May 2025

[Sundog]

20 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

unfortunately are becoming more common and were not like this before the 90s

they are a plague on the weather here.

1.5C isn't that much

1.5C over 120 years for the Earth is a shit ton, but that doesn't mean you wake up to a tropical climate one morning. 

[WestBabylonWeather]

31 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

I used to work near West Babylon, the power is always iffy there.

It stretched well beyond west Babylon. Surprised you do not recall this event 

 

After dealing with the a day of stifling heat and humidity, severe thunderstorms plagued most of New York City and neighboring counties in New Jersey in the evening, but it appears Long Island may have gotten the worst of the storms. PSEG Long Island says lightning brought down trees and wires, causing outages mostly in the Towns of Islip and Babylon in Suffolk County.

As of 8:30 a.m., the company restored more than 67,000 customers impacted by the storm last night, howeber, PSEG Long Island is reporting that more than 24,000 of its approximately 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are still without service.

[forkyfork]

16 minutes ago, FPizz said:

They are back

i hope it's a foreshock for a 7

[Brian5671]

Zero chance of a 7 quake around here

[TWCCraig]

2 hours ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

I wonder what the top winds were. Sources are saying 60mph and there is just no way. The winds were stronger than that. 

81mph on the radar velocities (elevated). Crazy storm

[LibertyBell]

26 minutes ago, Sundog said:

1.5C over 120 years for the Earth is a shit ton, but that doesn't mean you wake up to a tropical climate one morning. 

unfortunately this shift to cold crappy rainy May weather was rather unexpected.  Drier springs were MUCH better.  The only other time I remember getting a May like this was 1992 and that was when Pinatubo was influencing the climate.

[LibertyBell]

9 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Zero chance of a 7 quake around here

I enjoyed the 4.8 we had here a year ago, it was fun.

[LibertyBell]

27 minutes ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

It stretched well beyond west Babylon. Surprised you do not recall this event 

 

After dealing with the a day of stifling heat and humidity, severe thunderstorms plagued most of New York City and neighboring counties in New Jersey in the evening, but it appears Long Island may have gotten the worst of the storms. PSEG Long Island says lightning brought down trees and wires, causing outages mostly in the Towns of Islip and Babylon in Suffolk County.

As of 8:30 a.m., the company restored more than 67,000 customers impacted by the storm last night, howeber, PSEG Long Island is reporting that more than 24,000 of its approximately 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are still without service.

looks like it was more of a Suffolk County thing although the Rockaways being out of power means it was bad here too, I just don't remember it.

What I do remember is that big November tornado outbreak we had a few years ago-- 8 tornadoes on Long Island including one in my town, my power went out for 4 hours and I was freezing lol

 

[LibertyBell]

32 minutes ago, FPizz said:

They are back

That one we had last year was awesome and timed well with the solar eclipse lol

Just like the one we had in 2011 that happened just before Irene.

[WestBabylonWeather]

33 minutes ago, TWCCraig said:

81mph on the radar velocities (elevated). Crazy storm

I believe it hit 100mph in places. Remember it like it was yesterday. Debris everywhere. 

[SnoSki14]

39 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Zero chance of a 7 quake around here

Is that even possible 

[LibertyBell]

11 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Is that even possible 

Just be glad we've banned fracking in NY/NJ

[SACRUS]

35 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

unfortunately this shift to cold crappy rainy May weather was rather unexpected.  Drier springs were MUCH better.  The only other time I remember getting a May like this was 1992 and that was when Pinatubo was influencing the climate.

 

You skipped a bunch between 1992 - 2024

 

May 1995 featured 16 / 17 days of measured rain and had many highs lingering in the 60s.
May 1996 had a srting of 2.5 weeks of mainly cool/rainy weather
May 1997 was -4.1 below normal (EWR)
May 2000 was very wet and had more than a mostly  10 day stretch of rain and below normal
May 2002 was between -2.5 and -3.00 below normal with a week of more than 10 below normal
May 2003 was more than -4 / below normal and featured a 11 day wet period.
May 2005 was more than 4 below normal with a week and half long stretch similar to this one
May 2008 was around 3 below normal
May 2009 opened with a wet period the first 9 days
May 2016 opened the first 10 days wet and well below normal
May 2017 was -2.5 to -3.0 below normal and likely cooler than this May as a whole
May 2019 featured measurable rain 20 days that month
May 2020 was -2.5 below normal

[SACRUS]

 

Clouds lover delight these pas 11 days, perhaps a break or two of sun

 

[LibertyBell]

1 minute ago, SACRUS said:

 

You skipped a bunch between 1992 - 2024

 

May 1995 featured 16 / 17 days of measured rain and had many highs lingering in the 60s.
May 1996 had a srting of 2.5 weeks of mainly cool/rainy weather
May 1997 was -4.1 below normal (EWR)
May 2000 was very wet and had more than a mostly  10 day stretch of rain and below normal
May 2002 was between -2.5 and -3.00 below normal with a week of more than 10 below normal
May 2003 was more than -4 / below normal and featured a 11 day wet period.
May 2005 was more than 4 below normal with a week and half long stretch similar to this one
May 2008 was around 3 below normal
May 2009 opened with a wet period the first 9 days
May 2016 opened the first 10 days wet and well below normal
May 2017 was -2.5 to -3.0 below normal and likely cooler than this May as a whole
May 2019 featured measurable rain 20 days that month
May 2020 was -2.5 below normal

Yes it seems to be happening more frequently now, for whatever reason.

I can't wait until we get back to the drier warmer Mays we used to have.

The only good summers we had out of any of those years were 1995 and 2002.

2002 actually gives some hope, although we already had big heat in April that year.

 

[LibertyBell]

The old saying.... *April showers bring May flowers* needs to be adjusted to *April and May showers bring flooding and perhaps June flowers*

[LibertyBell]

3 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Clouds lover delight these pas 11 days, perhaps a break or two of sun

 

The old saying.... *April showers bring May flowers* needs to be adjusted to *April and May showers bring flooding and perhaps June flowers*

[MANDA]

1 hour ago, winterwx21 said:

Another good soaking with 0.66" here. I haven't had to water the vegetable garden much lately. 

Had .39" here and same, not much watering needed lately.  Needs to dry out a bit or fungus is going to start in the garden.  Already have some red thread going on in the lawn.  The rain is welcome, I'm not complaining but just need it to dry out and get sunny for a few days in between the events.  Can't have everything so I'll take the rain and shut up.

[Brian5671]

I remember 3-4 weeks ago people were begging for rain....prayers answered and then some...

[jm1220]

7 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

The old saying.... *April showers bring May flowers* needs to be adjusted to *April and May showers bring flooding and perhaps June flowers*

Or January cutters bring February flowers 

[SACRUS]

7 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Yes it seems to be happening more frequently now, for whatever reason.

I can't wait until we get back to the drier warmer Mays we used to have.

The only good summers we had out of any of those years were 1995 and 2002.

2002 actually gives some hope, although we already had big heat in April that year.

 

2016 was a very hot summer overall , 2020  2019 also above normal.   The major sites will be around an inch to 1.5 above normal rainfall with Friday and Saturdays rains. We have had drier and wetter Mays.  I dont think it plays a big part of determining summer's overall averages.   The period 6/5 - mid month looks above normal and could see some 90s.

 

 

[LibertyBell]

3 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Or January cutters bring February flowers 

ha true, 2018 is a case in point.

this also greatly damages our gardens because we get the inevitable killing freezes in March (and a lot more than that in 2018).

[LibertyBell]

4 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

2016 was a very hot summer overall , 2020  2019 also above normal.   The major sites will be around an inch to 1.5 above normal rainfall with Friday and Saturdays rains. We have had drier and wetter Mays.  I dont think it plays a big part of determining summer's overall averages.   The period 6/5 - mid month looks above normal and could see some 90s.

 

 

2016-- I think was more humid than actually very hot, less than 30 90 degree days but over 40 75 dewpoint days here.

It's good that we are going to get into a drier pattern starting on Sunday, the heat can wait until June 20th, but getting rid of the rain is of vital importance right now.

 

[FPizz]

9 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Had .39" here and same, not much watering needed lately.  Needs to dry out a bit or fungus is going to start in the garden.  Already have some red thread going on in the lawn.  The rain is welcome, I'm not complaining but just need it to dry out and get sunny for a few days in between the events.  Can't have everything so I'll take the rain and shut up.

I've seen some red thread as well.  Annoying.

[LibertyBell]

10 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Had .39" here and same, not much watering needed lately.  Needs to dry out a bit or fungus is going to start in the garden.  Already have some red thread going on in the lawn.  The rain is welcome, I'm not complaining but just need it to dry out and get sunny for a few days in between the events.  Can't have everything so I'll take the rain and shut up.

I'm not going to shut up though the rain can go away and stay away for a few weeks or months. People know how to water things themselves.

[SACRUS]

3 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

2016-- I think was more humid than actually very hot, less than 30 90 degree days but over 40 75 dewpoint days here.

It's good that we are going to get into a drier pattern starting on Sunday, the heat can wait until June 20th, but getting rid of the rain is of vital importance right now.

 

90 degree days - it was above normal both July/August. 40 days at EWR and N/C - NJ.  LGA 32  / NYC 22 (*)

 

2016:

PHL: 45 (Apr: 0  ; May:  3; Jun: 5 ; Jul: 16 ; Aug: 16 ; Sep: 5
EWR: 40 (Apr: 0  ; May: 3 ; Jun: 3 ; Jul: 16; Aug: 13 ; Sep: 5
TTN: 35 (Apr: 0  ; May: 2  ; Jun: 4; Jul: 13; Aug: 12 ; Sep: 4
LGA: 32 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3 ; Jun: 1; Jul : 15;  Aug: 10 ; Sep: 3
ACY: 30 (Apr: 0 ; May: 1 ; Jun: 4  ; Jul: 12; Aug: 10; Sep: 3
TEB: 35 (Apr: 0 ; May: 4  ; Jun : ; Jul: 15; Aug: 11; Sep: 5
NYC: 22  (Apr: 0 ; May: 2  ; Jun: ; Jul: 10; Aug: 7; Sep: 3
JFK: 15 (Apr: 0 ; May: 0  ; Jun:1 ; Jul: 7 ; Aug: 6; Sep: 1
ISP: 15 (Apr: 0 ; May:  ; Jun:  ; Jul: 7 ; Aug: 7; Sep: 1

New Brunswick: 39 (Apr: 0 ; May: 4  ; Jun: 3; Jul: 16 ; Aug: 11; Sep: 5

[steve392]

2 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

horrible for the flowers

for vegetables I go to the store lol

My roses, i've had to stake them up to prevent breakage from all the added weight of rain to the flowers.   The best year i've had with all my roses in terms of blooms.  Just non-stop but they keep sagging from the rain.  Rest of my flowers are still growing and starting to show blooms.  Hoping for an incredible year with my perennials.

[LibertyBell]

5 minutes ago, steve392 said:

My roses, i've had to stake them up to prevent breakage from all the added weight of rain to the flowers.   The best year i've had with all my roses in terms of blooms.  Just non-stop but they keep sagging from the rain.  Rest of my flowers are still growing and starting to show blooms.  Hoping for an incredible year with my perennials.

Yes I've had red roses since early May and now both red and gold but they keep either sagging or breaking from the rain and wind.

[LibertyBell]

14 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

90 degree days - it was above normal both July/August. 40 days at EWR and N/C - NJ.  LGA 32  / NYC 22 (*)

 

2016:

PHL: 45 (Apr: 0  ; May:  3; Jun: 5 ; Jul: 16 ; Aug: 16 ; Sep: 5
EWR: 40 (Apr: 0  ; May: 3 ; Jun: 3 ; Jul: 16; Aug: 13 ; Sep: 5
TTN: 35 (Apr: 0  ; May: 2  ; Jun: 4; Jul: 13; Aug: 12 ; Sep: 4
LGA: 32 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3 ; Jun: 1; Jul : 15;  Aug: 10 ; Sep: 3
ACY: 30 (Apr: 0 ; May: 1 ; Jun: 4  ; Jul: 12; Aug: 10; Sep: 3
TEB: 35 (Apr: 0 ; May: 4  ; Jun : ; Jul: 15; Aug: 11; Sep: 5
NYC: 22  (Apr: 0 ; May: 2  ; Jun: ; Jul: 10; Aug: 7; Sep: 3
JFK: 15 (Apr: 0 ; May: 0  ; Jun:1 ; Jul: 7 ; Aug: 6; Sep: 1
ISP: 15 (Apr: 0 ; May:  ; Jun:  ; Jul: 7 ; Aug: 7; Sep: 1

New Brunswick: 39 (Apr: 0 ; May: 4  ; Jun: 3; Jul: 16 ; Aug: 11; Sep: 5

it's somewhat above normal but 15 at JFK and 22 at NYC is not extremely high.  I like JFK to be 20+ and NYC to be 30+ (which now seems to be hard to do.)

 

[LibertyBell]

16 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

90 degree days - it was above normal both July/August. 40 days at EWR and N/C - NJ.  LGA 32  / NYC 22 (*)

 

2016:

PHL: 45 (Apr: 0  ; May:  3; Jun: 5 ; Jul: 16 ; Aug: 16 ; Sep: 5
EWR: 40 (Apr: 0  ; May: 3 ; Jun: 3 ; Jul: 16; Aug: 13 ; Sep: 5
TTN: 35 (Apr: 0  ; May: 2  ; Jun: 4; Jul: 13; Aug: 12 ; Sep: 4
LGA: 32 (Apr: 0 ; May: 3 ; Jun: 1; Jul : 15;  Aug: 10 ; Sep: 3
ACY: 30 (Apr: 0 ; May: 1 ; Jun: 4  ; Jul: 12; Aug: 10; Sep: 3
TEB: 35 (Apr: 0 ; May: 4  ; Jun : ; Jul: 15; Aug: 11; Sep: 5
NYC: 22  (Apr: 0 ; May: 2  ; Jun: ; Jul: 10; Aug: 7; Sep: 3
JFK: 15 (Apr: 0 ; May: 0  ; Jun:1 ; Jul: 7 ; Aug: 6; Sep: 1
ISP: 15 (Apr: 0 ; May:  ; Jun:  ; Jul: 7 ; Aug: 7; Sep: 1

New Brunswick: 39 (Apr: 0 ; May: 4  ; Jun: 3; Jul: 16 ; Aug: 11; Sep: 5

The big three for 90 degree days at JFK are 1983, 2002 and 2010.  That has spoiled me for 90 degree days, I want at least 20 there/here lol. 30 ideally (which only 2010 reached).