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It would be only the second time during the 2010's for a first Newark 90 in June.

 

2015....5/26...91

2014....6/18...92

2013....5/30...93

2012....5/28...91

2011....5/30...92

2010....4/7.....92

Got to ask, if you have it:  When Newark first 90 was in 2009.  I remember it being cool that year.  A lot of people grumbled that year, but it was to my liking.

 

Thx.

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Got to ask, if you have it:  When Newark first 90 was in 2009.  I remember it being cool that year.  A lot of people grumbled that year, but it was to my liking.

 

Thx.

2009 is one of a few years with its highest temperature of the year occurring in April but it was tied in August 2009...1976 had it's hottest temperature in April and August almost matched that temperature...

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2009 is one of a few years with its highest temperature of the year occurring in April but it was tied in August 2009...1976 had it's hottest temperature in April and August almost matched that temperature...

 

Thanks, Uncle.  I have forgotten April!  Also, here's a picture of that year from

 

https://www.climatestations.com/images/stories/new-york/NY2009.gif

 

It shows it pretty plainly.  

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the last two years had its highest temperature in September...that has never happened three years in a row...

NYC's highest temperature and month.

2015...........97.................September

2014...........92.................September

2013...........98.................July
2012...........100...............July
2011...........104...............July
2010...........103...............July
2009...........92.................April/Aug.
2008...........96.................June/July
2007...........92.................July/August
2006...........97.................August
2005...........99.................August
2004...........91.................June
2003...........94.................July
2002...........98.................August
2001...........103...............August
2000...........93.................May
1999...........101...............July
1998...........93.................July
1997...........97.................July
1996...........96.................May
1995...........102...............July
1994...........98.................June
1993...........102...............July
1992...........93.................May/July
1991...........102...............July
1990...........95.................July
1989...........96.................July
1988...........99.................July/Aug.
1987...........97.................May
1986...........98.................July
1985...........95.................August
1984...........96.................June
1983...........99.................September
1982...........98.................July
1981...........96.................July
1980...........102...............July
1979...........95.................July/Aug.
1978...........95.................July
1977...........104...............July
1976...........96.................April
1975...........98.................August
1974...........95.................July
1973...........98.................August
1972...........94.................July/Aug.
1971...........96.................July
1970...........94.................July/Aug/Sept.
1969...........97.................May
1968...........98.................July
1967...........96.................June
1966...........103...............July
1965...........95.................June
1964...........99.................June/July
1963...........98.................July
1962...........99.................May.
1961...........97.................July
1960...........91.................July/Aug.
1959...........97.................June
1958...........93.................July
..
Some other years...
1881...........101...............September
1895...........97.................September
1898...........100...............July
1901...........100...............July
1902...........90................July
1911...........100...............July
1914...........95.................September
1915...........94.................September
1918...........104...............August
1921...........96.................September
1925...........99.................June
1926...........100...............July

1929...........99.................September
1930...........102...............July
1931...........99.................September
1932...........96.................September
1933...........102...............July
1934...........101...............June
1936...........106...............July
1937...........102...............July
1944...........102...............August
1948...........103...............August
1949...........102...............July
1950...........95.................June
1952...........100...............June
1953...........102...............September
1954...........100...............July
1955...........100...............July/Aug.
1957...........101...............July
The latest date for the hottest annual temperature is 97 on 9/23/1895...
95 on 9/22/1914 99 9/11/1983...The earliest date is 96 on 4/18/1976...

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the last two years had its highest temperature in September...that has never happened three years in a row...

NYC's highest temperature and month.

 

 

Last May-Sep was one of the oddest for bookend warmth and not much heat in the middle.

If you took out last May and September, then JJA  was only +1.5 with a below normal number

of major heat days of 95 or greater.

 

Newark departures

 

May...+5.5

Jun.....-0.4

Jul......+1.6

Aug....+2.9

Sep....+5.2

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Long Beach thinks that it's the new French Riviera with this beach pass price increase proposal. ;)

 

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/long-beach-officials-look-to-increase-price-of-beach-passes-1.11765740

 

They could lose some of the train crowds from NYC which they depend on for revenue 

to the Rockaways which are much cheaper by subway.

 

http://www.grubstreet.com/2015/06/rockaway-beach-summer-food.html

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Long Beach thinks that it's the new French Riviera with this beach pass price increase proposal. ;)

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/long-beach-officials-look-to-increase-price-of-beach-passes-1.11765740

They could lose some of the train crowds from NYC which they depend on for revenue

to the Rockaways which are much cheaper by subway.

http://www.grubstreet.com/2015/06/rockaway-beach-summer-food.html

I can't see the rest of the arcticle. How much of an increase ?

Good thing.i have a long each life guard T-shirt

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I can't see the rest of the arcticle. How much of an increase ?

Good thing.i have a long each life guard T-shirt

Daily passes went from $13 to $16. Resident season passes went up too. 

 

10 or so years ago, daily passes were $7. The city takes in tons more money from Manhattan tourists than it did pre-2005 and especially pre-Sandy. Lots of residents are complaining now about all of them being around during the summers. I always hated driving through town when the trains let out-it could be a green light on Park Ave and they would just keep walking across and chatting/texting away. 

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Long Beach thinks that it's the new French Riviera with this beach pass price increase proposal. ;)

 

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/long-beach-officials-look-to-increase-price-of-beach-passes-1.11765740

 

They could lose some of the train crowds from NYC which they depend on for revenue 

to the Rockaways which are much cheaper by subway.

 

http://www.grubstreet.com/2015/06/rockaway-beach-summer-food.html

Long Beach is still nicer than much of the Rockaways, and the LIRR offers a package discount for a train ticket and LB beach pass. LB is also probably the same length of time on a train as the subway given fewer stops. 

 

But I agree, the increases are getting ridiculous. Part of it might be the City Council trying to find a balance between fewer tourists coming from NYC vs. increased revenue-the prior increases didn't stop people from coming. 

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Long Beach is still nicer than much of the Rockaways, and the LIRR offers a package discount for a train ticket and LB beach pass. LB is also probably the same length of time on a train as the subway given fewer stops. 

 

But I agree, the increases are getting ridiculous. Part of it might be the City Council trying to find a balance between fewer tourists coming from NYC vs. increased revenue-the prior increases didn't stop people from coming. 

 

They do offer a discounted combination beach pass and train ticket from NYC to LB. Since many local merchants rely

on the beach traffic from the city for their revenue, they probably would want to keep that part of the beach pass increase

to a minimum. Their has always been a tension between people in Long Beach that want it as a more local beach

for residents and merchants and the city needing the revenue. It's a tough balancing act since the beaches do get

overcrowded on the weekends and traffic gets bad at times. There is already very little parking in Long Beach 

and it's nearly impossible to find parking on beach weekends. One the flip side, local merchants really struggle

during the off season and each year it seems a few close since the businesses really slow during the winter.

Long Beach is a tricky market to operate a business in and be successful.

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Quick shot I took of the ongoing Mercury solar transit. The black dot near center is Mercury, the other dark areas are sunspots.

 

Can't be seen with the naked eye so don't go searing your retinas unless you have a proper solar filter, etc...

 

 

Great shot!  What kind of telescope/setup did you use?

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Not the type of record that you want to set during the spring. ;)

 

CLIMATE...
LONGEST STRETCH OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL
(AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES)

DCA: 12 DAYS (APRIL 27TH-MAY 8TH 2016)
PREVIOUS RECORD: 10 DAYS (JULY 17TH-26TH 1938 AND AUGUST 12TH-21ST 1873)

 

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Great shot!  What kind of telescope/setup did you use?

 

Thanks. I was hoping for some clearer images, but there was still a lot of atmospheric distortion today. Still a cool event to watch.

 

1000mm refracting scope with a 2x Barlow lens and Baader film solar filter, shot with a crop sensor DSLR at prime focus (mounted directly to the scope).

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