June 2025 discussion-obs: Summerlike

[Sundog]

13 minutes ago, TWCCraig said:

Thats 2pm Monday, GEMLAM only goes out 48 hours

Holy shit dude I did it again lolol

[SACRUS]

 

On wed the GFS has this system over our area and the EURO seems to have had the right idea keeping it nort overnight

 

 

[Sundog]

Just now, SACRUS said:

 

On wed the GFS has this system over our area and the EURO seems to have had the right idea keeping it nort overnight

 

 

I think it kind of dives south a bit overnight. 

But clearly it's not coming over us.  

[SACRUS]

1 minute ago, Sundog said:

I think it kind of dives south a bit overnight. 

But clearly it's not coming over us.  

 

Next shot at rain Wed PM and Thu - could be interesting.

[donsutherland1]

54 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

1953 and 1955 are absolutely wild because they each had two such periods.  Don the second period in 1953 could be extended into early September when it peaked at 102.....

 

1953 ran from 8/26 through 9/3. I've added the updated chart. 

[SACRUS]

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 92
TEB: 92
ACY: 91
PHL: 91
TTN: 89
New Brnswck: 89
BLM: 89
LGA: 88
JFK: 87
ISP: 86
NYC: 86

[LibertyBell]

33 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

1953 ran from 8/26 through 9/3. I've added the updated chart. 

From what others have said 1953 was a nationwide heatwave..... what was going on that summer to make it so hot for so long and especially so late in the season?

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, donsutherland1 said:

JFK's extreme heat events:

1966 and 2010 were both at 100 or above (2010 a little hotter than NYC, 1966, was significantly hotter than NYC.)  Some of those other periods were really long, an 8 day heatwave in 2013 which peaked at 100 (hotter than NYC) 2006 had a 7 day heatwave that I don't even remember that peaked at 99 wow. 1993's 7 day heatwave that peaked at 101 I remember well and also 1999's 5 day heatwave that peaked at 102. And 1983's 6 day heatwave that peaked at 100 which was our previous hottest summer prior to 2010.

[SACRUS]

4 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

From what others have said 1953 was a nationwide heatwave..... what was going on that summer to make it so hot for so long and especially so late in the season?

https://www.life.com/history/heat-wave-photos-1950s/

[SACRUS]

 

 

June 1953 JFK Airport Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	67	53	0.00
June 2	78	55	0.00
June 3	77	57	0.00
June 4	76	59	n/a
June 5	83	63	n/a
June 6	84	64	n/a
June 7	73	66	n/a
June 8	72	61	n/a
June 9	73	61	n/a
June 10	77	62	n/a
June 11	75	62	n/a
June 12	68	57	n/a
June 13	62	51	n/a
June 14	63	52	n/a
June 15	73	53	n/a
June 16	80	59	n/a
June 17	73	59	n/a
June 18	73	58	n/a
June 19	83	64	n/a
June 20	88	69	n/a
June 21	89	72	n/a
June 22	81	69	n/a
June 23	88	67	n/a
June 24	77	63	n/a
June 25	72	63	n/a
June 26	81	64	n/a
June 27	86	69	n/a
June 28	75	68	n/a
June 29	84	69	n/a
June 30	84	70	0.00

July 1953 JFK Airport Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	93	71	0.00
July 2	85	73	n/a
July 3	88	73	n/a
July 4	77	62	n/a
July 5	77	61	n/a
July 6	76	67	n/a
July 7	88	73	n/a
July 8	79	70	n/a
July 9	79	66	n/a
July 10	78	61	n/a
July 11	79	64	n/a
July 12	77	64	n/a
July 13	75	64	n/a
July 14	77	65	n/a
July 15	90	63	n/a
July 16	93	74	n/a
July 17	94	77	n/a
July 18	94	75	n/a
July 19	83	70	n/a
July 20	79	71	n/a
July 21	86	73	n/a
July 22	81	72	n/a
July 23	75	69	n/a
July 24	81	67	n/a
July 25	75	60	n/a
July 26	77	62	n/a
July 27	85	68	n/a
July 28	86	74	n/a
July 29	83	68	n/a
July 30	88	72	n/a
July 31	88	72	0.00

August 1953 JFK Airport Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	83	65	0.00
August 2	75	59	n/a
August 3	76	59	n/a
August 4	74	65	n/a
August 5	88	68	n/a
August 6	78	63	n/a
August 7	78	67	n/a
August 8	73	64	n/a
August 9	76	70	n/a
August 10	82	70	n/a
August 11	84	67	n/a
August 12	81	69	n/a
August 13	80	71	n/a
August 14	74	68	n/a
August 15	89	68	n/a
August 16	80	63	n/a
August 17	72	67	n/a
August 18	78	63	0.00
August 19	76	60	0.00
August 20	75	65	0.00
August 21	75	64	0.00
August 22	76	61	0.00
August 23	79	65	0.00
August 24	84	67	0.00
August 25	84	69	0.00
August 26	86	69	0.00
August 27	87	73	0.00
August 28	91	72	0.00
August 29	98	75	0.00
August 30	92	73	0.00
August 31	96	75	0.00

September 1953 JFK Airport Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	90	75	0.00
September 2	93	74	n/a
September 3	91	76	n/a
September 4	83	75	n/a
September 5	82	74	n/a
September 6	81	70	n/a
September 7	80	69	n/a

[LibertyBell]

2 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

https://www.life.com/history/heat-wave-photos-1950s/

wow nice pictures, I wonder if any of those people are alive today?

[LibertyBell]

1 minute ago, SACRUS said:

 

 

June 1953 JFK Airport Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	67	53	0.00
June 2	78	55	0.00
June 3	77	57	0.00
June 4	76	59	n/a
June 5	83	63	n/a
June 6	84	64	n/a
June 7	73	66	n/a
June 8	72	61	n/a
June 9	73	61	n/a
June 10	77	62	n/a
June 11	75	62	n/a
June 12	68	57	n/a
June 13	62	51	n/a
June 14	63	52	n/a
June 15	73	53	n/a
June 16	80	59	n/a
June 17	73	59	n/a
June 18	73	58	n/a
June 19	83	64	n/a
June 20	88	69	n/a
June 21	89	72	n/a
June 22	81	69	n/a
June 23	88	67	n/a
June 24	77	63	n/a
June 25	72	63	n/a
June 26	81	64	n/a
June 27	86	69	n/a
June 28	75	68	n/a
June 29	84	69	n/a
June 30	84	70	0.00

July 1953 JFK Airport Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	93	71	0.00
July 2	85	73	n/a
July 3	88	73	n/a
July 4	77	62	n/a
July 5	77	61	n/a
July 6	76	67	n/a
July 7	88	73	n/a
July 8	79	70	n/a
July 9	79	66	n/a
July 10	78	61	n/a
July 11	79	64	n/a
July 12	77	64	n/a
July 13	75	64	n/a
July 14	77	65	n/a
July 15	90	63	n/a
July 16	93	74	n/a
July 17	94	77	n/a
July 18	94	75	n/a
July 19	83	70	n/a
July 20	79	71	n/a
July 21	86	73	n/a
July 22	81	72	n/a
July 23	75	69	n/a
July 24	81	67	n/a
July 25	75	60	n/a
July 26	77	62	n/a
July 27	85	68	n/a
July 28	86	74	n/a
July 29	83	68	n/a
July 30	88	72	n/a
July 31	88	72	0.00

August 1953 JFK Airport Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	83	65	0.00
August 2	75	59	n/a
August 3	76	59	n/a
August 4	74	65	n/a
August 5	88	68	n/a
August 6	78	63	n/a
August 7	78	67	n/a
August 8	73	64	n/a
August 9	76	70	n/a
August 10	82	70	n/a
August 11	84	67	n/a
August 12	81	69	n/a
August 13	80	71	n/a
August 14	74	68	n/a
August 15	89	68	n/a
August 16	80	63	n/a
August 17	72	67	n/a
August 18	78	63	0.00
August 19	76	60	0.00
August 20	75	65	0.00
August 21	75	64	0.00
August 22	76	61	0.00
August 23	79	65	0.00
August 24	84	67	0.00
August 25	84	69	0.00
August 26	86	69	0.00
August 27	87	73	0.00
August 28	91	72	0.00
August 29	98	75	0.00
August 30	92	73	0.00
August 31	96	75	0.00

September 1953 JFK Airport Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	90	75	0.00
September 2	93	74	n/a
September 3	91	76	n/a
September 4	83	75	n/a
September 5	82	74	n/a
September 6	81	70	n/a
September 7	80	69	n/a

Thanks Tony, do you have anything from the 6 day heatwave at JFK in 1948 that peaked at 101?

1948 was when their period of record began.

[SACRUS]

Just now, LibertyBell said:

Thanks Tony, do you have anything from the 6 day heatwave at JFK in 1948 that peaked at 101?

1948 was when their period of record began.

August 25	94	71	0.00	0.0
August 26	100	76	0.00	0.0
August 27	101	76	0.00	0.0
August 28	98	77	0.00	0.0
August 29	96	78	0.00	0.0
August 30	90	72	0.00	0.0
August 31	83	63	0.00	0.0

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, donsutherland1 said:

The 1948 event would have been shortened to August 26-28, as there were three consecutive 100° highs.

Yes that was an absolutely amazing heatwave that resembled 1993 in some respects, three straight days of 100+ at NYC and 2 straight days of 100+ at JFK.

JFK's recorded history also began in 1948 as Idlewild.

[SACRUS]

1 minute ago, LibertyBell said:

Thanks Tony, do you have anything from the 6 day heatwave at JFK in 1948 that peaked at 101?

1948 was when their period of record began.

53 was drier (very dry)/ the heat was most pronounced in late August in September.

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, donsutherland1 said:

Despite the expected extreme heat, it is possible that New York City's Central Park will fall short of the criteria needed to qualify as an extreme heat event (Clarke et al., 2014 Methodology). To get there, there would need to be at least 3 97° highs, every high during the period would need to be 90° or above, and the average high during the period would need to be 97° or above. 

Below is a list of such events:

1953, 1977 and 1993 all stand out for being 8-9 days in length.

1977 being the most intense out of those and also the longest.

 

[SACRUS]

 

EWR 1953 Summer

 

June 1953 Newark Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	73	53	0.00	0.0
June 2	79	50	0.00	0.0
June 3	78	55	0.00	0.0
June 4	84	59	0.00	0.0
June 5	92	68	0.00	0.0
June 6	94	67	0.00	0.0
June 7	81	68	0.24	0.0
June 8	78	61	0.00	0.0
June 9	90	65	0.05	0.0
June 10	81	60	0.00	0.0
June 11	77	60	0.00	0.0
June 12	71	56	0.00	0.0
June 13	62	53	0.66	0.0
June 14	68	51	0.01	0.0
June 15	79	55	0.00	0.0
June 16	85	57	0.00	0.0
June 17	76	59	0.00	0.0
June 18	77	57	0.00	0.0
June 19	88	62	0.00	0.0
June 20	97	68	0.00	0.0
June 21	100	75	0.00	0.0
June 22	91	67	0.36	0.0
June 23	88	64	0.00	0.0
June 24	81	60	0.00	0.0
June 25	80	61	0.00	0.0
June 26	95	64	0.00	0.0
June 27	92	73	0.00	0.0
June 28	85	67	0.46	0.0
June 29	87	71	0.01	0.0
June 30	93	70	0.00	0.0

July 1953 Newark Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	95	71	0.00	0.0
July 2	96	73	0.12	0.0
July 3	89	70	0.00	0.0
July 4	81	64	0.00	0.0
July 5	82	62	0.00	0.0
July 6	82	68	0.59	0.0
July 7	87	71	0.00	0.0
July 8	84	66	0.00	0.0
July 9	82	65	0.00	0.0
July 10	79	58	0.00	0.0
July 11	84	60	0.00	0.0
July 12	83	62	0.00	0.0
July 13	81	66	0.00	0.0
July 14	79	63	0.00	0.0
July 15	94	63	0.00	0.0
July 16	96	72	0.00	0.0
July 17	99	77	0.00	0.0
July 18	99	76	0.00	0.0
July 19	87	72	0.00	0.0
July 20	88	73	0.33	0.0
July 21	91	71	0.00	0.0
July 22	84	73	0.00	0.0
July 23	77	67	1.60	0.0
July 24	82	63	0.00	0.0
July 25	76	58	0.00	0.0
July 26	85	57	0.00	0.0
July 27	90	65	0.00	0.0
July 28	88	75	0.00	0.0
July 29	90	67	0.00	0.0
July 30	92	73	0.13	0.0
July 31	89	70	0.00	0.0

August 1953 Newark Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	85	65	0.00	0.0
August 2	76	58	0.22	0.0
August 3	78	57	0.00	0.0
August 4	75	59	0.00	0.0
August 5	88	67	0.10	0.0
August 6	80	62	0.00	0.0
August 7	80	65	0.00	0.0
August 8	79	64	0.00	0.0
August 9	77	70	0.62	0.0
August 10	84	69	0.00	0.0
August 11	86	65	0.00	0.0
August 12	84	67	0.00	0.0
August 13	83	66	0.00	0.0
August 14	75	67	0.83	0.0
August 15	91	66	0.00	0.0
August 16	86	63	0.00	0.0
August 17	75	65	0.14	0.0
August 18	79	60	0.00	0.0
August 19	80	56	0.00	0.0
August 20	77	62	0.00	0.0
August 21	74	62	0.00	0.0
August 22	81	61	0.00	0.0
August 23	86	59	0.00	0.0
August 24	90	64	0.00	0.0
August 25	93	66	0.00	0.0
August 26	91	66	0.00	0.0
August 27	93	71	0.00	0.0
August 28	100	70	0.00	0.0
August 29	100	71	0.00	0.0
August 30	100	71	0.00	0.0
August 31	102	73	0.00	0.0

September 1953 Newark Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	96	75	0.00	0.0
September 2	105	73	0.00	0.0
September 3	94	77	0.00	0.0
September 4	89	75	0.00	0.0
September 5	86	71	0.22	0.0
September 6	83	68	0.04	0.0

[LibertyBell]

4 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

53 was drier (very dry)/ the heat was most pronounced in late August in September.

some very dry years back then especially 1953 and 1966 (maybe 1944 and  1948 and 1949 and 1955 also?)

[LibertyBell]

2 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

EWR 1953 Summer

 

June 1953 Newark Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	73	53	0.00	0.0
June 2	79	50	0.00	0.0
June 3	78	55	0.00	0.0
June 4	84	59	0.00	0.0
June 5	92	68	0.00	0.0
June 6	94	67	0.00	0.0
June 7	81	68	0.24	0.0
June 8	78	61	0.00	0.0
June 9	90	65	0.05	0.0
June 10	81	60	0.00	0.0
June 11	77	60	0.00	0.0
June 12	71	56	0.00	0.0
June 13	62	53	0.66	0.0
June 14	68	51	0.01	0.0
June 15	79	55	0.00	0.0
June 16	85	57	0.00	0.0
June 17	76	59	0.00	0.0
June 18	77	57	0.00	0.0
June 19	88	62	0.00	0.0
June 20	97	68	0.00	0.0
June 21	100	75	0.00	0.0
June 22	91	67	0.36	0.0
June 23	88	64	0.00	0.0
June 24	81	60	0.00	0.0
June 25	80	61	0.00	0.0
June 26	95	64	0.00	0.0
June 27	92	73	0.00	0.0
June 28	85	67	0.46	0.0
June 29	87	71	0.01	0.0
June 30	93	70	0.00	0.0

July 1953 Newark Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	95	71	0.00	0.0
July 2	96	73	0.12	0.0
July 3	89	70	0.00	0.0
July 4	81	64	0.00	0.0
July 5	82	62	0.00	0.0
July 6	82	68	0.59	0.0
July 7	87	71	0.00	0.0
July 8	84	66	0.00	0.0
July 9	82	65	0.00	0.0
July 10	79	58	0.00	0.0
July 11	84	60	0.00	0.0
July 12	83	62	0.00	0.0
July 13	81	66	0.00	0.0
July 14	79	63	0.00	0.0
July 15	94	63	0.00	0.0
July 16	96	72	0.00	0.0
July 17	99	77	0.00	0.0
July 18	99	76	0.00	0.0
July 19	87	72	0.00	0.0
July 20	88	73	0.33	0.0
July 21	91	71	0.00	0.0
July 22	84	73	0.00	0.0
July 23	77	67	1.60	0.0
July 24	82	63	0.00	0.0
July 25	76	58	0.00	0.0
July 26	85	57	0.00	0.0
July 27	90	65	0.00	0.0
July 28	88	75	0.00	0.0
July 29	90	67	0.00	0.0
July 30	92	73	0.13	0.0
July 31	89	70	0.00	0.0

August 1953 Newark Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	85	65	0.00	0.0
August 2	76	58	0.22	0.0
August 3	78	57	0.00	0.0
August 4	75	59	0.00	0.0
August 5	88	67	0.10	0.0
August 6	80	62	0.00	0.0
August 7	80	65	0.00	0.0
August 8	79	64	0.00	0.0
August 9	77	70	0.62	0.0
August 10	84	69	0.00	0.0
August 11	86	65	0.00	0.0
August 12	84	67	0.00	0.0
August 13	83	66	0.00	0.0
August 14	75	67	0.83	0.0
August 15	91	66	0.00	0.0
August 16	86	63	0.00	0.0
August 17	75	65	0.14	0.0
August 18	79	60	0.00	0.0
August 19	80	56	0.00	0.0
August 20	77	62	0.00	0.0
August 21	74	62	0.00	0.0
August 22	81	61	0.00	0.0
August 23	86	59	0.00	0.0
August 24	90	64	0.00	0.0
August 25	93	66	0.00	0.0
August 26	91	66	0.00	0.0
August 27	93	71	0.00	0.0
August 28	100	70	0.00	0.0
August 29	100	71	0.00	0.0
August 30	100	71	0.00	0.0
August 31	102	73	0.00	0.0

September 1953 Newark Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	96	75	0.00	0.0
September 2	105	73	0.00	0.0
September 3	94	77	0.00	0.0
September 4	89	75	0.00	0.0
September 5	86	71	0.22	0.0
September 6	83	68	0.04	0.0

Newark wow, 5 days out of 6 of 100 or above and an all time September record of 105....... Sundog would not be pleased lol.

 

[LibertyBell]

10 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

August 25	94	71	0.00	0.0
August 26	100	76	0.00	0.0
August 27	101	76	0.00	0.0
August 28	98	77	0.00	0.0
August 29	96	78	0.00	0.0
August 30	90	72	0.00	0.0
August 31	83	63	0.00	0.0

Thanks this is some way to begin their period of record (which began in late July.)

 

[TriPol]

A derecho and WW3 on the same day. What are the odds?

[Sundog]

Look at those low temps on those charts wow

Give me the occasional major heatwave if I can have those lows back please!

 

[LibertyBell]

5 minutes ago, Sundog said:

Look at those low temps on those charts wow

Give me the occasional major heatwave if I can have those lows back please!

 

That was the ideal time to live here.

 

[LibertyBell]

15 minutes ago, TriPol said:

A derecho and WW3 on the same day. What are the odds?

well, some have said that nuclear testing led to some of those extreme heatwaves in the 40s and 50s (1944, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1955)..... there's no real proof of that though and if that's true, what led to the extreme heat in 1966? A drier climate is the likely cause for all of these.

 

[uofmiami]

35 minutes ago, TriPol said:

A derecho and WW3 on the same day. What are the odds?

WW3 lol 

[SACRUS]

 

So far only light shower or not reaching the ground into the HV/NNJ

 

[lee59]

89 my high today

[SACRUS]

Warm night

 

Still in the 80s

[SACRUS]

 

11PM

EWR: 85
LGA: 82 (wenr up a degree from 951)
NYC: 80
New Brnswck: 79
JFK: 78 (up 6)

[psv88]

3 hours ago, lee59 said:

89 my high today

Same here. 75 now