May 2026

[doncat]

27 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Ewr is "only" 88 on a se wind but yeah just west of there is baking

Yeah same here  88  with se wind but just west....

[SnoSki14]

3 hours ago, qg_omega said:

Disaster for Memorial Day weekend

Another crazy temperature swing from this week 

[nycwinter]

i am looking forward to the pleasant temps starting thursday into the memorial day weekend..

[LoboLeader1]

91 here.

[Poker2015]

My weather station always runs a little hot. It hit 100 a little while ago, but saw a few other stations within a few miles at 97-98 so its not off by much. 

[IrishRob17]

Made it to 94, 91 now. 

[psv88]

86 out here on the “cool day”.

pool is up to 86. 

[lee59]

88 yesterday and 87 today here.

[Prue11]

Made it up to 90 today 

[uofmiami]

88.5 in Muttontown & 87.9 in Syosset today for the high.

[steve392]

Currently 85, topped at 90. Strong breezes still.  

[MANDA]

Warmest NJ highs from this afternoon.

 

[Dark Star]

3 hours ago, SnoSki14 said:

Another crazy temperature swing from this week 

Some Memorial Day weekends are hot, others are cold...

[Dark Star]

3 hours ago, Poker2015 said:

My weather station always runs a little hot. It hit 100 a little while ago, but saw a few other stations within a few miles at 97-98 so its not off by much. 

Saw it at 92 here...

[doncat]

89° high today with that se wind.

[nycwinter]

this heat has not been unbearable..

[SACRUS]

Today's Highs
 

PHL: 96
New Brnswck: 95
TTN: 94
EWR: 90
TEB: 90
NYC: 88
ACY: 88
BLM: 88
LGA: 87
ISP: 83
JFK: 80

[SACRUS]

On 5/11/2026 at 11:01 AM, SACRUS said:

 

SST Anomaly

 

 

 

 

[Dan76]

That star next to the moon pretty cool.

[Rjay]

[Cyg]

Moon and Venus

[donsutherland1]

The temperature reached 88° in Central Park and 90° in Newark. Reading, PA had a high of 96°, which was 1° short of its May monthly record. Even hotter temperatures are likely tomorrow in the East.

Temperatures will then rocket well into the 90s tomorrow. Wednesday will be another hot day with highs in the 90s. Even as tomorrow and Wednesday coincide with historic 1962 and 1996 May outbreaks of extreme heat in the Northeast, parts of the region could still approach or reach record values. 

Records for May 19th:
Albany: 91°, 1903, 1962, 1986, 1989
Allentown: 97°, 1962
Atlantic City: 91°, 2017
Baltimore: 98°, 1962
Boston: 90°, 1949, 1986, 2017
Bridgeport: 89°, 2017
Hartford: 94°, 1962
Islip: 89°, 2017
New York City-Central Park: 99°, 1962
New York City-JFK Airport: 92°, 2017
New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 96°, 2017
Newark: 98°, 1962
Norfolk: 96°, 1880
Philadelphia: 96°, 1962
Poughkeepsie: 96°, 1962
Providence: 91°, 2017
Richmond: 97°, 1962
Sterling: 92°, 1996, 1997
Trenton: 96°, 1962
Washington, DC: 96°, 1911, 1997
Westfield: 90°, 2017
White Plains: 95°, 1962
Worcester: 92°, 1962

Records for May 20th:
Albany: 91°, 1962
Allentown: 92°, 1962, 1996
Atlantic City: 96°, 1996
Baltimore: 95°, 1962
Boston: 91°, 1996
Bridgeport: 97°, 1996
Hartford: 99°, 1996
Islip: 98°, 1996
New York City-Central Park: 96°, 1996
New York City-JFK Airport: 95°, 1996
New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 97°, 1996
Newark: 99°, 1996
Norfolk: 98°, 1996
Philadelphia: 94°, 1962, 1996
Poughkeepsie: 91°, 1962, 1975
Providence: 95°, 1996
Richmond: 97°, 2022
Sterling: 93°, 1996
Trenton: 94°, 1996
Washington, DC: 96°, 1996
Westfield: 86°, 2012
White Plains: 95°, 1996
Worcester: 91°, 1903

In addition, 2026 will become Central Park's second year on record that saw a monthly maximum temperature of 80° or above in March, and 90° or above in both April and May. Currently, 1977 with a March high of 81°, April high of 90°, and May high of 92° is the only such year. 2026 has seen a March high of 81° and April high of 90°.

Thursday will see temperatures top out in the lower 70s. Afterward, it will turn much cooler with highs only in the 60s on Friday and Saturday.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +1.8°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +0.9°C for the week centered around May 13. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +1.63°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.70°C. El Niño conditions are now in place. The ongoing El Niño will continue to strenthen through the summer.

The SOI was -6.11 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.583 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 57% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal May (1991-2020 normal). May will likely finish with a mean temperature near 63.6° (0.4° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 1.1° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value.