July 2024

[bluewave]

54 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Yup storms blowing up in south jersey 

The one silver lining is that you can turn on the sprinklers for these nuisance summer dry patterns. Almost a July version of January 2022. But most people don’t have snow making equipment to make up for missing the winter snowstorms.
 

Time Series Summary for Atlantic City Area, NJ (ThreadEx) - Month of Jan
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1	2022	33.2	0
2	1987	20.3	0
3	2014	18.8	0
4	2016	16.7	0
5	1961	15.9	0

 

[Allsnow]

4 minutes ago, bluewave said:

The one silver lining is that you can turn on the sprinklers for these nuisance summer dry patterns. Almost a July version of January 2022. But most people don’t have snow making equipment to make up for missing the winter snowstorms.
 

Time Series Summary for Atlantic City Area, NJ (ThreadEx) - Month of Jan
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1	2022	33.2	0
2	1987	20.3	0
3	2014	18.8	0
4	2016	16.7	0
5	1961	15.9	0

 

Ha. That was ACY revenge winter after missing out on the epic 20-21 run 

[wthrmn654]

1.15 inches this morning, not bad. 

[JerseyWx]

3 hours ago, forkyfork said:

it's still showing a cluster moving through. we just need storms to organize quickly where there's currently nothing 

Seems to be happening in NW Jersey currently.  Hopefully it holds steady.

[dWave]

Got to 91 today. Sneaky 90 degree day to end the month. Don't believe Central Park did, but LGA could put together a little heat wave now.

 

[psv88]

77.0 here this month, which is about the same as the last 3 years as well. 

[Picard]

Some rumbles and funky sky with the setting sun, but it looks like almost zilch on the rain, just a few drops.  The cells split me, one to the north and one to the south.

[Nibor]

Downpour here. No lightning or thunder. 

[JonClaw]

Little cell has got some heft to it. Very heavy rain IMBY.

[495weatherguy]

25 minutes ago, psv88 said:

77.0 here this month, which is about the same as the last 3 years as well. 

Remember how cool the 1st week of July was on LI?  Seems like a lifetime ago.  Big recovery to get to 77

[psv88]

8 minutes ago, 495weatherguy said:

Remember how cool the 1st week of July was on LI?  Seems like a lifetime ago.  Big recovery to get to 77

Yes we have had very few cool days lately. The cool downs are still 85-87

[495weatherguy]

6 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Yes we have had very few cool days lately. The cool downs are still 85-87

And I don’t think we have had nearly the heat NJ has enjoyed

[Cfa]

August 2022 remains the warmest month in my 5-6 year PWS history, the average high was 89.

[winterwarlock]

Day 4 as this the 4th heatwave  of the year rolls on. A real chance it becomes the longest heatwave of the season at 9 if progged highs hold throuh Monday.

 

Sunday: 92

Monday: 90

Tuesday: 91

Wednesday:93

[doncat]

Station mean temp for July of 79.3° ties for 5th warmest in past 47 years. Rainfall of 4.63" but only 0.23" since the 17th.

[SACRUS]

 

Highs:
 

LGA: 96
EWR: 94
TEB: 93
TTN: 92
New Brnswck: 92
PHL: 91
BLM: 91
ACY: 90
JFK: 91
NYC: 89
ISP: 82

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 103 (1954)
NYC: 102 (1933)
LGA: 97 (1954)
JFK:  95 (2002)


Lows:

EWR: 56 (1932)
NYC: 57 (1914)
LGA: 62 (1956)
JFK: 58 (1964)


Historical:

1715: Spanish treasure ships, returning from the New World to Spain, encountered a hurricane during the early morning hours on this day. Eleven of the twelve ships were lost near present-day Vero Beach, Florida. 

1949: Lightning struck a baseball field at Baker, Florida during a game. The shortstop and third baseman were killed instantly.

1976 - A stationary thunderstorm produced more than ten inches of rain which funneled into the narrow Thompson River Canyon of northeastern Colorado. A wall of water six to eight feet high wreaked a twenty-five mile path of destruction from Estes Park to Loveland killing 156 persons. The flash flood caught campers, and caused extensive structural and highway damage. Ten miles of U.S. Highway 34 were totally destroyed as the river was twenty feet higher than normal at times. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1986 - The temperature at Little Rock, AR, soared to 112 degrees to establish an all-time record high for that location. Morrilton, AR, hit 115 degrees, and daily highs for the month at that location averaged 102 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - The deadliest tornado in 75 years struck Edmonton, Alberta, killing 26 persons and injuring 200 others. The twister caused more than 75 million dollars damage along its nineteen mile path, leaving 400 families homeless. At the Evergreen Mobile Home Park, up to 200 of the 720 homes were flattened by the tornado. (The National Severe Storms Forecast Center)

1987 - Afternoon highs of 106 degrees at Aberdeen, SD, and 102 degrees at Ottumwa, IA, and Rapid City, SD, established records for the date. It marked the seventh straight day of 100 degree heat for Rapid City. Baltimore, MD, reported a record twenty-two days of 90 degree weather in July. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Lemmon, SD, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Beulah, ND. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Twenty-one cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Sioux City, IA, with a reading of 107 degrees. The reading of 105 degrees at Minneapolis, MN, was their hottest since 1936. Pierre and Chamberlain, SD, with highs of 108 degrees, were just one degree shy of the hot spot in the nation, Palm Springs, CA. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Overnight thunderstorms soaked eastern Kansas and western Missouri with heavy rain. Four and a half inches of rain was reported at Nevada, MO. Evening thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Covington. Six cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Williston, ND, with a reading of 105 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

[donsutherland1]

New York City's final mean temperature for July: 79.6° (2.1° above normal).

[bluewave]

9 hours ago, 495weatherguy said:

And I don’t think we have had nearly the heat NJ has enjoyed

The very strong sea breezes this month limited Islip to only the 9th warmest  and LGA 14th warmest July. Even Newark had a sea breeze influence since it couldn’t make the top 5 warmest like areas further west. FWN and SMQ had their 2nd warmest July west of the sea breeze influence. 

 

Time Series Summary for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY - Month of Jul
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1	1999	78.6	0
2	2019	78.1	0
3	2013	78.0	0
-	2010	78.0	0
4	2020	77.7	0
5	2011	77.6	0
6	1994	77.3	0
7	2022	77.1	0
8	2023	77.0	0
9	2024	76.9	0
10	2016	76.8	0

 

Time Series Summary for LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NY - Month of Jul
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1	2020	82.9	0
2	2010	82.8	0
3	1999	81.9	0
4	2019	81.5	0
5	2013	81.2	0
6	2022	81.1	0
-	2016	81.1	0
7	1955	80.9	0
8	1966	80.8	0
9	2006	80.7	0
10	1994	80.6	0
11	2023	80.4	0
-	2012	80.4	0
-	2011	80.4	0
-	1952	80.4	0
12	2008	80.0	0
-	1993	80.0	0
13	2018	79.8	0
-	1995	79.8	0
14	2024	79.7	0
15	2002	79.5	0

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Jul
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1	2011	82.7	0
2	2022	82.6	0
3	1993	82.5	0
4	2010	82.3	0
5	1994	81.9	0
6	2024	81.3	0
7	2013	80.9	0
8	2020	80.8	0
-	2012	80.8	0
-	1999	80.8	0
9	2023	80.6	0
-	2019	80.6	0
10	1955	80.5	0

 

Time Series Summary for SUSSEX AIRPORT, NJ - Month of Jul
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1	2020	76.5	0
2	2024	75.7	0
3	2019	75.3	0
4	2023	74.8	0
5	2013	74.6	0
6	2011	74.5	0
7	2022	74.4	0
8	2012	74.3	0
-	2006	74.3	0
9	2010	74.1	2
10	2016	73.9	0

 

Time Series Summary for SOMERSET AIRPORT, NJ - Month of Jul
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1	1999	78.5	1
2	2024	78.3	0
3	2020	78.0	0
4	2022	77.9	0
5	2019	77.5	0
-	2011	77.5	0
6	2013	77.4	0
7	2012	76.9	0
8	2023	76.8	0
-	2003	76.8	25
9	2016	76.7	0
-	2010	76.7	0

[Allsnow]

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

The very strong sea breezes this month limited Islip to only the 9th warmest  and LGA 14th warmest July. Even Newark had a sea breeze influence since it couldn’t make the top 5 warmest like areas further west. FWN and SMQ had their 2nd warmest July west of the sea breeze influence. 

 

Time Series Summary for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY - Month of Jul
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1	1999	78.6	0
2	2019	78.1	0
3	2013	78.0	0
-	2010	78.0	0
4	2020	77.7	0
5	2011	77.6	0
6	1994	77.3	0
7	2022	77.1	0
8	2023	77.0	0
9	2024	76.9	0
10	2016	76.8	0

 

Time Series Summary for LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NY - Month of Jul
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1	2020	82.9	0
2	2010	82.8	0
3	1999	81.9	0
4	2019	81.5	0
5	2013	81.2	0
6	2022	81.1	0
-	2016	81.1	0
7	1955	80.9	0
8	1966	80.8	0
9	2006	80.7	0
10	1994	80.6	0
11	2023	80.4	0
-	2012	80.4	0
-	2011	80.4	0
-	1952	80.4	0
12	2008	80.0	0
-	1993	80.0	0
13	2018	79.8	0
-	1995	79.8	0
14	2024	79.7	0
15	2002	79.5	0

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Jul
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1	2011	82.7	0
2	2022	82.6	0
3	1993	82.5	0
4	2010	82.3	0
5	1994	81.9	0
6	2024	81.3	0
7	2013	80.9	0
8	2020	80.8	0
-	2012	80.8	0
-	1999	80.8	0
9	2023	80.6	0
-	2019	80.6	0
10	1955	80.5	0

 

Time Series Summary for SUSSEX AIRPORT, NJ - Month of Jul
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1	2020	76.5	0
2	2024	75.7	0
3	2019	75.3	0
4	2023	74.8	0
5	2013	74.6	0
6	2011	74.5	0
7	2022	74.4	0
8	2012	74.3	0
-	2006	74.3	0
9	2010	74.1	2
10	2016	73.9	0

 

Time Series Summary for SOMERSET AIRPORT, NJ - Month of Jul
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1	1999	78.5	1
2	2024	78.3	0
3	2020	78.0	0
4	2022	77.9	0
5	2019	77.5	0
-	2011	77.5	0
6	2013	77.4	0
7	2012	76.9	0
8	2023	76.8	0
-	2003	76.8	25
9	2016	76.7	0
-	2010	76.7	0

Yeah, would have thought the +2 at nyc would be higher considering the heat we have had here in central jersey 

[Rtd208]

High for the day yesterday was 93 here.

[bluewave]

29 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Yeah, would have thought the +2 at nyc would be higher considering the heat we have had here in central jersey 

Yeah, the areas east of NYC had much lower departures than in NJ due to the much stronger sea breezes this month.

LGA….+0.5

JFK…..+.1.7

ISP…….+1.9

NYC…..+2.1

EWR…..+3.1

FWN…..+3.5

SMQ…..+3.7

Hightstown….Was +5.0 on 7-25 but hasn’t updated for last week yet

 

[jm1220]

11 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, the areas east of NYC had much lower departures than in NJ due to the much stronger sea breezes this month.

LGA….+0.5

JFK…..+.1.7

ISP…….+1.9

NYC…..+2.1

EWR…..+3.1

FWN…..+3.5

SMQ…..+3.7

Hightstown….Was +5.0 on 7-25 but hasn’t updated for last week yet

 

Up here the evenings have been great on these Ambrose Jet days. Nice breeze and temps despite still feeling humid. On the beaches though I’m sure it’s been sandblasting windy which is no fun. 

[bluewave]

17 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Up here the evenings have been great on these Ambrose Jet days. Nice breeze and temps despite still feeling humid. On the beaches though I’m sure it’s been sandblasting windy which is no fun. 

Yeah, that big ridge east of New England with the trough over the Midwest really amps up the local sea breeze circulation. 
 

[MANDA]

Picked up .08" last 24 hours.  Most of it from an evening T-shower that passed by just to my north.

We now return you to our regularly scheduled program.

[SACRUS]

See ISP (similar to JFK) was missing inter-hour high maxes yesterday and JFK: 91 and ISP : 82.  The 6 hour window from 1400 - 2000. Saw similar issues in late June and July at JFK.  Unless i am missing somthing

[TheClimateChanger]

3 hours ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, the areas east of NYC had much lower departures than in NJ due to the much stronger sea breezes this month.

LGA….+0.5

JFK…..+.1.7

ISP…….+1.9

NYC…..+2.1

EWR…..+3.1

FWN…..+3.5

SMQ…..+3.7

Hightstown….Was +5.0 on 7-25 but hasn’t updated for last week yet

 

Another thing to keep in mind is how they define normals. They keep jacking the so-called "normal" value up and up, especially in the summertime. Really the should be called climatological abnormals. In looking through the old records, I noticed the July normal mean temperature has been raised a full 3.6F (2.0C) for both Erie, Pennsylvania and Toledo, Ohio, since the 1980s. For these locations, the NWS now says a normal August is about 2F warmer than a normal July 35 years ago, and a normal June is nearly as warm as a normal July 35 years. At what point are they going to start telling us its normal for September to be warmer than a normal July in the late 20th century?

Just took a look at LaGuardia, and it's not up quite as much, but still +2.8F from the 1980s. Curiously, the July mean at Newark is only up +1.4F since the 1980s. It's an odd dynamic. A normal July at EWR was considered to be 0.4F warmer than a normal July at LGA in the 1980s. Today, a normal July at EWR is considered to be 1.1F cooler than a normal July at LGA. But if you look at recent years, it looks like EWR is again the warm spot among the two in the month of July. Not sure why they would bounce around like that, but I would expect EWR's normal to be increased precipitously in another 7 years.

[bluewave]

3 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Another thing to keep in mind is how they define normals. They keep jacking the so-called "normal" value up and up, especially in the summertime. Really the should be called climatological abnormals. In looking through the old records, I noticed the July normal mean temperature has been raised a full 3.6F (2.0C) for both Erie, Pennsylvania and Toledo, Ohio, since the 1980s. For these locations, the NWS now says a normal August is about 2F warmer than a normal July 35 years ago, and a normal June is nearly as warm as a normal July 35 years. At what point are they going to start telling us its normal for September to be warmer than a normal July in the late 20th century?

Just took a look at LaGuardia, and it's not up quite as much, but still +2.8F from the 1980s. Curiously, the July mean at Newark is only up +1.4F since the 1980s. It's an odd dynamic. A normal July at EWR was considered to be 0.4F warmer than a normal July at LGA in the 1980s. Today, a normal July at EWR is considered to be 1.1F cooler than a normal July at LGA. But if you look at recent years, it looks like EWR is again the warm spot among the two in the month of July. Not sure why they would bounce around like that, but I would expect EWR's normal to be increased precipitously in another 7 years.

That’s why my previous post was the rankings for the stations which are the absolutes rather than departures which change every 10 years. But the sea breeze influence was evident in both datasets. The sea breeze prevented Newark from having a 90° average high for July like Harrison and SMQ did. 
 

Time Series Summary for SOMERSET AIRPORT, NJ - Month of Jul
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1	1999	92.2	1
2	2022	91.5	0
3	2011	90.3	0
4	2024	90.0	0
5	2020	89.7	0
6	2010	89.4	0
7	2019	89.2	0
-	2012	89.2	0
-	2003	89.2	25
8	2016	88.9	0
9	2023	88.2	0
10	2006	88.0	0

 

Time Series Summary for HARRISON, NJ - Month of Jul
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1	2011	91.3	1
2	2022	91.0	0
3	2010	90.8	1
4	2019	90.6	0
-	2012	90.6	2
5	2024	90.5	0
6	2020	90.3	0
7	2002	89.7	0
8	2023	89.5	0
9	2016	88.9	0
10	2018	88.6	0

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Jul
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1	2011	92.5	0
2	1993	92.2	0
3	2022	92.1	0
-	2010	92.1	0
4	1994	90.4	0
5	1999	90.2	0
6	2012	90.1	0
7	1966	90.0	0
-	1955	90.0	0
8	2024	89.7	0
-	1988	89.7	0
9	2019	89.5	0
10	1952	89.4	0

[EWR757]

On 7/27/2024 at 9:36 AM, FPizz said:

I feel like for the past couple years their temps have been running a little high on sunny days.  That's like 4 miles from me and is usually the highest temp in the area. @mgerb , have you ever noticed that or am I just wrong haha.  

Both Duke Farms and KSMQ reported max temperatures of 99 F on Thursday, August 1.   

[FPizz]

58 minutes ago, EWR757 said:

Both Duke Farms and KSMQ reported max temperatures of 99 F on Thursday, August 1.   

I was 97, but today wasn't totally sunny around the area so their temps lived better with surrounding areas and all the stations.