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  1. SACRUS
    74 / 60 as humidity and dew pint creeps up. Warmer today with mid - upper 80s and outside shot of 90 in the warmer spots. Mon and Tue the same a touch more humid more upper 80s to some low 90s in the warm spots. Wed hottest day of the week and maybe till next year mid 90s / upper 90s in the warm spot -pending on how clear / sunny it is. Thu clouds and showers may spoil heatwave for the warmer spots. Clouds linger into Friday before showers arrive for Labor day weekend Sat. Euro much warmer than gfs for labor day weekend. Other wise near normal then warmer beyond as the atlantic ridge builds back into the end of the first week of next momth.
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    Records: Highs: EWR: 95 (1947) NYC: 94 (1972) LGA: 93 (2020) JFK: 94 (1995) Lows: EWR: 52 (1940) NYC: 52 (1890) LGA: 55 (1971) JFK: 55 (1962) Historical: 1906 - A cloudburst deluged Guinea, VA, with more than nine inches of rain in just forty minutes. (David Ludlum) 1968 - Lightning struck the Crawford County fairgrounds in northwest Pennsylvania killing two persons and injuring 72 others. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Autumn-like weather prevailed across the north central and northeastern U.S. Seven cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Cloud MN with a low of 37 degrees. Temperatures in Florida soared to 98 degrees at Pensacola and 99 degrees at Jacksonville. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Southern High Plains Region, with 5.40 inches at Union NM, and 7.25 inches reported west of Anthony NM. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Thunderstorms in the Delaware Valley of eastern Pennsylvania produced wind gusts to 95 mph around Philadelphia, and gusts to 100 mph at Warminster. A tropical depression drenched the Cabo Rojo area of southwestern Puerto Rico with up to ten inches of rain. San Juan received 5.35 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in eastern Montana and western sections of the Dakotas. Thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Jordan, and golf ball size hail at Rock Springs, which collected three to four feet deep in ditches. Lewiston ID reported a record 1.50 inches of rain for the date, and a record rainfall total for August of 2.63 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1992 - Hurricane Andrew made landfall in southern Florida at 4:30 AM on this day. The high winds caused catastrophic damage in Florida, with Miami-Dade County cities of Florida City, Homestead, and Cutler Ridge receiving the brunt of the storm. About 63,000 homes were destroyed, and over 101,000 others were damaged. This storm left roughly 175,000 people homeless. As many as 1.4 million people were left without electricity at the height of the storm. In the Everglades, 70,000 acres (280 km2) of trees were knocked down. Additionally, rainfall in Florida was substantial, peaking at 13.98 in (355 mm) in western Miami-Dade County. About $25 billion in damage and 44 fatalities were reported in Florida. (Last radar image was taken from NHC before the WSR-57 radar was blown off the roof, 0835 UTC August 24, 1992.)
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    Currently an 86 / 63 (0)
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    Highs: EWR: 86 BLM: 85 LGA: 85 JFK: 84 New Brnswck: 84 ACY: 84 TEB: 84 ISP: 83 TTN: 83 PHL: 83 NYC: 83
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    7/31
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    4 days below normal stretch - most since Aug 23 - 28 (2019) likely ends today as we push to and above normal. And coolest since 2017 2024 EWR: 8/20: 75 / 62 (-7) 8/21: 76/ 57 (-9) 8/22 : 80 / 56 (-8) 8/23: 84/ 59 (-4) 2019: EWR: 8/22: 75 / 65 (-6) 8/23: 78 / 63 (-4) 8/24: 77 / 62 (-5) 8/25: 75 / 59 (-8) 8/26: 74 / 60 (-8) 2017 EWR: 8/25: 79 / 61 (-5) 8/26: 79 / 59 (-6) 8/27: 78 / 59 (-6) 8/28: 76 / 60 (-7) 8/29: 69 / 61 (-10)
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    Another overall dry week but watch Mon Pm / Tue am for showers ahead of the late season heat later Tue - Thu. More humid and rain chances increase Labor Day weekend - but warm overall.
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    71 / 56 and 5th dry day. Mid / upper 80s in the warm spits. A bit warmer tomorrow upper 80s and perhaps 90 in the warmer spots (aided by recent week of dryness). Upper low cuts off and pushes down through the northeast Mon - Tue with onshore flow and some clouds/showers keeping heat west of the area but still above normal as humidity incraeses. Flow goes westerly at some pint Tue - Fri with late season heatwave=, especially in the warm spots and west of the city. Overall warmer into labor day as atlantic ridge builds in more humid and wetter potentially as well. Heat is brief in /out.
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    Records: Highs: EWR: 93 (1989) NYC: 92 (1916) LGA: 92 (1996) JFK: 91 (1978) Lows: EWR: 55 (1952) NYC: 51 (1923) LGA: 56 (1952) JFK: 57 (1994) Historical: 1724 - An event is known as the "Great Gust of 1724" occurred on this day. Almost all tobacco and much of the corn crops were destroyed by this violent tropical storm, which struck the Chesapeake Bay. Intense floods of rain and a huge gust of wind were seen on the James River. Some homes were wrecked, and several vessels were driven ashore. The storm was likely followed by a second hurricane just five days later causing rain for many straight days that caused the Virginia floods of 1724. 1906 - Thunderstorms deluged Kansas City, MO, with six inches of rain during the early morning, including nearly three inches in thirty minutes. (The Kansas City Weather Almanac) 1921 - Denver, CO, was drenched with 2.20 inches of rain in one hour, a record for that location. (The Weather Channel) 1933: A hurricane made landfall near Nags Head, North Carolina and tracked up the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane moved over Norfolk, Virginia, and Washington, DC. A seven-foot tide flooded businesses in Norfolk, Virginia. Described in the American Meteorological Society's August 1933 weather review as "one of the most severe storms that have ever visited the Middle Atlantic Coast." 1933 - The Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane moved over Norfolk VA and Washington D.C. A tide seven feet above normal flooded businesses in Norfolk, and damage in Maryland was estimated at seventeen million dollars. (David Ludlum) 1970 - Dry thunderstorms ignited more than one hundred fires in the Wenatchee and Okanogan National Forests of Washington State. Hot, dry, and windy weather spread the fires, a few of which burned out of control through the end of the month. More than 100,000 acres burned. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - A cold front brought autumn-like weather to the Northern and Central Plains Region. Afternoon highs were in the 50s and 60s across parts of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska that just two days earlier were in the 90s or above 100 degrees. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Thunderstorms produced hail an inch in diameter, wind gusts to 64 mph, and 2.62 inches of rain at Tucson AZ resulting in three million dollars damage. Cool weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S. Hartford CT reported a record low of 42 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain with flash flooding in West Virginia. Pickens, WV, reported 4.80 inches of rain in 24 hours. Evening thunderstorms in Mississippi deluged Alta Woods with 4.25 inches of rain in less than an hour. Thunderstorms also produced heavy rain in southeastern Kentucky, and flooding was reported along Big Creek and along Stinking Creek. The Stinking Creek volunteer fire department reported water levels 12 to 14 feet above bankfull. Fort Worth TX hit the 100 degree mark for the first time all year. Strong winds ushering cool air into northwest Utah gusted to 70 mph, raising clouds of dust in the salt flats. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1992 - While South Florida residents were preparing for Hurricane Andrew, folks in western Montana were dealing with early season snowfall. Some snowfall amounts include 8.3� in Great Falls, 6.2 in Helena, and 5.1� in Cut Bank. This snowfall is the first significant snowfall on record in western Montana in August. 2005 - Hurricane Katrina formed from Tropical Depression Twelve over the southeastern Bahamas. Katrina would become the costliest ($81.2 billion) and one of the most deadly hurricanes (1,836 lives) in U.S. history.
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    Highs: EWR: 84 ACY: 83 New Brnswck: 83 JFK: 82 TEB: 82 LGA: 82 PHL: 82 BLM: 81 ISP: 81 TTN: 81 NYC: 80
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    82 / 50 and spectacular
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    THink Aug 24 - 27 2019
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    68 / 55 sunny off a low of 54. Back to the 80s for most and a warm weekend. Upper 80s in the warm spots Saturday and 90 on Sunday , otherwise mid - upper 80s. Trough undercuts the ridge later mon - tue to keep heat west with onshore flow and perhaps some clouds and showers mon night. Euro has heat come in by Thu (8/29) and last into labor day weekend. and GFS has second cutoff trough swing through. Overall warmer (above normal) and drier to close the month with some heat potential, remaining warmer than normal through labor day with brief trough rebounding heights. Watch for tropics in the 7-10 days. 8/23 - 8/25 : Warming / dry warm spots to 90 this weekend 8/26 - 8/27 : trough near by - onbshore - heat west - dry 8/28 - 8/31 : Hotter - humid 9/1 : overall warmer (above normal) limited heat . brief
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    Records: Highs: EWR: 94 (1983) NYC: 96 (1916) LGA: 93 (2019) JFK: 93 (1976) Lows: EWR: 51 (1982) NYC: 52 (1895) LGA: 55 (1982) JFK: 56 (1982) Historical: 1816 - The growing season for corn was cut short as damaging frosts were reported from North Carolina to interior New England. (David Ludlum) 1923 - The temperature at Anchorage, AK, reached 82 degrees, a record for August for the location which was later tied on the 2nd in 1978. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - A cold front lowered temperatures 20 to 40 degrees across the north central U.S., and produced severe thunderstorms in Ohio and Lower Michigan. An early morning thunderstorm near Sydney MI produced high winds which spun a car around 180 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Afternoon highs of 88 degrees at Astoria, OR, and 104 degrees at Medford, OR, were records for the date, and the number of daily record highs across the nation since the first of June topped the 2000 mark. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Evening thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced golf ball size hail at May City IA, and wind gusts to 66 mph at Balltown IA. Lightning struck a barn in Fayette County IA killing 750 hogs. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Havre. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1992 - Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Southern Florida as a Category 5 storm with wind guests estimated in excess of 175 m.p.h. Estimated damages exceeded $20 billion, more than 60 people were killed and approximately 2 million people were evacuated from their homes. (University of Illinois WW2010) 1994: Hurricane John, about 345 miles south of Hilo, Hawaii had winds of 175 mph and pressure at 920 millibars or 27.17 inches of mercury, making it one of the strongest hurricanes ever in the Central Pacific. The 31-day existence made John the longest-lasting tropical cyclone recorded in both the Pacific Ocean and worldwide, surpassing both Hurricane Tina's previous record in the Pacific of 24 days in the 1992 season and the 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane's previous world record of 28 days in the 1899 Atlantic season. John was also the farthest-traveling tropical cyclone in both Pacific Ocean and worldwide, with distance traveled of 7,165 miles, out-distancing previous record holders Hurricane Fico in the Pacific of 4,700 miles in the 1978 season and Hurricane Faith worldwide of 6,850 miles in the 1966 Atlantic season.
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    Highs: JFK: 80 EWR: 80 BLM: 80 ACY: 80 New Brnswck: 79 TEB: 78 PHL: 78 ISP: 77 LGA: 77 TTN: 77 NYC: 76
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    A stunning 73 / 53 and blue skies
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    Core ridge to the north, onshore keeps heat west at bay but near normal between brief pushes of hotter air coming east.
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    Next week looks mainly dry, mon / tue could see come pm storms as the cutoff UL moves SE offhsore of the area
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    Overall coolest departures since May 12th.
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    66 / 52 after a low of 50. Cool retreats warm spot back to or near 80. Warmer the next 3 days peaking Sun with the wamer spots touching 90. Cut off undercuts the norther ridge later Mon - Wed with onshore flow keeping heat west but overall warmer airmass keeps in near normal before burst of heat to close the month. Trough followed by ridging - overall warmer (above normal) from labor day onwards. Any heat is brief. Tropicals may reactivate on the Day 7-10 period, otherwise a drier pattern lingers into labor day.
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    Records: Highs: EWR: 97 (2005) NYC: 96 (1955) LGA: 97 (1955) JFK: 91 (2005) Lows: EWR: 53 (1949) NYC: 53 (1922) LGA: 57 (1977) JFK: 50 (1977) Historical: 1856 - The Charter Oak was an unusually large white oak tree growing from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a windstorm on this day in 1856. According to tradition, Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden within the hollow of the tree to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general. The oak became a symbol of American independence and is commemorated on the Connecticut State Quarter. 1883 - An estimated F5 tornado caused extensive damage to Rochester Minnesota on this day. The enormous roar was said to have warned most Rochester residents, as the massive funnel cut through the north side of town. Over 135 homes were destroyed, and another 200 damaged. Many of the 200 plus injuries were severe, and other deaths probably occurred but not listed as part of the 37 total mentioned. This damaging tornado eventually led to the formation of the Mayo Clinic. 1888 - A tornado swarm occurred in Maryland and Delaware. Many waterspouts were seen over Chesapeake Bay. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1893 - Four hurricanes are observed in the Atlantic Ocean at the same time. Over a century would pass, 1998 before four hurricanes would again rage together in the Atlantic. 1918 - A tornado struck Tyler, MN, killing 36 persons and destroying most of the business section of the town resulting in a million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 1983 - The temperature at Fayetteville, NC, soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Early morning thunderstorms produced severe weather in eastern Iowa and west central Illinois. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Moline IL, and tennis ball size hail at Independence IA. Rock Island IL was drenched with 3.70 inches of rain. Total damage for the seven county area of west central Illinois was estimated at twelve million dollars. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Iowa, produced wind gusts to 63 mph in the Council Bluffs area, and drenched Sioux Center IA with up to 6.61 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail from Correll to north of Appleton. Thunderstorms in north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100 mph at Wilson Dam. Thunderstorms around Lincoln NE produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of rain, and Boone NE was deluged with five inches of rain in an hour and a half. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1994 - Hurricane John, about 345 miles south of Hilo, Hawaii had winds of 175 mph and pressure at 920 millibars or 27.17 inches of mercury, making it one of the strongest hurricanes ever in the Central Pacific. The 31-day existence made John the longest-lasting tropical cyclone recorded in both the Pacific Ocean and worldwide, surpassing both Hurricane Tina's previous record in the Pacific of 24 days in the 1992 season and the 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane's previous world record of 28 days in the 1899 Atlantic season. John was also the farthest-traveling tropical cyclone in both Pacific Ocean and worldwide, with distance traveled of 7,165 miles, out-distancing previous record holders Hurricane Fico in the Pacific of 4,700 miles in the 1978 season and Hurricane Faith worldwide of 6,850 miles in the 1966 Atlantic season.
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    Highs: JFK: 77 EWR: 76 ACY: 76 BLM: 75 PHL: 75 LGA: 75 New Brnswck: 75 ISP: 74 TTN: 73 NYC: 73
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    ULL swinging through just north of NJ.
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    Lows today so far coolest since June 1st LGA: 59 JFK: 58 EWR: 57 NYC: 57
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