NYC: 39 (1895)
LGA: 42 (2019)
JFK: 41 (2020)


Historical:

 

1930 - A man was killed when caught in an open field during a hailstorm northwest of Lubbock TX. It was the first, and perhaps the only, authentic death by hail in U.S. weather records. (David Ludlum)

 

1980: An F3 tornado ripped directly through the center of Kalamazoo, Michigan, killing five people, injuring 79, leaving 1,200 homeless and causing $50 million in damage. The tornado passed directly over the American Bank, where a barograph reported a pressure drop of 0.59 inches.

1981 - A tornado 450 yards in width destroyed ninety percent of Emberson TX. People did not see a tornado, but rather a wall of debris. Homes were leveled, a man in a bathtub was hurled a quarter of a mile, and a 1500 pound recreational vehicle was hurled 500 yards. Miraculously no deaths occurred in the tornado. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - A cold front brought an end to the early season warm spell in the north central U.S., but not before the temperature at Sioux City IA soared to a record warm 95 degrees. Strong southwesterly winds ahead of the cold front gusted to 52 mph at Marais MI. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Rockford MN, and wind gusts to 75 mph at Belmond IA. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Strong winds along a cold front ushering cold air into the northwestern U.S. gusted to 69 mph at Myton UT. Temperatures warmed into the 80s ahead of the cold front, as far north as Montana. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a warm front produced severe weather in the Southern Plains Region during the afternoon and night. A thunderstorm at Killeen TX produced wind gusts to 95 mph damaging 200 helicopters at Fort Hood causing nearly 500 million dollars damage. Another thunderstorm produced softball size hail at Hodges TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front spawned ten tornadoes from eastern Wyoming to northern Kansas, including seven in western Nebraska. Thunderstorms forming ahead of a cold front in the eastern U.S. spawned five tornadoes from northeastern North Carolina to southern Pennsylvania. Thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana deluged the New Orleans area with four to eight inches of rain between 7 AM and Noon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

1995: This outbreak produced tornadoes extending from the Mississippi River near Burlington, Iowa, to the west of Bloomington, Illinois. Two violent tornadoes, each ranked at F4 intensity, were reported. The first tornado traveled 60 miles from near Fort Madison, Iowa, to the southeast of Galesburg, Illinois producing over $10 million damage. The town of Raritan, Illinois was hit the hardest. The second violent tornado traveled 7 miles across Fulton County from Ipava to Lewistown, Illinois producing $6 million damage. Another strong tornado took a 25-mile path across parts of Fulton, Mason, and Tazewell Counties. The storms also produced softball-size hail south and northwest of Macomb in Illinois. Five men were injured in Lawrence County, Indiana when lightning struck one of them and traveled to the other four. There were 184 reports of severe weather, including over three dozen tornadoes.

 

2001: Two brothers hiking with their family in the Zion National Park in Utah were swept away when flash flooding suddenly struck after a burst of heavy rain. The youngsters were ahead of the rest of their family when they came to a part of the trail that was underwater. They were swept away as they attempted the cross the flooded part of the trail.

 

 

[SACRUS]

 

Heaviest rains so far west

 

[LibertyBell]

47 minutes ago, bluewave said:

It looks like we are on track for no 90° days this month at the warmer spots like Newark which usually get them. So if the past experience continues with the exception of 1983 which was a super El Niño, this summer won’t see as many 90° days as the big years like 2022 and 2010 did. So an under 40 days reaching 90° season. But we could still see warm intervals and even 100° heat away from the shore with another warmer than average summer. Though the greatest heat may be back closer to the Plains and West this summer where the strongest drought feedback currently is.

All May years at Newark with no 90° days

Monthly Number of Days Max Temperature >= 90 for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ with no 90° days in May
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

2020	0	0	5	17	9	0	0	31
2014	0	0	2	8	2	3	0	15
2009	3	0	0	1	10	0	0	14
2008	0	0	6	11	2	3	0	22
2005	0	0	10	11	12	4	0	37
2003	0	0	5	8	7	0	0	20
1997	0	0	7	10	3	0	0	20
1990	2	0	5	9	9	1	0	26
1989	0	0	4	12	8	3	0	27
1984	0	0	8	6	8	0	0	22
1983	0	0	7	15	11	7	0	40
1982	0	0	1	10	1	0	0	12
1976	2	0	7	2	4	0	0	15
1973	0	0	5	9	12	5	0	31
1972	0	0	0	16	4	1	0	21
1971	0	0	6	7	7	2	0	22
1968	0	0	4	9	9	1	0	23
1967	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	7
1966	0	0	10	14	8	1	0	33
1963	0	0	6	11	3	0	0	20
1961	0	0	4	13	8	9	0	34
1960	1	0	3	2	8	1	0	15
1958	0	0	2	11	6	2	0	21
1954	0	0	5	10	3	0	0	18
1952	0	0	8	17	2	4	0	31
1950	0	0	8	6	3	1	0	18
1946	0	0	5	5	2	0	0	12
1940	0	0	2	11	1	1	0	15
1938	0	0	4	4	9	0	1	18

places like JFK could still hit 100 degrees, you just need a direct westerly flow for a few days.  We had this in 1977 in what was otherwise a not so hot summer.

we also hit 100 degrees after la ninas (note 2011).

 

 

[LibertyBell]

49 minutes ago, bluewave said:

It looks like we are on track for no 90° days this month at the warmer spots like Newark which usually get them. So if the past experience continues with the exception of 1983 which was a super El Niño, this summer won’t see as many 90° days as the big years like 2022 and 2010 did. So an under 40 days reaching 90° season. But we could still see warm intervals and even 100° heat away from the shore with another warmer than average summer. Though the greatest heat may be back closer to the Plains and West this summer where the strongest drought feedback currently is.

All May years at Newark with no 90° days

Monthly Number of Days Max Temperature >= 90 for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ with no 90° days in May
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

2020	0	0	5	17	9	0	0	31
2014	0	0	2	8	2	3	0	15
2009	3	0	0	1	10	0	0	14
2008	0	0	6	11	2	3	0	22
2005	0	0	10	11	12	4	0	37
2003	0	0	5	8	7	0	0	20
1997	0	0	7	10	3	0	0	20
1990	2	0	5	9	9	1	0	26
1989	0	0	4	12	8	3	0	27
1984	0	0	8	6	8	0	0	22
1983	0	0	7	15	11	7	0	40
1982	0	0	1	10	1	0	0	12
1976	2	0	7	2	4	0	0	15
1973	0	0	5	9	12	5	0	31
1972	0	0	0	16	4	1	0	21
1971	0	0	6	7	7	2	0	22
1968	0	0	4	9	9	1	0	23
1967	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	7
1966	0	0	10	14	8	1	0	33
1963	0	0	6	11	3	0	0	20
1961	0	0	4	13	8	9	0	34
1960	1	0	3	2	8	1	0	15
1958	0	0	2	11	6	2	0	21
1954	0	0	5	10	3	0	0	18
1952	0	0	8	17	2	4	0	31
1950	0	0	8	6	3	1	0	18
1946	0	0	5	5	2	0	0	12
1940	0	0	2	11	1	1	0	15
1938	0	0	4	4	9	0	1	18

looks like Newark barely got there in 1983 but was the hottest summer at both NYC and JFK until 1991 and 1993 for NYC and 2010 for JFK.

 

[LibertyBell]

9 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 92 (1956)
NYC: 89 (1956)
LGA: 89 (1956)
JFK: 82 (2004)


Lows:

EWR: 37 (1938)
NYC: 39 (1895)
LGA: 42 (2019)
JFK: 41 (2020)


Historical:

 

1930 - A man was killed when caught in an open field during a hailstorm northwest of Lubbock TX. It was the first, and perhaps the only, authentic death by hail in U.S. weather records. (David Ludlum)

 

1980: An F3 tornado ripped directly through the center of Kalamazoo, Michigan, killing five people, injuring 79, leaving 1,200 homeless and causing $50 million in damage. The tornado passed directly over the American Bank, where a barograph reported a pressure drop of 0.59 inches.

1981 - A tornado 450 yards in width destroyed ninety percent of Emberson TX. People did not see a tornado, but rather a wall of debris. Homes were leveled, a man in a bathtub was hurled a quarter of a mile, and a 1500 pound recreational vehicle was hurled 500 yards. Miraculously no deaths occurred in the tornado. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - A cold front brought an end to the early season warm spell in the north central U.S., but not before the temperature at Sioux City IA soared to a record warm 95 degrees. Strong southwesterly winds ahead of the cold front gusted to 52 mph at Marais MI. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Rockford MN, and wind gusts to 75 mph at Belmond IA. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Strong winds along a cold front ushering cold air into the northwestern U.S. gusted to 69 mph at Myton UT. Temperatures warmed into the 80s ahead of the cold front, as far north as Montana. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a warm front produced severe weather in the Southern Plains Region during the afternoon and night. A thunderstorm at Killeen TX produced wind gusts to 95 mph damaging 200 helicopters at Fort Hood causing nearly 500 million dollars damage. Another thunderstorm produced softball size hail at Hodges TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front spawned ten tornadoes from eastern Wyoming to northern Kansas, including seven in western Nebraska. Thunderstorms forming ahead of a cold front in the eastern U.S. spawned five tornadoes from northeastern North Carolina to southern Pennsylvania. Thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana deluged the New Orleans area with four to eight inches of rain between 7 AM and Noon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

1995: This outbreak produced tornadoes extending from the Mississippi River near Burlington, Iowa, to the west of Bloomington, Illinois. Two violent tornadoes, each ranked at F4 intensity, were reported. The first tornado traveled 60 miles from near Fort Madison, Iowa, to the southeast of Galesburg, Illinois producing over $10 million damage. The town of Raritan, Illinois was hit the hardest. The second violent tornado traveled 7 miles across Fulton County from Ipava to Lewistown, Illinois producing $6 million damage. Another strong tornado took a 25-mile path across parts of Fulton, Mason, and Tazewell Counties. The storms also produced softball-size hail south and northwest of Macomb in Illinois. Five men were injured in Lawrence County, Indiana when lightning struck one of them and traveled to the other four. There were 184 reports of severe weather, including over three dozen tornadoes.

 

2001: Two brothers hiking with their family in the Zion National Park in Utah were swept away when flash flooding suddenly struck after a burst of heavy rain. The youngsters were ahead of the rest of their family when they came to a part of the trail that was underwater. They were swept away as they attempted the cross the flooded part of the trail.

 

 

JFK: 41 (2020)

 

wild how cold 2020 still was so late in the season.

[bluewave]

44 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

places like JFK could still hit 100 degrees, you just need a direct westerly flow for a few days.  We had this in 1977 in what was otherwise a not so hot summer.

we also hit 100 degrees after la ninas (note 2011).

 

 

JFK is currently experiencing the longest 100° day drought on record at 4316 days due to the increased onshore flow since 2013.

Number of Consecutive Days Max Temperature < 100 
for JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

Period of record: 1948-07-17 to 2025-05-12
1	4316	2013-07-19 through 2025-05-12
2	4016	1999-07-06 through 2010-07-03
3	4009	1972-07-24 through 1983-07-15
4	3610	1983-08-21 through 1993-07-08
5	2210	1966-07-05 through 1972-07-22
6	2185	1993-07-11 through 1999-07-04
7	963	1960-05-02 through 1962-12-20
8	857	1955-03-18 through 1957-07-21
9	817	1951-11-07 through 1954-01-31
10	736	1948-08-28 through 1950-09-02

 

 

[Stormlover74]

58 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Heaviest rains so far west

 

Looks like what falls today will be mostly light