2017 California/Southwest Weather Thread

[Guest happ]

Getty Museum is less than 2 miles from the ocean.

 

12 midnight

GETTY CENTER    N/A     95  50  21 N10G17      N/A  HX  92          

[wx_statman]

Incredible day in the Bay today.

 

That 108 at San Jose was within 1F of their all-time record, 109 on 6/14/2000.

[Thunder98]

Its a very warm night, currently it's only 73F

[Anti Marine Layer]

South wind this morning may help to keep the temperatures in check today, but it's awfully humid again.

[Guest happ]

NWS_LA

"For instance, at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 
  temperatures dropped into the 80s briefly before midnight, but due
  to some gusty north winds had risen to an incredible 99 degrees 
  by 1230 AM, and were still 99 degrees around 3 AM! As of 3 AM PDT,
  at least 25 stations, mostly RAWS stations were showing 
  temperatures at or above 90 degrees. That included 96 degrees in 
  Sylmar and San Marcos Pass, 95 degrees at Refugio, and 93 degrees 
  in Simi Valley". 
 

[Thunder98]

It's a extremely hot and very humid 112F with a dew point of 71F!

 

 

 

[Thunder98]

On my favorite locations on Wunderground. Santa Maria is almost as hot as Las Vegas, NV right now!

 

[Thunder98]

Fun tropical like weekend

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Got a very brief shower although most of the sky was clear.

[Guest happ]

5th consecutive day of triple-digit maximums even w/ plenty of afternoon cloudiness. La Tuna canyon fire smoke hasn't affected my area even though Tujunga is only about 5 miles away. Remnants of TS Lidia could provide welcomed showers tomorrow but dew point temps will rise even more above today's uncomfortable readings that have been mostly in the 60's except above 70° near the ocean [sST still in low/mid 70's as they have nearly all summer]. Next weekend looks very promising for cool temps/ cloudiness.  

 

102/ 81

[Anti Marine Layer]

Sea surface temperatures are way up again even though the latest anomaly map showed them pretty close to normal.

 

Harvey also cooled down the sea surface temperatures significantly off the Gulf Coast.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Strong offshore winds expected tonight, which would normally make it bone dry, if it were a normal Santa Ana event without the monsoonal moisture and moisture from Lidia.

[Guest happ]

Strong offshore winds expected tonight, which would normally make it bone dry, if it were a normal Santa Ana event without the monsoonal moisture and moisture from Lidia.

 

What condition would generate "strong" off shore winds? I hope winds stay mostly calm like they are currently to help control fires. Dew points temps are rising; that should also help firefighters. Some showers would be perfect. 

 

11PM

PASADENA        N/A     90  70  51 CALM        N/A  HX  95    

[BLI snowman]

This heatwave along the coast has been flabbergasting. 104 at SFO on back to back days.

[wx_statman]

More monthly and all-time records today -

[BLI snowman]

Those numbers are unreal.

 

Arcata also hit 96 today at the airport. I'll have to look it up but that could be a pretty sturdy demolition of their all time record. I know the Eureka city station has never been above 87.

[wx_statman]

A couple other all-time record highs today were 115 at Paso Robles Airport and 112 at Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo. It was 115 at SLO airport but long term records aren't kept there. 

[wx_statman]

Those numbers are unreal.

 

Arcata also hit 96 today at the airport. I'll have to look it up but that could be a pretty sturdy demolition of their all time record. I know the Eureka city station has never been above 87.

 

This ridge is a monster. RDD gave September 1988 a run for its money today as well, at 114. 

[Guest happ]

3AM temps around San Diego bay [record warm minimums are likely]:

 

SAN DIEGO AP   FAIR      90  66  45 E10       29.85F                 
NATIONAL CITY    N/A     89  70  54 E3        29.87S                 
CHULA VISTA      N/A     89  71  55 E6        29.76F                 
IMPERIAL BEACH FAIR      89  65  44 E13       29.84S                 
 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Minimum temperature of 80 F last night for Fullerton. This is bizarre weather.

[Guest happ]

Getting some gusts over 10 mph from southeast winds but dew point is at 72° so they are not drying winds. Nonetheless the wind is not good for the nearby La Tuna fire. 8AM temp for USC is already 90F. Trump called for a day of prayer so let's pray for tropical showers

[Thunder98]

Now I have 60% of showers and thunderstorms today and tonight!

 

[Jesse]

I find it interesting that non-Californians seem to be more interested in the historic heat in the Bay Area than Californians.

[Guest happ]

I find it interesting that non-Californians seem to be more interested in the historic heat in the Bay Area than Californians.

 

There's another forum/ blog full of NorCalifornians where everything/ anything California weather is discussed.

 

Jesse, you have often commented on the sad reality that the West Coast hasn't had a cool summer in too many years. I don't think it is unreasonable to accept the science of global warming. Summers seem much more humid, for example than in the past. If elevated dew points promote more rainfall than I don't mind the discomfort but it seems even dispersed tropical systems ride over SoCal only to drop moisture further north like the PacificNW

[Anti Marine Layer]

No rain at all today, just more heat and humidity.

[wx_statman]

115 yesterday in Coalinga, followed by a low of 85 this morning.

 

The previous September records were 111/79. 

[Dylan]

We have been having some interesting weather.  With the heat wave we topped out at around 100 with lows as high as 72(this morning).  This afternoon we picked up .25" of rain with thunder and wind.  Hopefully we can pick up some more rain before this is over.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Lots of rain off the coast, but not much rain elsewhere. At least it cooled down some.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Borrego had a lowest maximum temperature record tied today. That's quite a change from the last few days.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Fullerton Airport got 0.16". We only had a brief shower here. Temperatures have finally cooled down, but the dew points are still miserable.

[Guest happ]

Took this photo looking north from Silver Lake this morning showing fire/ smoke above Burbank and building cumulus to the east. The minimum was revised to reflect cooling this evening from 84 to 78. Looking forward to next trough.

 

99/ 78

[Anti Marine Layer]

Marine layer clouds are back this morning and it is one of those warm, tropical-like muggy marine layers we get after the remnants of a tropical system passes by.

[Guest happ]

At least Santa Barbara got some Lidia moisture yesterday

 

"Microbursts Hit Santa Barbara" http://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2017-09-04-microbursts-hit-santa-barbara/

[the little kid running in the windburst is thrilled]

[Anti Marine Layer]

Low clouds slow to burn off today (if at all). Despite the gloomy skies, dew point is still 70 and temperature in Fullerton is 78.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Marine layer deepening as the day goes on. It is actually drizzling right now and getting more foggy. Most likely the mountain passes will be socked in by tomorrow morning.

[Jesse]

Marine layer deepening as the day goes on. It is actually drizzling right now and getting more foggy. Most likely the mountain passes will be socked in by tomorrow morning.

You got this buddy. Sending good thoughts.

[TT-SEA]

Marine layer deepening as the day goes on. It is actually drizzling right now and getting more foggy. Most likely the mountain passes will be socked in by tomorrow morning.

 

That is the onshore flow behind the remnants of Lidia.   Sounds like you are getting hit really hard.  Makes the situation in Texas seem like a day in the park.  

[Jesse]

That is the onshore flow behind the remnants of Lidia. Sounds like you are getting hit really hard. Makes the situation in Texas seem like a day in the park.

Is that what you were like when you lived in So Cal Tim?

[Anti Marine Layer]

Finally burned off by 6 PM. Probably not a true marine layer but Lidia remnants being pulled in by the onshore flow. There are places that get low clouds without inversions.

[Guest happ]

It has been muggy/ cloudy much of the day allowing a nice cool down. Data shows many areas recorded light rainfall from Lidia though only a trace here. The rain/ high dew points are greatly helping contain what has been one of the worse wildfires in Los Angeles at over 7000 acres. I attended a party last night where a couple from Miami vacationing in LA were playfully blamed for bringing "Florida weather" to California; they pointed out that the recent heat indexes here were unlike anything they ever encounter in Florida

 

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