August 2026

[SACRUS]

Today's Highs:
 

TEB: 87
ACY: 86
EWR: 85
PHL: 85
LGA: 85
New Brnswck: 84
TTN: 84
ISP: 83
NYC: 83
JFK: 82
BLM: 81

[jm1220]

Misery mist humidity drizzle. Humidity literally drizzling from the sky. 

[FPizz]

Raining.  May get a little heavier in a bit here

[ForestHillWx]

Heavy rain in chester just blew up. Proceeded by decent lightening, no winds. 

[Stormlover74]

50 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Raining.  May get a little heavier in a bit here

Looks like you're about to get crushed 

[winterwx21]

I'm watching the lightning from that storm that's missing us to the northwest. 

[Snowlover11]

This humidity is awful.

[doncat]

Had 0.18" yesterday with 82/65 temp split. 0.02" overnight with low temp of 74°.

[WestBabylonWeather]

76 Dew

77 Temp

98% Humidity

windows are sweating 

[JerseyWx]

Heavy thunder and lightning before midnight kept me up.

Also got another 1.5"+ overnight.  Crazy how we just keep getting storms on top of storms here.

[MANDA]

8 hours ago, ForestHillWx said:

Heavy rain in chester just blew up. Proceeded by decent lightening, no winds. 

Same here.  Lots of lighting and loud thunder.  No wind.  Torrential rain.  Picked up 1.01" in about 15-20 minutes.

Sauna like out there this morning.  

[bluewave]

The Florida dew points have arrived with values around 80° in SNJ.

 

 

[Brian5671]

80 degree dewpoints holy cow

[jm1220]

Hideous outside. My front door was soaking wet this morning and it resembles a jungle outside. 

[SACRUS]

78 - DP: 77.  Current clouds over C/N - NJ but should clear out.  Hot/Humid with Florida style storms today - Tuesday.  The humid flow around the Atlantic ridge hugging the EC and the potential for 6 days at 90+.  FRont comes through by Wed and a trough into the northeast 8/12 - 8/15 but still need to see if we're near normal or still warm.  Overall warmer pattern beyond there.

 

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:


EWR: 97 (2001)
NYC: 97 (1955)
LGA: 95 (2018)
JFK: 91 (2010)


Lows:

EWR: 57 (1934)
NYC: 56 (1869)
LGA: 57 (1994)
JFK: 57 (1994)

Historical:


1881: Smoke from Michigan forest fires created a yellow pall over the Northeast. Candles were necessary for light at noontime. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1890 - Thunderstorms left four inches of hail covering the ground in Adair County and Union County in Iowa. The hail drifted into six foot mounds, and in some places remained on the ground for twenty- six days. (The Weather Channel)

1905: Princeton, IN received 10.50 inches of rain, which established a 24-hour maximum precipitation record for the Hoosier State. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1918 - Unusually hot weather began to overspread the Atlantic Coast States, from the Carolinas to southern New England. The temp- erature soared to an all-time record high of 106 degrees at Washington D.C., and Cumberland and Keedysville hit 109 degrees to establish a state record for Maryland. Temperatures were above normal east of the Rockies that month, with readings much above normal in the Lower Missouri Valley. Omaha NE reached 110 degrees. (David Ludlum)  On this date the highest ever maximum temperature of 107 °F was recorded in Richmond, VA. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records)

 

1947: The city, Sault Ste. Marie, MI hit 98°, equaling their all-time highest temperature. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1959 - A bucket survey showed that thunderstorms dropped 16.70 inches of rain on parts of Decatur County IA. The total was accepted as Iowa's 24 hour rainfall record. (The Weather Channel)

 

1959: Hurricane Dot crossed Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands producing sustained winds of 105 mph with gusts to 125 mph. Over 6 inches of rain fell with over 9 inches on the big island of Hawaii. The sugar cane crop on Kauai sustained $2.7 million in damages.

1961: A severe thunderstorm brought 70 to 100 mph winds to Lake Texoma, OK. The winds caused extensive damage to piers and either damaged or sank more than 100 boats. One person drowned when their boat capsized during the storm. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1977: Severe thunderstorms produced nearly 20 tornadoes in Sangamon and Christian Counties in central Illinois. Many of these only affected open fields. However, one tornado did cause extensive damage near and east of Chatham. One tornado just south of Lake Springfield was unusual in that it had a clockwise rotation, in contrast to the usual counter-clockwise rotation found in tornadoes. The thunderstorms that produced these tornadoes caused a large swath of destruction from strong winds extending from southwestern Morgan County east to far southwestern Macon County. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1979: 100° at Salt Lake City, UT tied the record for the date. It was the 5th day of temperatures 100° or hotter. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1986 - Evening thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 100 mph at Winner SD damaging two hundred homes. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1987 - Afternoon thunderstorms deluged Milwaukee, WI, with 6.84 inches of rain, including more than five inches in two hours, breaking all previous rainfall records for the city. Floodwaters were four feet deep at the Milwaukee County Stadium, and floodwaters filled the basement of the main terminal at the airport. Flooding caused 5.9 million dollars damage, and claimed the life of one person. Death Valley, CA, reported a morning low of 97 degrees. A midday thunderstorm deluged Birmingham AL with nearly six inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Pennsylvania and New York State. A cold front crossing the northwestern U.S. produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Livingston MT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from northwestern Texas to the Southern Appalachians, and in the northeastern U.S. There were 136 reports of large hail or damaging winds during the day and evening. Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Region produced tennis ball size hail northwest of Buffalo OK, and wind gusts to 100 mph at Pampa TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1992: A firefighter was knocked unconscious in Sarasota County, Florida struck by lightning while fighting a fire that was caused by a lightning strike. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1993: Virginia experienced its worst tornado outbreak ever as 18 tornadoes ripped through the state in 5 hours. The most devastating tornado caused severe damage in the historic part of Petersburg. The storm then moved on to Pocahontas Island and into Colonial Heights. There, the storm ripped apart a WalMart store, killing three people and injuring nearly 200. The F4 twister was the first known violent tornado in Virginia history. It killed a total of 4 people and injured 246 along its 12-mile path. Total damages were near $50 million.

 

2001: Tropical Storm Barry moved inland on the Gulf Coast near Fort Walton Beach, FL around midnight with top winds of 60 mph. The storm caused $30 million in damage. Heavy rains spread northwestward across Alabama with up to three inches reported in the Birmingham area. No precipitation fell at Billings, MT on this date, the first of an August record 22 consecutive days without even a trace of rain. Only 0.01 inches fell during the month, their record driest August. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2003: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: Temperatures soar to 109°F at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, surpassing the old record set in 1952. (Ref. WxDoctor)

2005: A camper was slightly injured when a lightning struck a nearby tree at a campground at Lake Robertson, near Collierstown in Rockbridge County, VA. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)

[MANDA]

Localized drenchers last 24 hours.

[NEG NAO]

a few questions about exactly what will happen across the region the next few days

How much sunshine will be able to break through some of this thick cloud cover ?

When and where will any storms and heavy rains develop ?

 

 

[bluewave]

Northern areas closer to the heaviest rains around SW CT like BDR this summer have moved out of drought conditions. But the drought continues further south. Though there was also some slow improvement in NJ also. 
 

THE BRIDGEPORT CT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
...................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         82    202 PM  97    2005  83     -1       83       
  MINIMUM         64    458 AM  55    1951  68     -4       68       
  AVERAGE         73                        76     -3       76     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.56 2017   0.14  -0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.67   0.32     0.08     
  SINCE JUN 1     15.84                      7.76   8.08     2.34     
  SINCE JAN 1     30.11                     25.89   4.22    16.94     

 

 

 

 

 

[MANDA]

Gotta wonder if we make the CSU 50 ACE points that are forecast.  I'll take the under.

Shear is nuts as we head into the peak of the season.

I think close in development is our best shot at something interesting.  Not happening over the next 10 days though.

Caribbean looks to be shut down for the duration with El-Nino induced shear at full tilt.

[bluewave]

13 minutes ago, NEG NAO said:

exactly what data do they use to determine drought conditions and severity ? I have doubts as to whether some areas in NJ are still in a severe drought after the heavy rain totals the last month

23 out of the last 26 months in NJ takes time to resolve.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/weather/2026/07/30/nj-drought-warning-remains-after-severe-july-storms-heres-why/91091896007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z115227p116850n00----l003450c00----e1117xxv115227&gca-ft=71&gca-ds=sophi

[NEG NAO]

4 minutes ago, bluewave said:

23 out of the last 26 months in NJ takes time to resolve.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/weather/2026/07/30/nj-drought-warning-remains-after-severe-july-storms-heres-why/91091896007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z115227p116850n00----l003450c00----e1117xxv115227&gca-ft=71&gca-ds=sophi

$ 1 needed to read that article -lol

[SACRUS]

Low level clouds burning off under some high cirrus. Then a quick jump up to upper 80s / low 90s

[FPizz]

9 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Looks like you're about to get crushed 

Turns out it just skimmed my. Probably Bridgewater got it pretty good and points just north of me.  .24" on the day

[NEG NAO]

6 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Turns out it just skimmed my. Probably Bridgewater got it pretty good and points just north of me.  .24" on the day

wide range of precip totals yesterday region wide - some spots received inches others 0. I can see why this can prevent drought conditions from getting much better sooner then later.

[Cfa]

87/77/99 here.

We just need some palm trees and we’d be set. 

[LCPhotowerx]

Feels like Dagobah outside.

[ForestHillWx]

@MANDA that confirms my guess of 1.25” at my house. A buddy in Denville sent photos of how high the Rockaway crested this morning. 

[jm1220]

2 hours ago, MANDA said:

Gotta wonder if we make the CSU 50 ACE points that are forecast.  I'll take the under.

Shear is nuts as we head into the peak of the season.

I think close in development is our best shot at something interesting.  Not happening over the next 10 days though.

Caribbean looks to be shut down for the duration with El-Nino induced shear at full tilt.

Probably safe to book the trip to FL or the Caribbean this September when it’s cheap.

[TWCCraig]

45 minutes ago, Cfa said:

87/77/99 here.

We just need some palm trees and we’d be set. 

85/78/99 here

I've been growing 3 different types of palm since 2017. Needle palm and Sabal Minor dont grow into trees but they are cold tolerant enough to survive our winters completely unprotected. I had some defoliation with this past winter being as harsh as it was but they survived and are growing back well this summer. I also have a Windmill palm which does grow a trunk. You would need to have some protection from the coldest days in the winter for a Windmill palm, but the vast majority of the time you could leave them unprotected. It's truly amazing being able to look out the window when it's 20 degrees outside, everything is dead and brown but the palm trees stay green like evergreens. Wish more people knew they can grow here