August 2024

[SACRUS]

 

Highs:

 

 

EWR: 86
ACY: 85
BLM: 84
JFK: 83
PHL: 83
New Brnswck: 82
LGA: 82
TEB: 81
NYC: 81
TTN: 81
ISP: 80

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR:  98 (2021)
NYC: 97 (1944)
LGA: 98 (2021)
JFK: 92 (1970)


Lows: 

EWR: 54 (1954)
NYC: 55 (1889)
LGA: 56 (1979)
JFK: 55 (1979)

Historical:

 

1752 - The following is from the Journals of the Rev. Thomas Smith, and the Rev. Samuel Deane, published in 1849. �In the evening there was dismal thunder and lightning, and abundance of rain, and such a hurricane as was never the like in these parts of the world.� This hurricane struck Portland, Maine.

1778 - A Rhode Island hurricane prevented an impending British-French sea battle, and caused extensive damage over southeast New England. (David Ludlum)

1933 - The temperature at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, hit 127 degrees to establish a U.S. record for the month of August. (The Weather Channel)

1936 - The temperature at Seymour, TX, hit 120 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

1955 - During the second week of August hurricanes Connie and Diane produced as much as 19 inches of rain in the northeastern U.S. forcing rivers from Virginia to Massachusetts into a high flood. Westfield MA was deluged with 18.15 inches of rain in 24 hours, and at Woonsocket RI the Blackstone River swelled from seventy feet in width to a mile and a half. Connecticut and the Delaware Valley were hardest hit. Total damage in New England was 800 million dollars, and flooding claimed 187 lives. (David Ludlum)

1987 - Early afternoon thunderstorms in Arizona produced 3.90 inches of rain in ninety minutes at Walnut National Monument (located east of Flagstaff), along with three inches of pea size hail, which had to be plowed off the roads. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Fifteen cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Youngstown OH reported twenty-six days of 90 degree weather for the year, a total equal to that for the entire decade of the 1970s. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thunderstorms were scattered across nearly every state in the Union by late in the day. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Fergus Falls MN, and golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 60 mph at Black Creek WI. In the Chicago area, seven persons at a forest preserve in North Riverside were injured by lightning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2004: Hurricane Charley was the third named storm and the second hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Charley lasted from August 9 to August 15, and at its peak intensity, it attained 150 mph winds, making it a strong Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It made landfall in southwestern Florida at maximum strength, making it the most powerful hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew struck Florida in 1992.

2005 - A tornado strikes Wright, Wyoming, a coal-mining community, killing two and destroying 91 homes and damaging about 30 more in around the town.

[SnoSki14]

Dropped into the upper 50s this morning. Fantastic past few days of summer. 

The worst is definitely behind us and 90s look uncommon especially in the city 

[Allsnow]

15 hours ago, psv88 said:

Yup. Was a good summer. Maybe a few more 90s for the warm spots. Plenty of heat and humidity for about 4 weeks, now we slide into fall

Yup. It got off to a late start but we ended up with a hot 4 week stretch. 

[bluewave]

35 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Yup. It got off to a late start but we ended up with a hot 4 week stretch. 

6-17 to 08-06 was the warmest on record for Central NJ.

 

Time Series Summary for New Brunswick Area, NJ (ThreadEx)
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1	2024-08-06	79.2	0
2	2010-08-06	78.5	0
3	1955-08-06	78.2	0
4	2020-08-06	77.7	0
-	2006-08-06	77.7	0
5	1949-08-06	77.5	0

 

Time Series Summary for SOMERSET AIRPORT, NJ
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1	2024-08-06	78.2	0
2	2020-08-06	76.7	0
3	2006-08-06	76.4	0
4	2019-08-06	76.1	0
5	2010-08-06	76.0	0

 

Time Series Summary for HIGHTSTOWN 2 W, NJ
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1	2024-08-06	79.2	0
2	2010-08-06	78.2	2
3	1955-08-06	77.7	0
4	1894-08-06	77.4	2
5	1934-08-06	77.2	35

[forkyfork]

12 hours ago, SnoSki14 said:

Lol yeah sure we will. I can't wait for those fall 80s deep into October 

i have news for everyone here regarding ninas and fall temps

[SACRUS]

 

72 / 59 Sunny.  Likely a mostly sunny day similar to this past Saturday.  Low 80s.  Coolest day of the next 5 as we warm to the mid / upper 80s Wed and uppers 80s to 90 in the warmer spots Thu and especially Fri.   More humid flow by Fri and into the weekend where clouds and showers and storms could spoil the beach as the next trough swings through.  Near normal stretch then height rises for the close of the month with more sustained warmth.

 

8/13 - 8/14 : Near normal dry
8/15 - 8/16 : Warmer more humid by Fri
8/17 - 8/19:  Trough swings through more humid/ storm , showers
8/20 - 8/23: Drier cooler - near normal
8/24  - beyond : overall warmer - perhaps next period of western heat coming east

 

https://synoptic.envsci.rutgers.edu/img/vis_nj_anim.gif

 

[SACRUS]

Western ridge Eastern Trough  - Atlantic ridge waning 8/19 - 8/23 - beyond there trough splits out and EC warmup final week

 

[MANDA]

9 hours ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR:  98 (2021)
NYC: 97 (1944)
LGA: 98 (2021)
JFK: 92 (1970)


Lows: 

EWR: 54 (1954)
NYC: 55 (1889)
LGA: 56 (1979)
JFK: 55 (1979)

Historical:

 

1752 - The following is from the Journals of the Rev. Thomas Smith, and the Rev. Samuel Deane, published in 1849. �In the evening there was dismal thunder and lightning, and abundance of rain, and such a hurricane as was never the like in these parts of the world.� This hurricane struck Portland, Maine.

1778 - A Rhode Island hurricane prevented an impending British-French sea battle, and caused extensive damage over southeast New England. (David Ludlum)

1933 - The temperature at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, hit 127 degrees to establish a U.S. record for the month of August. (The Weather Channel)

1936 - The temperature at Seymour, TX, hit 120 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

1955 - During the second week of August hurricanes Connie and Diane produced as much as 19 inches of rain in the northeastern U.S. forcing rivers from Virginia to Massachusetts into a high flood. Westfield MA was deluged with 18.15 inches of rain in 24 hours, and at Woonsocket RI the Blackstone River swelled from seventy feet in width to a mile and a half. Connecticut and the Delaware Valley were hardest hit. Total damage in New England was 800 million dollars, and flooding claimed 187 lives. (David Ludlum)

1987 - Early afternoon thunderstorms in Arizona produced 3.90 inches of rain in ninety minutes at Walnut National Monument (located east of Flagstaff), along with three inches of pea size hail, which had to be plowed off the roads. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Fifteen cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Youngstown OH reported twenty-six days of 90 degree weather for the year, a total equal to that for the entire decade of the 1970s. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thunderstorms were scattered across nearly every state in the Union by late in the day. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Fergus Falls MN, and golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 60 mph at Black Creek WI. In the Chicago area, seven persons at a forest preserve in North Riverside were injured by lightning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2004: Hurricane Charley was the third named storm and the second hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Charley lasted from August 9 to August 15, and at its peak intensity, it attained 150 mph winds, making it a strong Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It made landfall in southwestern Florida at maximum strength, making it the most powerful hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew struck Florida in 1992.

2005 - A tornado strikes Wright, Wyoming, a coal-mining community, killing two and destroying 91 homes and damaging about 30 more in around the town.

Can you imagine if a "Connie and Diane" scenario unfolded today !?

[gravitylover]

1 hour ago, forkyfork said:

i have news for everyone here regarding ninas and fall temps

??

Your kind of temps or the kind that hoodie guy likes?

[vegan_edible]

9 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

??

Your kind of temps or the kind that hoodie guy likes?

the hoodie guy hahahaha

[bluewave]

1 hour ago, MANDA said:

Can you imagine if a "Connie and Diane" scenario unfolded today !?

The most recent version of that was Henri and Ida record flooding from late August into early September 2021.

 

[Gravity Wave]

1 hour ago, MANDA said:

Can you imagine if a "Connie and Diane" scenario unfolded today !?

The region was in the midst of a drought when Connie and Diane hit; if it happened again today it's unlikely we would have such luck.

[WestBabylonWeather]

Top ten day of summer 

[forkyfork]

we haven't had a typical east coast hurricane track since irene

[psv88]

32 minutes ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

Top ten day of summer 

Incredible 

[Allsnow]

 

[Stormlover74]

Cmc and ukie fairly wet weekend upcoming. Gfs has rain but much less

[Allsnow]

3 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Cmc and ukie fairly wet weekend upcoming. Gfs has rain but much less

Euro as well 

[WestBabylonWeather]

Acorns dropping in my yard and squirrels goin to town lol 

[winterwx21]

Had a high temp of 83 here today. Felt great with the dew point around 57. As WestBaby said, a top 10 day of the summer. 

[steve392]

Absolutely gorgeous day out.  Got 4.25 miles of walking in and barely broke a sweat with a cool breeze blowing. 

[SACRUS]

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 84
JFK: 84
New Brnswck: 84
BLM: 83
PHL: 83
ACY: 82
TTN: 82
TEB: 82
LGA: 81
ISP: 81
NYC: 81

[psv88]

81 today. Glorious 

[FPizz]

25 minutes ago, psv88 said:

81 today. Glorious 

Yeah, 56 this morning, 82 for a high.  Perfect

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

 

EWR: 102 (2005)
NYC: 99 (2005)
LGA: 100 (2005)
JFK: 92 (2005)


Lows:

EWR: 55 (1950)
NYC: 5 5 (1930
LGA: 56 (1979)
JFK: 56 (1979)

Historical: 

1831 - The Great Barbados Hurricane was an intense Category 4 hurricane that left cataclysmic damage across the Caribbean and Louisiana in 1831. From August 11 through the 13, Bermudians were amazed to see the sun with a decidedly blue appearance, giving off an eerie blue light when it shone into rooms and other enclosed places. Ships at sea as far west as Cape Hatteras reported that "their white sails appeared a light blue colour." A month later it was learned that the astounding blue sunlight had coincided with a terrible hurricane that caused 1,477 people to lose their lives. It was assumed that the hurricane was intensive enough to cause an unusual disturbance in the higher atmospheric strata, and refraction, diffraction or absorption of light rays, to produce the blue reflection. Because the sun appeared bluish-green, Nat Turner took this as the final signal and began a slave rebellion a week later on August 21.

1919 - High winds and heavy rain struck the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. In New Jersey, winds gusted to 60 mph at Atlantic City, and nine inches of rain fell at Tuckerton. The wind and rain leveled crops and stripped trees of fruit causing several million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

1980 - The afternoon high at New York City was just 89 degrees. But there were fifteen days of 90 degree heat during the month, their hottest August of record. (The Weather Channel)

1985 - Hail larger than golf balls, driven by 70 mph winds, moved down crops, stripped trees, and broke windows, near Logan KS. Road graders cleared three foot drifts of hail on Kansas Highway 9 east of Logan. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Thunderstorms deluged the Central Gulf Coast States with torrential rains. Thunderstorms in Mississippi drenched Marion County with up to 15 inches of rain during the morning hours, with 12.2 inches reported at Columbia. Floodwaters swept cars away in the Lakeview subdivision of Columbia when the the Lakeview Dam broke. Flash flooding caused more than three million dollars damage in Marion County. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - A dozen cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Lansing MI reported a record 35 days of 90 degree weather for the year, Detroit MI reported a record 37 days of 90 degree heat for the year, and Williamsport PA reported a record 38 days of 90 degree weather for the year. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Thunderstorms developing in a tropical airmass over the northeastern U.S. soaked Connecticut and Massachusetts with four to eight inches of rain over the weekend, between the 11th and 13th of the month. Hartford CT received 7.70 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1991 - Stockton, California received 0.05 inch of rainfall on this day. Since 1949, this is the only measured rainfall in Stockton on August 13th.

2014 - An official, New York State 24 hour precipitation record was set at Islip, NY on August 12-13 when 13.57" of rain fell.

[SACRUS]

 

 75 / 61 and clear.    Another dry day,  warmer the next three - mid - upper 80s with 90 in the warmer spots especially Fri.  Ernesto helps pump heights and humidity Fri - Sun.   Trough swings in Sat - MOn with clouds, showers and storms, humid.  Warmer if any clearing persists.  Tue - Fr (8/23) near normal before a warmer last week of the month overall with some of the western heat pushing east.

 

[SACRUS]

 

Next week, much of this is between Sat - Mon (8/19)

 

[bluewave]

Looks like we warm up days 11-15 as the WAR flexes. Probably start to see at least some more low 90s. If the WAR links up with ridge to our West than mid 90s will be possible. 
 

[forkyfork]

average temperatures never last