August 2025 Summer Thread

[Lava Rock]

9 minutes ago, kdxken said:

High tolerance to heat works for me. 

 

 

damn, that's super lower energy use. last month we used 802kwh

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

4 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

damn, that's super lower energy use. last month we used 802kwh

We used 2400kwh lol. Looks like our two central AC units are shot so we’ll need to replace them with heat pumps in the spring.  

[Lava Rock]

3 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

We used 2400kwh lol. Looks like our two central AC units are shot so we’ll need to replace them with heat pumps in the spring.  

sheesh. what's your bill? we get screwed up here. $0.136/kwh for delivery (thanks cmp) and $0.106/kwh for supply.

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

3 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

sheesh. what's your bill? we get screwed up here. $0.136/kwh for delivery (thanks cmp) and $0.106/kwh for supply.

$1500

[kdxken]

56 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Have we had any temp reports above 1kft in Templeton, MA this week?

He's been busy chasing nonexistent hurricanes. Fitchburg has been cooking however.

[tunafish]

Doubled up July and will be up 4mWh on the year before the end of August, which will cover the entire heating season. 

[Brian5671]

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

Southwest CT probably gets the most rain with storms today

We need it.  1.35 ar BDR since 7/1

[tamarack]

1 hour ago, weathafella said:

Definitely pedestrian at best for sne but man what a roaster up north!

Indeed.  91/92 the past 2 days, and here in the woods we aren't likely to reach the upper 90s of the AUG/BGR airports.  (That 92 sets a new max for August here.)  We've had only 2 heat waves here, June 27-29, 1999 and August 13-15, 2002.  Only some siggy clouds would prevent #3 as today's launch pad was near 60, again - relatively dry equals quick heat.

Day 1 of our annual forestry "peer review" field trip stayed mostly in deep shade, fortunately, and so far no reports of tick encounters.  They seem to disappear here in August, but unfortunately they're back in a big way a month from now.  Today's agenda includes some strategies for protecting brown ash from EAB, as the species has shown little/no resistance and it's culturally critical to indigenous peoples in NNE and the Maritimes/southern PQ.  (I'm skipping today in favor of resting my new knee joint and surrounding tissue.)

[DavisStraight]

34 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

$1500

You need solar. A friend of mine was getting bills like that in the winter with electric heat,  he installed solar and has been saving a lot of money.

[Ginx snewx]

11 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Yeah. We have been noticing a lack of bats.     

We have 3/4 who come out at dusk.

[WxWatcher007]

Solar is awesome. Barely a bill year round. 

[Ginx snewx]

1 minute ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Solar is awesome. Barely a bill year round. 

Yes my roof orientation is wrong but we have mini panels for outside lighting and shedsqq

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

17 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

You need solar. A friend of mine was getting bills like that in the winter with electric heat,  he installed solar and has been saving a lot of money.

Need a new roof before we go solar but yes it is in the pipeline. Heat pumps, new roof, and solar. 

[DavisStraight]

10 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

We have 3/4 who come out at dusk.

I used to always get them at my old house under the south facing shutters. You could them scratching if you were inside the rooms with shutters. Plus I saw their poop on the ground.

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

Congrats all. Late month continues to look coc’d:

[kdxken]

2 hours ago, dendrite said:

Have we had any temp reports above 1kft in Templeton, MA this week?

Here's a cool one (at least to me). Never seen an osprey around here in my life. Very familiar cry in the treetops but wasn't sure what it was. I guess mid-August is when they migrate. Gone in less than a minute. Merlin: 

 

 

 

[kdxken]

5 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Here's a cool one (at least to me). Never seen an osprey around here in my life. Very familiar cry in the treetops but wasn't sure what it was. I guess mid-August is when they migrate. Gone in less than a minute. Merlin: 

 

 

 

Probably grabbing the strong thermals.

[Typhoon Tip]

Boy that 00z GFS was an inferno run out there... 06z backed off.

There could be a legit (last?) signal after the 20th for some heat but it needs some work.  won't get into what that is because no one will read it but 50/50

[dendrite]

88.8°

Should reach heat wave status today

[radiator]

And I'm hearing thunder, a bit east of New Milford, CT.

Looks like a small blip on the radar, but I'm a happy camper.

Nice little wind burst ahead of the rain getting here.

 

The rain has arrived, nice little summer downpour - the lightning strikes have all seemed to be pretty anemic, though.

[HoarfrostHubb]

20 minutes ago, dendrite said:

88.8°

Should reach heat wave status today

88.2 at my house.  Should squeak in the 90 for a minimum heat wave. 

[dendrite]

30 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

88.2 at my house.  Should squeak in the 90 for a minimum heat wave. 

89.6°

MPM heat wave currently 

 

edit 90.1°

[dendrite]

NH and ME cooking again 

[WxWatcher007]

91.1 at home along with dews…

[donsutherland1]

Caribou has reached 90F (32.2C) for the fourth consecutive year. That ties the record for most such consecutive days. The record was set during June 15-18, 1949 and tied during July 25-28, 1963 and August 29-September 1, 2010.

[Lava Rock]

94/66. 4th consecutive 90+ day. first time since we lived here have I seen 4 in a row. Three was the max prior to. 

[Lava Rock]

19 minutes ago, dendrite said:

NH and ME cooking again 

what's the explanation why NNE has had warmer highs compared to SNE last couple days?

[dendrite]

18 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

what's the explanation why NNE has had warmer highs compared to SNE last couple days?

Warmer mid level temps. Lower dews today. W flow. 

[tamarack]

4 hours ago, tamarack said:

Indeed.  91/92 the past 2 days, and here in the woods we aren't likely to reach the upper 90s of the AUG/BGR airports.  (That 92 sets a new max for August here.)  We've had only 2 heat waves here, June 25-27, 2003 and August 13-15, 2002.  Only some siggy clouds would prevent #3 as today's launch pad was near 60, again - relatively dry equals quick heat.

91 at 1:20 and maybe going higher - 3rd heat wave here in 28 summers.  Reasonable dews preventing huge discomfort, though full sun is still a furnace.  
Temps Mon/Wed:  91/60; 92/61; 91*/59.     *so far. 
First 2 HWs also suggest bearable TDs:  8/02: 90/57; 90/61; 91/62   6/2003 (note correction of year):  91/52; 91/60; 90/64.

Yeah. We have been noticing a lack of bats.     

White-nose fungus has decimated many species of bats, especially those which overwinter in hibernacula (e.g. caves).  The fungus causes them to awake too early, depleting stored energy such that the critters don't survive hibernation.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

91° in Greenfield, but definitely feels more oppressive than yesterday.