May 2026

[lee59]

Storm total here 2.39 inches

[MANDA]

Steady light rain ongoing but looks to be last batch.  Should see drying and some brightening by later this afternoon.  Event total here as of 8am 1.90".  Hoping to get something on the grill for dinner.

Remember those who gave all this Memorial Day.

My great Uncle, killed on Iwo Jima.  I of course never met him.  He enlisted at age 18, right out of high school and was deployed to Iwo Jima.  My mother told the story of how she was visiting her grandparents in rural Teaneck, NJ.  and she was sitting in the living room with her grandmother (my great uncles mother) when two marines knocked on the door with the news that he had been killed.  My nephew, a marine now holds his medals and dog tags.

 

 

[jm1220]

3 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Steady light rain ongoing but looks to be last batch.  Should see drying and some brightening by later this afternoon.  Event total here as of 8am 1.90".  Hoping to get something on the grill for dinner.

Remember those who gave all this Memorial Day.

My great Uncle, killed on Iwo Jima.  I of course never met him.  He enlisted at age 18, right out of high school and was deployed to Iwo Jima.  My mother told the story of how she was visiting her grandparents in rural Teaneck, NJ.  and she was sitting in the living room with her grandmother (my great uncles mother) when two marines knocked on the door with the news that he had been killed.  My nephew, a marine now holds his medals and dog tags.

 

 

Thanks so much for sharing. 

[winterwx21]

1.86" event total here. Obviously bad timing for the holiday weekend, but I'm glad we got it since we really needed the rain. And at least the rain moved out in time for me to cook on the grill outside late yesterday, but I brought the food inside because it was so cool and nasty out there. Later today will be much nicer for sitting outside since it will warm up into the 70s -- I'm glad we can salvage part of the holiday weekend. 

[rclab]

20 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Steady light rain ongoing but looks to be last batch.  Should see drying and some brightening by later this afternoon.  Event total here as of 8am 1.90".  Hoping to get something on the grill for dinner.

Remember those who gave all this Memorial Day.

My great Uncle, killed on Iwo Jima.  I of course never met him.  He enlisted at age 18, right out of high school and was deployed to Iwo Jima.  My mother told the story of how she was visiting her grandparents in rural Teaneck, NJ.  and she was sitting in the living room with her grandmother (my great uncles mother) when two marines knocked on the door with the news that he had been killed.  My nephew, a marine now holds his medals and dog tags.

 

 

 

17 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Thanks so much for sharing. 

I waited for the rain to stop before I put out the flag. The only one on the block so far. My father and uncles survived WW2. Two uncles were on the same ship that was torpedoed and both made it. Even I, in my advanced age, as it gets harder to remember I still, will endeavor never to forget. As always …

[steve392]

2.1" of rain from start of event Friday.  Glad I got a new sump pump. 

[SACRUS]

Sun spotting in NW- NJ  dare we get a glimpse later today?

 

[qg_omega]

Drought is over

[FPizz]

1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

Sun spotting in NW- NJ  dare we get a glimpse later today?

 

Finally!  I can see a few peaks of sun here now.  

[uofmiami]

2.38” total in Syosset.

[psv88]

Getting brighter. Later afternoon should be nice. The yard is soaked. Ground completely saturated. Up to 66 now 

[FPizz]

Sun popping out here, its a humid 73° now.  Sweet 

[MANDA]

With 5-1/2 hours of serviceable daylight left in this 3 day weekend blue skies and sunshine have returned.  Will fire up the grill later.

[uofmiami]

 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Still pretty crappy at jones beach, just had some drizzle. Drone show approaching and hardly anyone in the park.


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[uofmiami]

11 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Still pretty crappy at jones beach, just had some drizzle. Drone show approaching and hardly anyone in the park.


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I’m sure everyone will show up just before the show later, if not at home watching the Knicks game.  Water isn’t warm enough and with no sun out it’s not desirable to head to the shore currently. 

[psv88]

Swampy out there. Going to fire up the grill soon 

[nycwinter]

got more sunnier  earlier and feels so humid i rather have it cold and rainy.

[psv88]

One year ago today the high was 72. The same as today. 

[Stormlover74]

Made it to 77 now

[qg_omega]

What is this

https://x.com/iembot_okx/status/2059016170162802925?s=46&t=m4Eqkekadb-JCXTm7k-Txg

[donsutherland1]

Warmer temperatures lie ahead.

The temperature will rise to above normal levels for tomorrow through Thursday. Exceptional heat is unlikely. It will turn somewhat cooler to end the week.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +2.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.0°C for the week centered around May 20. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +1.72°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.83°C. The ongoing El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer.

The SOI was -25.41 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +1.581 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 70% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal May (1991-2020 normal). May will likely finish with a mean temperature near 63.8° (0.6° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 1.3° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

[SACRUS]

We have seen this before keeping clocks locked (ST / DST) and i continue to think that the likely outcome is keeping it the way it is. 

 

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/may/22/permanent-daylight-saving-time-bill-takes-one-step/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/19/house-gop-resurrects-trumps-plan-year-round-daylight-saving-time/

[doncat]

Even with all the rain last several days, 2.79" for the month...again well below normal and not looking like much the rest of the way .

[MJO812]

36 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

We have seen this before keeping clocks locked (ST / DST) and i continue to think that the likely outcome is keeping it the way it is. 

 

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/may/22/permanent-daylight-saving-time-bill-takes-one-step/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/19/house-gop-resurrects-trumps-plan-year-round-daylight-saving-time/

Getting dark earlier is better