June 2023

[SACRUS]

Records:

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 94 (1987)
NYC: 96 (1895)
LGA: 94 (1987)

Lows:

EWR: 46 (1945)
NYC: 44 (1945)
LGA: 46 (1945)

 

Historical:

1812 - Apple trees at New Haven CT did not blossom until the first of June, the latest such occurrence during the period beginning in 1794. Snow whitened the ground in Cleveland OH and Rochester NY. (David Ludlum)

1903 - A strong tornado just 50 to 75 yards in width killed many persons around the Gainesville GA Cotton Mill. The tornado strengthened and widened near the end of its four mile path, killing 40 persons at New Holland GA. A total of 104 persons were killed in the tornado. (The Weather Channel)

1919: Snowfall of almost a half-inch fell at Denver, Colorado. This storm produced their greatest 24-hour snowfall recorded in June. Two temperature records were set: The low temperature of 32 degrees was a record low for the date, and the high of only 40 degrees was a record low maximum. Cheyenne, Wyoming recorded 1.6 inches of snow, which is one of only six times that at least one inch of snow has fallen at Cheyenne in June.

1934: June started off on a warm note as high temperatures surpassed the century mark across parts of the Midwest. Several locations tied or set a record high temperatures for June including: Rockford, IL: 106°, Mather, WI: 105°, Hatfield, WI: 103°, Mondovi, WI: 102°, Chicago, IL: 102° and Grand Rapids, MI tied their June record high with 102°.

 

1980 - A man from Falmouth ME was struck by lightning restoring his eyesight. The man had been blind and partially deaf since a truck accident in 1971. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Severe thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Lower Ohio Valley produced wind gusts to 81 mph at Albert Lea Airport in southern Minnesota, and baseball size hail around Otterbein IN, Sarona WI, and Danville IL. Two inches of hail totally destroyed 5000 acres of corn and soybean north of Danville. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Thunderstorms drenched north central Texas with torrential rains, with more than 14 inches reported in Commanche County. Afternoon thunderstorm in New Jersey and Pennsylvania produced wind gusts to 70 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms developing during the afternoon over the Southern Plains Region produced severe weather through the evening and the night, spawning nine tornadoes. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Alpine TX, and baseball size hail at Balmorhea, TX, Fluvanna, TX, and in Borden County, TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

 

1999: A tornado with an intermittent damage path destroyed 200 homes, businesses, and other buildings in the southern portion of St. James, Missouri. Of these, 33 homes were destroyed along with the St. James Golf Course clubhouse and two Missouri Department of Transportation buildings. The tornado then moved east, south of the downtown St. James area and intensified. F2 to F3 damage occurred with a 200 to 300-yard damage path. Several homes and farm buildings were severely damaged or destroyed. Further north, severe thunderstorms produced many tornadoes around central Illinois. The most intense tornado touched down in Montgomery County south of Farmersville and moved into southwest Christian County. One person was killed when a semi-trailer overturned at a rest area on I-55. Across eastern parts of the state, high winds up to 70 mph caused damage to trees, power lines, and some buildings. The Mattoon area also reported flooding from these storms, producing $3 million dollars in damage. 

 

[SACRUS]

Interesting shot at record high at EWR Friday : 93  and then perhaps record low Sunday morning 48.

[MANDA]

No change to the current Drought Monitor week over week for our area.  That seems destined to change with next issuance on 6/8.

Large expansion of Abnormally Dry across PA into the southern tier of NYS.

Not overly optimistic for any meaningful rain over the next 7 days.  Looks to be generally in the .25 - .50" range.

[IrishRob17]

45 minutes ago, MANDA said:

No change to the current Drought Monitor week over week of our area.  That seems destined to change with next issuance on 6/8.

Large expansion of Abnormally Dry across PA into the southern tier of NYS.

Not overly optimistic for any meaningful rain over the next 7 days.  Looks to be generally in the .25 - .50" range.

It’s back into Orange County here just to my west but not by much. 

[Stormlover74]

Smq at 89. Ewr 86

[psv88]

Montreal mid 90s, Nova Scotia 90s, LI beaches at 70

[Brian5671]

Models trending drier/warmer for the weekend

[SACRUS]

88 here. Overperformer

[MJO812]

51 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Models trending drier/warmer for the weekend

Thank God 

[Brian5671]

80 here with an onshore flow.

[ILoveWinter]

1 hour ago, psv88 said:

Montreal mid 90s, Nova Scotia 90s, LI beaches at 70

Yea one of those "over the top" scenarios we've been seeing a lot of over the past several years. Montreal has been warmer since this past weekend.

[psv88]

21 minutes ago, ILoveWinter said:

Yea one of those "over the top" scenarios we've been seeing a lot of over the past several years. Montreal has been warmer since this past weekend.

some upper 90s showing up now in southern canada, hotter than anywhere in the southeast USA

[Stormlover74]

40 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Thank God 

I thought you wanted cool and rainy?

[IrishRob17]

8 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

I thought you wanted cool and rainy?

He's hoping for snow and mid teens. 

[SnoSki14]

Outside of some very warm to hot days (still dry though) today and tomorrow it mainly looks at or below normal with 70s. 

We should still dip into the 40s at night quite easily.

[FPizz]

25 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Outside of some very warm to hot days (still dry though) today and tomorrow it mainly looks at or below normal with 70s. 

We should still dip into the 40s at night quite easily.

The nighttime departures in trenton this past month were -4.2 degrees.  That helped trenton get to a -2.6 departure from normal.  

[bluewave]

23 minutes ago, FPizz said:

The nighttime departures in trenton this past month were -4.2 degrees.  That helped trenton get to a -2.6 departure from normal.  

The dry conditions let the high temperature departures to warm up while the lower dewpoints allowed for great radiational cooling.

 

[forkyfork]

south jersey wildfire smoke late tonight

[donsutherland1]

June started with above normal temperatures. The temperature rose into the 80s across much of the region. Some of the coastal areas saw temperatures hold in the upper 70s.

Again, near record and record heat prevailed north of the region across parts of northern New England and southern Canada. Records included:

Augusta, ME: 93° (old record: 92°, 2013)
Baie-Comeau, QC: 83° (old record: 77°, 2007)
Binghamton: 87° (old record: 86°, 1954 and 2011)
Burlington: 96° (old record: 90°, 2011 and 2013) ***highest so early in the season***
Caribou: 93° (old record: 87°, 1995)
Edmundston, NB: 93° (old record: 83°, 2011)
Fredericton, NB: 95° (old record: 91°, 1937)
Houlton, ME: 93° (old record: 86°, 1937 and 2013)
L'Acadie, QC: 94° (old record: 88°, 2011)
L'Assomption, QC: 97° (old record: 87°, 2011)
Lebanon, NH: 96° (old record: 93°, 2013
Massena, NY: 91° (old record: 87°, 2018)
Millinocket, ME: 96° (old record: 92°, 1920 and 1937)
Miramichi, NB: 95° (old record: 91°, 2018)
Montpelier: 90° (old record: 88°, 2013)
Montreal: 94° (old record: 89°, 1892)
Ottawa: 95° (old record: 92°, 1920)
Plattsburgh: 90° (tied record set in 2013)
Quebec City: 93° (old record: 86°, 2011)
Saranac Lake, NY: 90° (old record: 87°, 1920)
Scranton: 93° (tied record set in 1937)
Sherbrooke: 90° (old record: 87°, 2013)
Syracuse: 91° (tied record set in 1954)

Tomorrow will be even warmer with parts of the region approaching or reaching 90°. However, a trough will develop afterward leading to a return of cooler conditions. Some of the models show a fairly impressive cold shot for early June. As a result, Saturday could see temperatures remain in the 60s in New York City and 50s in Boston.

The latest ECMWF weeklies suggest that sustained warmer than normal conditions could develop during or after the second week of June.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +2.0°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +0.4°C for the week centered around May 24. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.28°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.42°C. El Niño conditions will very likely develop during the summer.

The SOI was -25.94 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.153 today.

On May 30 the MJO was in Phase 8 at an amplitude of 1.112 (RMM). The May 29-adjusted amplitude was 1.353 (RMM).

 

[Picard]

Wow, Walpack, NJ spread today is 38/90.

I had 48/88.  I've been noticing how quickly it warms about an hour after sunup.  It's climbing 8-10 degrees per hour for two-three hours in the morning.  The effect of the strong June sun makes that warming feel even more pronounced.  

 

[etudiant]

19 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

June started with above normal temperatures. The temperature rose into the 80s across much of the region. Some of the coastal areas saw temperatures hold in the upper 70s.

Again, near record and record heat prevailed north of the region across parts of northern New England and southern Canada. Records included:

Augusta, ME: 93° (old record: 92°, 2013)
Baie-Comeau, QC: 83° (old record: 77°, 2007)
Binghamton: 87° (old record: 86°, 1954 and 2011)
Burlington: 96° (old record: 90°, 2011 and 2013) ***highest so early in the season***
Caribou: 93° (old record: 87°, 1995)
Edmundston, NB: 93° (old record: 83°, 2011)
Fredericton, NB: 95° (old record: 91°, 1937)
Houlton, ME: 93° (old record: 86°, 1937 and 2013)
L'Acadie, QC: 94° (old record: 88°, 2011)
L'Assomption, QC: 95° (old record: 87°, 2011)
Lebanon, NH: 96° (old record: 93°, 2013
Massena, NY: 91° (old record: 87°, 2018)
Millinocket, ME: 96° (old record: 92°, 1920 and 1937)
Miramichi, NB: 95° (old record: 91°, 2018)
Montpelier: 90° (old record: 88°, 2013)
Montreal: 93° (old record: 89°, 1892)
Ottawa: 93° (old record: 92°, 1920)
Plattsburgh: 90° (tied record set in 2013)
Quebec City: 93° (old record: 86°, 2011)
Saranac Lake, NY: 90° (old record: 87°, 1920)
Scranton: 93° (tied record set in 1937)
Sherbrooke: 90° (old record: 87°, 2013)
Syracuse: 91° (tied record set in 1954)

Tomorrow will be even warmer with parts of the region approaching or reaching 90°. However, a trough will develop afterward leading to a return of cooler conditions. Some of the models show a fairly impressive cold shot for early June. As a result, Saturday could see temperatures remain in the 60s in New York City and 50s in Boston.

The latest ECMWF weeklies suggest that sustained warmer than normal conditions could develop during or after the second week of June.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +2.0°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +0.4°C for the week centered around May 24. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.28°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.42°C. El Niño conditions will very likely develop during the summer.

The SOI was -25.94 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.153 today.

On May 30 the MJO was in Phase 8 at an amplitude of 1.112 (RMM). The May 29-adjusted amplitude was 1.353 (RMM).

 

Meanwhile, the rain we had hoped for here in NYC for this weekend has evaporated. Guess the models did not close.

Very disappointing, we are headed towards drought conditions, with no relief in prospect based on the models.

[CIK62]

Just washed-out convection here---except for tomorrow PM---from the north:      384 hours--- but it is all in the next 24 for us.

[doncat]

85/52 split here today, with an onshore flow all day.

[SACRUS]

6/1

 

TEB: 89
PHL: 88
EWR:88
New Brnswck: 87
NYC: 87
TTN: 87
LGA: 86
ACY: 79
BLM: 78
ISP: 77
JFK: 76

[donsutherland1]

1 hour ago, etudiant said:

Meanwhile, the rain we had hoped for here in NYC for this weekend has evaporated. Guess the models did not close.

Very disappointing, we are headed towards drought conditions, with no relief in prospect based on the models.

It is disappointing. Parts of PA have been even drier. 

[SnoSki14]

2 hours ago, Picard said:

Wow, Walpack, NJ spread today is 38/90.

I had 48/88.  I've been noticing how quickly it warms about an hour after sunup.  It's climbing 8-10 degrees per hour for two-three hours in the morning.  The effect of the strong June sun makes that warming feel even more pronounced.  

 

The dry weather helps greatly. Its also been allowing temps to get quite chilly at night. 

Not too often we get huge diurnal swings in June 

[Nibor]

3 hours ago, Picard said:

Wow, Walpack, NJ spread today is 38/90.

I had 48/88.  I've been noticing how quickly it warms about an hour after sunup.  It's climbing 8-10 degrees per hour for two-three hours in the morning.  The effect of the strong June sun makes that warming feel even more pronounced.  

 

A 52 degree swing is something you’d see in the desert southwest. Very impressive. 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

20 hours ago, MANDA said:

No change to the current Drought Monitor week over week for our area.  That seems destined to change with next issuance on 6/8.

Large expansion of Abnormally Dry across PA into the southern tier of NYS.

Not overly optimistic for any meaningful rain over the next 7 days.  Looks to be generally in the .25 - .50" range.

I don’t think these maps are really useful for the general public interested in gardening. 
In the last few days soil moisture has dropped so low that even my gardens on campus that contain super hardy native plants are needing to be irrigated. We keep having flash droughts as part of our new climate regime. Feast or famine just like with snow 

[uofmiami]

 

[CIK62]

The next 8 days are averaging   68degs.(58/79) or -2.

Reached 79 here yesterday at 7pm.

Today:    81-86, wind e., p. sunny-rain by midnight, 63 tomorrow AM.

65*(85%RH) here at 7am.      70* at 10am.      72* at Noon.      Basically 75* 1pm-4pm.      80* at 6pm.