August 2024

[psv88]

86/65. Nice boat day 

[steve392]

Mushrooms, mushrooms everywhere around me.  All this rain has the fungi growing like crazy lol

[psv88]

Dews back in the upper 60s across LI now 

[SACRUS]

 

Highs:

 

 

EWR: 89
BLM: 89
ACY: 88
PHL: 88
ISP:  88
JFK: * 87
TEB: 87
New Brnswck: 87
LGA: 87
TTN: 85
NYC: 85

 

Not able to see intra hour highs at ISP and JFK (yet)

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR:  102 (1949)
NYC: 98 (1949)
LGA: 99 (1949)
JFK: 94 (1949)


Lows:

EWR: 57 (1962)
NYC: 55 (1879)
LGA: 57 (1962)
JFK: 54 (1964)

Historical:

 

1856 - The Isle Derniere (Last Island) disaster occurred off the coast of Louisiana. A storm tide drowned 140 vacationers as a five foot wave swept over Low Island during a hurricane. (The Weather Channel)

1882 - Sandusky OH noted a four minute snow squall during the morning, frost was reported in the suburbs of Chicago, and a killing frost was reported at Cresco IA. (The Weather Channel)

1884 - An earthquake, centered near New York City and registering a magnitude 5.5, hit the region a little after 2 PM. The tremor made houses shake, chimneys fall, and residents wonder what the heck was going on, according to a New York Times article two days later.

1898 - The temperature at Pendleton OR climbed all the way to 119 degrees at set a state record. (The Weather Channel)

1924 - Colorado's deadliest tornado killed a woman and nine children in one house along its twenty-mile path east southeast of Thurman. Mennonite men had left the farm to provide possible aid, as the 200-yard wide storm was first seen while far away.(The Weather Channel)

1936 - The temperature soared to 114 degrees at Plain Dealing, LA, and reached 120 degrees at Ozark AR, to establish record highs for those two states. (The Weather Channel)

1980 - Hurricane Allen came ashore above Brownsville, TX, dropping fifteen inches of rain near San Antonio, and up to 20 inches in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Tidal flooding occurred along the South Texas coast. Hurricane Allen packed winds to 150 mph, and also spawned twenty-nine tornadoes. Total damage from the storm was estimated at 750 million dollars. (David Ludlum)

1987 - Unseasonably hot weather continued in the southeastern U.S. Ten cities in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina reported record high temperatures for the date. Macon GA hit 101 degrees. A tropical depression deluged southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana with torrential rains. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Citizens of Bluefield, WV, where the Chamber of Commerce provides free lemonade on days when the temperature warms into the 90s, were able to celebrate their record high of 90 degrees. Eight other cities also reported record high temperatures for the date,including Bismarck ND with a reading of 102 degrees.(The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thirty-eight cities in the south central and southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Asheville NC with a reading of 48 degrees, and Victoria TX with a low of 63 degrees. Oklahoma City OK reported a record cool afternoon high of 71 degrees, and the daily high of 64 degrees at Raleigh NC established a record for August. In Arizona, a record sixty-four day streak of 100 degree days at Phoenix came to an end.(The National Weather Summary)

[donsutherland1]

24 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Highs:

 

 

EWR: 89
BLM: 89
ACY: 88
PHL: 88
ISP: *87
JFK: * 87
TEB: 87
New Brnswck: 87
LGA: 87
TTN: 85
NYC: 85

 

Not able to see intra hour highs at ISP and JFK (yet)

Islip was 88. No intra-hour high temperature data is available for JFK, yet.

[bluewave]

Where was this pattern last winter?

 

[SACRUS]

12 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

Islip was 88. No intra-hour high temperature data is available for JFK, yet.

Happened a few weeks in Jun / early Jul as well and not sure it was ever properly updated and reflected in the daily obs

[SACRUS]

76 / 57 and a fantastic morning.  Early clouds should move through and clear for a mustly sunny and stunning afternoon.  Low 80s, mid 80s in the warm spots.  repeat / 4peat this through Wed (8/14) before warming and more humid by Thu (8/15) and into next weekend where next trough could push showers and storms through to end the current dry period.  Ernesto looks to miss EC but New England to Halifax could still be impacted.  Beyond there near normal with western heat building north and east for the week of the 26th.

 

https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/SECTOR/eus/02/GOES16-EUS-02-1000x1000.gif

 

[wdrag]

Seems a little interesting to me next weekend IF the possible Ernesto has slowed to the slowest cluster off the Carolinas,  then it would be interesting up the coast as at this time, the GEFS is sharpening the trough along 80W.  Depends of course on Ernesto actualizing per the seemingly multi models, and then running slower than the mean.  Check 06z/11 180-192 hour GEFS 5H.

 

 

[SACRUS]

On 8/10/2024 at 8:34 AM, winterwarlock said:

will sunday be a beach day or is it going to be one of those days where they say mostly sunny but it ends up mostly cloudy

 

Pending on where you are its been mostly cloudy and looks to stay that way for a couple more hours.

 

[SACRUS]

 

Even some showers most of this not falling, but some showers in CNJ

 

[WestBabylonWeather]

The mostly sunny forecast that wasn’t. Sigh. 

[Stormlover74]

Clearing out now

[winterwx21]

Anyone else looking forward to watching the Perseid meteor shower tonight? I'm gonna go outside after midnight and see how many I can see in an hour. 

[Rtd208]

DT (Wxrisk) has a pretty good video on La Nina and the future Ernesto. His thoughts as of last night are OTS.

[SACRUS]

 what will likely be names Ernesto looks like an to avoid our area

 

[psv88]

82 today. Absolutely beautiful out there on the water. Even broke out the tube for the kids

[Allsnow]

Beautiful 

 

looks like this will be the weather for the rest of the month 

[steve392]

What a gorgeous weekend!  Didn't think it woukd clear out this morning as it was very overcast. 

[Allsnow]

Definitely the best summer night of the season 

[Stormlover74]

7 hours ago, winterwx21 said:

Anyone else looking forward to watching the Perseid meteor shower tonight? I'm gonna go outside after midnight and see how many I can see in an hour. 

When's the peak? I'll need to find a dark spot 

[Roger Smith]

At any location, you are more likely to see Perseid meteors after midnight because in the second half of the night, the earth is turning towards the oncoming meteor swarm. There is no real "peak" to Perseids, you can see a few every night from about August 10 to 15 -- there is a 33-year peak because the comet that blew apart to form this swarm left more debris in one part of the 33-year orbit of debris; previous peaks were around 1899, 1933, 1966 and 1999, so it's a few years away ... most Perseids will originate in northeast quadrant of sky and track towards southwest. The constellation Perseus is in that part of sky in August, hence name Perseids. 

[SACRUS]

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 85
PHL: 85
ACY: 85
New Brnswck: 83
TEB: 83
JFK: 82
BLM: 82
LGA: 82
TTN: 80
NYC: 80
ISP: 79

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 102 (1949)
NYC: 102 (1944)
LGA: 99 (1949)
JFK: 99 (1949)

 

Lows:

EWR: 56 (1972)
NYC: 56 (1962)
LGA: 57 (1962)
JFK: 57 (1962)

Historical:

 

1940 - A Category 2 hurricane struck the Georgia and South Carolina coast. A 13-foot storm tide was measured along the South Carolina coast, while over 15 inches of rain fell across northern North Carolina. Significant flooding, the worst since 1607, and landslides struck Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia during the system's slow trek as a weakening tropical storm, and then as an extratropical cyclone, through the Southeast. The landslides which struck North Carolina were considered a once in a century event. Damages relating to the storm totaled $13 million (1940 USD), and 50 people perished.

1944 - The temperature at Burlington, VT, soared to an all-time record high of 101 degrees. (The Weather Channel) The Dog Days officially come to an end on this date, having begun the third day in July. Superstition has it that dogs tend to become mad during that time of the year. (The Weather Channel)

1980 - Clouds and moisture from Hurricane Allen provided a brief break from the torrid Texas heatwave, with daily highs mostly in the 70s to lower 90s. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - An early evening thunderstorm in Wyoming produced hail up to two inches in diameter from Alva to Hulett. Snow plows had to be used to clear Highway 24 south of Hulett, where hail formed drifts two feet deep. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Moisture from what remained of Tropical Storm Beryl resulted in torrential rains across eastern Texas. Twelve and a half inches of rain deluged Enterprise TX, which was more than the amount received there during the previous eight months. Philadelphia PA reported a record forty-four days of 90 degree weather for the year. Baltimore MD and Newark NJ reported a record fourteen straight days of 90 degree heat. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - One of the most severe convective outbreaks of record came to a climax in southern California after four days. Thunderstorms deluged Benton CA with six inches of rain two days in a row, and the flooding which resulted caused more than a million dollars damage to homes and highways. Thunderstorms around Yellowstone Park WY produced four inches of rain in twenty minutes resulting in fifteen mudslides. Thunderstorms over Long Island NY drenched Suffolk County with 8 to 10 inches of rain. Twenty-three cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. It was, for some cities, the fourth straight morning of record cold temperatures. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1999 - An F2 tornado touched down in the metropolitan area of Salt Lake City. The tornado lasted ten minutes and killed one person, injured more than 80 people, and caused more than $170 million in damages. It was the most destructive tornado in Utah's history and awakened the entire state's population to the fact that the Beehive State does experience tornadoes.

[psv88]

2 hours ago, Allsnow said:

Definitely the best summer night of the season 

Fire roaring in the fire pit 

[uofmiami]

59 in Muttontown & Syosset this morning.

[bluewave]

13 hours ago, SACRUS said:

 what will likely be names Ernesto looks like an to avoid our area

 

We will be in a recurving TC pattern for a while as the trough axis is right along the East Coast. This is actually the weakest the WAR has been all summer. So not much in the way of heat with a pattern like this.

 

[uofmiami]

Just now, bluewave said:

We will be in a recurving TC pattern for a while as the trough axis is right along the East Coast. This is actually the weakest the WAR has been all summer. So not much in the way of heat with a pattern like this.

 

 

[psv88]

58 this morning. It’s coming