LibertyBell

September is mostly within the borders of summer so I think it should be considered, our seasons mostly follow the astronomical calendar, so it's approximately June 20 - September 20 1953 and 1983 should both be several spots higher. I generally agree with 2010 and 1966 being at the top though.

why lol, clouds suck!

Do you think Summer 2010 will even be eclipsed by the 2030s at JFK for number of 90, number of 95, and number of 100 degree days Don? My target year is 2032 because it follows the 11 year cycle of super hot summers.

around 1 inch of rain looks about right for here winds gusted to 40 mph there probably should have been a wind advisory and a gale warning here I noticed there was a tropical storm warning up to central NJ-- why not here Don?

the sun is coming out and my allergies are GONE!

hurray my allergies are finally GONE-- I think it's drying out and I even saw a peek of sunshine!

it goes along with my intuition of rising temperatures linked to more violence and wars. we see this all the time in the summer, higher temperatures closely connected to gun violence.

this plus all the winds and ragweed have caused my allergies to return, undoubtedly this is the worst weather of the entire year =\

this plus the allergies from the high winds and ragweed is what has my throat burning (even without it on).

PD2 was better than ANY of those storms besides January 1996 and January 2016.

You forgot PD2, we had 26 inches of snow in that one. February 2006 was very minor compared to that (half the snow and 02-03 was one of our greatest winters ever and only wall to wall besides 95-96).

so wild, I think some places reached 100 degrees in 1983 in July, August AND September??? Can you check to see which ones did that-- I'm sure some place in Queens did as JFK hit 100 in both July and August in 1983 and 98 in September (NYC hit 99).

Thanks, Don, I strongly suspect these have become more rare with time just like full length winters like 1995-96 and 2002-03 have become much more rare. 1953 and 1983 really jump out from this list as having the highest frequency of such months.

1983 does much better if you include September, that was a scorcher of a month!! My favorite summers would have been: 2011, 2010, 2002, 1999, 1983, 1980, 1966, 1955, 1953, 1949, 1948, 1944 Those would be my top 12.

That weather was much better than this weather, Chris, I already turned on my heat for the last two days and my allergies have returned.

I have a strong feeling you like your hoodies because you wouldn't look good in anything else lol.

No way, this is the worst weather of the entire year, it's okay to get rain for 6 hours or so, but this is a crap 2 day pattern that has brought my allergies back. I have had the heat on for 2 days too, this wind makes it even worse.

the worst weather of the entire year =\

1983 must have been very similar, as there was close to 100 degree heat all the way into mid September. Maybe this kind of pattern is more normal after a big el nino ends and just before a big la nina begins? The good thing about living where I live is the sea breeze comes in after 3 pm, so we usually peak with our high temperatures before then. As a matter of fact, this is why I think it's weird to have a highest temperature after 4 pm since I'm just not used to it. Even on our triple digit days the highest temperature usually happens by 2 pm. Last June was an outlier because I recorded 106 at 4:30 pm.

The media is stupid with this. 1944 was a much more exciting summer overall (hotter summer plus a real hurricane to track.) Who tells the media to cover a non landfalling storm like this?

This is the worst weather of the entire year, my allergies are back. I really hate clouds+rain+wind and now it's just clouds+wind which is even worse. Why is it taking so long for this damned pest of a hurricane to leave? They usually move at 40-50 mph up here, this one is crawling along at 15 mph. Also, the media is all over this storm, why so much coverage for a storm that isn't even going to make landfall anywhere? Is it because the tropical season has been so quiet? At least the beaches are all closed so people aren't allowed to do stupid things.

Chris, how come 2010 isn't on any of these lists? Or 1983 for that matter? For JFK I think 1983 and 2010 had the most even distribution of heat.

This is the worst weather of the entire year, my allergies are back. I really hate clouds+rain+wind and now it's just clouds+wind which is even worse. Why is it taking so long for this damned pest of a hurricane to leave? They usually move at 40-50 mph up here, this one is crawling along at 15 mph. Also, the media is all over this storm, why so much coverage for a storm that isn't even going to make landfall anywhere? Is it because the tropical season has been so quiet? At least the beaches are all closed so people aren't allowed to do stupid things.

How rare is a summer like 1983 with temperatures over 95 degrees 4 months in a row (JJAS), Chris?

Heavy downpour here now too