May 2025

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

1 minute ago, LibertyBell said:

Hopefully the winds don't get too strong there.

 

It’s really only happening up on the ski slopes, all infrastructure in southern Vermont is 2500’ or below.

To answer the question about the low track, it’s hard to say what would have happened with a similar low and track in winter. Precip shield tends to be broader. Probably would have been a mix along the coast today. But this last band coming through likely would have been at least a few inches of snow.

[Brian5671]

stuck between bands here only very light rain 

[jm1220]

2 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

It’s really only happening up on the ski slopes, all infrastructure in southern Vermont is 2500’ or below.

To answer the question about the low track, it’s hard to say what would have happened with a similar low and track in winter. Precip shield tends to be broader. Probably would have been a mix along the coast today. But this last band coming through likely would have been at least a few inches of snow.

Probably would’ve been a broader precip shield since there’s a bigger difference between cold and warm ocean air-more overrunning, broader precip shield west. It might’ve been light rain/mix to heavy snow as the offshore low took over-we have a primary low that made it all the way to Buffalo. But it would’ve been another Juno/Nemo/Jan 2022 scenario. 

[FPizz]

4 hours ago, FPizz said:

Record low max today for NYC?  Looks like the record is 54 for today 

Yup, 51 today.  Old record was 54 back from 1894.  Thanks @uncle W for sharing that.

52 at Trenton broke record as well, was 55 set in 1909.

Philly's 56 was good for 2nd place, it was 53 also in 1909.

[coastalplainsnowman]

7 hours ago, bluewave said:

The key will be how much rain we get in early June. We probably make it back into the 80s between June 1st -10th. But we would probably need to dry out with more sun in order for the warm spots to get their first 90° of the season by June 15th. We are already running late on our first 90° day. 
 

First/Last Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ
Each section contains date and year of occurrence, value on that date.
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

Minimum	04-07 (2010)		08-08 (2011)		69
Mean	05-18		09-09		113
Maximum	06-17 (2014)		10-02 (2019)		170
2024	05-02 (2024)	90	08-28 (2024)	95	117
2023	04-13 (2023)	92	09-08 (2023)	92	147
2022	05-21 (2022)	95	09-04 (2022)	93	105
2021	05-19 (2021)	91	09-15 (2021)	91	118
2020	06-06 (2020)	91	08-27 (2020)	93	81
2019	05-26 (2019)	90	10-02 (2019)	96	128
2018	05-02 (2018)	90	09-06 (2018)	98	126
2017	05-17 (2017)	92	09-25 (2017)	90	130
2016	05-25 (2016)	91	09-23 (2016)	90	120
2015	05-25 (2015)	90	09-09 (2015)	91	106
2014	06-17 (2014)	91	09-06 (2014)	95	80
2013	05-30 (2013)	93	09-11 (2013)	96	103
2012	05-28 (2012)	91	09-07 (2012)	90	101
2011	05-30 (2011)	92	08-08 (2011)	93	69
2010	04-07 (2010)	92	09-25 (2010)	90	170

It's interesting that 2011, the year with by far the shortest time between first and last 90 degree days - 69 days - , is also the year that Newark had the 106 or maybe 108.

[nycwinter]

freezing cold this morning brr if it was april i would wear the winter coat but being late may i would kinda feel embarrassed if it did..

[gravitylover]

Meh, I just did a garden walk and drank a cup of coffee wearing nothing more than sweats and a fleece bathrobe. 

[IrishRob17]

8 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

Meh, I just did a garden walk and drank a cup of coffee wearing nothing more than sweats and a fleece bathrobe. 

Is this you getting some more cream for your "coffee"? 45/44 here with 6.45" for May. 

[bluewave]

Very nice to actually get a top 10 coldest record for a change.

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending top 10 coldest lowest maximum temperatures 5-21 to 6-2

1	1967-06-02	48	0
2	1961-06-02	49	0
3	2021-06-02	52	0
4	2025-06-02	53	11
-	1990-06-02	53	0
-	1953-06-02	53	0
5	2005-06-02	54	0
-	1946-06-02	54	0
-	1934-06-02	54	0
6	1982-06-02	55	0
7	2003-06-02	56	0
-	2000-06-02	56	0
-	1943-06-02	56	0
-	1931-06-02	56	0
8	2015-06-02	57	0
-	1968-06-02	57	0
9	2013-06-02	58	0
-	2001-06-02	58	0
-	1950-06-02	58	0
-	1945-06-02	58	0
10	2017-06-02	59	0
-	2011-06-02	59	0
-	1973-06-02	59	0
-	1970-06-02	59	0
-	1963-06-02	59	0
-	1954-06-02	59	0

[Sundog]

9 hours ago, FPizz said:

Yup, 51 today.  Old record was 54 back from 1894.  Thanks @uncle W for sharing that.

52 at Trenton broke record as well, was 55 set in 1909.

Philly's 56 was good for 2nd place, it was 53 also in 1909.

We finally got one lol 

Still haven't turned the heat on. I baked bread yesterday, it helped haha

[Sundog]

42 minutes ago, nycwinter said:

freezing cold this morning brr if it was april i would wear the winter coat but being late may i would kinda feel embarrassed if it did..

You might look like a bum if you're wearing a bubble jacket on Memorial Day Weekend lolol

[winterwarlock]

1.53 3 day storm total imby

[IrishRob17]

13 minutes ago, Sundog said:

You might look like a bum if you're wearing a bubble jacket on Memorial Day Weekend lolol

Oh he looks like something alright

[Sundog]

If this was winter it would have been a heartbreaker, but at least we still got something. This was a SNE special:

Those oranges are 3 to 5 inches of rain. 

[Dark Star]

12 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

The earth needs to be moved closer to Venus.

I'd rather have a better view of Uranus...

[Brian5671]

24 minutes ago, Sundog said:

If this was winter it would have been a heartbreaker, but at least we still got something. This was a SNE special:

Those oranges are 3 to 5 inches of rain. 

We have to remember that next time models are battling east/west-the east solution tends to win out

[SACRUS]

 

50 / 48 misty / light rain and drizzle.   Hour 60 of what should be 96 hours of clouds / mostly cloudy conditions, but this could extend into Sunday approaching 100 hours.   Light showers rain becoming isolated mostly cloudy although there could be some breaks in the clouds stuck near 60.  Tomorrow the ULL is over the the northeast and clouds lingering - a bit warmer / drier low - mid 60s.  Sunday piece of energy over the GL dives south and could trigger some scattered showers and additional cloud cover - mainly dry / warmer near 70.  Monday looks to break the streak fully with partly cloudy skies and temps neareer to normal low - mid 70s.   

Beyond there the trough remains into the Northeast with the month closing out near normal / perhaps a warm day or day / half 29-30 or 30-31.   Still lingering trough and tendency for low cutting off from the trough before the warmth in heat goes north and east by the end of the first week of next month in the way beyond:

5/21 - 5/25 : Much cooler - cloudy wet
5/26 - Memorial day slavaged 70s and dry - partly - sunny
5/27 - 5/29 :   Near normal - southern system may bring light rain
5/30 - 5/31:   could end with a brief warmup
Way beyond :   warmer into the the 6/5 - beyond period (perhaps much warmer and hotter)

 

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 96 (1964)
NYC: 94 (1964)
LGA: 94 (1964)
JFK: 92 (2021)


Lows:


EWR: 43 (1931)
NYC: 43 (1963)
LGA: 45 (1963)
JFK: 33 (2022)

Historical:

 

1882 - An unusual late season snow blanketed eastern Iowa, with four to six inches reported around Washington. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1953 - The temperature at Hollis OK soared from a morning low of 70 degrees to an afternoon high of 110 degrees to establish a state record for the month of May. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - It was a busy day for thunderstorms in the central U.S. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 65 mph at Shreveport LA and golf ball size hail at Marfa, TX. Hobart, OK, received 3.55 inches of rain in the morning, and another 4.03 inches of rain that evening. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced 8.5 inches of rain in two hours north of Potter, and 7.5 inches of rain in ninety minutes north of Minatare. Thunderstorms in Colorado produced five inches of hail at Greeley. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather across much of the eastern U.S. Golf ball size hail was reported in Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Ohio. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Severe thunderstorms developing along a cold front resulted in 98 reports of large hail and damaging winds in the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley. Golf ball size hail caused a million dollars damage around Buffalo City, WI, baseball size hail was reported at Northfield and Randolph, MN, and thunderstorm winds gusted to 95 mph at Dunkerton, IA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Unseasonably hot weather continued in the south central U.S. Pueblo, CO, equalled their May record with a high of 98 degrees, and the high of 106 degrees at Midland, TX, marked a record six straight days of 100 degree heat. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - A cold front crossing the western U.S. produced snow over parts of Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho and Utah, with five inches reported at Austin NV, and four inches at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. Strong winds behind the cold front sharply reduced visibilities in blowing dust over central California, and two multi-vehicle accidents resulted in one death and eighteen injuries. In northern Idaho, a cloud-burst washed tons of topsoil, and rocks as large as footballs, into the valley town of Culdesac. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

2002: A Pacific storm system brought some much needed snow to the Colorado Mountains and foothills with a mix of rain on the Plains. Snowfall totals included: 13 inches at Coal Creek Canyon, 11 inches near Evergreen, CO. The former Stapleton International Airport at Denver reported less than an inch. Three temperature records were set. The morning low temperature of 31° was a record low; as was the morning low of 32° the following morning. The high temperature of only 48° equaled the record low maximum.

[SACRUS]

 

Coastal low slowly pulling away in the northeast and pronounces breaks and clearing into PA.  Perhaps by noon we can get into breaks of sun or better - heres hoping

 

 

[Uniblab]

13 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

hmm does he know if there's been any snow near the Lake Harmony and Albrightsville area-- elevation around 2,200 feet.

He couldn't say, but If I had to hazard a guess I'd think there would be some flakes flying there too. 

[SACRUS]

 

Euro still not updating there but it is more similar to the GFS with trough still clinging to the northeast (ish) 5/30 - 6/1).   Heights poised to rise in the 6/5 - beyond.

 

 

[SACRUS]

 

Coastal pulling away and lingering rain into NY 

 

[FPizz]

1 hour ago, Sundog said:

We finally got one lol 

Still haven't turned the heat on. I baked bread yesterday, it helped haha

Breaking 100+ year old cold records, I thought it was impossible.  Shocked there were no posts about it from all the stat geeks here (not really).

 

1 hour ago, winterwarlock said:

1.53 3 day storm total imby

Almost the same here, 1.56"

[jm1220]

1 hour ago, Sundog said:

If this was winter it would have been a heartbreaker, but at least we still got something. This was a SNE special:

Those oranges are 3 to 5 inches of rain. 

Eh, glad the lawns got another drink and we can still get a coastal storm under the right conditions. The storm also would’ve evolved differently in the winter. 

[SACRUS]

23 hours ago, SACRUS said:

 

 

 

Cool period dep

EWR:

5/19: 73 / 52 (-1)
5/20: 71/50 (-3)
5/21: 59 / 50 (-10)
5/22: 53 / 50 (-13)

NYC:

5/19: 69 /51 (-4)
5/20: 67 / 49 (-6)
5/21: 59 / 49 (-11)
5/21: 51 / 48 (-15)

LGA:

5/19:  70 / 52 (-4)
5/20: 68 / 50 (-6)
5/21: 59 / 49 (-11)
5/21: 53 / 48 (-15)

JFK:

5/19: 74 / 53 (+3)
5/20: 69 / 50 (-3)
5/21: 58 / 50 (-8)
5/21: 55 / 49 (-10)

[SACRUS]

 

Rain totals 5/21 - 5/23 (9AM)

 

 

New Brnswck: 1.75
EWR: 1.13
NYC: 1.09
JFK: 1.01
LGA: 0.79

[Sundog]

37 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Breaking 100+ year old cold records, I thought it was impossible.  Shocked there were no posts about it from all the stat geeks here (not really).

 

Almost the same here, 1.56"

You thought wrong my friend. It's not impossible, it just gets more and more unlikely. 

[TriPol]

*peeks head out* Is it over? Is the cold rainstorm over with? Are we finally moving to summer?

[Stormlover74]

6 minutes ago, TriPol said:

*peeks head out* Is it over? Is the cold rainstorm over with? Are we finally moving to summer?

Summer looks at least a week away. 

[TriPol]

3 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Summer looks at least a week away. 

Better than a month away.