Dark Star

My house after Sandy, one of my neighbor's houses after Sandy...

I don't know, I think 103 degrees is pretty high...

That's because our night time lows are higher...

No worries, almost every year our average temperatures increase. We need some good northern hemisphere volcanic action (just not around here)...

June 2025 was hot. Newark was 2.5 degrees warmer than "normal" (the new norm), and had days over 100 degrees. That is hot...

I am over critical, but I wouldn't call 5 degrees a bust...

Always bet on warmer than predicted...

Thank goodness. At my age, sustained heat might be the final nail...

Milford PA to Smithfield Beach, just a few miles north of the Gap...

Friday was a perfect day for a paddle down the Delaware River. 3 Bald Eagle sightings (one atop the dead tree), and an unbelievable shad run. You could see their white dorsal and tail fins breaking the surface like a shark...

I'm in a "suburb" in Union County NJ, and it was near 90 around midnight. I don't think anyone on this board has any uncertainties about the urban heat island effect.

Just the opposite. I can't say the the Urban Heat Island effect was responsible for THI values over 100 for such a large area.

UHI? Mongo dunno. I saw THI values up and down the entire east coast over 100 degrees...

38% relative humidity doesn't sound that high from Monday afternoon, but with the dew points at 70 degrees or higher is what we felt...

What a stark contrast between standing on my driveway vs. under a tree in 100 degree temperatures. I wouldn't want to be working outside in either location.