TalcottWx Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Lots of ugly TCU in all directions really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Pretty much all of them are. They would be improperly sited if they were right next to tarmac...though I'm sure there's a few out there that are anyway. Yeah it's not even worth having this conversation again...I know the siting of MVL can be seen from RT100 here and it's out in like knee to waist high grasses with a few scattered trees nearby. It looks pretty much perfect, IMO, and still records lower dews than a lot of home stations in this area. I just think the ASOS are more accurate pieces of equipment anyway. But the fact remains, most of us grew up relating what we feel outside to ASOS dew points. You'd think its humid out, watch the Weather Channel, and see the local airport was at a Td of 68F or something. It may have been 75 in your backyard, but we relate better to the official dews...if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Dew high of 76 today here. Now 80.8/74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Yeah it's not even worth having this conversation again...I know the siting of MVL can be seen from RT100 here and it's out in like knee to waist high grasses with a few scattered trees nearby. It looks pretty much perfect, IMO, and still records lower dews than a lot of home stations in this area. I just think the ASOS are more accurate pieces of equipment anyway. But the fact remains, most of us grew up relating what we feel outside to ASOS dew points. You'd think its humid out, watch the Weather Channel, and see the local airport was at a Td of 68F or something. It may have been 75 in your backyard, but we relate better to the official dews...if that makes sense. Yes, we use the airport obs as the measuring stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Many of US don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy_wx Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I've seen upper 70s before. Maybe 77-78 or so? Pretty rare though. I remember Philly had a dewpoint in the 80s back during the 1995 heatwave. August 1-2 2006 was a pretty humid period with AQW and CQX both having dew points of 77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HimoorWx Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I've seen upper 70s before. Maybe 77-78 or so? Pretty rare though. I remember Philly had a dewpoint in the 80s back during the 1995 heatwave. I have a vague recollection of 79 at PVD back in the late 80s or early 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 As much as most folks wanted this after the cool nights we had in May and early June I don't think any of us could have dreamed of 30-60 straight days of dewpoints in the upper 60's to mid 70's.We're going on about 2 weeks now ESP folks south of pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Why does KCEF always seem to have the highest ASOS dew point? I've noticed that HFD also is typically higher than BDL... It's actually an AWOS and I believe there was some discussion on here about how even these aren't all that great. But regardless, I wouldn't rule out the idea that this part of the valley might be more humid than further south for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Many of US don't....we use whatever data better fits our spin Yes we know you like the home station dews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Not sure where to post this, guessing this threat...a 3rd tornado touchdown was confirmed in Connecticut in Enfield. The same storm that dropped the EF-1 in Windsor Locks/East Windsor dropped another tornado in Enfield about 15 minutes later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Many of US don't True. Depends on whether the context is how one feels the moisture, or how it will affect wx events. In August 1988, PWM recorded TD of 77, their highest ever (at least I don't think it's been topped since then.) That same day (4th, I think), BGR was reporting a temp of 93 with RH 68, which works out to dew of about 81. However, I've no idea where in BGR that reading originated. Not in New England, but I can also recall having a Baltimore reading of 86 with RH 85 (dew 81) at about 10 PM one early Sept evening when I was there for early football practice; the condensing wetness was running down the inside walls of the gym room where we were hoping to sleep. Nice wx for two-a-days (as sbos_wx would know.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 True. Depends on whether the context is how one feels the moisture, or how it will affect wx events. In August 1988, PWM recorded TD of 77, their highest ever (at least I don't think it's been topped since then.) That same day (4th, I think), BGR was reporting a temp of 93 with RH 68, which works out to dew of about 81. However, I've no idea where in BGR that reading originated. Not in New England, but I can also recall having a Baltimore reading of 86 with RH 85 (dew 81) at about 10 PM one early Sept evening when I was there for early football practice; the condensing wetness was running down the inside walls of the gym room where we were hoping to sleep. Nice wx for two-a-days (as sbos_wx would know.) Yeah it's the same concept as those cornfields in Iowa where you hear the dews get into the low 80's. they are real. Just like our home dews are real. The dews are a direct product and correlation to their surrounding environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Some of the high dews pre-ASOS days I'm skeptical of. MHT/BED used to run hot during their manned obs days and I know some other stations did too. The equipment is more uniform across all official stations now so it's easier to make comparisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Had some thunder earlier while at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Some of the high dews pre-ASOS days I'm skeptical of. MHT/BED used to run hot during their manned obs days and I know some other stations did too. The equipment is more uniform across all official stations now so it's easier to make comparisons. There was definitely a lot more inhomogenuity amongst the stations pre-ASOS than now. ASOS fouled up a lot of the snowfall data with the cutting of man observers, but at least the rest of the data is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 But the fact remains, most of us grew up relating what we feel outside to ASOS dew points. You'd think its humid out, watch the Weather Channel, and see the local airport was at a Td of 68F or something. It may have been 75 in your backyard, but we relate better to the official dews...if that makes sense. Yup, totally agree with this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Yes we know you like the home station dews Why not? I suppose we could be talking dews at every stop along the path of where someone travels during a given period of time (day, etc.). I understand that each town, or area needs a base to take measurements, just like with rain, and snow, but if someone is at their home 80% during a given day and the dews are in the low 70's compared to the high 60's at the airport or where ever then that's what he has to go by. ...Long live high dews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Many of US don't What's the highest Dew Point that your Davis has ever recorded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 What's the highest Dew Point that your Davis has ever recorded? 80.3 on 7/22/11 (FWIW KCEF had a high of 101 and high DP of 78 that day... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Why not? I suppose we could be talking dews at every stop along the path of where someone travels during a given period of time (day, etc.). I understand that each town, or area needs a base to take measurements, just like with rain, and snow, but if someone is at their home 80% during a given day and the dews are in the low 70's compared to the high 60's at the airport or where ever then that's what he has to go by. ...Long live high dews. It's more about what you relate to. The dew in my backyard may be 5F higher than MVL, but I've grown up being accustomed to how it feels outside when the ASOS registers a certain number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Why not? I suppose we could be talking dews at every stop along the path of where someone travels during a given period of time (day, etc.). I understand that each town, or area needs a base to take measurements, just like with rain, and snow, but if someone is at their home 80% during a given day and the dews are in the low 70's compared to the high 60's at the airport or where ever then that's what he has to go by. ...Long live high dews. The VP2 dewpoint specs are +/- 3F anyways. Sure, there may be a microscale dew increase from excessive moisture and/or vegetation, but a big part of it is simply accuracy. The Davis uses a Sensirion SHT11 sensor and my SHT15 with better accuracy just came in the mail today for a cheap $31 including shipping. I plan to replace the SHT11 on the Davis temp/hum module with the SHT15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 ...I need to pick myself up a weather station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 ...I need to pick myself up a weather station. It's tough to find an inexpensive station ($75-150 range) that has dew point. There are some out there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 BOS hot 91 today. Heat wave ongoing I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Now this is beautiful summer weather... patio, beer, 75/70 but with a breeze coming down slope. Watching the sun set behind the Spine without rain in the vicinity or low clouds and mist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I've seen upper 70s before. Maybe 77-78 or so? Pretty rare though. I remember Philly had a dewpoint in the 80s back during the 1995 heatwave. ewr hit low 80s in 95 too. there was a boundary with pooling that saturday evening. i remember some near 80 readings in 99, 06, 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Yeah it's the same concept as those cornfields in Iowa where you hear the dews get into the low 80's. they are real. Just like our home dews are real. The dews are a direct product and correlation to their surrounding environment.are you a gnome who lives in shrubbery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Does BDL not hit at least 90 thru next Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 80/70 but RH is only 68% here tonight so not bad. Out grilling and enjoying a Harpoon RyePA, first nice night in about 10 days. Maybe I can get rid of the ark avatar tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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