May 2025 General Discussion

[OrdIowPitMsp]

High of 87 today. There are now 3 large fires burning out of control in northern Minnesota.

Super weird seeing photos of large wildfires before leaf out has taken place. 

[Brian D]

12 hours ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

High of 87 today. There are now 3 large fires burning out of control in northern Minnesota.

Super weird seeing photos of large wildfires before leaf out has taken place. 

Camphouse, Jenkins, and Munger Fires. All over 1000 acres, if not around 2000 acres, each in size this morning. Cooler wx, and rain in the picture starting Thurs.

[A-L-E-K]

top shelf day

[Torchageddon]

Got to 28C/82.5F by noon, point high was 23C  These hourlies have been aberrant! Verga approaching from the south

[A-L-E-K]

Some of my favorite local spring weather, mostly sunny low 70s with intermittent rolling low fog, some foggy blocks have trees trapping moisture and dripping. It's all very cool.

Full sun back at apartment less than quarter mile away

[cyclone77]

Picked up 0.09" from some decaying showers last night/early this morning.

Euro shows temps pushing 100 on Thu behind the dryline.  If dews crash behind that dryline as depicted upper 90s/near 100 looks likely.  Consolation prize for missing the storms I guess lol.

[TheNiño]

48 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

Some of my favorite local spring weather, mostly sunny low 70s with intermittent rolling low fog, some foggy blocks have trees trapping moisture and dripping. It's all very cool.

Full sun back at apartment less than quarter mile away

Been foggy here all day. But go 1mi inland from the lake and it’s clear. Kinda neat!

[SchaumburgStormer]

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12Jmrsyt9iu/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

sweet landspout downstate 

[Brian D]

Fires have expanded rapidly. Camp House is at 10k acres, Jenkins Creek at 15k acres, and Munger Shaw at 1600. Over 100 structures burned (cabins n homes). Tomorrow, the rains enter the picture, so that will be a great help.

The Greenwood Lake fire back in Aug 2021 burned 27k with 14 structures burned. On the map, you can see that lake to the NE of these fires was the general area of that one. 

[TheNiño]

Another fairly impressive marine layer next to the lake again today/tonight. I’d guesstimate about 1/4-1/2mi visibility right now. Go just a few miles inland and it’s clear. Am I weeny enough when fog gets me excited?

(And don’t give me shit about my lawn I’m a renter lol)

Edit: Way below even 1/4mi now just before midnight. This is really isolated to very close to the lake but pretty impressive. Can’t see the flag at all now in my original pic. 

[TheClimateChanger]

Incredible stuff. Record breaking 4th day at or above 90F yesterday at International Falls. That's the most ever recorded in the month of May, with 17 days remaining in the month.

[TheClimateChanger]

7 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Incredible stuff. Record breaking 4th day at or above 90F yesterday at International Falls. That's the most ever recorded in the month of May, with 17 days remaining in the month.

To put that into perspective, Cleveland has only seen one May with 4 90+ days (1962); Detroit, 3 times: 1962 (6), 2018 (4), and 1895 (4); and Bristol/Johnson City, Tennessee, twice (1962 & 1941, 6 each). And for those who would blame the latter on elevation, Tri-Cities Airport in Tennessee is actually closer in elevation to International Falls than the other two cities. International Falls looking to shed its title as "icebox of the nation" in a BIG way!

[TheClimateChanger]

14 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Incredible stuff. Record breaking 4th day at or above 90F yesterday at International Falls. That's the most ever recorded in the month of May, with 17 days remaining in the month.

International Falls has seen twice as many 90+ days in the month of May over the last 4 days than Dayton, Ohio has seen in the last 13 years! Just unreal. @Spartman

[Brian D]

37 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

International Falls has seen twice as many 90+ days in the month of May over the last 4 days than Dayton, Ohio has seen in the last 13 years! Just unreal. @Spartman

I-Falls' record starts in 1948 with a spattering of records from earlier. Not really that robust, but it still is impressive that they have had that many 90's. If 1934 were in the record, it may have been similar. 

[TheClimateChanger]

5 minutes ago, Brian D said:

I-Falls' record starts in 1948 with a spattering of records from earlier. Not really that robust, but it still is impressive that they have had that many 90's. If 1934 were in the record, it may have been similar. 

There's nearly 100 years with, more or less, complete data for May in the threaded record. As for that claim, possible, but unlikely.

Fort Frances, Ontario is just across the border from International Falls and shows 0 days of 90+ that month.

The second closest site (Littlefork Ranger Station) recorded 1 day.

 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Only managed 1 day at or above 90 in the Twin Cities during this stretch. 

[cyclone77]

83/70 here with juicy southeast winds. Dry air should mix in in a few hours and temps will skyrocket up above 95.

[cyclone77]

Up to 95 degrees already here.  

[Torchageddon]

Adding 3C to whatever my high is forecast to be has been working out well, another 28C/82F day with higher humidity. My avg is 16C. Lows are now becoming comfy too I think it was 14C overnight. It was very cloudy tues and weds and the puffys got dense this afternoon for another dark one after this morning's sun. Exceptional deep summer goodness.

[cyclone77]

High was 95 here, MLI a new record with 93, and DVN hit 94.  

Picked up a quick 0.05" as dry line cells pushed through.

EDIT:  Dewpoint at DVN has fallen back to 43 after hitting 70 earlier.  Potent dryline.

[OrdIowPitMsp]

24 minutes ago, cyclone77 said:

High was 95 here, MLI a new record with 93, and DVN hit 94.  

Picked up a quick 0.05" as dry line cells pushed through.

EDIT:  Dewpoint at DVN has fallen back to 43 after hitting 70 earlier.  Potent dryline.

We dropped from 66 to 46 in 25min, not quite as impressive as you.