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was the streak of 42 consecutive days of 100+ also broken Don?

did the carpenter ants help clean up the big mess??

Stronger here on the south shore over 80 mph with major tree damage in the Rockaways

that was the most wild and windiest tropical system here since Sandy Most of Sandy occurred at night while Isaias was during the day. Major tree damage in the Rockaways with winds over 80 mph.

1980 - A record forty-two consecutive days of 100 degree heat finally came to an end at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. July 1980 proved to be the hottest month of record with a mean temperature of 92 degrees. There was just one day of rain in July, and there was no measurable rain in August. There were 18 more days of 100 degree heat in August, and four in September. Hot weather that summer contributed to the deaths of 1200 people nationally, and losses from the heat across the country were estimated at twenty billion dollars. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) epic endless heat in 1980 1995: Thunderstorms over northwest Iowa storms grew quickly, producing golf ball to baseball size hail over Palo Alto County near Ayrshire and Webb. As the storms moved south, a copious amount of hail was dropped. Just north of Rush Lake in Palo Alto County, pea-sized hail covered the ground to a depth of 12 inches. The storms then moved into northern Pocahontas County where they dropped softball size hail, which has a diameter of 4.50 inches, just north of Laurens. Golf ball size hail also continued to fall over Pocahontas County near the communities of Pocahontas and Havelock. The storms weakened a bit as they moved into Sac and Calhoun Counties. Crop damage totaled about $335,000 from these storms. Record heat prevailed across parts of the East. Record highs included: Philadelphia, PA: 98°, LaGuardia Airport (NYC), NY: 96°, Wilmington, DE: 96° and Bridgeport, CT: 93°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1995 hot and dry August was just beginning here Highs: EWR: 100 (1993) NYC: 100 (1944) LGA: 99 (1944) JFK: 93 (2006) epic endless heat in 1993 and 1944 too

Cant they do air drops like we do in California with fire retardant? Or maybe they just don't have the funds to do what we do to stop forest fires? At some point this will have to be dealt with permanently, even if that means chopping down the trees. Canada has a large logging industry, they could take care of this. We can't just sit back and do nothing, this is a permanent problem and won't go away next year or in 5 years or in a decade. And there is a huge health risk with this air pollutant, Chicago is the 7th most polluted city on the planet right now because of it.

Excellent, I am glad it finished at 80.0 as opposed to the tainted July average which was infected with what happened on the evening of the 31st (I don't agree with the new *day* beginning at midnight.)

Chris what was JFK's average temperature from June 20 to the end of July?

Yep, I don't think they even stopped during the winter. Is there a multiyear drought going on in Canada?

a lovely vision Don, do you have your own boat?

None in August, Tony?

The earliest one on record until 2025.....

the 4 in 1993 I think all happened in a row (two in a row of 100+ too).

I'm shocked that 1963 is number two, that didn't even register to me as a hot summer, were there any 100 degree days that year Tony?

Probably. I think the intentional or accidental human fire starting happens in California more than it does in Canada. Remember the Camp Fire-- I think that one happened because someone shot off fireworks during a gender reveal party. Why do we even need gender reveal parties? Male/Female big deal.....

I wish this weather would last through the Perseid meteor shower, moon or no moon (there was a beautiful half moon last night).

I think someone earlier said that many of these fires are human caused. I mean they are in terms of climate change, but I think he was talking about people intentionally setting fires.

Tony, how many did the mighty 1993 have?

this is basically a polar high bringing in cool Canadian air? the problem is it will also bring in the smoke from the north

cool map, I didn't feel anything here Do you have one of these for the April 2024 and even the August 2011 earthquakes? When are we going to start naming these? I would name anything that was 4.0 and higher.

tree replacement with less flammable ones is necessary. you can manage any forest with enough effort, look at how the farmers are burning down the Amazon and thats much larger than anything Canada has.

why doesn't Canada do something about it-- be proactive and clear out some of these forests. I see in the US we're now replacing highly flammable trees with less flammable ones.

That was one of my top summers too however not as many 90 degree days as 1983. 1983, 2002, 2010 are my top 90 degree day summers (the only ones with 20 or more 90 degree days).

1944: A hurricane formed in the Bahamas and came ashore at the North Carolina/South Carolina border. It moved north as a tropical storm, then curved to the northeast, passing across the lower Delaware Bay on its way out to sea. Philadelphia, PA received 2.39 inches of rain and 0.22 inches on the 3rd. This was the first of three tropical systems to affect the Mid Atlantic states in 1944. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1944 would have been one of our most exciting summers, big heat and big east coast tropical systems!!!! 1975 - Record heat gripped New England. Highs of 104 degrees at Providence, RI, and 107 degrees at Chester and New Bedford, MA, established state records. The heat along the coast of Maine was unprecedented, with afternoon highs of 101 degrees at Bar Harbor and 104 degrees at Jonesboro. (The Weather Channel) Boston, Massachusetts had a 102 °F temperature the warmest temperature for August. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events) wow 104 in Providence and we didn't hit 100? 1980: The intense heat wave continued in Texas. Dallas had their 41st consecutive day of 100° readings. The streak eventually reached 42 days. Abilene, TX was on their 41st consecutive day of 98° or higher, tying a record that dated back to 1952. El Paso, TX was on their 51st consecutive day of 100°+ temperatures. Other record highs included: Oklahoma City, OK: 110°, Tulsa, OK: 108° and Springfield, MO: 102°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) endless summer of 1980 continued......

Yes that place is like an oven lol Did you get into the upper 50s last night?