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42 minutes ago, bowtie` said:
I do not find that surprising as Cotulla is only 5 degrees north of the Tropic of Cancer and this is the second week of June. The Sun is dang near straight overhead now at the median.
Yeah, I suppose...but, if so, that's a pretty scary climate to live in.
Either way, the 108 is a new daily record (107 in 2014)...and the normal high is "only" 98. Records go back to 1901.
And now Kingsville TX has a heat index of 112 (99/75).
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Texas is baking today, especially for being somewhat early in the season. Highest temp I found so far is 108 at Cotulla, and highest heat index is 110 at Victoria (97/76).
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On 9/11/2021 at 7:34 PM, LibertyBell said:
Weird, how is 1980 not hotter than any of these? We had coast to coast heat that year. And 1995 had similar.....
The fact that 1980 is lower than "expected" on the list of warm summers could be driven by overnight low temps, which have warmed much more than daytime highs in recent years...likely due to UHI and climate change. Plus, I believe 1980 was dry overall...which could have led to cooler overnight lows (all else being equal).
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39 minutes ago, Hoosier said:
78/36 at ORD for a nice 42 degree temp/dew spread.
Rockford 80/35, RH 19%. Very rare to see RH < 20% in Illinois.
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Waukegan dropped to 38 this morning, Rockford 39, and 41 here.
26 in Rhinelander WI; missed the record low by 1F.
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9 minutes ago, cyclone77 said:
Gravity waves from the deep convection down in MO and AR last evening. Pretty cool.
Sioux City got down to at least 32 this morning.
Low of 30.
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1 hour ago, Brian D said:
If those temps hold for Sat, Chi-town looking at temps not seen in well over hundred years. Of course it depends on what the midnight reading will be for official high as that is for the afternoon map.
1883 42 1894 46 1892 47 1919 49 1897 50 1923 51 1917 52 1901 52 1889 52 It's always interesting to see lists like this in the Spring for Chicago...as the dates are always old. This is because the official Chicago obs were right on the lake in the olden days. The official site moved to O'Hare (ORD) in 1980.
Needless to say, it makes Chicago weather records a bit misleading and difficult to interpret.
It probably won't matter much in this case anyway, as there will be a midnight high around 60 at ORD.
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8 hours ago, cyclone77 said:
Denver hit 88 today, and winter storm warning tomorrow night for 8"+ snow.
What's even more interesting is they have 85 in the point for next Thursday lol.
Summer, snowstorm, and then summer again.
If Denver gets more than 3.8", it will be their 3rd largest snowstorm on record for so late in the season. They had 10.7" on May 25-26, 1950 and 5.6" on 5/29/1975...which are both insane. Latest measurable snow was 0.5" on 6/5/1953.
Possibly even more impressive - if the temp drops below 30 this weekend, it will be the coldest ever for so late in the season. It was 30 on 6/2/1951, but has never been colder than 30 after May 19th.
Records go back 150 years, to 1872.
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The 96 in Traverse City is insane.
The low of 74 yesterday morning in Rockford barely held on through 1AM …so a new all-time warmest min temp record for May was set. Old record 73 on 5/22/1905.
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39 minutes ago, Baum said:
I get it. But still? Last time I saw anything fall on me from a clear sky a bird had shit on me.
Ha. If the forecast said "clear" with isolated showers, I could see your point...but it said "mostly clear"...which leaves some wiggle room.
Just semantics, I guess.
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3 hours ago, Baum said:
one of my pet peeves:
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING,FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.can it shower from a clear sky?
"Mostly" has a probability and/or coverage element to it.
My interpretation of "mostly clear" is that it's expected to be clear 80-95% of the time at a particular location. So, it could still be cloudy and/or rainy for the other 5-20% of the time. As I understand it, that could mean either (1) a 5-20% chance of any clouds/rain occurring in the region, or (2) it will definitely be cloudy/rainy in the region, but with only 5-20% coverage.
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9 hours ago, Hoosier said:
Barring something unforseen, Thursday's record high min for Chicago might get demolished.
Yep - ORD's low was 74 this morning...same as yesterday. And today's low should hold through 1 AM tonight - although dews may come down a bit later, so it could be close.
Old record high mins:
May 11th: 70, set in 1881
May 12th: 66, set in 1956
Not often you break a daily record by 8F, especially with a POR of 150 years.
And Rockford's high of 94 yesterday is the hottest day so early in the season in the past 88 years (it hit 96 on 5/9/1934). Even more amazing - if Rockford's low temp this morning (74) holds, it will set a new May monthly record for the warmest min. Current record is 73 on 5/22/1905. In fact, there have only been 5 May days in Rockford's history with a daily min of 70+. With all that said, I think there's a decent chance (1 in 4?) of dropping below 74 prior to 1 AM.
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39 minutes ago, Hoosier said:
Gonna depend on how pronounced the lake cooling is at ORD. That is going to give them a "head start" with cooling off later on.
Yep, good point. It’s 90/73/100 here, just before noon…unbelievable.
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Assuming it holds through midnight (which should be no problem), ORD and RFD both shattered their warmest min on record for so early in the season.
Low temps this morning, May 11th:
- ORD 74; previous earliest low temp this warm was 74 on 5/19/1911.
- RFD 72; previous earliest low temp this warm was 72 on 5/18/1996.
Meanwhile, it has been very cold out west. West Yellowstone MT dropped to 7 yesterday morning, and Eureka CA (right on the coast) dropped to 37.
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8 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said:
89/74/99 imby right now. Torching.
Yuck - incredible to see a dew of 74 on May 10th.
88/70/95 here.
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Rockford could set record warm mins for 4 consecutive days. Here are the records, going back to 1906:
5/10: 65 in 1979 (today's low 68 so far)
5/11: 63 in 2011
5/12: 64 in 2004
5/13: 63 in 1991
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Amarillo TX is currently 84/20, RH 9%...and there's a frost advisory for tonight (around 35F)...then back up to 75 tomorrow.
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Embarrass (one of the coldest towns in MN) dropped to 10 this morning, helped by some modest snow cover.
This is their 2nd coldest temp on record so late in the season...although records only go back to 1994. It was 4F on 4/27/2004...wow.
Their normal low in January is -9.
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Dropped to 29 this morning...not bad for April 27th.
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On 4/15/2022 at 11:59 AM, beavis1729 said:
Based on the forecast over the upcoming week, INL will set a new record for consecutive days with 3”+ of snow cover. The streak will definitely hit 158 days, maybe even 160 if everything breaks right.
Previous record was 157 days in 1995-96 (11/10/95 to 4/14/96).
Update: INL has broken the record, as April 20th is the 160th consecutive day with 3"+ snow cover. Amazingly, the depth has actually increased throughout April...now at 17". It was 15" on 4/1.
Looks like the streak will end on 4/24, as temps in the 50s with high dews will probably obliterate the snow pack.
Also, a new daily record low of 8F on 4/19; old record was 15F set in 1947. This is also the 3rd coldest temp on record so late in the season for INL. The only colder mins were 4F on 4/20/2013 and 6F on 4/23/1909.
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8 hours ago, hawkeye_wx said:
Minot, ND picked up another foot of snow today. That's 3-4 feet in a week.
Yeah, it has been an unbelievable week up there. Bismarck didn't see as much snow (only around 20"), but the cold temps there have shattered daily records. It's even more impressive because the period of record goes back 148 years, to 1874.
- April 15th: Max temp 25. Old record was 32, set in 2011.
- April 16th: Min temp 0. Old record was 10, set in 1953. Coldest temp so late in the season, by far…as the previous latest 0F or colder was -1 on 4/5/1996.
- April 18th: Min temp 6. Old record was 12, set in 1988. 2nd coldest temp so late in the season (min of 4 on 4/19/1928).
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On 4/16/2022 at 8:17 AM, madwx said:
dang, International Falls only made it up to 20 yesterday. Breaks the previous record low max by 7 degrees
And Bismarck dropped to 0 this morning. Old record was 10, set in 1953.
It’s also their coldest temp so late in the season, by far…as the previous latest 0F or colder was -1 on 4/5/1996. Records go back nearly 150 years, to 1874.
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23 hours ago, beavis1729 said:
Not sure if any stats are available on this...but INL has to be close to their all-time record for consecutive days with 3" of snow cover.
Snow depth was 3" on 11/12/21, peaked at 26" on 2/22/22, and was still 11" on 4/13/22. That's 152 consecutive days, and counting.
With chilly temps in the near-term forecast, the streak could continue until April 20th...or even a bit later.
Based on the forecast over the upcoming week, INL will set a new record for consecutive days with 3”+ of snow cover. The streak will definitely hit 158 days, maybe even 160 if everything breaks right.
Previous record was 157 days in 1995-96 (11/10/95 to 4/14/96).
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Not sure if any stats are available on this...but INL has to be close to their all-time record for consecutive days with 3" of snow cover.
Snow depth was 3" on 11/12/21, peaked at 26" on 2/22/22, and was still 11" on 4/13/22. That's 152 consecutive days, and counting.
With chilly temps in the near-term forecast, the streak could continue until April 20th...or even a bit later.
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Spring/Summer 2022 Complaint/Banter Hangout
in Lakes/Ohio Valley
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Yep. Miami FL and Laredo TX are two of the more miserable places to live in the US from May-September. For Laredo, it's normal highs 95-105, lows 70-80, and high humidity due to proximity to the Rio Grande river. For Miami, it's normal highs 85-90, lows 75-80, and extremely high humidity. There's just no relief, day after day after day.
Despite the sauna-like atmosphere, I actually think Miami is a bit more tolerable than Laredo due to lower daytime temps and frequent rainfall to take some of the edge off.