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May 2011 NYC metro area obs./discussion


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Since there was such controversy about highs today... here's the final numbers:

NYC 81

LGA 82

JFK 82

TEB 83

EWR 86

HPN 79

CDW 82

FRG 80

MMU 81

ISP 79

BLM 84

SMQ 83

DXR 78

BDR 79

12N 79

FWN 80

SWF 79

HWV 78

MGJ 80

NEL 85

warm spring day ,nothing more

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Since there was such controversy about highs today... here's the final numbers:

NYC 81

LGA 82

JFK 82

TEB 83

EWR 86

HPN 79

CDW 82

FRG 80

MMU 81

ISP 79

BLM 84

SMQ 83

DXR 78

BDR 79

12N 79

FWN 80

SWF 79

HWV 78

MGJ 80

NEL 85

Quick count suggests 13/20 stations had highs 80F or greater. About a +8/+10 day on average.

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Just finished reading the 15 page Joplin disaster thread, and I have to say I'm thankful to be living in the Northeast. Terrible situation for those folks, prayers go out to them.

At least in our area the risk of destructive severe wx is essentially nil. Tornados are generally weak when they happen, and hurricanes infrequent. We've got blizzards but they rarely cause extensive death toll.

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Well, HPN is the station of record for Westchester so I consider it as official as we get here. It's also in a good spot for making a fair generalization as to Westchester's conditions since it's in the middle of the county latitude-wise with an elevation of 400', which is a good compromise between the lowlands of SE Westchester near the LI Sound and the more rugged terrain in the northern areas which approaches 1000' elevation. I find my climate to be slightly warmer than HPN, with the important exception of the 2/25/2010 Snowicane.

I don't consider the period of record to be an important characteristic when we're talking about one day's high temperatures. EWR has the reputation of running warm, particularly in the summer when the heat really accumulates from the tarmac, nearby highways, etc. I think that's the most relevant aspect of the station, not the amount of time they've been taking observations. Clearly, Central Park is king with data going back to 1869, a real treasure for the weather enthusiast.

It was in the mid 80s here and I enjoyed every degree lol-- hoping for the mid 90s next week :P

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Yes...Islip is south shore, I live on the north shore, and that makes a big difference on most warm days.

yeah it's also the central part of the south shore..... here on the western part we were much warmer than them.

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Central/Eastern LI is irrelevant to this discussion; they require W/NW winds to torch well through the 80s. If you look at the wunderground stations, most of C, NE NJ, NYC, W LI is blanketed in 82-86 degree temps, with the exception of Central Park and the Westchester area. I don't know if you'll ever get to 85+, but most of NJ, and NYC area westward should reach those numbers at least a couple times this week.

What is this argument even about lol? Im only 2 miles from the ocean and it was in the mid 80s here-- enough said :P

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Still in the mid 70s at 2am bitches!!! NICE NIGHT.

I must say, that is one of the things I miss here in Elko... we're lucky if it stays in the 60s all night long here, its only stayed in the 70s once in the 4 summers I've been here. And that was damn near an all-time record high daily minimum temp... in fact, I think it may have only missed because it fell to the upper 60s the following evening.

Of course, nights in the 70s are only nice if you have AC...

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Thank God its May.....this would be painful in the winter

Raging SE Ridge, SW cutting through plains, trough out west, +++NAOaxesmiley.png

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It's not a pattern you really want to see persist this time of year either, unless your into relentless heat and you don't want any east coast tropical threats as the SE would be protected and everything would be heading more towards Mexico. We shall see how everything works itself out as Hurricane season begins one week from today.

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Very odd setup on the long range GFS, after the ridge axis breaks down a cut off low sets up to our northwest, then it sits and spins over SE Canada almost like a polar vortex, anybody else think this is odd for this time of year?

typical GFS garbage--expect a completly different solution in 6 hrs...:arrowhead:

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typical GFS garbage--expect a completly different solution in 6 hrs...:arrowhead:

It's shown up on the last four runs in at least one form or another. The models seem to still like the idea of a cutoff low somewhere east of the Mississippi river during the month of June. It's all a matter of how strong they make the ridge coming up from the gulf. Either way, looks like a terrible setup for any early season tropical threats.

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Very odd setup on the long range GFS, after the ridge axis breaks down a cut off low sets up to our northwest, then it sits and spins over SE Canada almost like a polar vortex, anybody else think this is odd for this time of year?

Problem with your post in bold.

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