Ian

Water is the enemy. 

1 hour ago, Ajb said:

There's always a lot of talk about temp records, but I can't remember this many days with dews in the seventies. Is anyone keeping track of records along those lines?

dew point records are tricky to come by tho worth looking into 

One time of year some extra clouds and a little east wind isn't the worst. Altho the forecast isn't looking too great. 

47 minutes ago, leesburg 04 said:

About to crack open two tylenol and go to bed

I thought about pulling an all nighter but it's unfrozen snow lol 

put this in the wrong thread earlier I guess... impressive

I'd take it 

I am here for the 0z Euro.

33 minutes ago, Inverted_Trough said:

Hopefully this summer we'll be able to say that DCA 1) never reached 100; 2) never had a low >= 80.  (The latter is getting rare in modern times..)

No 80 low would be a bummer. 

This month does seem poised to break the record for the warmest minimum of the month at DCA tho. Currently 71 degrees, old record is 67. 

We're due for a year when summer ends early. I seriously doubt this is it but still. 

2 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

I’ve always known it was @paulythegun

lol I forgot he was here. I was thinking of convening a meeting of the pee tape committee.  

Last night I found out I know (been a long time) the main source for the pee tape dossier.  loling that they used him as a source.  

Got day 26 90+. Looks like we are destined for 28, which is a solid gain on the old record of 25 in 2011. Will be a tough one to beat... at least a couple years maybe. 

Avg high temp second hottest on record behind 2011 to date. Looks like it'll be a photo finish for second on the overall average. So much for the heat being lame. 

13 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

I hit my breaking point today.  Summer is the worst.

yeah it's about now I start pining for fall. 

All the heat addicts must be doing work. 

Congrats on Day 25 90+ in July all! Tomorrow we become truly elite. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/07/27/washington-dc-july-record-heat/

2 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

90 already at DCA.  That pretty much clinches the record for number of 90s in a month since the next three days look hot.

up to 93. torch! 

20 minutes ago, Subtropics said:

Ever been to Texas in summer? It would surprise you how brown their grass is. You'd think nature would adapt to where it lives. Relevant to us, not sure what it means that we are getting brown grass during the summers..

Yeah I lived there for a few years as a teen. The subtropical ridge extensions tend to set up shop over that region so it often is cloudless during peak heat season. a good recipe to fry grass etc. Our climate is generally wet year round in comparison, but late summer/early fall in particular can be quite dry. It's not unusual historically but the frequency/intensity does seem to be on the increase. 

7 minutes ago, CAPE said:

I know it doesn't seem to matter much here either. Happens every year at this time. High sun and torchy temps.

yeah it's rather common at some point from mid-summer to early fall or so. seems moreso lately tho. 

DCA up past 6" now on the month. Funny since half of the grass here is burnt to a crisp. 

1 hour ago, MN Transplant said:

Still tracking for 3rd hottest all-time, even with the cool down at the end of the month.

	Day of Month	Max	Min	Cumulative	Average
July 1-20		1860	1498	3358	84.0	Actuals
Tuesday, July 21, 2020	21	97	76	3531	84.1	Actuals
Wednesday, July 22, 2020	22	94	74	3699	84.1	Actuals
Thursday, July 23, 2020	23	93	75	3867	84.1	NWS Forecast
Friday, July 24, 2020	24	89	74	4030	84.0	NWS Forecast
Saturday, July 25, 2020	25	91	73	4194	83.9	NWS Forecast
Sunday, July 26, 2020	26	95	74	4363	83.9	NWS Forecast
Monday, July 27, 2020	27	96	76	4535	84.0	NWS Forecast
Tuesday, July 28, 2020	28	94	78	4707	84.1	NWS Forecast
Wednesday, July 29, 2020	29	90	75	4872	84.0	GFS/Euro blend
Thursday, July 30, 2020	30	82.5	73.5	5028	83.8	GFS/Euro blend
Friday, July 31, 2020	31	81	70.5	5179.5	83.5	GFS/Euro blend
90 degree days - current		21		July 2011	84.5
90 degree days - forecast		27		July 2012	84.0
90 degree day - record		25		July 2010	83.1
				July 1993	83.1
				July 1999	83.0

We do have some room although have not tested what would bring it below 2010. NBM is 83.6, which is down 0.2 from last night. 90 deg today would make me more comfortable on the count win. My gut says we will get it. 

In classic DC fashion the monthly 90-degree record of 25 no longer looks like a simple victory. 

Derecho Jr

gonna get rocked 

Blobfest inbound ... the loudoun storm looking decent

6 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

LWX is giving out warnings like candy

why warn the best storms when you can warn all the storms 

22 minutes ago, Subtropics said:

Think we could make a run at most 90 in a year all time? We got a late start this year if my memory is correct?

hard to say at this point. after the slow start, we're basically neck and neck with last year, which was "close" but still a struggle from reaching it. ensembles have moved a bit toward a relaxation late month/early aug, which was initially advertised on the weeklies but now the weeklies have minimal relax. the pattern has been quite stable and I think we prob favor more ridging into late summer/early fall.