May 2026

[Picard]

10 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Remember these?

 

They rarely make it this far east anymore.  

6 minutes ago, NEG NAO said:

Any guesses on how much precip we will receive  tomorrow region wide?

 

There's a chance of a line forming giving the clash of air masses.  Typically those lines are broken up and not well organized, at least by the time they get here.  So I'm going to guess, overall, not much (<0.2") for the majority of the sub.

[winterwarlock]

Sunday 89

Monday 95

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 98 (1962)
NYC: 99 (1962)
LGA: 96 (2017)
JFK: 92 (2017)


Lows;

EWR: 39 (2002)
NYC: 38 (1976)
LGA: 43 (1976)
JFK: 42 (2002)

Historical:
 

1780 - The infamous "dark day" in New England tradition. At noon it was nearly as dark as night. Chickens went to roost, and many persons were fearful of divine wrath. The phenomena was caused by forest fires to the west of New England. (David Ludlum)

 

1915: A spring storm came to an end after producing widespread snow. Total snowfall from the storm included: 17.6 inches in Scottsbluff, NE, 8 inches at Cheyenne, WY and 7 inches at Chadron, NE.

1955 - Lake Maloya NM received 11.28 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

 

1962: A heat wave gripped the East Coast with high temperatures reaching 99° at New York City, 98° at Baltimore, MD and 96° at Philadelphia, PA (all either broke or tied records for the month of May.). Other daily records included: Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: 99°, Newark, NJ: 98°, Concord, NH: 97°, Allentown, PA: 97°, Richmond, VA: 97°, Athens, GA: 97°, Columbus, GA: 97°, Philadelphia, PA: 96°, Atlantic City, NJ: 96°, Roanoke, VA: 96°, LaGuardia, NY: 95°, Harrisburg, PA: 95°, Wilmington, DE: 95°, Charlotte, NC: 95°, Raleigh, NC: 95°, Nashville, TN: 95°, Hartford, CT: 94°, Lynchburg, VA: 93 °F.

1975 - Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 110 mph in Minnesota, between Fridley and Hugo. Fifty persons were injured. The hail and high winds destroyed fifty mobile homes, and a dozen aircraft, and also destroyed a third of the Brighton Elementary School. (The Weather Channel)

 

1977: Over a 9 day period, this was the fourth day of a terrible heat in the Chicago, IL area. Over the 9 day period, the daily high temperature was 90° or higher setting eight high temperature records. The monthly average for those 9 days was 69.3° or about 20 degrees above normal.

1987 - Thunderstorms in Texas produced thirteen inches of rain northwest of Lavernia. The heavy rain, along with golf ball size hail, destroyed eighty percent of the crops in the area, while high winds toppled trees. Golf ball size hail was also reported south of Dallas and around San Antonio. Up to eight inches of rain drenched Guadelupe County. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Severe thunderstorms in southwest Texas produced hail as large as tennis balls around Midland, with the hail accumulating up to a foot deep. Showers and thunderstorms in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region produced 3.5 inches of rain near Schuylkill PA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front spawned ten tornadoes from Illinois to Tennessee during the afternoon and night. Snow, wind and cold prevailed in the Northern Plateau Region and the Northern Rockies. Dixie, ID, was blanketed with nine inches of snow, winds gusted to 87 mph at Choteau MT, and the temperature at Crater Lake, OR, dipped to 11 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Thunderstorms deluged Hot Springs AR with thirteen inches of rain in nine hours resulting in a devastating flood. Two waves of water, four to six feet deep, swept down Central Avenue flooding stores and the famous bathhouses on Bathhouse Row. Water released from Lake Hamilton devastated the area between it and Remmel Dam. The 500 foot Carpenter Dam Bridge across Lake Catherine was completely washed away, as were cabins and mobile homes near the lake, many of which flowed right over the top of Remmel Dam. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1997: Record maximum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 96 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

2002: Key West, FL recorded 4.02 inches of rain in 24 hours as a slow moving band of storms lingered over the area. Their average May precipitation is 3.31 inches.
Snowflakes flew across Lower Michigan as record cold weather prevails. Record lows include the 26° at Lansing, 29° at Muskegon and 30° at Grand Rapids. The freezing temperatures cause heavy losses to orchards across western Lower Michigan. Meanwhile on the same day Fairbanks, AK reached 77°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2008Southwest:Even by American desert standards, the searing heat is one for the books. Death Valley, California sizzles at 120 °F while residents of Phoenix, Arizona witness the year's first high of 110 °F. (Ref. WxDoctor)

2009Minnesota: At 4 PM ,Granite Falls in southwestern Minnesota bakes with a temperature of 100 °F while residents of Grand Marais on the Lake Superior shore shiver with a 34 °F (a difference of 66 °F). (Ref. WxDoctor)

2018: May 19th had 0.50 inches of rain a 9-year daily record for the date; the previous record was only 0.09 in 2015. Glen Allen would get 9.20 inches of rain by the time this Weather system had finished on the 19th. This was from moisture come up the coast from Florida with a stationery just north of central Virginia. Also more than 10 inches of rain fell in SW Henrico County during a 4 day period of May 16 to May 19th. (Ref. Richmond Times Dispatch)

[WeatherGeek2025]

any severe weather expected tomorrow with that cold front?

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Any guesses on how much precip we will receive  tomorrow region wide?

I’ll take the under city east. .1”-.25” strong onshore flow will do it thing.


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[FPizz]

17 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. 

Mine and the 3 others on my road all were between 94-95.

[Stormlover74]

53 minutes ago, WeatherGeek2025 said:

any severe weather expected tomorrow with that cold front?

Low chance

[LoboLeader1]

Currently 87F here. DP 67%,  RH 60 as of 10AM.

[SnowGoose69]

The NAM begging for its retirement on 8/31 to be moved up with its forecast for TSTMs across the NE tomorrow afternoon

[IrishRob17]

1 hour ago, LoboLeader1 said:

DP 67%,  RH 60 as of 10AM.

Strike that, reverse it? 90/74 here now, RH 59%

[SACRUS]

90 before noon here- scorcher

[lee59]

87 here, still have not had a 90 degrees day

[weathermedic]

Topped out at 89 so far. 88 now with DP of 70 at my station

[TJW014]

96 at the house. 67 at the beach 2 miles away. Beaches are pretty busy. Lots of shoobie plates. 

[weathermedic]

Newark up to 96 on the 1pm Obs

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Meanwhile 76 at JFK. Not sure why there is a heat advisory for southern queens. This is the exact scenario for which queens an Nassau were broken up into southern and northern. Should be a heat advisory for northern Nassau.


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[LoboLeader1]

94 here. 

 

 

[doncat]

94° here ... Station record for May is 99° on 20/1996.

[donsutherland1]

As of 1 pm, records in the East include:

Atlantic City: 93°
Boston: 95° (nearing the May monthly record of 97°)
Hartford: 96°
Manchester: 92°
Sterling: 93°

[LoboLeader1]

Now up to 96, eclipsing the record of 95 set way back in 1962.

[dmillz25]

94 here

[TWCCraig]

A comfortable 78 down in Bay Shore on my Davis and 86 here in Stony Brook. It's little cooler than yesterday on the immediate south shore

[jm1220]

88 here.