August 2026

[winterwx21]

2 hours ago, straphanger said:

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.

Still a long way to go to figure out the weekend, but latest runs of GFS and Euro now show a dry Saturday. They do bring in some rain for Sunday. 

[SACRUS]

86 / 73 steaming up

[mikeysed]

For central NJ into interior new England, rains have been good to remove most drought conditions. How will our summer weather effect how foliage looks heading into the fall months?

[FPizz]

Clouded back up and looks like maybe some storms later if they hold on

[TriPol]

1 hour ago, mikeysed said:

For central NJ into interior new England, rains have been good to remove most drought conditions. How will our summer weather effect how foliage looks heading into the fall months?

If it continues to rain like it has, we could have excellent foliage. Imagine vibrant reds and oranges in central park!

[doncat]

83/71 currently...0.29" for event.

[donsutherland1]

A few spots could see an evening shower or thundershower. Most of the region will remain dry.

Tomorrow and Wednesday should mainly fair and warm. Highs will likely reach the middle 80s to perhaps upper 80s across the region. 

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 lower 80s. The weekend could feature cool and perhaps unsettled weather.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +4.0°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +2.7°C for the week centered around August 12. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +3.80°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +2.32°C. The ongoing strong El Niño, which has reached super El Niño threshold, will continue to strengthen through the summer.

The SOI was -18.45 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -0.064 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 50% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal August (1991-2020 normal). August will likely finish with a mean temperature near 76.1° (near normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 0.9° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

[Cyg]

Cool sky

[MarcmmKU]

4 hours ago, mikeysed said:

For central NJ into interior new England, rains have been good to remove most drought conditions. How will our summer weather effect how foliage looks heading into the fall months?

I would think good, but the likely warmer than normal overnight lows will reduce color. We need a very cold fall now to get good foliage.

[MarcmmKU]

3 hours ago, TriPol said:

If it continues to rain like it has, we could have excellent foliage. Imagine vibrant reds and oranges in central park!

Central park rarely gets good colors anymore because the UHI and CC+higher atmospheric moisture is producing record overnight lows.

[SACRUS]

Today's Highs:
 

PHL: 89
New Brnswck: 86
ACY: 86
EWR: 85
BLM: 85
TTN: 85
TEB: 83
JFK: 82
NYC: 81
LGA: 80
ISP: 78

[SACRUS]

On 8/10/2026 at 9:28 AM, SACRUS said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FPizz]

Brief heavy rain dropped .31" in about 10 minutes.  

[LibertyBell]

15 hours ago, bluewave said:

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
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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
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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

 

This list is interesting to me because the top 2 came after great winters and the previous summers were super hot especially 1966. Number 3 also had an epic end to the snow season and the previous summer was also extremely hot. It's also interesting that 1977 is on this list when it had one of the hottest two week stretches this region has ever seen. Ditto 1953.

I wonder how this list looks for Mount Pocono, I know how cold it was here in the summer of 1992 I had my fireplace going most of the summer. Chris do you have a list of that and also the summers with the most highs below 70 degrees at both JFK and MPO? It was only in the mid 60s here yesterday and I remembered how much I hate it when the high temperature is below 70 and it's cloudy all day. It's bad enough that we have to deal with that in Spring and Fall, Summer is not supposed to be that way, Summer should be sunny, dry and hot with maybe one or two hours of rain per week that doesn't interfere with the sunshine or the heat. It's fine if it's cool and sunny because I have a ton of skylights that bring in the solar warmth but my house gets cold quickly if I dont have the heat or a fireplace on and there's no sunshine. On the flip side because of the size of the house and how much of it is tiled and the outside is insulated with both fiberglass and stone it does not heat up quickly in the summer even if it's hot outside. Even without turning my window AC on the house is 10-15 degrees cooler than the outside temperature in the heat. That's a good thing because only two rooms in this house are supportive of window AC a bedroom upstairs and the living room downstairs. In terms of heat when JFK was hitting 100-102 in early July it only got to 93-94 here and that 4 day stretch was the only time it was 90 or above here. It's never been higher than 94 here in all the years this house has been in our family, it also hit 94 in July 2011. I think there was a 95 back in 1954 and the only time it's been hotter than that was the torrid 3 day stretch of 98, 99 and 103 in early July 1911.

[NorthShoreWx]

Might have been some breaks in the clouds to the west, but just dark, dreary and damp wall to wall here today.  MaxT was 73° which is the lowest daily maxT since July 7 (max that day was 68°).  I've no problem with a few days with the wx like this, but the mosquitoes are beyond ridiculous this month.  Little buggers are pissing me off.  It's bad when you go backpacking to get away from them.

 

[LibertyBell]

11 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Might have been some breaks in the clouds to the west, but just dark, dreary and damp wall to wall here today.  MaxT was 73° which is the lowest daily maxT since July 7 (max that day was 68°).  I've no problem with a few days with the wx like this, but the mosquitoes are beyond ridiculous this month.  Little buggers are pissing me off.  It's bad when you go backpacking to get away from them.

 

This is yet another reason I love hot and dry weather far fewer mosquitoes. 

[SI Mailman]

11 hours ago, FPizz said:

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

Last time I went to Aruba, I got grazed by a Tropical Depression that would eventually develop into Major Hurricane Ian in 2022.  

[gravitylover]

8 hours ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Might have been some breaks in the clouds to the west, but just dark, dreary and damp wall to wall here today.  MaxT was 73° which is the lowest daily maxT since July 7 (max that day was 68°).  I've no problem with a few days with the wx like this, but the mosquitoes are beyond ridiculous this month.  Little buggers are pissing me off.  It's bad when you go backpacking to get away from them.

 

I'm not sure about down on The Island but, there has been a mass die-off of bats in the Hudson Valley, over 95% of one species and I think high 70s for another. Bats eat LOTS of mosquitoes. The mosquitoes seem to love not having those predators in their world  It's called white nose syndrome and it's taking out bats all over Upstate.

[bluewave]

9 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

This list is interesting to me because the top 2 came after great winters and the previous summers were super hot especially 1966. Number 3 also had an epic end to the snow season and the previous summer was also extremely hot. It's also interesting that 1977 is on this list when it had one of the hottest two week stretches this region has ever seen. Ditto 1953.

I wonder how this list looks for Mount Pocono, I know how cold it was here in the summer of 1992 I had my fireplace going most of the summer. Chris do you have a list of that and also the summers with the most highs below 70 degrees at both JFK and MPO? It was only in the mid 60s here yesterday and I remembered how much I hate it when the high temperature is below 70 and it's cloudy all day. It's bad enough that we have to deal with that in Spring and Fall, Summer is not supposed to be that way, Summer should be sunny, dry and hot with maybe one or two hours of rain per week that doesn't interfere with the sunshine or the heat. It's fine if it's cool and sunny because I have a ton of skylights that bring in the solar warmth but my house gets cold quickly if I dont have the heat or a fireplace on and there's no sunshine. On the flip side because of the size of the house and how much of it is tiled and the outside is insulated with both fiberglass and stone it does not heat up quickly in the summer even if it's hot outside. Even without turning my window AC on the house is 10-15 degrees cooler than the outside temperature in the heat. That's a good thing because only two rooms in this house are supportive of window AC a bedroom upstairs and the living room downstairs. In terms of heat when JFK was hitting 100-102 in early July it only got to 93-94 here and that 4 day stretch was the only time it was 90 or above here. It's never been higher than 94 here in all the years this house has been in our family, it also hit 94 in July 2011. I think there was a 95 back in 1954 and the only time it's been hotter than that was the torrid 3 day stretch of 98, 99 and 103 in early July 1911.

The highest temperatures during 1977 heatwave were mostly focused in Central Park when the thermometer was still out in the open and not under the trees like today.

Outside of that 9 day run in mid-July, it was a cool summer by recent standards. There was a strong seabreeze that week so the South Shore spots like JFK had much cooler highs than Central Park. 

We are coming up on the 40th anniversary of the last August freeze at MPO. Along with the last August 50° low in NYC.
 

Average High Temperature Data for July 13, 1977 through July 21, 1977
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NY	NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	97.1
NY	NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	97.1
NY	DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	96.9
NJ	NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP	WBAN	95.8
CT	NEW HAVEN	COOP	95.8
NY	SCARSDALE	COOP	95.4
NJ	TETERBORO AIRPORT	WBAN	95.3
CT	STAMFORD 5 N	COOP	95.1
NY	NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	95.0
NY	NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	94.9
NJ	CRANFORD	COOP	94.8
NY	WEST POINT	COOP	94.4
NY	LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	93.9
NY	VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	93.7
CT	DANBURY	COOP	92.9
NY	MARYKNOLL	COOP	92.9
NJ	ESSEX FELLS SERVICE BLDG	COOP	92.8
NY	SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	92.8
CT	NORWICH PUBLIC UTILITY PLANT	COOP	92.8
NJ	LITTLE FALLS	COOP	92.7
CT	NORWALK GAS PLANT	COOP	92.4
NY	PORT JERVIS	COOP	92.3
CT	NEW HAVEN TWEED AP	WBAN	92.3
NY	MIDDLETOWN 2 NW	COOP	92.2
NJ	CANOE BROOK	COOP	92.1
NJ	WANAQUE RAYMOND DAM	COOP	92.1
CT	MOUNT CARMEL	COOP	91.9
CT	MIDDLETOWN 4 W	COOP	91.8
NY	SUFFERN	COOP	91.7
CT	GROTON	COOP	91.4
NJ	JERSEY CITY	COOP	91.3
NY	PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	91.3
NY	WALDEN 1 ESE	COOP	90.8
NY	MINEOLA	COOP	90.8
NY	WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	90.8
NY	RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	90.7
NY	CARMEL	COOP	90.2
NY	ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	89.8
CT	WESTBROOK	COOP	89.7
NY	YORKTOWN HEIGHTS 1W	COOP	89.6
NY	JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	89.3

 

Time Series Summary for Mount Pocono Area, PA (ThreadEx) - Month of Aug Lowest Minimum Temperature
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1	1986	31	0
2	1965	32	0
-	1907	32	0
3	1987	33	4
-	1941	33	0
-	1940	33	0
4	1982	34	0
-	1976	34	0
-	1942	34	0
-	1923	34	0
-	1910	34	0
-	1908	34	0
-	1904	34	0
5	1979	35	0
-	1921	35	0
-	1916	35	0

 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY - Month of Aug Lowest Minimum Temperature
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1	1986	50	0
-	1982	50	0
-	1976	50	0
-	1965	50	0
-	1885	50	0

[donsutherland1]

From this morning via iPhone:

[bluewave]

Temperature pattern heading into late August looks close to average.

 

 

 

 

 

[psv88]

2 hours ago, gravitylover said:

I'm not sure about down on The Island but, there has been a mass die-off of bats in the Hudson Valley, over 95% of one species and I think high 70s for another. Bats eat LOTS of mosquitoes. The mosquitoes seem to love not having those predators in their world  It's called white nose syndrome and it's taking out bats all over Upstate.

Saw a bat in my backyard this weekend 

[Stormlover74]

Pouring

[NEG NAO]

7 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Pouring

Sun is going to come out later and its going to feel very uncomfortable - forecasted upper 80's here from Mt. Holly Also radar is not showing the true intensity of some of these showers - have to really zoom in to see it

[SACRUS]

77 / 73 Soutern Florida type steam continues today.  Enough sun gets min /upper 80.  Tomorrow the sunnier day and looks like in the hotter areas a shot at 90.  Trough generally into the GL-NE 8/21 - 8/28 with near normal and chances of rain and sotherly flow on the eastern side of the trough. Overall warmer beyond there.

 

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 97 (2002)
NYC: 94 (2002)
LGA: 95 (2002)
JFK: 93 (1995)


Lows:

EWR: 52 (1941)
NYC: 55 (1915)
LGA: 59 (1941)
JFK: 58 (1963)


Historical:

 

1779: William Dunbar observed and wrote about the passage of a hurricane's eye over New Orleans. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1879: This storm is often called "The Cape Cod Hurricane of 1879" An extreme hurricane moved north and went on the rampage from the Bahamas to Eastport, Maine (track to the right). In the immediate Mid-Atlantic region, the track of this storm ran very close to a Wilmington - Elizabeth City, NC axis to just southeast of Norfolk. It was considered one of the most severe to strike coastal Virginia in the last half century and was probably as severe as the June 1825 storm. The passage of this storm was accompanied by a rapid pressure fall from 29.58 inches at 9:00 am to 29.12 inches at 11:15 am on the 18th, which was the lowest pressure observed in the storm. Five-minute sustained winds rose to 76 mph with gusts toward 100 mph at Cape Henry, before the anemometer was destroyed. (Ref. for 1879 Hurricane)

1906: Unusual tropical storm came up into the Gulf of California, giving Needles, California 5.66 inches of rain, twice what would normally be seen in a year. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1909: Bagdad, in San Bernardino County of California, reported no precipitation for 993 consecutive days from this date to 5/6/1912. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1917: The high temperature in Death Valley, CA was 119°. This ended a record streak of 43 consecutive days with the high temperature 120° or hotter. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1925 - During the late morning hours a severe hailstorm struck southeastern Iowa completely destroying crops along a path six to ten miles wide and 75 miles long. The hail also injured and killed poultry and livestock, and caused a total of 2.5 million dollars damage. The hailstorm flattened fields of corn to such an extent that many had to leave their farms in search of other work. It was one of the worst hailstorms of record for the nation. (The Weather Channel)

1936: An average of the temperatures at 113 reporting stations in Iowa measured 106.5°, making this the hottest day in the state's history as of this date. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1943: Autumn was in the air with record low temperatures of 41° at Grand Rapids, MI and 43° at Muskegon, MI. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1953: Four heifers near St. Martin, MN were lucky. A tornado picked them up and set them back down again, unharmed. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1955: Diane crossed MD gave 1.09 inches of rain on 18th & brought flooding because of the heavy rain by the earlier storm Connie. Hurricane Diane became the second hurricane to strike the United States East Coast in less than a week. Diane weakened as it crossed colder water left in the wake of Hurricane Connie, but the rainfall did not diminish. The storm moved across the North Carolina coast then recurved to the northeast, passing very near Philadelphia, PA then to the southern coast of New England. Diane's heavy rains, up to 13 inches in the Poconos, added to those of Connie 5 days earlier, brought massive flooding to the Mid Atlantic and the northeast. Westfield, MA recorded 18.15 inches of rain in just 24 hours to establish the 24 hour mark for the state. Boston, MA had 8.40 inches, their greatest 24 hour total ever. At one point, 40% of Worcester, MA was under water. Up to 200 people were killed with $800 million dollars in damage.(Ref. AccWeather Weather History) (The Weather Channel) (More Information About Diane) Diane's Storm Track - NOAA. Gov. - National Hurricane Center

1980: Three inches of snow fell at McCall, ID, a sign of the changing seasons. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1983 - Hurricane Alicia ravaged southeastern Texas. The hurricane caused more than three billion dollars property damage, making it one of the costliest hurricanes in the history of the U.S. Just thirteen persons were killed, but 1800 others were injured. The hurricane packed winds to 130 mph as it crossed Galveston Island, and spawned twenty-two tornadoes in less than 24 hours as it made landfall. (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data)

1987 - Thirteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Orlando FL with a reading of 98 degrees, and Portland ME with a high of 94 degrees. Newark NJ reached 90 degrees for the thirty-sixth time of the year, their second highest total of record. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Twenty-two cities, from the Carolinas to the Upper Ohio Valley, reported record high temperatures for the date, pushing the total number of daily record highs since the first of June above the 1100 mark. Afternoon highs of 102 degrees at Greensboro NC and 105 degrees at Raleigh NC equalled all-time records. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Scobey. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region and the Upper Ohio Valley produced torrential rains in eastern Virginia during the late morning and afternoon hours. Totals ranged up to twelve inches at Yorktown. Williamsburg VA was deluged with 10.78 inches of rain between 6 AM and 10 AM, with 6.72 inches reported in just two hours. Flash flooding caused nearly twelve million dollars damage in Accomack County VA. Early evening thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region produced walnut size hail and wind gusts to 80 mph around Casper WY. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the Yellowstone Park area, causing fifteen mudslides. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1993: A squall line developed across western Iowa sending damaging winds over the west central portion of the state for a brief time. A tornado touched down west of Breda causing extensive damage to a farmstead and minor damage to another. Also, an 80 foot barn was destroyed by the tornado. High winds from the storm also overturned a tractor semi-trailer north of Carroll and caused extensive crop damage in the area. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1994: Residents who were in the path of the 1994 Lahoma storm in Oklahoma, awoke on this morning to find a strange world. The devastating wind and hail storm on the previous day had stripped nearly every tree of leaves in the Lahoma and Drummond areas. That, along with plowed fields from harvested wheat, left the August landscape looking eerily more like mid winter. Hail was still on the ground in some protected areas around Lahoma more than 24 hours after the storm. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2005: 27 tornadoes were documented in WI today, thus establishing its record for the greatest number of tornadoes reported in a calendar day. Most were F0 or F1, but an F3 storm killed 1, hurt 23 between Fitchburg and Rockdale. 4 other injuries reported.
(Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) (More Information About These Storms)

2008: During seven days in Florida, August 18–24, 2008, eleven people died and thousands of homes plus roads were damaged, from 60 mph winds and flooded rivers or tornadoes, as Fay traveled through the entire state. Fay was the first storm on record to hit the same U.S. state on four separate occasions, beating a record set by Hurricane Gordon of 1994, It was just the third storm on record to hit the U.S. at least 3 times. Fay was also the first storm to prompt storm warnings for the entire coast of Florida. The four separate landfalls were responsible for every stretch of the Florida coast to receive a Tropical Storm Watch or Warning, or a Hurricane Watch or Warning. The two highest rainfall amounts recorded were 27.65 inches at Windover Farms, 8 miles northwest of Melbourne, Florida, and 27.50 inches at Thomasville, Georgia. The amount of total insured damage compiled by the Property Claim Services of the Insurance Services Office, Inc., was $245 million dollars. This includes $195 million in Florida, $25 million in Georgia, and $25 million in Alabama. Flood damage losses reported by the National Flood Insurance Program were about $36 million dollars. Using a doubling of insured losses to obtain the total damage gives an estimate of Fay’s damage in the United States of about $560 million dollars. Fay's Storm Track - Weather Underground
(More Information About Hurricane Fay) (Ref. WxDoctor)

[SACRUS]

Burn off or=ccuring 

 

[straphanger]

Recorded 0.1" of rain from the surprise morning event.  Definitely a wetter period as of late with recordable rain for 5 of the last 7 days, though totals have been small, only totaling up to 0.47".  Guess I don't have to water so much this week.

[SACRUS]

Water temps 75 - 78 along the NJ beaches / shorte

[Brian5671]

27 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

Water temps 75 - 78 along the NJ beaches / shorte

was down there last week on vacation-was very nice but no waves since the Atlantic was quiet