August 2026

[BxEngine]

Poured on me in Aruba today. Cant escape the damn rain.

[psv88]

Beautiful day to sail. Constant gusts to 20 made for a fun day.

[uofmiami]

34 minutes ago, BxEngine said:

Poured on me in Aruba today. Cant escape the damn rain.

I arrive there on Tuesday, hope you took on all the rain today haha.  Enjoy yourself. 

[BxEngine]

1 hour ago, uofmiami said:

I arrive there on Tuesday, hope you took on all the rain today haha.  Enjoy yourself. 

We were on a tour to the natural pool and the former invest 92l threw out some feeder bands. Rest of the day was the usual aruba windy and dry. We were drenched and didnt even get to swim, the natural pool was closed. that side of the island had 15’ plus waves.

[donsutherland1]

Showers and perhaps a thundershower are likely into this evening into early tomorrow. 

Following the frontal passage, Tomorrow through Wednesday should feature temperatures in the lower to middle 80s, along with partly to mostly sunny skies. 

Another cold front could bring some showers or thundershowers to the region Wednesday night or Thursday. The frontal passage will be followed by a reinforcing shot of cooler air. Thursday and Friday could see highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s. 

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +4.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +2.6°C for the week centered around August 6. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +3.72°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +2.15°C. The ongoing strong El Niño, which has reached super El Niño threshold, will continue to strengthen through the summer.

The SOI was -17.84 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -0.420 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 53% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal August (1991-2020 normal). August will likely finish with a mean temperature near 76.3° (0.2° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 1.1° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

[TriPol]

After Wednesday, we may finally break the Summer heat.

[qg_omega]

19 minutes ago, TriPol said:

After Wednesday, we may finally break the Summer heat.

extremely unlikely 

[SACRUS]

Today's Highs:

LGA: 82
TEB: 82
ACY: 82
EWR: 81
ISP: 81
New Brnswck: 81
BLM: 81
JFK: 81
PHL: 80
NYC: 8 0
TTN: 78

[LibertyBell]

58 minutes ago, TriPol said:

After Wednesday, we may finally break the Summer heat.

Today was godawful. Low to mid 60s windy with rain and ugly dark skies all day. This weather belongs in October not August. How much do we need to accelerate climate change to make sure today's weather never happens in summer ever again?

[LibertyBell]

12 hours ago, bluewave said:

The warmer spots away from the seabreeze in our area have rivaled and exceeded the maximum heat from the 1980 to 2002 era since 2010. 

The warmest CONUS maximum temperature departures have split between the West Coast to Western Plains and the East. So the area in the middle hasn’t been as warm as that era. 

The other big difference between now and the 1980 to 2002 era is that we haven’t been  getting the cooler summers between the warmest years. Notice that the cooler summers like 1982, 1985, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, and 2009 haven’t been occurring.

So the coolest summer of the 2020s so far has been around 30 days reaching 90° at the warm spots instead of under 10 days like 1996. This is why it’s the first time the warm spots in NJ went 9 consecutive years without a break from 30+ days reaching 90° from 2018 to 2026. 

Notice how much warmer the only 3 relatively cooler summers have been since 2010 compared to 8 coolest summers from 1982 to 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be fair those cold summers were godawful too. I particularly remember the Pinatubo summer of 1992. I was in the Poconos that summer too and it was in the 40s here in late June and raining all the time. I remember 1996 differently since I was on Long Island most of that summer it was extremely humid even though not hot and that made it much worse than if it were hot and less humid. I actually remember blacking out one day in June 1996 when it was overcast 82 degrees with a dew point of 82 100% humidity. My most hated kind of weather.

[LibertyBell]

20 hours ago, SACRUS said:

It depends on where youre comparing

If you use EWR  you can agree 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2025 all had more >35 90 degree days.

100 degree days

 

ear	Rank	Days >= 100 °F
1993	1	9
1949	2	8
2025	3	7
2022	4	6
1953	4	6
1988	6	5
1966	6	5
2011	8	4
2010	8	4
1955	8	4
1944	8	4
2012	12	3
2006	12	3
2005	12	3
2001	12	3
1999	12	3

 

95> Degree days:

 

Year	Rank	Days >= 95 °F
1993	1	25
2010	2	21
2022	3	20
1988	3	20
1944	3	20
2021	6	18
2012	7	17
2011	7	17
2002	7	17
1955	7	17
1949	11	16
2025	12	14
2005	12	14
1953	12	14
2016	15	13
1999	15	13
1991	15	13
1987	15	13

 

90 Degree Days

 

Year	Rank	Days >= 90 °F
2010	1	54
2022	2	49
1993	2	49
1988	4	43
2021	5	41
2002	5	41
1991	5	41
2016	8	40
1983	8	40
1959	8	40
2025	11	39
1994	11	39
1944	11	39
2005	14	37
1987	14	37
2018	16	36
1949	16	36
2015	18	35

 

Interesting same years appear on these lists 1988, 1993, 2010 and 2022. I would put 1993 and 2010 above all the rest region wide. Tony do you have a list for highest number of 80 and 85 degree highs too for the three airports and the park too?

[FPizz]

4 hours ago, BxEngine said:

Poured on me in Aruba today. Cant escape the damn rain.

Oh no!  Was there a month ago and the weather was great minus 2, 5 minute showers

[FPizz]

3 hours ago, uofmiami said:

I arrive there on Tuesday, hope you took on all the rain today haha.  Enjoy yourself. 

Where are you staying?

[uofmiami]

35 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Where are you staying?

Ritz Carlton, first time on the island. 

[bluewave]

10 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

To be fair those cold summers were godawful too. I particularly remember the Pinatubo summer of 1992. I was in the Poconos that summer too and it was in the 40s here in late June and raining all the time. I remember 1996 differently since I was on Long Island most of that summer it was extremely humid even though not hot and that made it much worse than if it were hot and less humid. I actually remember blacking out one day in June 1996 when it was overcast 82 degrees with a dew point of 82 100% humidity. My most hated kind of weather.

The summer of 1996 was the last time that JFK had over 50 days staying under 80° for a high temperature.

Most Days With High Temperature Under 80°Time Series Summary for JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NY - Jun through Aug
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1967	66	0
2	1996	55	0
3	1956	54	0
4	1950	52	0
5	1979	51	0
-	1954	51	0
-	1951	51	0
6	1992	50	0
7	1982	49	0
8	2000	48	0
9	1989	47	0
-	1977	47	0
-	1975	47	0
-	1953	47	0
10	1958	46	0
-	1957	46	0

 

Coolest Summer Average High Temperature Time Series Summary for JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1967	77.2	0
2	1951	77.9	0
3	1996	78.2	0
-	1956	78.2	0
4	1992	78.4	0
5	1982	78.6	0
6	1979	78.7	0
-	1950	78.7	0
7	2000	78.8	0
8	1958	78.9	0
9	1976	79.1	0
10	2004	79.2	0
11	1957	79.3	0
-	1954	79.3	0
12	2009	79.4	0
-	1977	79.4	0
13	1975	79.5	0
14	1985	79.6	0
15	1965	79.7	0

 

[BxEngine]

10 hours ago, FPizz said:

Oh no!  Was there a month ago and the weather was great minus 2, 5 minute showers

Yeah the only other time ive ever gotten poured on here was a few years ago. Was walking on the beach after midnight from a casino back to my hotel and got caught in a wicket thunderstorm. Was not a fun walk lol. For the most part the weather has been perfect here as usual. 

[Brian5671]

Happy to see we busted low on the rains last night

[MANDA]

Picked up .49" rainfall last 24 hours.  August up to 5.47" here.  

Everything green as could be.  I honestly don't think I've watered anything but some flowers in pots that are in full sun since late May.  Have not had to water the lawn at all since late May.  If we can just have modest rains for the next 6 weeks or so to wrap up the growing season that would be great.  Daylight getting noticeably shorter now both morning and evening.  Will start to drop off quickly as we get into early September.  While not over by any means Summer is on the run.

[Brian5671]

29 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Picked up .49" rainfall last 24 hours.  August up to 5.47" here.  

Everything green as could be.  I honestly don't think I've watered anything but some flowers in pots that are in full sun since late May.  Have not had to water the lawn at all since late May.  If we can just have modest rains for the next 6 weeks or so to wrap up the growing season that would be great.  Daylight getting noticeably shorter now both morning and evening.  Will start to drop off quickly as we get into early September.  While not over by any means Summer is on the run.

Same here-only potted plants needed watering-never seen my lawn look this good in mid August.    Only got about .15 here last night.  First time busting low in a long time.

[FPizz]

12 hours ago, uofmiami said:

Ritz Carlton, first time on the island. 

Awesome, hope you love it.  Went for the first time 4 years ago and have been back 6 more times since.

[winterwx21]

Only 0.18" here. The soil did dry out here again over the last several days, and I didn't water the vegetable garden yesterday because I was hoping for a decent amount of rain. Hopefully we'll get some on Thursday. I know we do have a slight chance of a shower or storm later today. 

[straphanger]

Only 0.22" of rain for me...bit lower than I would've preferred to avoid watering the garden this week but it's fine with more rain chances coming up this week.

Does anyone know what might happen for next weekend?  Models seems to leave storm chances in much of the weekend, which is a bit of a bummer after the last 3 weekends were pretty dry.

[SACRUS]

76 / 71 clouds slow to burn off.  Warm / humid the next 3 days  mid - upper 80s perhaps a stray 90 in the hottest spots Wed.  Cloudier wetter Thu - Sat coming up with trough into the northeast.  Cooler through the wetter peiod 8/20  - 8/23 and into early next week before warming 8/29-8/30 and beyond.

 

[psv88]

0.36” overnight. Sucks to see wetter weather ahead. Lots of outdoor events planned 

[guinness77]

This weather SUCKS 

[SACRUS]

Records:


Highs:

EWR: 97 (2015)
NYC: 95 (2015)
LGA: 94 (1944)
JFK: 94 (1978)


Lows:

EWR: 55 (1979)
NYC: 56 (1979)
LGA: 58 (1979)
JFK: 56 (1979)

HIstorical:

 

 

1784: Two tornadoes in Southington, CT. "It seems to have been occasioned by the meeting of two heavy clouds, one from the south and the other from the north. The whole storm therefore collected with amazing blackness and centered at the place above mentioned; producing such a scene of desolation, as perhaps the memory of the oldest man cannot recollect to have been produced by a similar cause in New England. (Ref. Connecticut Courant (Hartford), August 24, 1784.)

1885: 130 °F on this date in Amos, CA. It's never been hotter in the U.S. in August. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1899: Hurricane San Ciriaco set many records on its path. Killing nearly 3,500 people in Puerto Rico, it was the deadliest hurricane to hit the island and the strongest at the time, until 30 years later when the island was affected by the Hurricane San Felipe Segundo, a Category 5 hurricane, in 1928. It was also the tenth deadliest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. San Ciriaco is also the longest lasting Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, continuing for 28 days. On August 17, the hurricane turned back to the northwest and made landfall near Hatteras, North Carolina on the following day. San Ciriaco remains the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the Outer Banks since 1899.

1915 - A hurricane hit Galveston, TX, with wind gusts to 120 mph and a twelve foot storm surge. The storm claimed 275 lives, including forty-two on Galveston Island, with most deaths due to drowning. Of 250 homes built outside the seawall (which was constructed after the catastrophic hurricane of 1900), just ten percent were left standing. (The Weather Channel)

1917: Death Valley, California: The day's high temperature registers the 43rd consecutive day with a temperature exceeding 120 °F and the last in the run. The streak began on July 17. (Ref. WxDoctor)

1944: Boston, Massachusetts had its longest heat wave of 8 days from August 10th to the 17th. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events)

1946 - An estimated F-4 tornado killed 11 people and injured 100 others in the Mankato, Minnesota area around 6:52 PM. The deaths and most of the injuries occurred in the complete destruction of the 26 cabins at the Green Gables tourist camp, 3 miles southwest of Mankato. A 27-ton road grader was reportedly hurled about 100 feet. Another tornado an hour later destroys downtown Wells, Minnesota.

 

1969: The music festival, known as Woodstock, should have ended on this day. Jimi Hendrix, the last act to perform, was delayed due to rain on Sunday evening. Jimi Hendrix took the stage at 8:30 am Monday morning.

1967: The "Sundance Fire" in northern Idaho was started by lightning. Winds of 50 mph carried firebrands as much as 10 miles in advance to ignite new fires, and as a result, the forest fire spread 20 miles across the Selkirk Mountains in just 12 hours, burning 56,000 acres. The heat of the fire produced whirlwinds of flame with winds up to 300 mph which flung giant trees about like matchsticks. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1969 - Camille, the second worst hurricane in U.S. history, smashed into the Mississippi coast. Winds gusted to 172 mph at Main Pass Block LA, and to 190 mph near Bay Saint Louis MS. The hurricane claimed 256 lives, and caused 1.3 billion dollars damage. Several ocean going ships were carried over seven miles inland by the hurricane. The hurricane produced winds to 200 mph, and a storm surge of 24.6 feet. Complete destruction occurred in some coastal areas near the eye of the hurricane. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1979: Record cold occurred from the Deep South to New England. Frost was observed in the mountains of West Virginia. Albany, NY: 40°, Concord, NH: 40°-Tied, Elkins, WV: 41°, Burlington, VT: 42°-Tied, Avoca, PA: 43°, Sterling (Dulles Airport), VA: 44°, Syracuse, NY: 44°, Williamsport, PA: 45°, Hartford, CT: 45°, Atlantic City, NJ: 46°, Allentown, PA: 46°, Rochester, NY: 46°, Roanoke, VA: 48°, Charleston, WV: 48°, Harrisburg, VA: 48°, Philadelphia, PA: 50°, Baltimore, MD: 53°, Charlotte, NC: 55°, Richmond, VA: 56°, NYC (Central Park), NY: 56 °F. (Ref. Many Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link)

1979:5 to 7 inches of rain fell across the North Concho River north of San Angelo, TX causing the River to rise 15 feet. Rising waters nearly swept away several campers. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1981: 6.89 inches of rain fell at Caribou, Maine for its greatest 24 hour rainfall on record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1987 - Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Northern and Central Plains Region. One thunderstorm spawned a tornado near Fairbury NE, along with baseball size hail and wind gusts to 100 mph, causing severe crop damage west of town. Ten cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Syracuse NY hit 97 degrees for the first time in twenty-two years. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Fifty-five cities, from the Middle Mississippi Valley to the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, reported record high temperatures for the date. Beckley WV reported an all-time record high of 96 degrees, and Baltimore MD hit 104 degrees, marking their thirteenth day of the year with 100 degree heat. Chicago IL equalled a record with 46 days of 90 degree weather for the year. Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Wisconsin to New Jersey. Thunderstorms in New Jersey produced high winds which gusted to 92 mph at Wrightstown, and blew down a circus tent at Lavallette injuring fourteen persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Morning thunderstorms produced three to six inch rains in Oklahoma, and the Arkalatex area of Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. Tom OK was soaked with 5.98 inches of rain, and Foreman AR received 5.55 inches. Evening thunderstorms produced high winds in the Wasatch Front of northern Utah. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 66 mph at Salt Lake City, and flash flooding caused up to two million dollars damage to a marina on Lake Powell. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1992: The famous Andrew weakened to becomes only a tropical storm. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1994: One of the most memorable severe thunderstorms in recent history struck north-central and central Oklahoma. Central Oklahoma is pounded by severe thunderstorms. Wind gusts to 113 mph were recorded at Meno. At Mangum, the winds gusted to 104 mph and 97 mph at Hobart. 30 mobile homes were destroyed by hail and wind at Okarche. Hailstones measured 4.5 inches in diameter. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)
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1994: Today marked the 41st consecutive day with temperatures 90 degrees or hotter in Boise, ID, which is a record for that city up to this date. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1995: Hurricane Felix stalled off the Mid-Atlantic Coast after upper atmosphere winds that had been steering it faded away. An area of high pressure to the west blocked movement farther inland. Another area of high pressure to the east blocked movement back over the Atlantic. Both areas of high pressure were weak and didn't generate strong steering currents. The west-to-east winds that could push Felix away from the U.S. were far to the north. As a result, Felix milled around in the same general area on the 17th and 18th before it began drifting slowly eastward, away from the U.S. on the 19th. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1997: Loudoun County, VA lightning struck a concourse at Washington-Dulles International Airport and injured three airline food service personnel. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)

2002: Drought conditions helped big temperature swings: Yesterdays daily record high of 101 degrees was followed by this mornings daily record low of 39 degrees in Rapid City, SD. Similar, NE records of 105 degrees in Alliance and Chadron were followed by today's records of 43 and 41 degrees. (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

2003: Chadron, ME recorded the last of 26 consecutive days with a high temperature of at least 90 degrees, their longest such streak on record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

[Brian5671]

49 minutes ago, guinness77 said:

This weather SUCKS 

very slow to clear out today-drizzle just ended here-sun trying to burn through but only 72 out

[Stormlover74]

Sun coming out 79/70

[FPizz]

57 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Sun coming out 79/70

Mostly sunny here now.