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a firsthand acct https://www.reddit.com/r/weather/comments/6zjtby/did_the_140f_kopperl_tx_heat_burst_of_june_1960/ 1birder • 2y ago I lived on a farm outside Kopperl when this happened. I was nine years old and I remember waking up in the middle of the night when our old window water cooler went off. It was eerily silent and then the house was hit by a very strong and HOT wind. My father decided we needed to go to the storm cellar outside the back door and we stayed in there for quite a while. Later we saw the large advertising thermometer at Riddle's Bait shop in Kopperl which had burst from the heat. On the news we saw photos of someone's cotton field and all the plants were scorched. Very, very strange but I had no idea this was such a land mark event. I wrote three comments in different places about the event that you might be able to read if you search my name. I don't know why anyone would doubt that this happened. DFW news stations have shown video taken at the time that clearly pictured the scorched cotton crop. More damage may have been shown but that is what I remember most clearly....along with the shattered thermometer at Riddle's Bait shop. As far as an accurate exact temperature I doubt that could ever be confirmed unless someone in Kopperl was "into" weather and had good instrumentation. The Meridian Tribune is a good county weekly newspaper and they could run something asking for information from others who lived through the event. I was only 9 so someone who was older at the time would be better able to give details. This was a very strange event but I remember being much more frightened when we had to go to the storm cellar during tornados.

So I guess a dry second half of Father's Day is out of the question?

For example, a well-documented heat burst in Kimberly, South Africa, saw a temperature rise from 67°F to 110°F in just five minutes.

ACATT gone wild. Things you love to see

hey what about us in Nassau county?

its hotter here too in SW Nassau but somehow we get grouped with the barrier islands for some odd reason.

I have written about this extensively, there were burnt crops and even burnt trees and burnt wooden doors.

really? well, London hit 40c a few summers ago so why can't we lol

Os were 17 under at one point and now 10 under. Keep it moving in the right direction. 5 under or better by the all star break and potentially getting Bradish and Wells back for the second half makes a wildcard seem doable.

Not a lot of midnight highs in summer, but got one today.

1960: A heat burst struck Kopperl, TX, located about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth from a dying thunderstorm. As the air sank, it warmed to around 140°. When the heat burst struck the ground, winds fanned out at over 75 mph. People had to wrap themselves in wet blankets to protect themselves from the heat. All crops were destroyed by the heat. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) If this had been recorded at a weather station it would have been the highest ever verified temperature not only in the U.S.A. but on earth. I wonder what evidence existed for saying it was 140 degrees?

0.36" total here. Well modeled tbh. The HP wedging southward with the stable marine air killed any storms moving east/northeast. Lucky to get a little as they were dying. Nothing today just cool and overcast. High of 67. Under an inch total for the month. Very few hits and plenty of misses so far.

Awesome. I’m in NYC for 6/23-6/24

Getting a small but pretty potent pop up now. Probably will be quick unless it spreads out or others follow. Edit: That short popup has been quickly followed by a line of heavy thunderstorms coming in with frequent CTG lightning.

Okay, okay, I'll install. Sheesh..

Had a streak of wet months since February here, so this month looks to continue the stretch. The last dry month was back in January.

Currently enjoying an R.S.H.C. stout from sapwood. Phenomenal. The habanero and chocolate blend is awesome.

5.5 back of the WC w/92 games left. If they can get to the break within 4 games, you never know.

great map

It looks like some rain is trying to develop south of DC. The sky has gotten much darker in the past hour. I wonder if that will move across the lowlands later. It's been a great day in the garden. Nice and cool with a little breezy drizzle.

Yuck. Didn't something eat all the leaves last year too?

I'm grabbing my popcorn for humberto

Tomorrow will be another cool day for the season. The temperature top out in the upper 60s to around 70°. It will be somewhat warmer on Tuesday with highs reaching the lower 70s. By Wednesday, the mercury will likely reach 80°. A sustained period of above normal temperatures will likely develop by midweek. No exceptional heat appears likely through the first three weeks of June. However, that could change shortly afterward if some of the extended range guidance is correct. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.4°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was 0.0°C for the week centered around June 4. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +0.23°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.07°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will likely continue through at least mid summer. The SOI was -3.16 yesterday. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.402 today. Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied 66% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal June (1991-2020 normal). June will likely finish with a mean temperature near 73.3° (1.3° above normal).

Congrats metfan. 107° NYC…LFG