Tom Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, Andie said: It’s been one for the books for most of us here. If winter snaps back proportionally it will be a very cold winter. I’m looking forward to pulling out the coat! #southernstreamdream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Overachieved a bit on morning lows (on the cool side) with a 67F here. I tried to enjoy it because it'll be hot for a while now. Looking at 95F today with heat indices of 105F and then 103F or so the next 2 days with heat indices of 110-115F. Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Here’s a little tease….F-16 Beast Mode…God Bless the filtered-824CAE2A-E7D4-42D0-AC8E-DD832648B26D.mp4 A4995049-7D87-494D-91C4-7B9FC58A4EB6.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 I love air shows! Our Naval Air Station canceled theirs this year. They usually rip out over our house. Ring side seat. Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptownwx Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Not looking forward to this heatwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 54 minutes ago, Andie said: I love air shows! Our Naval Air Station canceled theirs this year. They usually rip out over our house. Ring side seat. Thunderbirds up next…I missed their opening as they flew for like 30 min. I think they close out the show this year also. Double time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Great finale to see ‘em birds… 1E7CDDCB-6A32-4344-B3AB-EE24FFF010A3.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Oh yeah! Grew up with screaming jets. Just love ‘em! We’re at 109/110. Allergens hitting now too. Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 105 for me tomorrow, urgh... Quote Never say Never with Weather, because anything is possible! All observations are in Tecumseh, OK unless otherwise noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKwx2k4 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 Beautiful and ugly atmosphere.... Here's to reversals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westMJim Posted August 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 The SW Michian weather history has this for August 17. August 17 1988: It is the last hot day of the hot and dry summer of 1988. Record highs were set at Grand Rapids with 98 degrees, Lansing with 95, and Muskegon with 93. Thirteen of the first seventeen days of August had highs over 90 degrees at Grand Rapids, but none after today. The transition to cooler weather is marked by severe thunderstorms that bring large hail and damaging winds during the late afternoon and evening. Even though it was 25 years ago I still remember the early evening of August 17th 1988. The summer of 1988 was indeed a very hot one. While the mean temperatures for June 68.5° July 74.6° and August 73.4° were not the hottest for any of those months the highest readings of 98°for June, 100° for July and 98° for August were very hot. June was very dry with just 0.25” at Grand Rapids July and August were wetter. That summer had a total of 37 days of 90 or better. That 37 days of 90 or better is the record at Grand Rapids. With May having 1, June having 10 and July and August having 13 each. This year so far there have only been 8 so far at Grand Rapids. 1988 had 11 days when the temperature did not drop below 70° So far this year there has been 1 such day. While June and July had many days with highs in the 90’s or better with low dew points the lows fell into the 60’s, 50’s and even the 40’s. But it was the first 17 days of August that the heat poured on. From August 1st to the 17th there were 13 days of 90 or better. From the 11th to the 17th there were 7 day in a row of 90 or better. For the month there were 2 days of 98, 1 day of 97, 3 days of 95, 3 days of 93 and 4 days of 91. The month also had 9 days of lows of 70 or above with 1 at 76, 1 at 75, 1 at 74, 1 at 73. 4 at 72 and 1 at 70. Remember that was in the first 17 days. The on August 17th the day was hot and humid. We only had a window air conditioning at that time. The official high for the day was 98. I had 101 at my house. During the day a line of storms formed over the UP. That line sank slowly south during the day. The was a east west line. It did not reach Grand Rapids in after sunset. We had a picnic table in the back yard and I watched the storms come in from the north they did not reach GR until after 9PM there was steady lightning for over 3 hours to the north. After the storms it did not get any warmer than 81 for the rest of August and the high was only 80 in September. For one of the biggest weather pattern changes we have seen. The big takeaway is that 1988 had a record number of days of 90 or better and that ended on August 17th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 Here we go, the heat is on beginning today. Forecasted high of 102 and this is going to last for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Clinton said: Here we go, the heat is on beginning today. Forecasted high of 102 and this is going to last for quite some time. It looks like this Heat Wave is going to impact pretty much all of us in this Sub from north to south, but not so much east. I say, bring on the hottest temps of the season and then let's turn the corner later next weekend and start to FEEL the Autumn weather. I don't know how my brother and his friends are going to deal with the HEAT and Humidity down in the Ozarks next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Tom said: It looks like this Heat Wave is going to impact pretty much all of us in this Sub from north to south, but not so much east. I say, bring on the hottest temps of the season and then let's turn the corner later next weekend and start to FEEL the Autumn weather. I don't know how my brother and his friends are going to deal with the HEAT and Humidity down in the Ozarks next week! They are going to sweat lol! I think there maybe a short break in the heat next weekend for some but don't be surprised if this builds back in through the first week of September. Then we look to the Gulf, Florida is first up and then the TX/LA coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKwx2k4 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 57 minutes ago, Tom said: It looks like this Heat Wave is going to impact pretty much all of us in this Sub from north to south, but not so much east. I say, bring on the hottest temps of the season and then let's turn the corner later next weekend and start to FEEL the Autumn weather. I don't know how my brother and his friends are going to deal with the HEAT and Humidity down in the Ozarks next week! Its going to be brutal down here, but I promise they are seeing it at the most beautiful I've seen it here in 2 decades. Hope they enjoy their visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 23 minutes ago, Clinton said: They are going to sweat lol! I think there maybe a short break in the heat next weekend for some but don't be surprised if this builds back in through the first week of September. Then we look to the Gulf, Florida is first up and then the TX/LA coast. We'll have to see how much the W NAMER ridge flex's its muscle end of month and pops the PNA into + territory. It's interesting to see how the Polar Vortex suddenly has got its act together and the Aleutian Low has begun to take shape. As Gary says, the new LRC begins to show its very very early signs up in the northern latitudes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, OKwx2k4 said: Its going to be brutal down here, but I promise they are seeing it at the most beautiful I've seen it here in 2 decades. Hope they enjoy their visit. Thanks...I'm sure they will have fun on the water. It's always a good time down there. I haven't been there since prob 2006? That place has developed so much it prob looks way different now. I definitely want to visit down there soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlgamer Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 Greetings everyone! The heat really gets cranked up today...my forecast high is 108. Heat waves. Yuck. Interesting AFD from TOP this morning. Excerpt: "Well, today`s the day. The much advertised heat wave will begin today as ridging strengthens and builds north across the Central Plains. According to RAP mesoanalysis, 850 mb temperatures are already at 30C. Looking at a climatology of TOP`s upper air soundings, 30C temperatures at 850 mb have only been observed three times since soundings began in 1955, with a maximum of 31 C in June 1980. So we are in very rare air indeed. The main question for today continues to be how deep the mixing will be. If those very hot temperatures aloft can fully mix out, we`ll be looking at temperatures in the 110 to 115 degree range, which would be pushing all time records. A more reasonable mixing scenario would see highs today in the 105 to 110 range, which would still be near daily record maximums. Quote 23-24 seasonal snow total: 17.8" (as of 3/9/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chescowxman Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 This morning's low temperatures made it down to the low 50's in many of the lower valley spots across Chester County. Here in East Nantmeal the low this AM of 55.1 was our chilliest low since the 53.9 degree low back on June 15th. Today will be a top 10 day of the summer with very sunny skies, low humidity and high temperatures remaining in the mid to upper 70's. We warm up tomorrow into the low to mid-80's but still low humidity. We warm up for just one day on Monday but yet again with more humidity temps should top out in the mid to upper 80's. More great cooler than normal weather moves back in for Tuesday through Thursday as we continue our relatively chilly summer here in Chester County. Records for today: High 96 (1914) / Low 45 (1949) / Rain 4.98" (1939) Quote All historical weather data analytics posted by me is specifically for the climate of Chester County PA. We continually analyze the actual raw non-adjusted NWS certified Coop observed climate data for Chester County. There have been no post observation adjustments to any of the detailed analytics. All data is sourced from trained NWS observers and spotters. The life blood of science is to challenge what is thought to be known. The concept that climate change etc. is somehow “settled science” describes a religion - a belief system that does not welcome challenges. We should all continue to challenge science! Snow Totals 2023/24 = 24.5" - 11/28 (0.3") / 12/7 (0.8") / 12/11 (0.8") / 1/6 (2.0") / 1/16 (2.8") / 1/19 (4.5") / 2/13 (10.5") / 2/17 (2.8") Average Chester County PA Snow at elevations over 660 FT ASL (1983-Present) = 35.9" Snow totals by season: 2022/23 (2.7") /2021/22 (20.5") 2020/21 snow (52.2") / 2019/20 snow (5.8" )/ 2018/19 snow (35.1" )/ 2017/18 snow (58.5") / 2016/17 snow (24.0")/ 2015/16 snow (40.8")/ 2014/15 snow = (55.3") /2013/14 snow (80.0"). Check out the historical Western Chester County PA website at https://www.chescowx.com. Follow me on twitter at https://twitter.com/ChescoWx and join us on the #1 social media source for all things Chester County weather on the Chester County Weather Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/chescowx National Weather Service SKYWARN® Trained Spotter CHPA-174 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 Currently 85. High today forecast for 110/111 Excessive heat warning. It’s been a long time since we hit 111* officially. It’s 92* at 9:30 so should be easy. I think I’m done. Would somebody turn me over? Who’s ready for Fall? I’ll make this easy. Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 I think there's a real shot at hitting 100 at Chicago O'Hare midweek. Right now, I'd give it just under a 50/50 chance, with it still being 4-5 days out. It looks warm enough aloft to do it, and there will be a dry spell heading into this period to help dry out the soils a bit. Looking back through history, a drought per se is not required for Chicago to hit 100, but you usually need to at least be in a dry stretch. Officially, Chicago has hit 100+ a total of 65 times since records began, but it has not occurred at O'Hare since 2012. Out of those 65 occurrences, only 5 have occurred after August 20, with the last one being in 1960. So this would be pretty rare territory and it's why I'm holding back a bit and not being more aggressive with calling for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 As of 1 pm we are sitting in the low to mid 90’s with heat index between 105-112 depending on the app I’m using. Looks like it lasts through Thursday. Absolutely hate extreme heat and humidity. Couldn’t ever see myself moving any farther south. I could see mountain living for my wife and I sometime in the future. Maybe in 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hoosier Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) There's an inaccuracy in the afternoon afd from NWS Chicago. In it they mention that Chicago has only hit 100 or better once after August 16. That's true if you're only looking at the month of August, but there have been some occurrences in September. Here are the 5 days with a high of 100+ in Chicago after August 16: 9/7/1939: 100 8/24/1947: 100 9/1/1953: 101 9/2/1953: 101 9/7/1960: 100 Edit: looks like they just sent out a corrected afd Edited August 19, 2023 by Hoosier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 51 minutes ago, Hoosier said: There's an inaccuracy in the afternoon afd from NWS Chicago. In it they mention that Chicago has only hit 100 or better once after August 16. That's true if you're only looking at the month of August, but there have been some occurrences in September. Here are the 5 days with a high of 100+ in Chicago after August 16: 9/7/1939: 100 8/24/1947: 100 9/1/1953: 101 9/2/1953: 101 9/7/1960: 100 Edit: looks like they just sent out a corrected afd Great call! You guys have a great mind...#statman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 I reached 107°F today, hottest yet Quote Never say Never with Weather, because anything is possible! All observations are in Tecumseh, OK unless otherwise noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhawker85 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 My car thermometer read 113 about a hour ago. This is only day 1 of a 6 day hot streak. YIKES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 Hello from Manchester, New Hampshire! Nice and cool upper 60s today and overcast. Think Fall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Dew point has surged to 77 as of 7:30 pm. Heat index still 110. One of the worst days I’ve felt in years. Fortunately, the sun is getting ready to set, losing over 2 minutes of sunlight a day now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkstwelve Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 High of 92 with the HI topping out at 112. Currently have 77% humidity and it feels downright oppresive out there. My son played his first actual football game today and a lot of them were feeling kind of sick after a while. We just kept giving them and dousing them in water. That was only at 11:30AM, can't imagine the poor kids who had to play this afternoon. Rough. We cool back down into the 80s tomorrow but then the heat is on for the remainder of the week. I'm ready for fall already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Jayhawker85 said: My car thermometer read 113 about a hour ago. This is only day 1 of a 6 day hot streak. YIKES! Brutal today and tomorrow should be hotter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 7 hours ago, CentralNebWeather said: 4 hours ago, Iceresistance said: I reached 107°F today, hottest yet Thats just filthy! I'm ready for October and bonfire weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 7 hours ago, Clinton said: Thats just filthy! I'm ready for October and bonfire weather. Yes! The ambiance of bon fire weather....ahhhh, love those type of cool evenings around a fire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 @Clinton if forecasts hold, it looks really really nice later next weekend into the following week...the trough appears to wanna crash far enough south to give a lot of us a nice period of comfortable DP's and cool nights. If the Euro is right, it may even crash all the way down to Texarkana and give @Andie @OKwx2k4 @Black Hole @Iceresistance a much welcomed relief from the oppressive Heat to close out August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 27 minutes ago, Tom said: @Clinton if forecasts hold, it looks really really nice later next weekend into the following week...the trough appears to wanna crash far enough south to give a lot of us a nice period of comfortable DP's and cool nights. If the Euro is right, it may even crash all the way down to Texarkana and give @Andie @OKwx2k4 @Black Hole @Iceresistance a much welcomed relief from the oppressive Heat to close out August. I'm so looking forward to it! This is going to be a rough week. Manhattan Kansas hit 115 actual temp yesterday and Lawrence had a heat index of 126. The crazy GFS turned out to be not so crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Clinton said: I'm so looking forward to it! This is going to be a rough week. Manhattan Kansas hit 115 actual temp yesterday and Lawrence had a HI of 126. The crazy GFS turned out to be not so crazy. Holy smokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 The heat arrived yesterday for me today it will team up with dew points in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Tom said: Holy smokes For Lawrence that heat index of 126 is just disgusting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 30 minutes ago, Tom said: @Clinton if forecasts hold, it looks really really nice later next weekend into the following week...the trough appears to wanna crash far enough south to give a lot of us a nice period of comfortable DP's and cool nights. If the Euro is right, it may even crash all the way down to Texarkana and give @Andie @OKwx2k4 @Black Hole @Iceresistance a much welcomed relief from the oppressive Heat to close out August. I am really excited for this one! Quote Never say Never with Weather, because anything is possible! All observations are in Tecumseh, OK unless otherwise noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Supercell Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Clinton said: The heat arrived yesterday for me today it will team up with dew points in the 70s. It better not be a repeat of the late July heat indexes we had in the Ohio Valley. Quote Ashland, KY Weather '23-'24 Winter Snowfall - 5.50" First freeze: 11/1 (32) Minimum: 2 on 1/17 Measurable snows: 4 Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19) Thunders: 21 1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15 3/26, 3/30, 3/31, 4/2, 4/3, 4/8, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7 5/8, Severe storms: 2 ------------------------------------------------------- [Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021] https://imgur.com/SuGTijl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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