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

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 102 (1944)
NYC: 101 (1944)
LGA: 100 (1955)
JFK: 96 (2010)


Lows:

EWR: 57 (1951)
NYC: 56 (1951)
LGA: 57 (1972)
JFK: 60 (1959)


Historical:

 

1843 - A spectacular cloudburst near Philadelphia turned the small creeks and streams entering the Delaware River into raging torrents. As much as sixteen inches of rain fell in just three hours. Flooding destroyed thirty-two county bridges, and caused nineteen deaths. It is believed that several small tornadoes accompanied the torrential rains, one of which upset and sank more than thirty barges on the Schuylkill River. (David Ludlum)

1875: Several tornadoes moved across northern and central Illinois. One of the stronger tornadoes touched down in Warren and Knox County where it destroyed 25 homes and killed two people. Another in a series of tornadoes touched down near Knoxville and moved east into northern Peoria County. This estimated F4 tornado injured 40 people and was described by eyewitnesses as looking like a "monstrous haystack."


1904: Detroit Lakes woman is hit by lightning. It melted her hairpins and steel in corset but does not kill her.(Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1915: Fort Wayne, IN set their coldest August high temperature with 60°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
 

1961 - The temperature at Ice Harbor Dam, WA, soared to 118 degrees to equal the state record established at Wahluke on the 24th of July in 1928. The afternoon high of 111 degrees at Havre, MT, was an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel)


1961: McAllen, Texas: McAllen sets a new record high on Wednesday when the temperature soars to 105 °F. McAllen has now set a new record high on all but one day so far this month. (Ref. WxDoctor)


1974: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.--Lightning struck an aluminum ladder at a construction project. The man on the ladder was killed, three nearby workmen were injured. (Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf)

1980: Hurricane Allen was one of the most intense hurricanes ever observed in the Atlantic. On this date, the hurricane reached Category 5 status for the first of three times during its long path across the Atlantic as reconnaissance aircraft measured a 911 millibars (26.90 inches of mercury) pressure in the eastern Caribbean while south of Puerto Rico. Later this day, Allen moved across Haiti, ruining much of the country's coffee crop and killing 220 people.Casper, WY established new record low of 39°; breaking the previous record by 9 degrees. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1983: Very heavy thunderstorms hit the southern portion of metro Denver, CO. 2.89 inches of rain fell in just 38 minutes causing widespread street flooding in southeast Denver. Two feet of water covered a section of Interstate 25. Hail up to golf ball size accompanied the storm in Littleton and Englewood along with 60 mph winds. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1987 - Severe thunderstorms raked eastern South Dakota. The thunderstorms spawned half a dozen tornadoes, produced softball size hail at Bowdle, and produced wind gusts to 90 mph south of Watertown. Hot weather continued in eastern Texas. Afternoon highs of 100 degrees at Houston and 106 degrees at Waco equalled records for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Indiana and Lower Michigan to Pennsylvania and New York State during the day. Thunderstorms in Michigan produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Ashley, Hastings and Lennon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma, and from Iowa to the Upper Ohio Valley, with 216 reports of large hail or damaging winds between early Saturday morning and early Sunday morning. Thunderstorms moving across Iowa around sunrise produced extremely high winds which caused ten million dollars damage to crops in Carroll and Greene Counties. Thunderstorm winds at Jefferson IA reached 102 mph. Afternoon thunderstorms produced tennis ball size hail at Bay Mills, WI. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1995: Near Deerfield, KS, hail piled in huge drifts and stripped corn in a two mile wide swath. Hail drifts were still evident 24 hours later. Rain of over six inches in a short time caused flash flooding in the Deerfield area. Highway 50 was covered by three feet of water and was closed for several hours and limited to one way traffic for 24 hours. Sand was deposited on many streets bringing out heavy equipment to clear the debris. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1999: Governors of four Mid-Atlantic States imposed mandatory water restrictions as the worst drought in the history of the region continued. The period April through July ranked as the second driest ever for the Northeast, second only to 1965. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2000: A wet microburst with winds estimated at 120 mph caused heavy damage in and around Mitchell, SD. Apartments and several mobile homes were destroyed, vehicles were overturned, and other damage occurred to buildings and vehicles. Widespread tree and power line damage also occurred. 10 people were injured, although the majority of the injuries were minor. The damage path was approximately a mile and a half long and a mile wide, extending over the southwest part of Mitchell. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2002: Tropical Storm Bertha became the first tropical system of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane to make a U.S. landfall. Bertha dumped 7.15 inches of rain on Pascagoula, MS in 24 hours. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2020: Tropical Storm Isaias hit the eastern third of Virginia hardest on Tuesday morning during its brief but destructive journey up the Eastern Seaboard. Several hours of torrential rain flooded dozens of roads, while winds gusting past 45 mph downed trees and put hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark. The storm left scattered road closures and power outages in metro Richmond and more widespread disruption across the Tidewater region, where winds approached 70 mph. No serious damage was reported in the western half of the state. (Ref. The Richmond Times Dispatch)

1999: Governors of four Mid-Atlantic States imposed mandatory water restrictions as the worst drought in the history of the region continued. The period April through July ranked as the second driest ever for the Northeast, second only to 1965. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

One of my favorite summers of all time !!!

 

Highs:

EWR: 102 (1944)
NYC: 101 (1944)
LGA: 100 (1955)
JFK: 96 (2010)

a list of record highs from some of our BEST summers!!!

 

[LibertyBell]

2 hours ago, TWCCraig said:

Compared to other mornings, temperatures are a little slow to climb with all the smoke. Low of 63, only 67 right now. You were able to stare at the sun this morning, no sun glasses needed

were you able to see any sunspots?

zero sun here today

 

[bluewave]

The Euro seasonal is going with a delayed start to fall which has become common in recent years.

 

[Brian5671]

I actually enjoy the extended summer these days--it's still a relatively short season around here

[Stormlover74]

79/65. Still have sun despite the smoke

[FPizz]

3 hours ago, TWCCraig said:

Compared to other mornings, temperatures are a little slow to climb with all the smoke. Low of 63, only 67 right now. You were able to stare at the sun this morning, no sun glasses needed

The satellite images from Sacrus show clouds.  Yes there is smoke too, but overall it has been a mostly cloudy sky

[Sundog]

30 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

I actually enjoy the extended summer these days--it's still a relatively short season around here

It's not like the first half of regular fall is cold. 

Why wouldn't you want 70s for highs and lower dews compared to the crap we usually get now in summer?

[SACRUS]

53 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

We won't have a full day of sunshine again until Friday.

When I saw the forecasts on Sunday I knew that Monday would be our last good day until Friday. I also knew that Monday would be our warmest day and Tuesday would be nowhere close to that.

Fortunately, the sunny weather is timed well for the weekend.

Forget about the clouds, the smoke is MUCH worse.  I had some breathing issues this morning and a headache when I woke up and I knew exactly where it came from-- the smoke causing the air pollution.

 

Thursday should clear out nicely - smokewise too hopefully.  The clouds part of the issue is rapidly clearing now but the smoke/haze is horrible.  Back part of the clouds cover to EPA.  Hazy sun by noon.

 

 

 

[SACRUS]

 

81 / 67 here.

[Brian5671]

2 minutes ago, Sundog said:

It's not like the first half of regular fall is cold. 

Why wouldn't you want 70s for highs and lower dews compared to the crap we usually get now in summer?

September despite the earlier sunsets has some of the best weather around here

[Stormlover74]

Smelling smoky now

[FPizz]

17 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

September despite the earlier sunsets has some of the best weather around here

Yup, humidity usually drops off as the month goes on and we get cooler nights, but still nice warm pool days.  I used to like as a kid going to my friends' homes and jumping in their pools after doing homework.  We would go to the park and play basketball/tennis/stickball, then swim.  I just had to be home before dark, which by then is by Jeopardy, lol.  

[Stormlover74]

15 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Yup, humidity usually drops off as the month goes on and we get cooler nights, but still nice warm pool days.  I used to like as a kid going to my friends' homes and jumping in their pools after doing homework.  We would go to the park and play basketball/tennis/stickball, then swim.  I just had to be home before dark, which by then is by Jeopardy, lol.  

Lately though we have cool weather in the first half of the month and then rebound to heat late month sometimes lasting well into October 

[Brian5671]

9 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Lately though we have cool weather in the first half of the month and then rebound to heat late month sometimes lasting well into October 

We had 80's in October and November last year lol

[TWCCraig]

1 hour ago, FPizz said:

The satellite images from Sacrus show clouds.  Yes there is smoke too, but overall it has been a mostly cloudy sky

Yes, but early this morning before the clouds settled in out here you were able to look at the sun without any sunglasses. Pretty neat

[kat5hurricane]

1 hour ago, Brian5671 said:

I actually enjoy the extended summer these days--it's still a relatively short season around here

Long springs, long summers, short falls and winters have been the theme of the 2020s. Even early October is part of extended summer nowadays.

[steve392]

Anyone else feel the tremor? 

[MANDA]

1 minute ago, steve392 said:

Anyone else feel the tremor? 

Yes, felt it here.  Was brief but felt it for sure.

[WestBabylonWeather]

Is it just me or more earthquakes around here than normal? 

[donsutherland1]

4 minutes ago, steve392 said:

Anyone else feel the tremor? 

2.7 for the aftershock.

 

[jm1220]

24 minutes ago, TWCCraig said:

Yes, but early this morning before the clouds settled in out here you were able to look at the sun without any sunglasses. Pretty neat

Reddish look to the moon last night too. 

[SnoSki14]

2 hours ago, bluewave said:

The Euro seasonal is going with a delayed start to fall which has become common in recent years.

 

Eventually every season will just be summer/spring 

[Nibor]

 

Smoky. 

[MANDA]

20 minutes ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

Is it just me or more earthquakes around here than normal? 

Was just thinking the same thing.  Never remember this frequency of quakes growing up.  Nothing beats the one back in the Spring of 24.  That was in a class by itself at least in my area.

[Snowlover11]

Yeah I felt the quake, I thought Chris Christie dropped on my roof.

[cleetussnow]

1 minute ago, MANDA said:

Was just thinking the same thing.  Never remember this frequency of quakes growing up.  Nothing beats the one back in the Spring of 24.  That was in a class by itself at least in my area.

That was real WTF situation.  I ran out the house.  Today was mild - felt it tho. Could have been a truck in my mind  I suppose but these go on for like 10 seconds.  

we need a quake thread if this keeps up

[Sundog]

1 hour ago, Brian5671 said:

September despite the earlier sunsets has some of the best weather around here

Exactly! Why would you want extended summer then?

[Brian5671]

1 minute ago, Sundog said:

Exactly! Why would you want extended summer then?

80-82 in September is fine-that's extended summer to me.  Sun angle is lower so doesn't feel as hot

[Dark Star]

28 minutes ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

Is it just me or more earthquakes around here than normal? 

Global warming?

[MJO812]

Just now, Dark Star said:

Global warming?

Hurricane next week. Remember Irene and the earthquake a week before ?