May 2026

[coastalplainsnowman]

There are just a handful of days each year where I am happy, for weather reasons, to be on south shore of Long Island.  Today is one of those days.  Thanks to the LIRR strike today I was home.  I haven't been paying much attention to the weather lately and so was floored to hear that Jersey is in the mid 90s.   Here I wouldn't even call today warm.  It's just perfect out.  Not sure I've ever been aware (though I'm sure it's of course happened)  of such a disparity in the past where it was so nice here yet *95* on the other side of NYC.  Crazy.

[doncat]

19 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Here we go again....write a letter to Mamdami, otherwise, just use other stations.  Plus it is 92 in central park at the last hourly ob.  I see plenty of private sensors with similar readings.  If no has cared to improve it for a decade plus, I don't care either.  Live with the flaw and 5000 bluewave posts about it.

Has this been discussed in the past ? I can't recall. 

[lee59]

9 minutes ago, coastalplainsnowman said:

There are just a handful of days each year where I am happy, for weather reasons, to be on south shore of Long Island.  Today is one of those days.  Thanks to the LIRR strike today I was home.  I haven't been paying much attention to the weather lately and so was floored to hear that Jersey is in the mid 90s.   Here I wouldn't even call today warm.  It's just perfect out.  Not sure I've ever been aware (though I'm sure it's of course happened)  of such a disparity in the past where it was so nice here yet *95* on the other side of NYC.  Crazy.

Agree those 95-98 degree days just to hot. It did go well into the 80s here but now down to 82. A warm day here but not uncomfortably hot.

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12 minutes ago, rclab said:

Understood FP but it’s probably more the shade environment than the physical location. Your site was 94 perhaps we should have a five individual borough readings with the city reading as the average of the five. It’s a shame I can’t give myself a weenie ….. I’ve no doubt someone will accommodate. Stay cool everyone, as always ….

It is almost certainly higher than 92 in almost the entire borough of Manhattan except for the KNYC weather sensor.

[jm1220]

15 minutes ago, coastalplainsnowman said:

There are just a handful of days each year where I am happy, for weather reasons, to be on south shore of Long Island.  Today is one of those days.  Thanks to the LIRR strike today I was home.  I haven't been paying much attention to the weather lately and so was floored to hear that Jersey is in the mid 90s.   Here I wouldn't even call today warm.  It's just perfect out.  Not sure I've ever been aware (though I'm sure it's of course happened)  of such a disparity in the past where it was so nice here yet *95* on the other side of NYC.  Crazy.

I think one day so far it's cracked above 70 on the barrier islands. Huge disparity when the waters are still in the mid 50s and barely any westerly component on the winds. There haven't been crazy Ambrose Jets so up here it's gotten close to 90 but by 5-6pm it cools down quite a bit. 

[winterwarlock]

96 thus far..wind kicking up

[uofmiami]

91.2 in Muttontown & 90.3 in Syosset for the high today. 

[TriPol]

I love living in Arizona.

[TJW014]

22 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

I think one day so far it's cracked above 70 on the barrier islands. Huge disparity when the waters are still in the mid 50s and barely any westerly component on the winds. There haven't been crazy Ambrose Jets so up here it's gotten close to 90 but by 5-6pm it cools down quite a bit. 

Water is 48 in Seaside Park based on my Garmin watch and a little aquarium thermometer I stuck to my surfboard. Still in a 4mm wetsuit plus boots and gloves.

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Water is 48 in Seaside Park based on my Garmin watch and a little aquarium thermometer I stuck to my surfboard. Still in a 4mm wetsuit plus boots and gloves.

I went for a quick dip no wetsuit after going for a run on the beach Sunday. With the light onshore flow and full sun nearshore water temp was def mid to upper 50s. Water was carribean turquoise at west end 2.


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28 minutes ago, TriPol said:

I love living in Arizona.

NYC only reached 92! According to their main weather site! It didn't get too hot today!

[steve392]

Brutal out.  Breeze not as strong at work.  Our track workers taking measurements at 10am showed 126 on the trackbed surface before they did maintenance.  Can't imagine how much worse it got as day progressed. 

Currently 96 at home in little ferry. 

 

[SI Mailman]

97 down here in DC as I’m about to go roast at Nationals Park

[winterwx21]

It hit 98 here. Newark hit 99, which tied the all time May high temp record. 

[BxEngine]

Another standup job by the 1 hour hrrr. Storms firing throughout rockland and westchester….hrrr has sunny skies. 

[donsutherland1]

Today was the hottest day so far this year. High temperatures included:

Albany: 91° (tied record set in 1903, and tied in 1962, 1986, 1989)
Boston: 96° (old record: 90°, 1949, 1986, 2017)
Manchester, NH: 97° (old record: 89°, 1949) ***tied May monthly record***
New York City-Central Park: 93°
New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 95°
Newark: 99°, 1962 ***tied May monthly record***
Philadelphia: 98° (old record: 96°, 1962) ***New May monthly record***
Poughkeepsie: 96° (tied record set in 1962)
Providence: 92° (old record: 91°, 2017)
Westfield: 96° (old record: 90°, 2017)

2026 became only 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. 

Tomorrow will be another hot day. Records could again be challenged or broken in places.

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

Thursday will see temperatures top out in the lower 70s. Afterward, it will turn much cooler with highs only in the 60s on Friday through the weekend. Saturday could be rainy and particularly chilly.

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 +0.086 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 59% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal May (1991-2020 normal). May will likely finish with a mean temperature near 63.7° (0.5° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 1.2° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

[Snowlover11]

Nice little downpour and some gusty winds.