SACRUS Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Records: Highs: EWR: 102 (1948) NYC: 100 (1948) LGA: 98 (1948) JFK: 98 (1973) Lows: EWR: 51 (1941) NYC: 50 (1885) LGA: 54 (1986) JFK: 53 (1986) Historical: 1898 - Torrents of rain accompanied by a furious wind upset the rain gage at Fort Mohave AZ. However, water in a wash tub set out on the mesa, clear of everything, measured eight inches after the 45 minute storm. (The Weather Channel) 1911 - Saint George, GA, was deluged with 18.00 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1959 - Lieutenant Colonel William Rankin bailed out of his plane at a height of 46,000 feet into a violent thunderstorm, and lived to write about the 45 minute journey (which normally would have been a thirteen minute descent). He described it as one of the most bizarre and painful experiences imaginable. (The Weather Channel) 1971 - Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Doria caused devastating floods in central and northeast New Jersey resulting in 138 million dollars damage. In southeastern Pennsylvania, high winds downed trees and power lines, and in New York City, heavy rains flooded streets and subways. (David Ludlum) 1973 - An F4 tornado touched down near Canaan, New York, and moved to western Massachusetts. Three people were killed in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts when a truck stop was destroyed, and another person died in a ruined house nearby. 1986 - The temperature at Apalachicola, FL, dipped to 62 degrees to shatter their previous August record by four degrees, having tied their August record high of 99 degrees on the 2nd of the month. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Severe thunderstorms broke the heat in the southeastern U.S. and the Gulf Coast Region, but not before seven cities reported record high temperatures for the date. The severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 80 mph downing large trees around Horse Shoe NC, and pelted southeastern Meridian MS with hail two inches in diameter. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Tropical Storm Chris spawned a tornado near Manning, SC, which killed one person, and spawned three tornadoes in North Carolina. Chris produced one to two foot tides, and three to six inch rains, over coastal South Carolina. Severe thunderstorms in New York State and Vermont, developing ahead of a cold front, spawned a tornado which killed one person at Hector NY, produced tennis ball size hail at Brandon VT, and produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Lyndonville VT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms in Nebraska produced 4.50 inches of rain around McCook, and 4.65 inches near Auburn and Brownville. Showers in Montana pushed the rainfall total for the month at Havre past the previous August record of 3.90 inches. (The National Weather Summary) 1990 - Between 3:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. a devastating F5 tornado ripped a 16.4 mile-long path through portions of Kendall and Will counties in northern Illinois. A total of 29 people were killed, and 350 more were injured. An estimated $160 million in damages occurred. The tornado's path width ranged from 200 yards to half a mile. A total of 470 homes were destroyed, and another 1000 homes were damaged. Sixty-five thousand customers lost power. 2005 - Hurricane Katrina attained Category 5 status on the morning of August 28 and reached its peak strength at 1800 UTC that day, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph and a minimum central pressure of 902 mbars (26.6 inHg). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Missed it but lots of branches down in somerset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin0529 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Crazy storm in Monmouth county right now!! Pouring, lighting, gusty winds 50mph. Power outages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACRUS Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 0.54 in the bucket most of it in 40 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, Allsnow said: Looks like it will miss just to my south. Brutal great light show Yeah seeing it from up high in Manhattan. Hope you all to my south are enjoying! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPizz Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Got raked at home. Left for Florida for a few days right before the storms came. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Maybe cleared .01 in lynbrook. From too Much rain back to flash drought… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Thunderstorms here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathermedic Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Picked up just under a quarter inch (.23) here. Temp dropped 10 degrees to 79. DP 73. Barometer rising rapidly. Can’t wait for the cooler air to get in here in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwx21 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 hours ago, Stormlover74 said: Missed it but lots of branches down in somerset Just got back from Seaside Heights and yeah, I see the heavy stuff missed just to the south. Heavy storm went through central Middlesex County. Looks like we got a little bit of a downpour here though as I got 0.17". I was glad that the activity didn't make it down to Seaside Heights, so the fireworks show was able to go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 9 minutes ago, winterwx21 said: Just got back from Seaside Heights and yeah, I see the heavy stuff missed just to the south. Heavy storm went through central Middlesex County. Looks like we got a little bit of a downpour here though as I got 0.17". I was glad that the activity didn't make it down to Seaside Heights, so the fireworks show was able to go on. Yeah it went right through here and Middlesex but I was up in long valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Literally praying for the cell over central Jersey to make it to the uws. Otherwise I have to spend the entire day watering. It’s going to be close… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACRUS Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 73 / 69 E winds clouds and scattered showers/storms. Onshore flow keeps it cooler below / near 80. The same tomorrow. Cloudy with shower and warmer sat to low 80s. Sun clearing but after morning showers and the warmest of the weekend mid- upper 80s. Labor looks to be the nicest of the holiday weekend with temps near 80/low 80s. Cooler Sep 3 - Sep 7 before warming back / abive normal. Tropics activity by the end of next week could track near EC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 We had a much stronger sea breeze influence this El Niño to La Niña transition summer. So the only spot around NYC metro to reach 40 days like Newark did in 2016 and 2010 was Harrison away from local sea breeze at the airport. To our SW Hightstown away from the sea breeze only needs 2 more to reach 40. Data for January 1, 2024 through August 29, 2024Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. NJ HARRISON COOP 40 NJ NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP WBAN 33 NJ CALDWELL ESSEX COUNTY AP WBAN 33 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT WBAN 31 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT COOP 29 NJ CANOE BROOK COOP 27 Data for January 1, 2024 through August 28, 2024Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. NJ HIGHTSTOWN 2 W COOP 38 PA READING REGIONAL AIRPORT WBAN 37 PA PHILADELPHIA FRANKLIN INSTITUTE COOP 37 PA NORRISTOWN COOP 35 NJ SOMERSET AIRPORT WBAN 35 Data for January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. NJ CANOE BROOK COOP 49 NJ NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP WBAN 40 NJ HARRISON COOP 40 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT WBAN 36 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT COOP 36 Data for January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. NJ CANOE BROOK COOP 59 NJ NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP WBAN 54 NY MINEOLA COOP 52 NJ RINGWOOD COOP 51 NJ HARRISON COOP 50 NY LAGUARDIA AIRPORT WBAN 48 NJ CRANFORD COOP 46 NY BRONX COOP 45 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT COOP 41 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT WBAN 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 31 minutes ago, bluewave said: We had a much stronger sea breeze influence this El Niño to La Niña transition summer. So the only spot around NYC metro to reach 40 days like Newark did in 2016 and 2010 was Harrison away from local sea breeze at the airport. To our SW Hightstown away from the sea breeze only needs 2 more to reach 40. Data for January 1, 2024 through August 29, 2024Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. NJ HARRISON COOP 40 NJ NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP WBAN 33 NJ CALDWELL ESSEX COUNTY AP WBAN 33 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT WBAN 31 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT COOP 29 NJ CANOE BROOK COOP 27 Data for January 1, 2024 through August 28, 2024Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. NJ HIGHTSTOWN 2 W COOP 38 PA READING REGIONAL AIRPORT WBAN 37 PA PHILADELPHIA FRANKLIN INSTITUTE COOP 37 PA NORRISTOWN COOP 35 NJ SOMERSET AIRPORT WBAN 35 Data for January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. NJ CANOE BROOK COOP 49 NJ NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP WBAN 40 NJ HARRISON COOP 40 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT WBAN 36 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT COOP 36 Data for January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. NJ CANOE BROOK COOP 59 NJ NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP WBAN 54 NY MINEOLA COOP 52 NJ RINGWOOD COOP 51 NJ HARRISON COOP 50 NY LAGUARDIA AIRPORT WBAN 48 NJ CRANFORD COOP 46 NY BRONX COOP 45 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT COOP 41 NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT WBAN 40 27, 90° days here this season...record is 44 in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPizz Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Wow, just realized before my weather station went out because we lost power that I got a wind gust of 59.3 mph. That is the highest I've ever recorded in the 5 years that I've had it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 This breeze is quite refreshing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker2015 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 minutes ago, FPizz said: Wow, just realized before my weather station went out because we lost power that I got a wind gust of 59.3 mph. That is the highest I've ever recorded in the 5 years that I've had it. Lots of damage in town. May have had a microburst or something. Some big trees ripped in half. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPizz Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 minutes ago, Poker2015 said: Lots of damage in town. May have had a microburst or something. Some big trees ripped in half. Figures, I leave town at like 3 pm and all hell breaks loose for an hour or so there. The pics on the Facebook pages are impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will - Rutgers Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 lightning was pretty bonkers last night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker2015 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, FPizz said: Figures, I leave town at like 3 pm and all hell breaks loose for an hour or so there. The pics on the Facebook pages are impressive. Barna sent me some too from his house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Looks like a few opportunities for rain this weekend but timing varies depending on the model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwx21 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 hours ago, Stormlover74 said: Looks like a few opportunities for rain this weekend but timing varies depending on the model I see the Euro increased rain amounts and also lingers some showers until early afternoon Sunday now. It has been looking mostly like a Saturday night into Sunday morning event, but hopefully it won't mess up Sunday afternoon. The one sure thing about the holiday weekend is Monday will be great. Dew points will fall to the 40s Monday afternoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Still muggy out there with dews in the mid 60s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACRUS Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 5 hours ago, FPizz said: Figures, I leave town at like 3 pm and all hell breaks loose for an hour or so there. The pics on the Facebook pages are impressive. That gust must have been around 8:40 - 52 MPH here. quite the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 A fresh shot of Canadian air began overspreading the region last night. The cooler air will remain in place to close out the month. Highs will again reach the middle and upper 70s tomorrow and then the upper 70s to lower 80s during the weekend. Sunday could be the warmest day with some locations reaching the middle 80s, but another shot of cooler air will arrive early next week. Overall, the first week of September will likely wind up somewhat cooler than normal. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was -0.3°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was 0.0°C for the week centered around August 21. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.35°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged 0.00°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will likely evolve into a La Niña event during the fall. The SOI was +13.17 yesterday. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +1.488 today. Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 100% probability that New York City will have a cooler than normal August (1991-2020 normal). August will likely finish with a mean temperature near 75.1° (1.0° below normal). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Dews still in the 60s…helluva way to run a cool down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 45 minutes ago, psv88 said: Dews still in the 60s…helluva way to run a cool down. Gotta wait til Sunday night for drier air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACRUS Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Highs: PHL: 86 EWR: 80 New Brnswck: 79 JFK: 79 ACY: 79 TTN: 79 TEB: 78 NYC: 77 ISP: 76 LGA: 76 BLM: 75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACRUS Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Records: Highs: EWR: 100 (1953) NYC: 99 (1953) LGA: 100 (1953) JFK: 98 (1953) Lows: EWR: 45 (1982) NYC: 50 (1986) LGA: 51 (1982) JFK: 51 (1982) Historical: 1960 - The storm that would become Hurricane Donna forms near Cape Verde off the African coast. It would go on to cause 150 deaths from Puerto Rico to New England over the next two weeks. 1962 - Hackberry, LA, was deluged with twenty-two inches of rain in 24 hours, establishing a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1965 - A national record for the month of August was established when 2.5 inches of snow fell atop Mount Washington NH. Temperatures in New England dipped to 39 degrees at Nantucket MA, and to 25 degrees in Vermont. For many location it was the earliest freeze of record. (David Ludlum) 1983 - A devastating hail storm struck portions of central South Dakota. In a small part of Faulk County, hail pounded the area for two straight hours. At times, the hail was the size of baseballs. Of course, this incredible hailstorm devastated crops in the area and took out windows in area buildings. In one home, the windows were shattered, the curtains shredded, and glass shards and water ruined much of the upper floor. On some houses, the paint was peeled off by the continual pounding of the hail. Also, funnel clouds were reported just east of Lake City, and near Langford and Veblen in Marshall County. In Veblen, a pole barn was blown over, and shingles were torn off. 1987 - Some of the most powerful thunderstorms in several years developed over the piedmont of North Carolina, and marched across central sections of the state during the late afternoon and evening hours. Baseball size hail was reported around Albemarle, while thunderstorm winds downed giant trees around High Falls. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Cool air invaded the north central U.S. Ten cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck ND with a reading of 33 degrees. Deerfield, a small town in the Black Hills of South Dakota, reported a low of 23 degrees. The remnants of Tropical Storm Chris drenched eastern Pennsylvania with up to five and a half inches of rain, and produced high winds which gusted to 90 mph, severely damaging a hundred boats in Anne Arundel County MD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Evening thunderstorms produced destructive lightning in West Virginia. The lightning caused widepsread damage, particularily in Doddridge County. Numerous trees were downed closing many roads. Fire companies had a difficult time tending to the many homes and trailers on fire. Anchorage AK reported a record 9.60 inches of rain for the month of August. The average annual precipitation for Anchorage is just slighty more than fifteen inches. Three day rainfall totals in northwest Missouri ranged up to 8.20 inches at Maryville. (The National Weather Summary) 2005 - Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana early on the 29th with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph, a strong category-three, and the third most-intense landfalling hurricane in U.S. history. The center of the hurricane passed just east of New Orleans, where winds gusted over 100 mph. Widespread devastation and unprecedented flooding occurred, submerging at least 80 percent of the city as levees failed. Farther east, powerful winds and a devastating storm surge of 20-30 feet raked the Mississippi coastline, including Gulfport and Biloxi, where Gulf of Mexico floodwaters spread several miles inland. Rainfall amounts of 8-10 inches were common along and to the east of the storm's path. Katrina weakened to a tropical storm as it tracked northward through Mississippi and gradually lost its identity as it moved into the Tennessee Valley on the 30th, dum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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