August 2026

[winterwarlock]

1 hour ago, winterwarlock said:

Pushed to 92 on the day...benn awhile since last 90 plus day

Actually got a very late high of 93!

[FPizz]

92 here today

[TriPol]

It's hard to breathe. Absolutely putrid out.

[Psychguy]

Topped out at 93 here in Philadelphia after a morning low of 78. 

[Wannabehippie]

92 by me today.

 

[jm1220]

Can clearly see the anvil top from the CT I-84 storms from here. 

[SACRUS]

Today's Highs:

TEB: 95
BLM: 94
EWR: 93
New Brnswck: 93
PHL: 93
ACY: 92
LGA: 91
TTN: 91
NYC: 88
ISP: 87
JFK: 87

[winterwarlock]

I guess this will be the longest duration heat wave of the summer for many

[Stormlover74]

More thunder

[winterwx21]

3 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

More thunder

Yeah tiny cell popped up almost on top of me. Came down in buckets for a few minutes and a couple close lightning strikes. 

[Stormlover74]

Getting windy..came out of nowhere

Quick but potent

[PhiEaglesfan712]

1 hour ago, winterwarlock said:

I guess this will be the longest duration heat wave of the summer for many

At least consistent 80+. We won't hit the high temperatures of May-July, but we're not going to be in the 70s (or even lower) in a matter of a few days after the heat is over.

[winterwx21]

That very brief but intense downpour dropped a quick 0.15" here. 

[Picard]

Storms up here tonight.  0.42" so far.  Playing back the radar loop, it almost looks like the small cell that developed over Warren County around 9 pm essentially absorbed the larger cell off to the west and then moved up through most of Sussex County.  It was nothing severe here, but an interesting scenario.

I work the NJ state fair this week, and today's shift was gross with all of the humidity.  I'm in one of the exhibits most of the time with shade, but still.  Stepping outside for more than a few minutes with the sun beating down makes the real feel almost unbearable for more than a few minutes.  The rain, followed by a cool shower, felt good.

 

 

[LoboLeader1]

Going to be another swamp arse pants day. Currently 75F /DP 73/RH 97%

[bluewave]

NYC just had their 2nd highest dew point of all-time at 79°. Probably some enhancement from being so close to the trees. As other stations weren’t quite as high.

 

 

[gravitylover]

So, pretty much like being out in my garden. It's icky, that's for sure.

[PhiEaglesfan712]

54 minutes ago, bluewave said:

NYC just had their 2nd highest dew point of all-time at 79°. Probably some enhancement from being so close to the trees. As other stations weren’t quite as high.

 

 

If 7/15/1995 isn't on this list, I refuse to believe it's true. That was a very anomolous event. That is by far the highest dew point/heat index in most of the surrounding area.

[NEG NAO]

Increased Severe Threat for the Region

[bluewave]

1 hour ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said:

If 7/15/1995 isn't on this list, I refuse to believe it's true. That was a very anomolous event. That is by far the highest dew point/heat index in most of the surrounding area.

The list is different for each station due to local dew point variations. The record for Newark was set in 1995. While the JFK record was back in 2016.

 

 

 

 

 

[Stormlover74]

[SACRUS]

83 / DP : 75.  Southern Florida pattern / tropical style continues through Tuesday, overall hot/humid with storm and downpours.  Places will see 90s during the 6 day stretch and potentially all for a 6 day heatwave Thu around the Atlantics ridge and S/SW flow.   Beyond there 8/12 the Atalntic ridge pushes south and western ridge builds back pushing a trough into the northeast - near / slightly below normal 8/12 - 8/16 before moderation back to near normal overall.

 

 

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 100 (2001) middle of the record heatwave
NYC: 104 (1918)
LGA: 99 (2001)
JFK: 96 (2001)



Lows;

EWR: 57 (1948)
NYC: 57 (1994)
LGA: 61 (1975)
JFK: 59 (2004)

Historical:

 

1904 - A flash flood near Pueblo, CO, washed a train from the tracks killing 89 passengers. A bridge, weakened by the floodwaters sweeping through the valley below, gave way under the weight of the train dashing all but the sleeping cars into the torrent drowning the occupants. Rail service was frequently interrupted in the Rocky Mountain Region and southwestern U.S. that summer due to numerous heavy downpours which washed out the railroad beds delaying trains as much as five days. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1918 - Philadelphia, PA, established an all-time record with a high of 106 degrees. New York City experienced its warmest day and night with a low of 82 degrees and a high of 102 degrees. Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Flemington NJ and Somerville NJ established state records for the month of August. (The Weather Channel) (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

 

1924: A tornado caused estimated F4 damage moved southeast from south of Osseo, WI to Black River Falls, WI. One person was killed as a home was leveled and a boy was killed running to the storm cellar near the start of the path. Two people died as farm homes were swept away near the northeast edge of Black River Falls. Damage totaled $200,000 as 50 farms were hit and buildings were unroofed in the town of Northfield. The tornado followed the present route of Interstate 94.

1968: During the late afternoon and evening hours numerous severe thunderstorms developed across eastern South Dakota, but the most powerful storm moved through the Huron area. Wind gusts of an incredible 115 mph swept through the area. The force of the winds blew over a radio tower and also did major damage to area roofs and houses. Not only were the winds very strong, but hail up to the size of softballs pounded the area and four funnel clouds were sighted. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1979: Three different hailstorms struck Spearfish, SD in the same afternoon. One produced baseball size hail and the other two produced hailstones to golf ball size. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1980: Hurricane Allen bottomed out at 899 millibars (26.55 inches of mercury) while moving through the Yucatan Channel in the southeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico. Allen was the second lowest pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere up to that time. Allen's winds at the time were sustained at 190 mph.

1983: Sheridan, WY hit 106°, their all-time record high for August. Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada reached an all-time record high of 104.5°. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1984 - El Paso, TX, normally receives 1.21 inches of rain in August. They got it in forty-five minutes, with four more inches to boot, during a storm which left Downtown El Paso under five feet of water. (The Weather Channel)

1986 - A rare outbreak of seven tornadoes occurred in New England. One tornado carved its way through Cranston RI and Providence RI causing twenty injuries. Rhode Island had not reported a tornado in twelve years, and three touched down in 24 hours. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1987 - Morning thunderstorms drenched Goldsboro, NC, with 3.37 inches of rain. Late morning thunderstorms in Arizona produced dime size hail, wind gusts to 50 mph, and two inches of rain, at Sierra Vista. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - A dozen cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Waco, TX, with a reading of 107 degrees. The record high of 88 degrees at Marquette, MI, was their twenty-third of the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with wind gusts to 81 mph reported at McCool, NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Forty cities in the central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Valentine, NE, with a reading of 40 degrees, and Belcourt ND with a low of 37 degrees. Martin SD was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 30 degrees. Unseasonably hot weather prevailed over Florida and Washington State, with record highs of 100 degress at Daytona Beach, FL, 101 degrees at Walla Walla, WA, and 103 degrees at Hanford, WA. (The National Weather Summary)

 

1990: Nome, Alaska: Nome records its ninth thunderstorm of the year, more than the city had observed in the previous twenty years combined. (Ref. WxDoctor)

1993: The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993 continued. The main flood crest reached Cairo, IL where the river is joined by the Ohio River. No serious flooding will occur further south because the river becomes wider and deeper. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1994: Two complexes of thunderstorms developed over southern Minnesota and north central Nebraska. The two complexes then slowly merged with each other in time. Large hail and high winds were common in southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa with hail ranging in size from dimes to golf balls. In Cherokee County, hail damage was reported to many cars in the city of Cherokee by hail two inches in diameter. About 150 cars and 100 homes were damaged by the hail. A tornado also touched down northwest of Sibley in Osceola County, damaging several buildings at a farmstead. At the same time, a car was lifted and thrown 50 feet. Woodbury and Monona Counties were hard hit with high winds, with many winds reported at 60 to 65 mph. The Mapleton area in Monona County was particularly hard hit where a roof was blown off of a car dealership and another roof caved in at an apartment building. Severe thunderstorms struck much of the southern two-thirds of Oklahoma and parts of western north Texas. The costliest damage was at Prague, in Lincoln County, where 90 mph winds were reported, resulting in more than $1 million in damages. Another storm struck Thackerville, in Love County, where lightning struck a power pole, traveled through a line to a school, and started a fire that destroyed the school. Hail the size of dimes and quarters was very common across Oklahoma that day, and hail up to golf ball-size fell in Clay and Archer Counties of north Texas.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2000: A 33-year-old man was struck and killed under a tree at the West Falls Church, VA Metro Station as a severe thunderstorm swept through the area. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)

2007: A rare and destructive F2 tornado with winds of up to 135 miles an hour whipped southwestern Brooklyn in New York. The funnel cloud was hidden in heavy rain and thus no pictures were obtained. (Ref. F2 Tornado Hits Brooklyn)

2020: The heavy rains started on the 4th from Tropical storm Isaias that brough 2.53 inches of precipitation to Springfield Park on the 4th and some areas had a lot more rain. This was followed by 4 more days of heavy rainfall in the Richmond area.(Ref. The Richmond Times Dispatch)

[bluewave]

Looks like the heat and humidity will begin to ease up next week. 

 

 

[MANDA]

11 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Looks like the heat and humidity will begin to ease up next week. 

 

 

The humidity / dews are what is making this stretch nasty.  Temperatures are not crazy so if we can at least lose the humidity I think most would be happy.  It is really swampy out there again this morning.  Had .02" last night as a T-Storm clipped my area.  Bulk of it slid by to the west into Sussex County..

[bluewave]

9 minutes ago, MANDA said:

The humidity / dews are what is making this stretch nasty.  Temperatures are not crazy so if we can at least lose the humidity I think most would be happy.  It is really swampy out there again this morning.  Had .02" last night as a T-Storm clipped my area.  Bulk of it slid by to the west into Sussex County..

Yeah, we got the record heat back in early July. This time it’s the high dew points making headlines. Straight from the tropics.

 

[rclab]

38 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 100 (2001) middle of the record heatwave
NYC: 104 (1918)
LGA: 99 (2001)
JFK: 96 (2001)



Lows;

EWR: 57 (1948)
NYC: 57 (1994)
LGA: 61 (1975)
JFK: 59 (2004)

Historical:

 

1904 - A flash flood near Pueblo, CO, washed a train from the tracks killing 89 passengers. A bridge, weakened by the floodwaters sweeping through the valley below, gave way under the weight of the train dashing all but the sleeping cars into the torrent drowning the occupants. Rail service was frequently interrupted in the Rocky Mountain Region and southwestern U.S. that summer due to numerous heavy downpours which washed out the railroad beds delaying trains as much as five days. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1918 - Philadelphia, PA, established an all-time record with a high of 106 degrees. New York City experienced its warmest day and night with a low of 82 degrees and a high of 102 degrees. Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Flemington NJ and Somerville NJ established state records for the month of August. (The Weather Channel) (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

 

1924: A tornado caused estimated F4 damage moved southeast from south of Osseo, WI to Black River Falls, WI. One person was killed as a home was leveled and a boy was killed running to the storm cellar near the start of the path. Two people died as farm homes were swept away near the northeast edge of Black River Falls. Damage totaled $200,000 as 50 farms were hit and buildings were unroofed in the town of Northfield. The tornado followed the present route of Interstate 94.

1968: During the late afternoon and evening hours numerous severe thunderstorms developed across eastern South Dakota, but the most powerful storm moved through the Huron area. Wind gusts of an incredible 115 mph swept through the area. The force of the winds blew over a radio tower and also did major damage to area roofs and houses. Not only were the winds very strong, but hail up to the size of softballs pounded the area and four funnel clouds were sighted. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1979: Three different hailstorms struck Spearfish, SD in the same afternoon. One produced baseball size hail and the other two produced hailstones to golf ball size. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1980: Hurricane Allen bottomed out at 899 millibars (26.55 inches of mercury) while moving through the Yucatan Channel in the southeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico. Allen was the second lowest pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere up to that time. Allen's winds at the time were sustained at 190 mph.

1983: Sheridan, WY hit 106°, their all-time record high for August. Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada reached an all-time record high of 104.5°. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1984 - El Paso, TX, normally receives 1.21 inches of rain in August. They got it in forty-five minutes, with four more inches to boot, during a storm which left Downtown El Paso under five feet of water. (The Weather Channel)

1986 - A rare outbreak of seven tornadoes occurred in New England. One tornado carved its way through Cranston RI and Providence RI causing twenty injuries. Rhode Island had not reported a tornado in twelve years, and three touched down in 24 hours. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1987 - Morning thunderstorms drenched Goldsboro, NC, with 3.37 inches of rain. Late morning thunderstorms in Arizona produced dime size hail, wind gusts to 50 mph, and two inches of rain, at Sierra Vista. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - A dozen cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Waco, TX, with a reading of 107 degrees. The record high of 88 degrees at Marquette, MI, was their twenty-third of the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with wind gusts to 81 mph reported at McCool, NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Forty cities in the central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Valentine, NE, with a reading of 40 degrees, and Belcourt ND with a low of 37 degrees. Martin SD was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 30 degrees. Unseasonably hot weather prevailed over Florida and Washington State, with record highs of 100 degress at Daytona Beach, FL, 101 degrees at Walla Walla, WA, and 103 degrees at Hanford, WA. (The National Weather Summary)

 

1990: Nome, Alaska: Nome records its ninth thunderstorm of the year, more than the city had observed in the previous twenty years combined. (Ref. WxDoctor)

1993: The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993 continued. The main flood crest reached Cairo, IL where the river is joined by the Ohio River. No serious flooding will occur further south because the river becomes wider and deeper. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1994: Two complexes of thunderstorms developed over southern Minnesota and north central Nebraska. The two complexes then slowly merged with each other in time. Large hail and high winds were common in southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa with hail ranging in size from dimes to golf balls. In Cherokee County, hail damage was reported to many cars in the city of Cherokee by hail two inches in diameter. About 150 cars and 100 homes were damaged by the hail. A tornado also touched down northwest of Sibley in Osceola County, damaging several buildings at a farmstead. At the same time, a car was lifted and thrown 50 feet. Woodbury and Monona Counties were hard hit with high winds, with many winds reported at 60 to 65 mph. The Mapleton area in Monona County was particularly hard hit where a roof was blown off of a car dealership and another roof caved in at an apartment building. Severe thunderstorms struck much of the southern two-thirds of Oklahoma and parts of western north Texas. The costliest damage was at Prague, in Lincoln County, where 90 mph winds were reported, resulting in more than $1 million in damages. Another storm struck Thackerville, in Love County, where lightning struck a power pole, traveled through a line to a school, and started a fire that destroyed the school. Hail the size of dimes and quarters was very common across Oklahoma that day, and hail up to golf ball-size fell in Clay and Archer Counties of north Texas.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2000: A 33-year-old man was struck and killed under a tree at the West Falls Church, VA Metro Station as a severe thunderstorm swept through the area. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)

2007: A rare and destructive F2 tornado with winds of up to 135 miles an hour whipped southwestern Brooklyn in New York. The funnel cloud was hidden in heavy rain and thus no pictures were obtained. (Ref. F2 Tornado Hits Brooklyn)

2020: The heavy rains started on the 4th from Tropical storm Isaias that brough 2.53 inches of precipitation to Springfield Park on the 4th and some areas had a lot more rain. This was followed by 4 more days of heavy rainfall in the Richmond area.(Ref. The Richmond Times Dispatch)

I remember the 2007 event. Some roof damage in the Bay Ridge area. I remember the low cloud/visibility that day. I keep thinking that a photo exists of the funnel cloud over the Narrows. The photo as I remember it was looking from north looking south. The funnel cloud stood out even though it was immersed in surrounding cloud. It’s probable I have events/years mixed up. As always ….

 

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[MANDA]

33 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, we got the record heat back in early July. This time it’s the high dew points making headlines. Straight from the tropics.

 

Absolutely and that shows up well on Water Vapor images.  Flow from Gulf / Cuba and east of FL / Bahamas pretty much due north.  Deep moist flow.  PW been running close to 2" last several days.

 

 

[bluewave]

34 minutes ago, rclab said:

I remember the 2007 event. Some roof damage in the Bay Ridge area. I remember the low cloud/visibility that day. I keep thinking that a photo exists of the funnel cloud over the Narrows. The photo as I remember it was looking from north looking south. The funnel cloud stood out even though it was immersed in surrounding cloud. It’s probable I have events/years mixed up. As always ….

 

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I remember that morning really well. It was one of the biggest  weather events from 2006 to 2008. The only time a rotating wall cloud came right over my location in Long Beach. So NWS issued a tornado warning for my area due to how strong the rotation was on radar.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
650 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  SOUTHWESTERN NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  EASTERN KINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 715 AM EDT...

* AT 644 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CANARSIE...
  OR ABOUT NEAR CROWN HEIGHTS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  JAMAICA BY 700 AM...
  KENNEDY AIRPORT BY 705 AM...
  CEDARHURST BY 710 AM...
  WOODMERE...VALLEY STREAM...LYNBROOK AND ATLANTIC BEACH BY 715 AM.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

 

[TheClimateChanger]

2 hours ago, bluewave said:

The list is different for each station due to local dew point variations. The record for Newark was set in 1995. While the JFK record was back in 2016.

 

 

 

 

 

You have to take some of these high dewpoints from 1995 with a grain of salt. The chilled mirror sensors in use at the time had to be regularly cleaned or they could produce spuriously high readings.