August 2025 Discussion-OBS - cooler than normal first week but a big comeback to warmer than normal for the last 2-3 weeks

[Wannabehippie]

Temps dropped here with the rain. Only 75 by me.

Will the rain let up enough to complete the game in the Bronx, or will they have to call it after 4 and a half innings?

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, Wannabehippie said:

Temps dropped here with the rain. Only 75 by me.

Will the rain let up enough to complete the game in the Bronx, or will they have to call it after 4 and a half innings?

I don't see how that game can be completed especially with all that flooding going on

[lee59]

Rain has let up but still raining, 1.56 inches has fallen.

[lee59]

1.73 inches of rain here, temperature 73.9

[Dan76]

Still Humid AF

[Wannabehippie]

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

I don't see how that game can be completed especially with all that flooding going on

Game is back on.

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, Wannabehippie said:

Game is back on.

wow they should have just called it, I got busy doing other stuff

the first thing I would ban are day time games during the week, don't these people know most of us are busy during the day on weekdays?

 

[LibertyBell]

2 hours ago, Dan76 said:

Still Humid AF

the rain dropped the temperatures but not the humidity

mid 70s I assume the humidity is about the same

[LibertyBell]

2 hours ago, lee59 said:

1.73 inches of rain here, temperature 73.9

it wasn't really heavy but it rained for a few hours, we got about an inch and a half just like last time.

[Dark Star]

3 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

I don't see how that game can be completed especially with all that flooding going on

Depends on where the flooding occurred.  

[cleetussnow]

No rain.  71 here.  

[Wannabehippie]

49 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

wow they should have just called it, I got busy doing other stuff

the first thing I would ban are day time games during the week, don't these people know most of us are busy during the day on weekdays?

 

It is a "get away" day game. Both teams are traveling after the game. And ban day games? Chicago cubs still draw big crowds for their day games. They still have those, even with the lights installed.

 

[LibertyBell]

5 minutes ago, Wannabehippie said:

It is a "get away" day game. Both teams are traveling after the game. And ban day games? Chicago cubs still draw big crowds for their day games. They still have those, even with the lights installed.

 

I like day games on weekends, on the other hand I would ban night games on weekends lol

Travel isn't a big deal these days when all of these teams travel via chartered jet.

 

[ForestHillWx]

59/59…rain showers tapering off. I, along with the power bill, will truly enjoy this reprieve. 

[dmillz25]

62 for the low here feels amazing outside 

[steve392]

60 degree's out!  So amazing feeling compared to earlier in the week at the same time.

[bluewave]

Much more comfortable start to August. Models actually keep the strongest warm departures next few weeks to our north. Very strong high pressure building in Canada will keep us in a cooler onshore flow. While the models warm the pattern in mid-August, it’s an over the top warm up.

So it’s possible for most of the area that the 100° heat is done for this summer. Since most times we had 100° heat in June and July August didn’t make it back to 100°. The pattern this summer so far has been a step down in high temperatures since late June. This most recent heatwave wasn’t as strong as the one in June was.

Based on past statistics, any heatwave in mid-August will probably be weaker than this one was. But we can’t rule out another 100° reading at the usual warm spots in NJ. Just that it will probably not be at the level that this week was.

 

Monthly Highest Max Temperature for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ Newark 100° Temperatures in June and July
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

2025	103	101	M	103
2021	103	97	99	103
2011	102	108	98	108
1994	102	99	95	102
1993	102	105	100	105
1952	102	98	92	102
1943	102	95	97	102
1988	101	101	99	101
1966	101	105	95	105
2024	100	99	100	100
1959	100	93	96	100
1953	100	99	102	102
1934	100	98	90	100
1923	100	99	92	100

 

[Snowlover11]

59F.  What a relief.

[jm1220]

2 minutes ago, Snowlover11 said:

59F.  What a relief.

61 here. Might as well be mid January under the PV compared to early this week. 

[SACRUS]

 

64 / 61 cloudy.   Onshore barrage has commenced and looks sustained through 8/7-8/8 ish.   Perhaps some breaking up in the cloud deck later to get most into the low-mid 70s and keeo this the coolest day since the twin day on 6/27.   This Weekend looks great.  Overall onshore keeps the area near normal with a few below in between the next week. Looking like the main rain is south and heat is north and west.    Flow comes around by the 8th with a warm - hot / humid and wetter overall progression.  Heat is building west and expanding east by mid month ahead of that the Atlantic ridge keeps the NE coastal area heights elevated / humid.   Would target next 90s after the 8th, with only isolated inland areas touching 90 prior (PHL, New Brnswck, etc)

 

8/1 :  Cool - clouds onshore
8/2 - 8/8:  Onshore barrage - overall near normal - mainly dry 
8/8 - beyond :  Flow comes around - warm  - hot / humid and wetter overall, heat in the 8/11 period

 

[SACRUS]

 

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 100 (2006 / 2024)
NYC: 100 (1933)
LGA: 100 (2006)
JFK: 97 (2006)


Lows:

EWR: 52 (1943)
NYC: 59 (1964)
LGA: 62 (1947)
JFK: 60 (1964)

Historical: 

 

1812: A tornado struck parts of Westchester County, New York. The same storm today would have caused major destruction. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 

 

1917: 80 forest fires ,were ignited in Trinity County, California when an electrical storm produced hundreds of lightning bolts over a small area which was tinder-box dry from severe drought. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1947: What turned out to be the hottest August on record started off on a decidedly cool note across parts of Michigan with record lows at: Houghton Lake, MI: 32°, Ste. St. Marie, MI: 36°, Muskegon, MI: 43°, Flint, MI: 43° and Grand Rapids, MI: 48 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1954 - Mount Rainier in Washington State was still covered with sixteen inches of snow at the 5500 foot level following a big snow season. (David Ludlum)

1966: Very strong winds from severe thunderstorms struck northwest Oklahoma. Winds gusted to 80 mph in Laverne, and blew a parked Cessna aircraft through a fence and into a ditch. As the storms approached Gage, winds gusted to 92 mph, causing blowing dust that reduced the visibility to near zero. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1972: This was the first of 25 straight days without measurable rain at Philadelphia, PA. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1974: Georgia--An 18-year-old youth was killed by lightning at a lumber camp on the Ocmulgee River. Maine--One person was killed by lightning at Fort Fairfield. Aroostook County. No further details. (Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf)

1976: Flight operations at the former Stapleton Airport in Denver, CO were suspended for 90 minutes when the airport tower radar was knocked out and water reached a foot deep on some taxi ramps after 1.50 inches of rain fell in one hour. Record lows gripped Wisconsin including Green Bay, WI: 45°, Madison, WI: 47°, La Crosse, WI: 49° and Milwaukee, WI: 49°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1978: A severe thunderstorm developed in Beadle County, South Dakota during the afternoon and plunged southeastward. Winds up to 80 mph and hail the size of golf balls pelted the area. The hail piled up to six inches deep on roads and to three feet in the ditches. So much hail fell that it remained on the ground in some areas for 36 hours after the storm. Approximately 480,000 acres of nearly ripe crops were badly damaged or completely destroyed. Damage to crops and personal property was estimated at $4 million dollars.
Over 35 inches of rain fell in the Hill Country northwest of San Antonio, TX between 7/31 and 8/4 as the remnants of Tropical Storm Amelia stalled. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1980: The relentless heat from the summer of 1980 continued. Record highs included: Wichita, KS: 110°, Oklahoma City, OK 108°, Columbia, MO: 108°, Topeka, KS: 107°, Dodge City, KS: 106°, Little Rock, AR: 105°, St. Louis, MO: 104° and Springfield, MO: 103°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
 

1983: During the early afternoon hours, a strong microburst swept across Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.  Although the base anemometer was not calibrated at extreme wind speeds, the peak gust hit 149 mph. It was reported that Air Force One, with President Reagan on board, landed less than 10 minutes before the peak gust.

1985 - A nearly stationary thunderstorm deluged Cheyenne, WY, with rain and hail. Six inches of rain fell in six hours producing the most damaging flash flood of record for the state. Two to five feet of hail covered the ground following the storm, which claimed twelve lives, and caused 65 million dollars property damage. (Storm Data)

1986 - A powerful thunderstorm produced 100 mph winds and large hail in eastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri causing 71 million dollars damage, and injuring nineteen persons. It was one of the worst thunderstorms of record for Kansas. Crops were mowed to the ground in places and roofs blown off buildings along its path, 150 miles long and 30 miles wide, from near Abilene to southeast of Pittsburg. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Record heat gripped parts of the Midwest. A dozen cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Lincoln, NE, with a reading of 105 degrees, Moline, IL, with an afternoon high of 103 degrees, and Burlington, IA, with a reading of 102 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Two dozen cities in the Upper Midwest reported record high temperatures for the date, including La Crosse WI with a reading of 105 degrees. Highs of 103 degrees at Milwaukee, WI, and South Bend, IN, were records for the month of August. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Hurricane Chantal made landfall along the Upper Texas coast about sunrise. Chantal deluged parts of Galveston Island and southeastern Texas with 8 to 12 inches of rain. Unofficial totals ranged up to twenty inches. Winds gusted to 82 mph at Galveston, and reached 76 mph in the Houston area. Tides were 5 to 7 feet high. The hurricane claimed two lives, and caused 100 million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1998: A record 220,000 lightning bolts were recorded in the United States on this date. The usual number on summer days is about 100,000. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1999: Suffolk, VA several homes were struck by lightning and at least two people were injured. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)
 

[Sundog]

I hope the clouds stay put all day.

[forkyfork]

tough week ahead but we'll get through it

[MANDA]

3 hours ago, ForestHillWx said:

59/59…rain showers tapering off. I, along with the power bill, will truly enjoy this reprieve. 

Windows open and blanket up this morning !

[SACRUS]

3 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

tough week ahead but we'll get through it

 

 

Have you been able to play with the EC AI ensembles, yet?  I am seeing they are outperforming all other ensmbles.

[wdrag]

I am interested in the middle of next week. Ensembles say pay attention to what is going on in the Ohio Valley. Outlooking low prob flood potential here in our area later next week. See graphic.  

[Cfa]

63 and heavily overcast. I feel like this happens at least once every other late December.

It was literally 100 three days ago.

[SACRUS]

5 minutes ago, Cfa said:

63 and heavily overcast. I feel like this happens at least once every other late December.

It was literally 100 three days ago.

 

Happened in June 7/27 after 100 degree heat (48 hours) same this time.  The weekend look fantstic cooler at the beaches with this onshore barrage.

[Brian5671]

28 minutes ago, Sundog said:

I hope the clouds stay put all day.

based on satellite looks like.   65 here we will have a hard time breaking 70 today

[LibertyBell]

35 minutes ago, Sundog said:

I hope the clouds stay put all day.

Yep, after today there won't be any clouds for at least a week.