It just goes a step toward saying we have a new normal especially more urban/lower areas. The thing that stands out to me is that most models under forecasted the HIA areas on an almost daily basis.
Yep, that is my feeling as well. Not constant extreme heat but no breaks. I am not a good example because of our big differences over here but my family is in Etters so they were in the thick of it.
3.5 degrees AN just seems less than stellar when it comes to historical records. Hitting 91 when the average is 86 is ho-hum. My family thinks it was a mild summer and not at all hot (near MDT) and I can't argue with them. No real super hot stretches. Just no real cool stretches in Aug either. Just 30-45 min from MDT the elevated areas had a downright cool Aug.
Night time low driven I assume (for #2 record). That is very much HIA driven. The highs were not that bad even at MDT. 18 or so of the days were AN but most only 4-6 degrees with several just 1-2 degrees.
If I take a 100 year view of my temps it would not be that sensational as to being cool but when you have an Aug with only one day at 90 or above and 4-5 nights 47-54 its going to come in way BN. I did not crunch Cashtown's numbers but can see he had 4-5 nights 54 and below (no 40's) and only two days 90 or above so he is probably well BN when compared to MDT's numbers as well. Counting today he will have had 7 days where it did not reach 80.
Nooners....72 and sunny. Another BN day on tap. Going to end up the month about 5BN using MDT's numbers with about 2/3 of that being driven by several nights in the 40's and low 50's. This is my 4th summer back and this month will be ~7 below the coolest of the other 3 Augusts which were all much hotter. Hit 90 just one day in Aug 2022 while we had 6 in Aug 2021. Not far from a summer without summer though lots of 80's so not quite.
Yea, I was just letting you know I did not have any news to add despite being here in the county...not doubting what you heard. There was just a 15 mile backup I passed on 81 (backup going south). Central Hagerstown back toward Chambersburg.
Late Nooners as rain coming into the LSV though does not look overly healthy though HRRR and 3K both rev it up especially for southern LSV. 87. 91 at MDT