Iceagewhereartthou

Couldn't disagree more, personally. Its been hot since May. I WANT COOL OR COLD! This has been a miserable stretch weather wise in my book. CAE 100 today. AVL 91 trying yesterday.

Hourly observations at GSP went from 89 to 93 to 93 to 94 but some where it shot up to 97. CLT high so far is 97. AVL 89. Apparently RDU touched 99 earlier.

Temps at CLT and GSP running above yesterday's noon temps, currently 93 at both, which are already daily records. Will one or both hit 100? It's not a bad bet. AVL a little behind at 85.

On the flip side, Great Falls Montana reached 9 degrees crushing the old record of 22 for October 1st, where temps stayed below freezing for 65 consecutive hours! Babb Montana received 52 inches of snow. Hard to believe there's any cold somewhere out there.

Thanks for posting Don. Also, GSP did not go above 97, but as mentioned that ties the October all time high. Also ties the high for the year. Tommorow forecast is for 98 so it would break both. It would also be the hottest temp recorded at GSP since July 2016.

Ditto for AVL 91 and CLT 99! So far GSP has tied at 97.

As of 4pm AVL 90 GSP 95 CLT 97 AVL has at least tied it's all time Oct record, as has GSP. Wouldn't be suprised if they rose above between readings. CLT just one degree shy of it's monthly record. Daily records shattered at all 3 locations. Tomorrow could even be hotter. All 3 locations will also be threatening maximum low readings for tommorrow.! Here's an excerpt form GSP: NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... As of 200 PM EDT: Large upper level anticyclone will remain centered nearly on top of the forecast area thru the near term. The high is keeping the atmosphere suppressed, with just a cu field in place this aftn. A stray shower or two may be able to overcome the subsidence due to the intense heating we are experiencing, but overall, going with a dry fcst. Record highs are already broken at the time of this writing at all three sites, and still rising. KAVL still has a shot at tying or breaking its all-time October high temp (90) this aftn. Tonight will be about the same as last night--- mostly clear skies and light winds with mountain valley fog and some haze around daybreak. Temps will only manage to fall into the upper 60s to lower 70s, which will be around record high minimums for tomorrow. As a cold front approaches from the NW Thursday, low-level flow will increase slightly out of the NW, resulting in about 10 kts of downslope flow. This on top of very warm llvl thicknesses should bump temps up a deg or two from today`s readings. Have gone on the warm side of guidance once again, with temps breaking all-time October record high at KAVL (90 deg), and possibly tying or breaking at KGSP (97) and CLT (98), as well. No precip is expected.

97 at GSP at 3:00pm! Ties all time monthly record. Going to make a run at 100! Forecast was 94.

Yep, beyond ridiculous! I can't \beleive how muggy it is out there; 86/73 IMBY, absolutley feels like mid summer. 1pm observations" CAE 91/68 GSP 93/64 CLT 94/67 CAE the cool spot! I think there's some downslopping warming the piedmont so ...

Well, Oct 1st in the books. Today's average was +16 at GSP and +17 at both CLT and AVL, with GSP and AVL setting record highs. And looks like the next two days will be even hotter. All time record highs for October: AVL 90 (1941), GSP 97 (1954), and CLT 98(1954). These could be threatened, especially AVL. BTW, 10pm temps at the three airports: AVL 73, GSP 78, CLT 80! 11pm update: AVL 72, GSP 77, CLT 79. Truly an incredible pattern we've been in.

ATL had 23 days it reached 90 or higher with an astounding 15 that reached 95 or higher. It averaged 82.4 or 8.9 degrees above average. There were only 7 days the temperature dropped below 70! The overall low for the month was just 62. 13 days averaged 10 or more degrees above average with 5 more being plus 9. Let all that sink in a moment!

For the last 8 days of Sept GSP recorded highs of 90 or higher. The last 4 days it dipped below 70 only one time for a crisp 69. 23 days reached 90 or higher, with 7 reaching 95 or 96. The month ended 7.4 degrees above average making it the second hottest ever behind 1925. The low did not dip below 65 until the 19th, and only did so 6 times the whole month. Let all that sink in a moment!

A few temps from today, many more records set, many records shattered: AVL 91 (R) old record 85 CLT 91 (T) GSP 93 (94) FLO 93 (R)(92) TYS 95 (R)(91) ATL 96 (R) (91) AHN 97 (R)(96) CHA 97 (R)(93) BHM 98 (R)(95) MGM 98 (R)(97) CAE 99 (R)(94) MCN 100 (R)(95) AUG 101 (R) (96)

Continuing to bust badly. AVL now 89, 5 degrees above it's forecast. CAE all the way up to 98, also 5 above it's forecast. This is only as of 2pm. Edit: AVL now showing 90. This is the hottest reporting station in NC right now - never heard of AVL being the hottest in the state, you can really see the effect of where the high pressure is located! http://www.usairnet.com/weather/maps/current/north-carolina/temperature/

Heat overperforming again in many areas. Already 87 in AVL (forecast 84) , 92 ATL, 90 GSP (forecast 89), 95 CAE. CLT 83 with some clouds.

You've pretty much nailed it. At least for the upstate, and points south, we've become a 3 season area. Fall: Oct - Jan. Spring: Feb - April. Summer: May-Sept Every once in a blue moon we'll tease with cold and possibly some sleet in Dec or Jan. You might could add: 10. Any cool/cold shown on modeling is just a tease. If it actually does happen, it will get pushed back for weeks at a time. 11. A cool/cold front means it will get us back to 30 year norms for a short while so enjoy it if it happens to you. 12. Every year we're guranteed at least 2 months where we think, "Man it can't be as hot as this month last year!" And then it turns out to be worse.

Something to get everyone in the mood! https://www.postandcourier.com/news/just-a-great-time-to-be-had-as-historic-snowfall/article_cfb30940-f0d6-11e7-af89-bf9556afe827.html Will those of us south of I40 see anything fun this winter? Will the upstate finally cash in on any of the fun those around us have been enjoying? Will it be record warmth wall to wall? Will Dec bring a third consecutive early season snow? (nah) Will Feb usher in a third straight "can't believe this is happening again early spring" Feb? (Probably) Will Columbia break it's snow drought? (last measurable snow at CAE was Feb 12, 2014; On Dec 1st it will have been 2118 days)

NWS GSP office has this on their AFD page - records for the coming week before the cooldown: RECORDS FOR 09-30 MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- KAVL 85 1981 50 1924 65 2018 30 1967 1941 1955 1897 1927 KCLT 91 1926 56 1984 72 1904 38 1888 KGSP 94 1933 59 1984 70 1954 32 1888 RECORDS FOR 10-01 MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- KAVL 86 1941 49 1920 65 1971 29 1895 1897 KCLT 92 1954 60 1899 72 1881 39 1899 KGSP 93 1911 61 1984 71 1971 39 1993 1947 1899 RECORDS FOR 10-02 MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- KAVL 87 1897 51 1958 65 1971 28 1895 KCLT 92 1986 52 1958 72 1986 36 1899 1954 KGSP 93 1933 50 1958 69 1941 35 1895 1884 RECORDS FOR 10-03 MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- KAVL 88 1954 56 1987 66 1941 23 1895 1929 KCLT 91 1986 56 1974 72 1898 36 1974 1954 1958 1883 1926 KGSP 92 1884 56 1958 70 2007 30 1974 1898 RECORDS FOR 10-04 MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- KAVL 86 1986 54 1921 67 1941 22 1895 KCLT 95 1954 60 1974 72 1898 33 1974 KGSP 94 1954 58 1957 72 1941 32 1974 RECORDS FOR 10-05 MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- KAVL 90 1941 50 1980 65 1998 29 1968 KCLT 97 1954 57 1980 73 1986 38 2014 1974 KGSP 96 1954 56 1980 70 2007 33 1974 1954 RECORDS FOR 10-06 MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- KAVL 90 1941 49 1932 64 2005 33 2010 1955 1974 1895 1970 KCLT 98 1954 58 1883 71 1954 38 1935 1884 KGSP 97 1954 56 1968 70 2018 39 1985 1979 1964

Welp, the record heatwave continues. Here were some area highs today: AVL 90 (shattered old record of 87) CHS 92 (R) ROA 92 ATL 93 PTI 93 (R) SAV 94 (R) GSP 95 Athens 95 Chattanooga 95 TYS 95 RDU 95 (R) FLO 96 CLT 96 (R) CAE 96 AUG 97 (R) MCN 97 (R) BHM 97 (R) HSV 97 (R) MGM 98 (R)

Seems like this has been look for the past few years now; unwavering. We just can't buy an eastern trough anymore.

Looks like GSP, CAE, CLT, and ATL all had lows above 70 this morning; simply incredible.

Now 93/71/100 at 2pm. Already 99 at Macon!

89/72 with HI of 96 at CAE at 1pm! Based on that I'd say it must be pretty close to July 4th, correct?

"It's a hoax, I suggest we all leave."

Was just checking out recent September's; last week of Sept in both 2014 and 2015 saw highs in the 60s and 70s at GSP.