2019 California and Southwest Weather Discussion Thread

[Anti Marine Layer]

Nice day today.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Quite a low pressure area moving towards us.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Nice day today with plenty of sunshine and highs just a few degrees below normal. However, we return to Mayuary tomorrow. Believe it or not, weatherwest says it's the polar vortex causing this anomalous May weather. Might not quite be so anomalous in a few years if climate change is what they really say it is.

[Anti Marine Layer]

The troughs have been blowing away the West Coast in a similar manner to the way James Holzhauer has been blowing away Jeopardy players. We can take today's nice weather like that guy who he only beat by $18. The Holzhauer trough will once again dominate the West Coast starting tomorrow.

[Anti Marine Layer]

In 2010, Lindbergh Field saw the record for coldest July average high temperature go with one fell blow. The 69.39 average high for 2010 broke the cool record of 71.58 in 1987.

 

However the WRCC data for that station starts in 1939.

 

Extra credit if you can name the movie that the first sentence in this post was inspired by.

[Reg]

In 2010, Lindbergh Field saw the record for coldest July average high temperature go with one fell blow. The 69.39 average high for 2010 broke the cool record of 71.58 in 1987.

 

However the WRCC data for that station starts in 1939.

 

Extra credit if you can name the movie that the first sentence in this post was inspired by.

 

I give up, which movie?

 

Also sprinkling here, big fat rain drops. Quite windy as well.

[Reg]

Light rain falling here, 0.01" now.

[Reg]

Pretty steady light rain over the last few hours. 0.06" and still slowly rising.

[Anti Marine Layer]

It was already sprinkling last night around 10 PM. Looks like the main rain with the front is just starting now.

[Anti Marine Layer]

I give up, which movie?

 

Also sprinkling here, big fat rain drops. Quite windy as well.

The movie is Mary Poppins and the song is "A Man has Dreams"

 

And now my life's ambitions go with one fell blow

[Anti Marine Layer]

We're getting moderate to heavy rain right now.

[Reg]

Rain getting louder outside here as well. Up to 0.11" for the day, or 15.21" for the season - thus surpassing 2016-17's total here. I was doubting it would happen but I'm glad to have been wrong in this case.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Does climate change means the Arctic becomes more tropical and the Tropics become more Arctic?

[Anti Marine Layer]

Eagerly awaiting tonight's Record Event Report. Some places might set a record for coldest day in the month of May.

[Anti Marine Layer]

It was literally sprinkling from this overhead.

 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

If we do eventually get a streak of warm weather, snowmelt from the Sierras could flood the Central Valley.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Southern California and Fairbanks, Alaska will be battling it out for high temperatures this week.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Anyone see this on WeatherWest?

 

[Reg]

0.22" here today. Much wetter than I expected.

[Reg]

I see clear skies outside, yet it's pouring here all of a sudden.

[Reg]

It stopped already, but I found the culprit:

 

 

0.07" since midnight; 0.29" total.

[Anti Marine Layer]

More rain overnight but that is nothing new. Hills are already brown and we've had Pacific storms as late as the middle of June before and they've never made things greener.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like the last Gulf of Alaska storm is Tuesday-Wednesday. Forecast high of 73 F in Phoenix on Wednesday. Global warming is not all warming every place everywhere all the time. Sad thing.

 

End of the week looks like a more traditional southwest flow May Gray pattern with deserts warming up, so at least a hint of spring even if it's 2 months late this year.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Sums up climate change perfectly.

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

This morning in the Forecast Discussion they called it the "eternal trough"

[Anti Marine Layer]

Actually feels hot out when the wind lets up and the sun is out. 75 in Phoenix so far. Normal high is 98.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Ranking #22 now at exactly 70.00 with 11 days to go.

 

1,1921,65.13
2,1917,65.77
3,1914,67.26
4,1909,67.97
5,1919,68.16
6,1946,68.35
7,1933,68.58
8,1903,68.61
9,1906,68.74
10,1901,68.84
11,1899,68.94
12,1918,69.13
13,1908,69.13
14,1977,69.16
15,1905,69.19
16,1913,69.23
17,1898,69.26
18,1935,69.29
19,1891,69.39
20,1915,69.81
21,1911,69.87
22,2019,70.00
23,1894,70.00
24,1916,70.06
25,1950,70.10
26,1975,70.32
27,1920,70.35
28,1999,70.39
29,1964,70.39
30,1982,70.42
31,1980,70.42
32,1930,70.42
33,1907,70.48
34,1925,70.52
35,1904,70.58
36,1897,70.81
37,1963,70.90
38,1902,70.90
39,1944,70.94
40,1995,71.00
41,1945,71.00
42,1955,71.03
43,1971,71.06
44,1961,71.06
45,1962,71.10
46,1998,71.23
47,1937,71.23
48,1928,71.39
49,2015,71.45
50,1932,71.48
51,1966,71.58
52,1938,71.58
53,2016,71.61
54,1912,71.61
55,1939,71.74
56,1922,71.84
57,1957,71.87
58,2018,71.97
59,1965,71.97
60,1878,71.97
61,1954,72.03
62,1994,72.10
63,1892,72.13
64,1976,72.16
65,1942,72.16
66,1991,72.23
67,1890,72.29
68,1910,72.43
69,2002,72.48
70,1974,72.48
71,1947,72.48
72,1884,72.65
73,1956,72.71
74,1924,72.71
75,1888,72.77
76,1959,72.81
77,1951,72.90
78,2003,73.03
79,1893,73.03
80,1927,73.10
81,2012,73.19
82,1968,73.29
83,1889,73.32
84,1953,73.55
85,2010,73.58
86,2007,73.58
87,1949,73.61
88,2011,73.65
89,1926,73.68
90,1979,73.71
91,1929,73.71
92,1923,73.77
93,1895,73.87
94,1879,73.87
95,1936,73.94
96,1880,73.97
97,1989,74.00
98,1985,74.10
99,1973,74.13
100,1948,74.23
101,2006,74.26
102,2008,74.29
103,1969,74.29
104,1900,74.35
105,1896,74.48
106,1943,74.81
107,1990,75.00
108,1881,75.13
109,1940,75.29
110,2017,75.35
111,2009,75.35
112,1931,75.42
113,2001,75.52
114,1883,75.74
115,1992,75.84
116,1981,75.84
117,2005,75.90
118,1882,76.00
119,2000,76.19
120,1970,76.26
121,1988,76.42
122,1885,76.45
123,2013,76.48
124,1972,76.48
125,1967,76.48
126,1934,76.58
127,1952,76.77
128,1987,76.87
129,1993,77.00
130,1996,77.13
131,1960,77.13
132,1986,77.19
133,1958,77.39
134,1983,77.61
135,1887,77.74
136,1941,77.97
137,1886,78.58
138,1978,78.87
139,2004,79.00
140,2014,80.03
141,1997,81.45
142,1984,82.23

[Anti Marine Layer]

Forecast discussion talked about May Spray instead of May Gray.

 

  Reverse clearing evident on GOES-17 with clearing on the coast   except in the island banding effect and cumulus cover interior   areas. The may spray is continuing with unusual precipitation and   well mixed out marine layer is any thing but may gray.  

 

Nice day today by the afternoon with absolutely no smog or haze to speak of. Despite hours of intense May sunshine, some areas such as Downtown L.A. still fell below the 70 F mark for the high. Fullerton reached 72 F, which was a few degrees warmer than forecast and only 5 degrees short of the Phoenix high of 77 F.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Were their record min maxes yesterday?

[Reg]

Had highs of 66 F and 67 F here over the last two days.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Had highs of 66 F and 67 F here over the last two days.

It was low 70s here with reverse clearing yesterday. Fairbanks, AK topped it out at 71 F.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Were their record min maxes yesterday?

 

Both Sunday and Monday, with more likely today.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Windy today with low clouds blowing around quickly.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Coastal areas are once again warmer than many inland valley areas due to the reverse clearing pattern. Also NOAA weather sites are EXTREMELY slow today.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Clouds are starting to pile up like storm clouds.

[Anti Marine Layer]

High of 64 F in Temecula today. Reg1992, you must have enjoyed the overcast breezy weather.

 

Not too bad near the coast today with plenty of sunshine and highs a few degrees below 70 most areas. Better than solid May Gray all day.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Wish we could always have 14 hours of daylight during the winter

[Anti Marine Layer]

This is absolute insanity!

[Reg]

High of 64 F in Temecula today. Reg1992, you must have enjoyed the overcast breezy weather.

 

Not too bad near the coast today with plenty of sunshine and highs a few degrees below 70 most areas. Better than solid May Gray all day.

 

I did. Today felt like a winter day, it was nice.

 

Some sprinkles out there right now but not enough to wet the ground.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Here's where we stand for Downtown L.A. as of today. 21st coldest May overall and coldest May in 42 years. Still 10 days to go though.

 

Rank,Year,AvgHigh
1,1921,65.13
2,1917,65.77
3,1914,67.26
4,1909,67.97
5,1919,68.16
6,1946,68.35
7,1933,68.58
8,1903,68.61
9,1906,68.74
10,1901,68.84
11,1899,68.94
12,1918,69.13
13,1908,69.13
14,1977,69.16
15,1905,69.19
16,1913,69.23
17,1898,69.26
18,1935,69.29
19,1891,69.39
20,1915,69.81
21,2019,69.86
22,1911,69.87
23,1894,70.00
24,1916,70.06
25,1950,70.10
26,1975,70.32
27,1920,70.35
28,1999,70.39
29,1964,70.39
30,1982,70.42
31,1980,70.42
32,1930,70.42
33,1907,70.48
34,1925,70.52
35,1904,70.58
36,1897,70.81
37,1963,70.90
38,1902,70.90
39,1944,70.94
40,1995,71.00
41,1945,71.00
42,1955,71.03
43,1971,71.06
44,1961,71.06
45,1962,71.10
46,1998,71.23
47,1937,71.23
48,1928,71.39
49,2015,71.45
50,1932,71.48
51,1966,71.58
52,1938,71.58
53,2016,71.61
54,1912,71.61
55,1939,71.74
56,1922,71.84
57,1957,71.87
58,2018,71.97
59,1965,71.97
60,1878,71.97
61,1954,72.03
62,1994,72.10
63,1892,72.13
64,1976,72.16
65,1942,72.16
66,1991,72.23
67,1890,72.29
68,1910,72.43
69,2002,72.48
70,1974,72.48
71,1947,72.48
72,1884,72.65
73,1956,72.71
74,1924,72.71
75,1888,72.77
76,1959,72.81
77,1951,72.90
78,2003,73.03
79,1893,73.03
80,1927,73.10
81,2012,73.19
82,1968,73.29
83,1889,73.32
84,1953,73.55
85,2010,73.58
86,2007,73.58
87,1949,73.61
88,2011,73.65
89,1926,73.68
90,1979,73.71
91,1929,73.71
92,1923,73.77
93,1895,73.87
94,1879,73.87
95,1936,73.94
96,1880,73.97
97,1989,74.00
98,1985,74.10
99,1973,74.13
100,1948,74.23
101,2006,74.26
102,2008,74.29
103,1969,74.29
104,1900,74.35
105,1896,74.48
106,1943,74.81
107,1990,75.00
108,1881,75.13
109,1940,75.29
110,2017,75.35
111,2009,75.35
112,1931,75.42
113,2001,75.52
114,1883,75.74
115,1992,75.84
116,1981,75.84
117,2005,75.90
118,1882,76.00
119,2000,76.19
120,1970,76.26
121,1988,76.42
122,1885,76.45
123,2013,76.48
124,1972,76.48
125,1967,76.48
126,1934,76.58
127,1952,76.77
128,1987,76.87
129,1993,77.00
130,1996,77.13
131,1960,77.13
132,1986,77.19
133,1958,77.39
134,1983,77.61
135,1887,77.74
136,1941,77.97
137,1886,78.58
138,1978,78.87
139,2004,79.00
140,2014,80.03
141,1997,81.45
142,1984,82.23