August 2026

[SACRUS]

82 - Dewpoint: 59 here gorgeous day to dry out.  

[Prue11]

78/70 still a bit steamy here 

[Stormlover74]

Rain chances seem to have dwindled the rest of the week 

[Brian5671]

14 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Rain chances seem to have dwindled the rest of the week 

yep-happy to see it-even next week is drier but that's out of range for most models

usually we are all begging for rain this time of year

[JerseyWx]

16 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Rain chances seem to have dwindled the rest of the week 

Yeah now my forecast only shows Thursday and Friday, and those are storm chances so who knows.

I'll take it though.  I can do without heavy rain and wind damage for the rest of the summer.

[Stormlover74]

1 minute ago, JerseyWx said:

Yeah now my forecast only shows Thursday and Friday, and those are storm chances so who knows.

I'll take it though.  I can do without heavy rain and wind damage for the rest of the summer.

yeah we need a break

[SnoSki14]

4 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Rain chances seem to have dwindled the rest of the week 

Strong Bermuda High pattern with very high dews. We may not see widespread rain but those that get hit will get hit hard.

[NEG NAO]

40 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Strong Bermuda High pattern with very high dews. We may not see widespread rain but those that get hit will get hit hard.

correct - that flow around the bermuda high is going to backup over us and there will be heavy storms and flooding rains again IMO

[uofmiami]

Rainfall totals from OKX for yesterday's storm:

 

[NEG NAO]

[SACRUS]

Today's Highs (coolest of the next 7)


PHL: 90
New Brnswck: 87
TEB: 85
LGA: 85
TTN: 85
EWR: 84
NYC: 84
ACY: 83
JFK: 83
ISP: 83
BLM: 81

[NEG NAO]

4 hours ago, SACRUS said:

Today's Highs (coolest of the next 7)


PHL: 90
New Brnswck: 87
TEB: 85
LGA: 85
TTN: 85
EWR: 84
NYC: 84
ACY: 83
JFK: 83
ISP: 83
BLM: 81

One of the best weather days of the season. Going to have to wait awhile for another one as we will be back in the Sauna starting later Wednesday - with heat advisories likely and severe and flooding watches warnings to go along with it.

[NEG NAO]

the clouds and potential storms along with heat and high humidity  around the Bermuda HP backed up into the region overnight - here we go again.....

[SACRUS]

75  / DP 68 clouds and brunt of rain concentrated around DEL/PHL riding north along the Delaware rvr.  Overall hazy/hot/humid as the Atlantic ridge hugs the east coast potential for 90s the next 6 days 8/6 - 8/11 but South Florida style daily storm firing.   Extent of trough into the NE/E next week between 8/12 - 8/14 TBD Euro maintains near normal and then returns a warmer overall 8/15 - beyond.

 

[SACRUS]

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)

[PhiEaglesfan712]

On 8/4/2026 at 6:17 AM, LibertyBell said:

1999 and 2002 stand out clearly in my mind, 1999 even moreso than 2002 because of how it ended with Hurricane Floyd and massive flooding. Both of those droughts were far more expansive.

I have always believed that if not for Hurricane Floyd, we would have likely had a near 5-year continuous drought. The 2002 drought, of course, ended with the severe snowy winter of 2002-03.

[NEG NAO]

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[MANDA]

11 minutes ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said:

I have always believed that if not for Hurricane Floyd, we would have likely had a near 5-year continuous drought. The 2002 drought, of course, ended with the severe snowy winter of 2002-03.

Floyd rainfall.  Was in southeast Morris County at the time and had just over 10" from mid morning to late afternoon.  It was a non stop deluge.  River and road flooding was beyond description for several days.  

Ida in 2021 was a close second and actually the intensity was greater (in terms of hourly rainfall rates) than Floyd.  Ida did her damage quicker.  Floyd was more prolonged and continues torrential rainfall and overall totals were higher with Floyd where I was living at the time.

[OldSkool]

21 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Floyd rainfall.  Was in southeast Morris County at the time and had just over 10" from mid morning to late afternoon.  It was a non stop deluge.  River and road flooding was beyond description for several days.  

Ida in 2021 was a close second and actually the intensity was greater (in terms of hourly rainfall rates) than Floyd.  Ida did her damage quicker.  Floyd was more prolonged and continues torrential rainfall and overall totals were higher with Floyd where I was living at the time.

We also had Irene in 2011.