Hoosier Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 15 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: 87/79/100 here. Dew hit 80 earlier, and probably will again before afternoon is over. I've about had it with the near and above 80 degree dews. I don't know this for sure but I would think that the overall dewpoint trend has increased in the corn belt region in recent decades, especially in summer months. More muggy but reduces the potential for massive heat, so take your pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 19 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I don't know this for sure but I would think that the overall dewpoint trend has increased in the corn belt region in recent decades, especially in summer months. More muggy but reduces the potential for massive heat, so take your pick. Yeah I'm willing to bet that's pretty true. Makes you wonder how intense the 2012 heat waves would have been if we didn't have the hybrid corn/beans in place like say back in the 30s. Who knows, some of the 104-105 readings may have been pushing 110 like they did back then without all the hybrid crap. Sure the crops had dried up quite a bit in many areas, but there was probably a lot more water vapor going into the atmosphere compared to how it would have been before the hybrid corn/beans, when everything would have been like a tinder box. Makes you wonder if that MCS the other night would have made it as far southwest as it did without the widespread 78-81 degree dews feeding into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 11 hours ago, Powerball said: BTW, with the potential of 6 consecutive 90*F+ days (through Monday) and 3 consecutive 95*F+ days (yesterday, today and Sunday), this also has potential to be the most extensive heatwave Detroit has seen since July 2011. This will be the first heatwave a DTW since 2013 (again..heatwave is technically 5 consecutive 90+ or 3 consecutive 95+)....and that 2013 was unique in that it was a torrid, unbearably humid heatwave however it was basically all she wrote in an otherwise cool summer (the next 2 summers void of much heat at all, especially 2014). A historic winter followed by a pleasant summer of no heat and humidity....if I could only bottle that year up! From a comfort perspective the 5-day July 2013 heatwave was worse than the present one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 22 hours ago, Stebo said: Bonus Powerball special today, 95 so far at DTW which is 1 off the record for the date. I thought wed hit a record (was surprised there was no intrahour bump), however the record high of 96F is the lowest record high of any day in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 1 minute ago, michsnowfreak said: This will be the first heatwave a DTW since 2013 (again..heatwave is technically 5 consecutive 90+ or 3 consecutive 95+)....and that 2013 was unique in that it was a torrid, unbearably humid heatwave however it was basically all she wrote in an otherwise cool summer (the next 2 summers void of much heat at all, especially 2014). A historic winter followed by a pleasant summer of no heat and humidity....if I could only bottle that year up! From a comfort perspective the 5-day July 2013 heatwave was worse than the present one. Much drier airmass in Detroit right now than areas farther west. I'd trade ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Heading up to near Dubuque in a little bit to do some fishing this evening and tomorrow. Looks like we may get some good boomers up there in a little while. Luckily it's outflowed where we're heading, so it shouldn't be too bad this evening. See ya'll tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 No real sign of anything wanting to fire along the lake breeze, so Chicago area thunderstorm chances will have to wait. Perhaps the activity out by Waterloo eventually moves in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 7 minutes ago, Hoosier said: No real sign of anything wanting to fire along the lake breeze, so Chicago area thunderstorm chances will have to wait. Perhaps the activity out by Waterloo eventually moves in. And Right after you said that SPC is coordinating a watch for Chicago Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, HillsdaleMIWeather said: And Right after you said that SPC is coordinating a watch for Chicago Lol haha you're right, literally a few minutes after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Noticed that MET guidance is popping a 97 tomorrow for ORD. As has been the case, temps will depend on convection/cloud debris but tomorrow is progged to have a stronger low level gradient and somewhat warmer temps aloft, so the potential is there to exceed the relatively tame max temps observed so far in this stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Is it that stuff in Iowa that is going to blow through the Chicagoland area? Any ideas if the line will build SE as it heads this way? I'm going to be a sitting duck high up in the grandstands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 96 so far at DTW barring an intrahour bump, 2 off the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 90/80 in Moline. Cyclone cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: Much drier airmass in Detroit right now than areas farther west. I'd trade ya. At 2pm Eastern time, the T/D at DTW was 95/59 vs ORD 89/73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Severe Thunderstorm Watch is forthcoming for Chicago per SPC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Temps halted at 88 as of the 2:56pm observation. As expected, it will underperform, despite sunshine and lack of thick cloud cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Lol at the NAM. Doesn't even show the MCS in eastern Iowa on the latest run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 32 minutes ago, CoalCityWxMan said: Lol at the NAM. Doesn't even show the MCS in eastern Iowa on the latest run If I had a dime for every time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Boy, three straight days with a dewpoint in the low 80s over here. I was out mowing last hour with 88/81 air and dead calm wind. That's hard to take. I wasn't expecting any storms this afternoon as I'm in the capped region. They just missed me to the north. The "cool" front associated with the storms just moved through and dropped me to 76/71... downright refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 29 minutes ago, hawkeye_wx said: Boy, three straight days with a dewpoint in the low 80s over here. I was out mowing last hour with 88/81 air and dead calm wind. That's hard to take. I wasn't expecting any storms this afternoon as I'm in the capped region. They just missed me to the north. The "cool" front associated with the storms just moved through and dropped me to 76/71... downright refreshing. Dewpoint at CID also briefly reached 80F on the 20th, making this the 4th day in a row. Did a quick check of archives and I think this is the first time there have been 4 consecutive days of dewpoints AOA 80F at CID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 3 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: This will be the first heatwave a DTW since 2013 (again..heatwave is technically 5 consecutive 90+ or 3 consecutive 95+)....and that 2013 was unique in that it was a torrid, unbearably humid heatwave however it was basically all she wrote in an otherwise cool summer (the next 2 summers void of much heat at all, especially 2014). A historic winter followed by a pleasant summer of no heat and humidity....if I could only bottle that year up! From a comfort perspective the 5-day July 2013 heatwave was worse than the present one. That heatwave in 2013 may have been more humid, but what makes this one more "oppressive" IMO is: 1. We appear to be looking at 3 consecutive days of 95*F+ heat (we only had one in 2013). 2. That was really the only 'bout of heat we had all that Summer. The rest of the Summer was fairly cold / rainy, pretty much the complete opposite of 2016 which has been consistently sunny / dry / warm. I really can't see myself giving this Summer less than a B-. The only thing that pisses me off is that we've now seen 4 consecutive severe weather seasons that have sucked. It remains to be seen if August delivers, but that's like hoping for March to make up for an awful DJF in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Another struggle, but ORD was able to make it up to 91 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 DTW made it to 97*F today, 1 degree shy of the record of 98*F set in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Drought cancel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 5 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said: Drought cancel I forgot to post earlier that I'm officially off of drought watch. Rains have gotten more frequent here and the lawns are pretty green for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Powerball said: DTW made it to 97*F today, 1 degree shy of the record of 98*F set in 2012. Actually, it looks like we rallied and tied it at 98°F . A nice way to end that streak without 3 consecutive days above 90. With any luck, we could go for 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: I forgot to post earlier that I'm officially off of drought watch. Rains have gotten more frequent here and the lawns are pretty green for the most part. Never was in a drought IMBY. Still mowing every 5 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 4 minutes ago, DaveNay said: Never was in a drought IMBY. Still mowing every 5 days. The last time I mowed was at the end of May. The grass is maybe six inches tall. Terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 1 hour ago, IthielZ said: Actually, it looks like we rallied and tied it at 98°F . A nice way to end that streak without 3 consecutive days above 90. With any luck, we could go for 5. Yep 6 hour temp was 36.7c or 98. Incredible that we almost hit 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Another quick inch just fell here. Absolutely torrential rain. According to my gauge, ive had just over 11 inches so far in July. Crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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