[Cambium]

Originally Posted by Csiko

Hopefully that'll be the last of it. I mean I like the heat, I can't really complain, but I'm looking forward to more autumn weather.

Unfortunately quick glace of the Euro shows dewpoints in the tropical 70s and temps in the mid-upper 80s on Sunday which means it will feel downright nasty. Not sure why, I thought this weekend was supposed to be cool. Maybe it was a bad run... I'm too drained from the heat and traffic to even look into it.

Current OBS for CT Stations sorted by max

BDL almost did it again. Something tells me they'll hit 90 next 2 days.

[7 Wishes]

On this date WAY WAY back in 1635 (from OKX's FB page):

[Cambium]

1635??

Explain to me how pressure was measured of a storm. Did they have boats go into it with barometers?

And how do they know the path?? Did they look at a bunch of diarys? Did people or businesses write down damage? What was the population back then?

Peak sustained winds? Are they going by the weight of a Redwood tree that came down? Who had a station in that era recording wind speed?

Might sound like Im being sarcastic but I'm really curious.

I know we've always had big storms everywhere in the past but how do they know the details of that one.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Cambium

1635??

Explain to me how pressure was measured of a storm. Did they have boats go into it with barometers?

And how do they know the path?? Did they look at a bunch of diarys? Did people or businesses write down damage? What was the population back then?

Peak sustained winds? Are they going by the weight of a Redwood tree that came down? Who had a station in that era recording wind speed?

Might sound like Im being sarcastic but I'm really curious.

I know we've always had big storms everywhere in the past but how do they know the details of that one.

You actually make a good point I didn't fully think of.....

By the way, Providence got to 90 today.......with a low of 59! I wonder how often any of the I-95 stations between NYC and Boston have ever done that (90+ high, low under 60), by that I mean Boston, Providence, BDR, Newark, LGA, JFK, and Central Park......I know it happens occasionally further inland like BDL (they had a high of 88 with a low of 57 so they almost did it today for example), Worcester, Albany, NY etc.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

By the way, Providence got to 90 today.......with a low of 59! I wonder how often any of the I-95 stations between NYC and Boston have ever done that (90+ high, low under 60), by that I mean Boston, Providence, BDR, Newark, LGA, JFK, and Central Park.......

Wow..Nice range there. Usually Spring and Fall we start to see those crazy ranges.

For month of August.... Greatest Temp Range...

BDR August 25, 1995. Max of 91. Low of 59.

Boston August 21, 1995. Max of 94. Low of 59.

[Wilton2ParkAve]

Originally Posted by Cambium

1635??

Explain to me how pressure was measured of a storm. Did they have boats go into it with barometers?

And how do they know the path?? Did they look at a bunch of diarys? Did people or businesses write down damage? What was the population back then?

Peak sustained winds? Are they going by the weight of a Redwood tree that came down? Who had a station in that era recording wind speed?

Might sound like Im being sarcastic but I'm really curious.

I know we've always had big storms everywhere in the past but how do they know the details of that one.

Mercury barometers were invented by Galileo in 1642. For periods prior to the late 17th century we usually derive barometric figures from environmental indicators or simply via wind speed.

[Cambium]

Too Interesting not to post... Check out the dewpoints out there right now 10pmEST

Georgia has locations drier than Wisconsin. Atlanta 58! Tropical in parts of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri.


Can't wait for that cold front to push across. Look at those nice dry 40s! CT should see some DPs in the 40s Friday/Saturday I think. Mostly 50s.

[Cambium]

Apparently things have changed and now it could be Summer again this weekend. Feels like things are changing. Could the pattern be changing to a warmer one now? My bets are on September being above normal but how much.

Latest Euro showing 90s with Mid-upper 60s Dewpoints on Sunday which means Real Feel Mid Upper 90s near 100°!

Mugginess continues into next week.

Summer not done and looks like now the cool air is being stalled (reversal). We'll see

[Cambium]

I'm still seeing a warm muggy weekend coming up! Whether or not there's storms/showers involved is another story. I only see 2 days of normal-below normal temps. Short lived. Warm and muggy comes back.

Feels like the pattern is changing!!

You can feel it again today. Worse tomorrow. Maybe worse Sunday!

Danbury, CT max of 84° today so far means its first time having 84° or warmer 2 days in a row since July 22-23!

[Cambium]

Just found something interesting!

You have to go back to 1960 to find a year that didn't hit 90 in Danbury. So far max is 88 this year.

Lets see if they hit soon.

But with co-op sites there's always missing or unreliable data..

But here's source link for Danbury coop dating back to 1937.
Annual Summaries Station Details: DANBURY, CT US, COOP:061762 | Climate Data Online (CDO) | National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)