Monday July 19 2021 Forecast (7:30AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (JULY 19-23)

The pattern we’ve been in – yes, that pattern, the one that delivers rain at least part of every day (except one so far this month) for at least parts of the WHW forecast area. Yes, that pattern is showing signs of departing us, but not during the next 5 days, so we still have to talk about it here. However, you will note there are a couple of better days to talk about. Not really today though, which will still be a cloudy, cooler one, with a foggy/drizzly start, and additional showers possible as we go through the day and upper level low pressure moves slowly across the region. And then this low exits tonight, and drier air arrives. Hey, Tuesday may be quite the nice day! It’ll be on the humid side, but the sun will shine for more of the day than many days we’ve had recently. Is there a chance of any rain on Tuesday? Well, yes. But this time it will only take the form of a few isolated sun + humidity driven showers that form during the afternoon, mostly in central MA and southern NH, and dissipate in the evening. So for most, Tuesday will be a rain-free day, and feeling quite a bit like the season it is as it warms into the 80s for most of the region with the exception of a few coastal areas, especially Cape Cod, but even there it will still be nice. But wait, we can’t string nice days together quite yet, so we have to talk about a cold front coming through the region on Wednesday with a better shower and thunderstorm threat. There’s some question on the timing of this front, or if much of the activity will form on a pre-frontal trough, leaving us with a quieter frontal passage after that. For now, just putting the chance of this activity in there for midday through afternoon, the fine-tuning from there. That front pushes offshore that night and a nice area of high pressure builds in for Thursday, which I am going to optimistically forecast as a dry day for the entire WHW area, with lower humidity. Pop up showers should stay in the mountains to our west and north, at least I think so. And again, no two nice days in a row allowed yet! So Friday, a low pressure trough swings through the region with another chance of showers, but the wet weather may be weighted more toward the first half of the day, based on current timing, so that day may be at least partially salvaged as nice…

TODAY: Overcast with areas of fog and drizzle during the morning hours. Mostly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers during the afternoon. Highs 70-77. Dew point middle to upper 60s. Wind N up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Gradual clearing, but patchy ground fog. Lows 60-67. Dew point middle to lower 60s. Wind NW under 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny morning. Partly sunny afternoon with isolated late day showers and thunderstorms possible mainly west of I-95. Highs 80-87 except cooler in some coastal areas especially Cape Cod. Dew point upper 60s to 70. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy with a chance of a passing shower evening. Partly cloudy overnight. Patchy fog forming in lower elevations. Lows 60-67. Dew point falling to lower 60s. Wind W under 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs 75-82. Dew point lower to middle 60s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 57-64. Dew point falling to middle 50s. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 76-83. Dew point upper 50s. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 58-65. Dew point middle to upper 50s. Wind W under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers, ending later in the day. Highs 72-79. Dew point near 60. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JULY 24-28)

Drier weather for July 24. Watching for the next low pressure system to bring a chance of some wet weather sometime in the July 25-26 time frame, but timing is uncertain, and another minor system around July 27-28, but this sounds worse than it is as these will be quick-moving systems with plenty of dry time these days as well. Temperatures near to slightly below normal for this period.

DAYS 11-15 (JULY 29 – AUGUST 2)

Overall pattern keeps us in a west to northwesterly air flow, with no major heat, temperatures near to slightly below normal, and a drier overall regime developing with fewer shower chances.

67 thoughts on “Monday July 19 2021 Forecast (7:30AM)”

  1. Repost from SAK #1…

    For those wondering about Logan’s rainfall total, it fits right in with the monthly numbers as there are several stations nearby that are within a 10% difference. If these were snow numbers, nobody would be complaining about the range from one town to the next. We’ve seen plenty of instances recently where one town can get 2-4″ of rain in a day and the next town over gets less than 1″, so really, is a 1-2″ difference over 2.5 weeks that big of a deal? Complain all you want about temperatures, but I have no problem at all with the rain gauge at Logan.

    Here’s a fairly lengthy list of rainfall across Eastern MA, Southern NH, and RI through 7/17:

    MA JAMAICA PLAIN 12.61
    MA MILLIS 2.0 SW 12.27
    MA CHELSEA 0.8 N 11.76
    MA HOLLISTON 0.7 W 11.60
    MA MIDDLETON 1.4 SSW 11.29
    MA MILFORD 11.25
    MA HOLLISTON 0.8 S 11.21
    MA HINGHAM 11.13
    MA WINCHESTER 0.7 SE 10.92
    MA BLUE HILL COOP 10.90
    MA ARLINGTON 0.4 WNW 10.87
    MA MIDDLETON 10.77
    MA SHERBORN 1.1 NW 10.75
    RI WOONSOCKET 1.8 WNW 10.74
    MA BELLINGHAM 2.4 S 10.73
    MA MILFORD 2.3 NNW 10.63
    MA ACTON 1.3 SW 10.52
    MA BEVERLY 10.48
    MA DANVERS 0.8 ESE 10.45
    MA MELROSE 0.5 NE 10.43
    NH HUDSON 1 SSE 10.35
    MA NORWOOD 1.3 NW 10.32
    NH NASHUA CWSU 10.28
    MA CAMBRIDGE 0.9 NNW 10.27
    NH WEST HAMPSTEAD 10.23
    MA BELMONT 0.2 ESE 10.12
    MA QUINCY 1.2 W 10.08
    NH KINGSTON 2.3 NE 10.08
    MA NAHANT 0.4 N 10.03
    MA WATERTOWN 1.1 W 10.01
    MA ANDOVER 0.6 E 9.98
    RI CUMBERLAND HILL 0.9 NW 9.97
    MA WAKEFIELD 0.5 NNW 9.92
    MA MARBLEHEAD 0.8 SW 9.90
    MA LEXINGTON 0.6 SW 9.89
    MA WEYMOUTH 2.3 N 9.83
    MA QUINCY 1.8 WSW 9.80
    RI HARRISVILLE 1.2 SSE 9.77
    MA SOMERVILLE 0.5 SSE 9.75
    MA ANDOVER 1.5 W 9.68
    MA BOXFORD 2.4 S 9.57
    MA LOWELL 9.52
    MA NATICK 1.9 NNE 9.46
    MA NORTH ANDOVER 0.3 NW 9.32
    MA MAYNARD 0.7 ESE 9.25
    MA AMESBURY 1.2 N 9.19
    RI NORTH SMITHFIELD 0.7 SE 9.18
    MA NORTON WEST 9.17
    MA MILLIS 1.4 ENE 9.14
    MA BEDFORD HANSCOM FIELD 9.10
    MA BOSTON 9.09
    MA READING 1.2 N 9.06
    MA HINGHAM 0.8 ESE 9.05
    MA FRANKLIN 1.4 SW 9.04
    MA ACTON 4.0 ENE 9.01
    RI NORTH SMITHFIELD 0.6 S 8.92
    MA WALPOLE 2 8.91
    RI CUMBERLAND HILL 3.6 NNE 8.90
    MA NORWOOD MEMORIAL AP 8.86
    MA HAVERHILL 0.7 N 8.84
    MA LITTLETON 0.9 WSW 8.82
    MA BERLIN 1.3 WSW 8.79
    MA KINGSTON 3.3 WNW 8.79
    MA NEWBURYPORT 0.8 SW 8.76
    MA FOXBOROUGH 1.8 SSW 8.73
    MA CHELMSFORD 1.2 E 8.73
    MA TEWKSBURY 3.6 SSE 8.50
    MA FRAMINGHAM 1.7 E 8.45
    MA LITTLETON 2.8 NNW 8.44
    MA WILMINGTON 2.2 WNW 8.39
    MA ABINGTON 1.2 NNE 8.37
    MA NEWBURYPORT 0.6 N 8.37
    MA SUDBURY 3.6 W 8.36
    MA GROVELAND 0.8 S 8.36
    MA NWS BOSTON/NORTON 8.33
    MA NORTHBOROUGH 2.3 N 8.31
    NH MANCHESTER 0.6 S 8.31
    NH EAST MILFORD 8.29
    MA HUDSON 1.4 NW 8.26
    MA TAUNTON 3.9 N 8.21
    MA GEORGETOWN 1.3 ENE 8.20
    MA LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AP 8.11
    MA BRIDGEWATER 8.10
    MA MANSFIELD 2.4 ENE 8.01
    MA ATTLEBORO 0.9 ENE 7.99
    MA DUXBURY 3.7 W 7.97
    MA REHOBOTH 2.1 N 7.84
    RI CRANSTON 1.2 SSE 7.80
    MA DIGHTON 3.3 NNW 7.79
    MA AMESBURY 2.6 WSW 7.77
    RI CRANSTON 4.2 ENE 7.70
    MA WEST NEWBURY 1.8 SSE 7.66
    MA BRIDGEWATER 1.8 SE 7.56
    MA LINCOLN 1.5 SW 7.53
    NH MANCHESTER AIRPORT 7.41
    RI PROVIDENCE 1.6 NE 7.37
    MA AYER 0.1 SW 7.18
    NH MONT VERNON 1.3 SSW 7.12
    MA GLOUCESTER 4.3 N 7.12
    MA MIDDLEBORO 7.07
    RI PROVIDENCE 1.6 NNW 6.95
    MA TAUNTON MUNICIPAL AP 6.94
    NH AMHERST 3.7 NNE 6.94
    RI COVENTRY 2 6.81
    MA MARSHFIELD 1.5 NNW 6.80
    RI PROVIDENCE 6.66
    MA PLYMOUTH 1.1 NNW 6.63
    RI COVENTRY 1.9 NE 6.58
    MA BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AP 6.46
    RI COVENTRY 6.39
    MA DIGHTON 1.1 WSW 6.38
    MA PLYMOUTH MUNICIPAL AP 6.21
    MA HANSON 1.8 N 6.14
    MA SOMERSET 0.4 SSE 6.01
    MA NEW BEDFORD 4.3 N 5.92
    MA SUDBURY 2.7 WNW 5.83
    RI WARWICK 3.2 NNE 5.72
    RI EAST GREENWICH 1.2 NNE 5.67
    RI RICHMOND 4.6 NNE 5.34
    RI EAST GREENWICH 2.3 ESE 5.31
    RI RIVERSIDE 0.8 SE 5.27
    RI WARWICK 0.8 ENE 5.15
    MA ROCHESTER 4.98
    RI LITTLE COMPTON 1.7 NW 4.81
    RI NORTH KINGSTOWN 2.7 WSW 4.64
    RI HOPE VALLEY 1.8 NE 4.49
    MA SAGAMORE BEACH 1.0 NW 4.47
    RI KINGSTON 7.5 NNE 4.42
    MA PLYMOUTH 10.6 SSE 4.25
    RI TIVERTON 1.0 SSW 4.09
    RI TIVERTON 0.8 SSW 4.07
    RI PORTSMOUTH 3.7 NNE 4.00
    RI MIDDLETOWN 1.1 SW 3.96
    RI PORTSMOUTH 1.3 S 3.82
    RI TIVERTON 4.4 SSE 3.80
    MA NEW BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AP 3.68
    RI PORTSMOUTH 2.3 S 3.42
    RI NEWPORT STATE AP 3.37
    RI LITTLE COMPTON 0.6 E 3.05
    MA MASHPEE 2.5 W 2.97
    MA MASHPEE 2.4 WSW 2.77
    MA EAST FALMOUTH 0.7 NW 2.69
    MA FALMOUTH 5.7 N 2.58
    MA FALMOUTH 3.1 NNW 2.52
    MA FALMOUTH 0.6 NNW 2.41
    MA EAST FALMOUTH 1.4 ESE 2.29
    MA EAST FALMOUTH 0.2 ESE 2.29
    MA FALMOUTH 3.0 E 2.24
    MA FALMOUTH 5.4 NNE 2.24
    MA WAQUOIT 0.6 SSW 2.22

    1. Thank you.

      Question: Do you know where the Jamaica Plain numbers come from? Is there an official station for Jamaica Plain?
      Do you know the exact location of this obs locations. Wondering how far from my house it would be. If it is the Arnold Aboretum, it is about 1 mile.

      My numbers through 7/17 are off by 0.5 inch for the month
      with my figures coming in at 13.11 inches as opposed to the posted number above of 12.61 inches. So my rain gauge might not be far off after all. We have had a CRAP LOAD of rain here in JP. I can tell you that with certainty. There were times when it rained here, yet not a drop at Logan or hardly any there. 🙂

      Many thanks

        1. Thanks SAK. About to look at the site.
          BTW, Not shocked about distance to Blue Hill. I used to drive by Blue Hill every day on the way to work. 🙂

        2. As the crow flies, that location is about 1/2 to 3/4 mile
          from my house.

          This is good to know. Now I can compare my rain gauge with their reading.

          1. If I’m not mistaken that is an example two folks who replied to me used. I didn’t include it in my summary since SAK was part of the discussion. The comment read….

            Consider the NWS COOP station in Jamaica Plain 5.5 miles SW of Logan average high for June is 82.1 with and average low of 61.0
            Logan’s average high for June thus far 81.9, the low is 64.0.

  2. Repost from SAK #2…

    Just to add to this, daily data for Logan this month, compared to daily data for East Boston from the Boston Water and Sewer Commission

    Date Logan E. Boston Difference
    7/1 1.28 1.22 0.06
    7/2 1.67 2.24 -0.57
    7/3 1.68 1.61 0.07
    7/4 0.31 0.37 -0.06
    7/5 T 0.01 -0.01
    7/6 0.29 0.21 0.08
    7/7 0.03 0.07 -0.04
    7/8 0.30 0.54 -0.24
    7/9 2.04 2.19 -0.15
    7/10 0.05 0.03 0.02
    7/11 0.03 0.17 -0.14
    7/12 1.21 1.24 -0.03
    7/13 0.01 0.01 0.00
    7/14 T 0.00 0.00
    7/15 0.00 0.00 0.00
    7/16 0.02 0.00 0.02
    7/17 0.17 0.24 -0.07
    7/18 0.30 0.28 0.02
    Total 9.39 10.43 -1.04

    Yes, East Boston is a little more than an inch higher, but the day-to-day varies, with Logan coming out heavier on many days. One day early in the month (July 2) accounts for more than half of the difference, and July 8-9 account for nearly 40% of the difference. Given that most of the rainfall has been convective, this is well within what could be expected for a variance.

  7. Cyanobacteria are appearing in some ponds, rivers, and lakes. Last year, I recall reading that a number of `experts’ pointed to drought as a reason for cyanobacteria. Well, clearly given their return this year drought is not a causal factor. I’d much rather see scientists exercise caution before jumping to conclusions. “We don’t know” or “we need to investigate further” are perfectly fine. https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/07/18/where-cyanobacteria-detected-massachusetts/?p1=hp_featurestack

  8. Just to show the high variability, I had .30 on Saturday and for the month I am at 6.75 in North Attleboro, while Attleboro next door on the east side had over two inches Sat and is at 8.90 and Cumberland next door on the west side has 7.99 for the month.

  9. Good morning and thank you TK.

    Surprise, another 0.02 inch in the rain gauge for today, so far.

    Yet another day with at least some rain.

    Amazing

  11. Good morning. Thank you, TK.

    Liking the data and reasoning for the variation in rainfall. Saturday we had 0.03 in South Sutton. Center of town had 1.06.

    I need to stop waiting for the nws to respond to me re Logan temp and summarize what Mets sent me. Interestingly, there is a distinct similarity in the reasoning most took the time to give and one very interesting comment that stood out. I believe JP was one examples used by one. Will see if I can get this done today.

    1. Thanks for around the dial.

      As far as fun things to do…

      I am afraid most will fall into your tourist trappy:

      Duck Boat tour is really a fun thing to do. I live in Boston and enjoyed it very much.
      Faneuil Hall Marketplace
      Bunker Hill
      Old Ironsides
      Harbor Tour
      JFK Library
      Make Room for Ducklings
      Boston Public Library
      Fenway park
      MIT
      HARVARD and Harvard Square
      Museum of Science
      New England Aquarium
      Arnold Aboretum
      Old South Church
      North End
      Top of The Hub
      Prudential or Hancock Observation decks
      Ruths Chris Steak House
      Swan Boats
      There is a charles river tour that I think goes from the Camridge side not far from the Museum of Science.
      Mt. Auburn Cemetery

      Sorry, my brain is fried. that’s it for now. Sorry if too tourist trappy for you. Does not mean it is a bad take.

      2. Those are all interesting ideas and a lot of stuff he had earmarked like the library… I’ve been trying to think of other things or events. Like King Richards Faire is one possibility. Apple picking (usually I go to Bolton farms though I don’t know if there’s anywhere that’s more of a view.)

        1. My guess is it is too early for the pumpkin carving at roger Williams zoo. Sturbridge village may have some events.

      1. My grandparents are buried in Mt Auburn. It’s quite a beautiful place. Thanks for the Larz Anderson suggestion too.

  14. Thanks TK.

    I never thought that July would be the “gloomy” month. I’ve seen brighter days in November. I have found myself at the end of the day pulling down my shades and turning on lights inside sometimes an hour and a half before actual sunset. Not even close to a normal summer.

  16. Logan temperature sensor…..please try not to shoot the messenger. Apologies for typos.

    I sent emails to six local media sources. I am being intentionally vague with regard to both media source and individual as I did assure everyone that I would not quote directly. I did not reach out to any of my favorites. I was afraid that might add a bit of bias. I may still do that just to see their thoughts.

    Five responded and spoke for themselves. One did not respond so I sent a second email to another individual at that network. That individual did respond, saying the chief met did feel there might be a problem and that individual was in agreement….this is the chief met and only individual that never replied to my email.

    Although the NWS did not respond, I did see a couple of discussions on Twitter; and at that time the NWS did not see a problem

    Four Mets from the individual networks agree that they have not seen a problem with the sensor. They all took time to support their reasoning. The two who thought there might be a problem were from the same network (the two I mentioned above) and did not support their view with any reasoning. The individual who did answer simply said they’d reached out to the nws

    I summarized the following examples from comments made by more than one individual. I did not include comments made by just one

    – [ ] All agreed the sensor was off a year or so ago, was corrected, read low for a bit (that was noted here….I think by Tom, but I may be wrong) and then corrected itself.

    – [ ] Several pointed out that it is typical for there to be speculation when weather is at an extreme. Some folks have agendas (climate change, etc.),some are just curious. They were not accusatory, just stating what they’d seen in the past.

    – [ ] Most said the sensors are doubted much more often when the extreme is heat. They rarely if ever get a complaint for extreme cold. Something I was not aware of but was an example by more than one is that Albany’s gauge showed extreme lows last year which impacted its climate record and no one received a complaint.

    – [ ] There are typical and predictable nuances that cause some strange things to occur with the “instrument shelter” at Logan. Examples given by some: coastal fronts in winter, sea breezes, heat islands, thunderstorm outflow, etc.

    – [ ] The NWS does tolerate some variations in tenths of degrees. It does not tolerate large fluctuations. More than one said someone regularly monitors the sensors at Logan and they are notified if an irregularity is suspected. They were notified last year of the problem

    – [ ] The day I wrote to the first few, the sensor hit 97. Three of the responses I received were within a couple of hours. Kudos to these folks. The 97 was one of the temps questioned on whw. Two of the responders said 97 was in line with their weather spotters in the area as well as other nearby stations that they use.

    – [ ] Both Logan and Blue Hills were having the hottest June on record. It was pointed out that, while sensors are not perfect, the patterns from both areas were the same.

    – [ ] Boston Broke its June record by 1 deg. Blue Hills broke its by 1.3 deg. Boston and JP avg high for the month were nearly identical. This is data from three folks who actually got back to me a couple of weeks later without my asking them to do so. We do have some amazing Mets here.

    – [ ] Then this I don’t understand. It did apply to a day where it was raining. I’m adding it because I suspect others here may well understand what it means. A couple mentioned readings being saturated with relative humidity being 93-97 which was same as nearby areas. A temperature that is too high would not saturate. Something about thermodynamics.

    As you can see, these individuals truly took the question seriously and spent time not only replying, but in a few cases actually got back to me a second time.

    I have been following the temps at Logan, surrounding areas…with a focus on Winthrop and South Boston Naval Anex …..and they are basically the same. A few here mentioned they thought the sensor had been fixed. If it has been, not one met, including the two who said there was a possible problem, did not know about it. Also, no one has mentioned the problem in quite some time.

      1. I have a feeling nothing needs to be done. Their reasoning is thorough whereas no supporting info from the ones who think there is a problem. Actually, several comments in TKs first post today mirrored exactly what the individuals who did support their views mentioned for temps as well as rain amounts. The similarity is what prompted me to finally put all this together.

    2. Thank you for doing all of that and for relating the information you received back!

      While I still feel that there was at least an ongoing issue for some time, in the last few weeks I haven’t seen too much there that makes me question the sensor, so I wondered if something had been quietly tweaked slightly or it just fixed itself or it was somewhat related to the weather pattern, or any other number of reasons.

      I think where we had seen a few issues with some of these sensors in other places and the tendency was for them to go above calibration, people were probably not geared toward looking for ones that went under. I would certainly make an issue of what I thought was a problem whether it was above or below. 🙂

      For the moment, I’m okay with Logan’s readings but I will pay attention to that and the other ones around. I don’t look as intently outside the WHW forecast area as I used to, So based on that, a lot can escape me. 😉

      Thanks again!

      1. My pleasure. It was fun, but mostly it was really awesome to discover that these folks would take so much time to respond to a question from someone they don’t know from Adam.

        Would my questions and questions of others Prompt a closer look? I stalled on compiling this to see. But it’s been a while. I do wish I had a better contact for NWS

        All believed if there were any adjustment, they would be told. I had the sense that they see more than the most simply because of their position.

        1. I would hope that if needed it would prompt at least a little closer look or just to keep an eye on things.

          It’s not that I question the ability and the intent of any of these folks to do this type of thing, but I understand budget cuts and other issues have made such things rather difficult at times .. far more difficult than they really need to be.

          I definitely respect all my colleagues and love to work with them whenever possible. 🙂

          1. I sensed a lot of trust from a few that the sensors are monitored and the nws notifies them if it sees a problem. As a backup, I believe these Mets would notice as well. They did a year ago.

  17. Dr S I added a couple of thoughts above re places to see. I also asked my son who loves to explore the city. As with JPD, y mind went to the obvious. Even though touristy, they do represent Boston

    I just thought of John Adams park. Since it is near you, it is also something you may well have thought of

  20. Thanks, TK…

    Thanks, Vicki, for some great research!

    Mark, I am sorry to hear about your recent weather-related woes at your home. Here’s hoping we can start drying out and enjoy some pleasant summer weather! Enough already!

    I know you attend a lot of tourneys. Are you backed-up in the schedule?

    Taunton is at 8.43″ with 0.10″ in moderate showers today. The 1921 record we’re chasing is 9.37″.

    I looked up the July 9-10, 1921 thunderstorms in the Boston Globe. From what I read, the 12 hours of thunderstorms were the worst storm on record for Boston at the time.

    “The most remarkable electrical storm ever known in Greater Boston and in New England generally began about 2 o’clock Saturday morning and continued with uninterrupted violence for nearly 12 hours, causing such terror and consternation among the people as has no other storm in the memory of the oldest inhabitants in this section.”

    (I love the journalistic style from about 100 years ago!)

    Here are links from the July 10, 1921 Globe:

    https://imgur.com/zhuRI9U

    https://imgur.com/iZYwjll

      1. Thank, Tom…You, too.

        Yikes, we’re about halfway through! Teacher days: August 30-31. Kids come September 1-3. We have a four-day Labor Day weekend, September 4-7. I believe one of those days is Rosh Hashanah.

        1. We have nearly the same schedule returning. I have always enjoyed getting in a few days before Labor Day.

    2. Captain thank you. And thank you for this information from the Globe. I love love reading it. The style just captivates the reader.

      I cannot imagine a storm of that duration ….nonstop

  21. Either the 12z Euro op run is not very good or the CPC outlook for cooler than average temps is in trouble.

    Next Monday, Tues and Wed show 500mb heights of 585 dm, 850 mb temps of 17-18C, high temps in the mid-upper 80s and dewpoints in the upper 60s to low/mid 70s.

  22. The account of the 1921 event above makes me think of the great books by David Ludlum, one on American Weather and the other one focusing on New England. I have both of them and they are wonderful reads, especially for a weather enthusiast. 😉

      1. They’re a little dated as they have been around for a while, but still give wonderful accounts of the past.

        If you can’t find them, let me know, and sometime you can borrow mine.

  25. Thanks Captain for sharing that info. I do find it interesting though that I don’t recall any old timers mention that July 1921 thunderstorm event. I have a number of books on NE weather (including David Ludlum) and not one mention in print either that I can recall.

    12 hours of thunder and lightning! Wow! I suppose a blessing that it occurred on a weekend.

      1. Thanks, Philip! I enjoying the break by watching a lot of soccer. I am now watching the Gold Cup. The knockout round begins this week!

    1. You made my evening. Seriously, any talk of winter on July 19th has me thinking Christmas in July thoughts. Wonderful.

      Would love to see a few clippers, especially the surprise ones that blow up off the Mid-Atlantic coast and ride up towards Nantucket.

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