Powerball Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 31 minutes ago, Stebo said: And we did just that, max of 95 so far. It appears to be the same for DET as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Make it 96 which is current temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 MLI made 90 today, 89 here and at DVN. Dews back up to 74. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 3 hours ago, Stebo said: Make it 96 which is current temperature. Nice! Highest of summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 22 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Nice! Highest of summer? DTW achieved 98*F on 7/23. It's the 3rd 95*F+ day and the 19th 90*F+ day of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 52 minutes ago, Powerball said: DTW achieved 98*F on 7/23. It's the 3rd 95*F+ day and the 19th 90*F+ day of the season. We have quietly have had a very hot summer. 20+ is pretty much a lock at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 hour ago, IthielZ said: We have quietly have had a very hot summer. 20+ is pretty much a lock at this point. It hasn't even been all that hot to be honest, as we've haven't had much extreme heat / humidity (to put things in perspective, the dry Summer of 2012 had nine 95*F+ days). It's just been consistently warm, dry and Sunny. Other than the sheer lack of severe weather, I'm ok with that. This Summer will probably get no less than a B (as a final grade) in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 2 hours ago, Powerball said: DTW achieved 98*F on 7/23. It's the 3rd 95*F+ day and the 19th 90*F+ day of the season. That is incredible heat. We don't get anything like that at our airport. Have to go farther inland away from the lake to get that kind of heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: That is incredible heat. We don't get anything like that at our airport. Have to go farther inland away from the lake to get that kind of heat. In addition to not having a lake to the west of us and the drier than normal grounds that are allowing things to heat up more efficiently, Detroit also benefits from the downsloping off the Irish Hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, Powerball said: In addition to not having a lake to the west of us and the drier than normal grounds that are allowing things to heat up more efficiently, Detroit also benefits from the downsloping off the Irish Hills. Is that why areas just to the West/NW of Detriot receive so much more snow in winter? What is the elevation in the darker reds/purples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Is that why areas just to the West/NW of Detriot receive so much more snow in winter? What is the elevation in the darker reds/purples? Yep. Detroit's elevation is about 600ft, so I believe the elevation in the purple areas are like 1200ft or so. dmc76 would be able to confirm for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said: Is that why areas just to the West/NW of Detriot receive so much more snow in winter? What is the elevation in the darker reds/purples? That might also explain why parts of Hillsdale County always luck out in big winter storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Large complex of convection over Iowa should luckily take a bite out of our 105+ heat index potential today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Detroit's experiencing record moisture levels today, per DTX's latest update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 28 minutes ago, Powerball said: Detroit's experiencing record moisture levels today, per DTX's latest update. Might be hard to hit 90 today, we will see. As for record moisture levels, the PWAT is 2.2" so that must be what they are going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 The PWAT this morning was 2.17" for DTX, that is a daily record, the all time record is 2.38" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 This is sweet: http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/1min/index.php?action=view_animation&req_method=nframes_enddate&enddate=latest&endtime=latest&nframes=100&band=1&res=1&aniwidth=1200&aniheight=1200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Things have dried out quite a bit in the last couple weeks or so. I might have to go back on drought watch if we miss out on good rains in the next 1-2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 36 minutes ago, Stebo said: Might be hard to hit 90 today, we will see. As for record moisture levels, the PWAT is 2.2" so that must be what they are going on. Never mind, sun popped out and we skyrocketed. Currently 93 with a max of 94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Stebo said: Never mind, sun popped out and we skyrocketed. Currently 93 with a max of 94. You guys have definitely had more impressive max temps this summer than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 The dew point at Toledo was 76 for an hour today, which is obviously linked to the near-record precipitable water values at Detroit. Even with so much moisture around, the U.S. Drought Monitor classified 15% of Ohio as D2 (severe drought) today. I would expect some of the D2 and D1 areas in Ohio will get erased by next week's Drought Monitor (or in 2 weeks). The WPC 7-day precip is still quite high for the Ohio Valley. In fact, the 7-day precip expected for southeast Missouri is 8" !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 The hose has certainly been turned off at least in Champaign, the last measuarable rainfall was July 29th, and that was only 0.03" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Grass is looking fried, especially over fully exposed areas. The weekend should provide a healthy drink for most of the sub, and flooding concerns depending on where the front stalls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: You guys have definitely had more impressive max temps this summer than me. Been drier heree, easier to recover and mix out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 95/71 blew that 91 out of the water for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Got stuck under one of those pop up thunderstorms, and although it didn't look too impressive on radar and was only a few miles in diameter, that was a truly torrential downpour for a few minutes. Not surprising with the amount of moisture in the atmosphere. I'm shocked that we made 90 after those storms rolled through, much less 95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 ORD topped out at 92 today. 15th 90+ day on the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 As expected the convection/clouds smothered today's heat and humidity. MLI only hit 89, and 87 here. Wasn't a bad day at all. Picked up 0.24" of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 hour ago, IthielZ said: Got stuck under one of those pop up thunderstorms, and although it didn't look too impressive on radar and was only a few miles in diameter, that was a truly torrential downpour for a few minutes. Not surprising with the amount of moisture in the atmosphere. I'm shocked that we made 90 after those storms rolled through, much less 95. DET also got caught under one of those heavy rain showers, but not before it rallied to 90*F at noon. Even then, after falling back to around 80*F through 2pm, it recovered to 91*F or 92*F. I'm lovin' it, frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 3 hours ago, Stebo said: Been drier heree, easier to recover and mix out. Don't forget the UHI and downsloping effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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