August 2024 Observations and Discussion

[Tom]

I'm back in the Valley of the Sun....our week long road trip was action packed, quite fun, but a little draining on the body having to sleep one night here, one night there...but it's all worth it bc my fam got to see a lot of nice places in the Southwest U.S.   Now it's time to re-charge the batteries and get down to work.

[Tom]

I'm a little jelly of you guys in the Midwest who are enjoying a much needed break from the hot/humid weather.  Man, it's about as good as it can get!  Gorgeous weather for the Air & Water Show this weekend...I'd be right there on the beach for this event.  

[chescowxman]

Any sun this morning should fade as the cold front approaches this PM. Rain should start by late afternoon toward early evening. Heaviest rain overnight with up to a couple inches possible in spots. The impacts of TS Debby will keep us wet for much of the rest of the work week.

Chester County records for today: High 104 degrees at Sadsburyville (1918) / Record low 44 degrees at Phoenixville (1957) / Rain 2.19" at Longwood Gardens (2020)

[Tom]

Should be a busy afternoon/evening...looking forward to some boomers today!

[Clinton]

Beautiful day here today with clouds and some cooler drier air.  It has an early fall feel with a temperature of 76.

[Andie]

100* at 2pm.  About right for us this point in summer.  It may climb however.  

[Thunder98]

Very tiny cells popping along the Gulf Coast beaches.

 

 

[Andie]

Kinda normal.   Sometimes they’re very small pop up clouds and sometimes larger.  
We get some nice lightning in a black sky out into the gulf too. Fun weather watching.  

[Andie]

DFW Airport 100* at 5pm

edit: 6:30pm

Just hit 101 briefly.  
Tomorrow may deliver 102-3.  At this point, does it matter?  

[Black Hole]

9 hours ago, Andie said:

DFW Airport 100* at 5pm

edit: 6:30pm

Just hit 101 briefly.  
Tomorrow may deliver 102-3.  At this point, does it matter?  

Looks like we hit 102F here but dew points were relatively low at 67F. 

[westMJim]

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 73/59 there was 0.72” of rainfall. The highest wind gust was 33 MPH out of the NE there was a reported 25% of possible sunshine. For today the average H/L is 82/62 the record high of 97 was set in 1918 the coldest high of 63 was set in 1972 the record low of 46 was set in 1976 the warmest low of 78 was set in 1918. The most rainfall of 0.97” fell in 1959. The overnight low here in MBY was 57 and that is the current temperature with clear skies.

[Black Hole]

Definitely seeing some improvement with the forecast for the end of the week into early next week. Should at least see some isolated stuff Thursday and Friday, with cooler conditions on Friday (back into the upper 80s here). Then Sat-Sun I'd say its likely we get at least one shot of rain, possibly two with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s depending on the details. It'll feel nice! Still looks hot again after that but averages are now dropping here. 

[Clinton]

It's great waking up to temps in the upper 60s this morning.   Looks like more continued relief next week with some good rain chances also.  Strong look from the EPS. 

[Tom]

My father flew out to Chicago last night and my sister told him to pack a long sleeve and pants bc nights get a bit chilly.  I have fond memories of those perfect cool morning walks around my old neighborhood and then late afternoon bon fires.  Enjoy this gorgeous weather.  That's a golden early August forecast...

 

Meantime, out here I did NOT get to see any storm action as I caught up on some much needed Zzz's.  It did, however, rain across the valley as outflow boundaries popped up some cells right over the downtown area. 

[chescowxman]

Some rainfall amounts across the county over the last 2 days. Atgen 2.17" / Nottingham 1.79" / East Nantmeal 1.52" / Kennett Square 2.09" / West Chester 2.07" / Glenmoore 2.34" and West Bradford 2.14".

Rain chances increase again tonight and will continue through Friday with the remnants of TS Debby. Up to another 2" to 3" could fall in some localized spots.

Chester County records for today: High 107 degrees at Coatesville (1918) / Low 46 degrees at Devault (1954) / Rain 3.82" at Kennett Square (2020)

[Andie]

1 hour ago, Tom said:

 Enjoy this gorgeous weather.  That's a golden early August forecast...

That’s a sweet forecast.  
Cant wait!

[CentralNebWeather]

Wow. What a forecast for August. 

[StormchaserChuck1]

Rain, rain, rain here in Maryland. It's been a pretty cool mid-Summer. 

I went on a Carribean cruise a few days before the heat wave began here in late June, and was in Florida for the entire month after. Missed the whole thing (it was in the 80s the whole time where I was, 1000 miles south! ) 

[Andie]

98-101 for Highs the next 9 days.
 

Correction:   Our local met said we could hit 105* tomorrow.  
Praying a/c holds up.  

[StormchaserChuck1]

67F Here at 39N, 10 days from the hottest time of year.. brr

[Black Hole]

4 hours ago, StormchaserChuck1 said:

67F Here at 39N, 10 days from the hottest time of year.. brr

I recognize you from the americanwx page. I rarely post over there, but I am "BlizzardWx". Nice to see you on here!

But it was surprisingly cool yesterday morning. 69F with lower dew points and a nice breeze is a win in OK in summer. 

[Black Hole]

Could see rain each day for the next few, but Saturday and Sunday are looking like the ones with some real potential. I suspect I'll get at least an inch out of this pattern and some cooler days of course!

[westMJim]

The official H/L yesterday was 78/56 there was no rainfall the highest wind gust was 26 MPH out of the E there was 98% of possible sunshine. For today the average H/L is 82/62 the record high of 96 was set in 1894 the coldest high of 65 was set in 1972 the record low of 43 was set in 1989 the warmest low of 76 was set in 1900.The most rainfall of 1.57” fell in 1991.  The overnight low here in MBY was 58 and that is the current temperature with mostly clear skies.

[westMJim]

Here is a fun fact. The forecast is high in the upper 60’s for Saturday. If that is correct it will be one of the coldest high for any August 10th since 1892 there have only been 5 years when it did not reach 70 or better on August 10th at Grand Rapids.

[Tom]

Guess what guys?  PHX had a BN day in weeks!  The overnight low was a "COOL" 81F and a daytime high of ONLY 104F (105F is avg)....gotta tell ya, it felt good to be in the low 100's!  A couple of near avg days ahead before we warm up a bit over the weekend.  It kinda feels like the worst of the summer heat is behind us.  I don't foresee any long 110F+ days, but I'm sure we can get an Extreme Heat Warning to pop up here and there. 

[CentralNebWeather]

62 degrees with a north wind and rain falling, makes it feel downright chilly. 

[chescowxman]

Another 0.47" since midnight here in East Nantmeal - our 3 day total is up to 2.29"

Chances of more showers today and especially tomorrow....the heaviest rain from the remnants of Debby look to especially impact areas west of Chester County but some spots in the county could pick up another inch or two.

By the weekend our temperatures look to fall to below normal levels with highs mainly in the 70's and nights in the 50's with sunny skies - almost an early fall preview.

Chester County records for today: High 104 degrees at Phoenixville (1918) / Low 47 degrees at Coatesville (1989) / Rain 3.21" at West Chester (1985)

[Clinton]

Perfect weather around here this weekend with a chance to set some record lows tomorrow and Saturday morning.  Next week continues to show some good rain chances.

[Minny_Weather]

20 hours ago, CentralNebWeather said:

Wow. What a forecast for August. 

Temps have struggled to reach 60° here today, and expecting mid-60s with full sun tomorrow. Absolutely nuts.

[westMJim]

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 81/56 there was 81% of possible sunshine the highest wind gust was 18 MPH out of the W. For today the average H/L is 82/62 the record high of 97 was set in 1934 the coldest high was 69 set in 1994 and 1972. The record low of 43 was set in 1964 the warmest low of 72 was set in 7 years the last time was in 2010. The record rainfall of 1.25” was in 1977.

[westMJim]

We are now more than a week into August 2024 and the mean at Grand Rapids is 73.1 that is a departure of +1.0 the highest so far for this month is 89 and the lowest so far is 56 there has been 0.85” of rainfall that is a departure of -0.10” For the meteorological summer so far the mean is 71.8 the that is a departure of +0.5 as of this date. So far this meteorological summer there have been just 3 days of 90 or better and there have been just 16 days of 86 or better the average at this point is 22 so it has been a near average summer season with fewer than average very warm days.

[Madtown]

whoa, hello fall

[CentralNebWeather]

Whoa. Temps in the mid 50’s with light rain falling. We have opened the windows. High only predicted to reach 61. Very rare around here in August. 

[Clinton]

You can't ask for weather much better than this!  It was chilly this morning. 

 

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Late September vibes out there this morning. The morning low at Kansas City International was 54 degrees, which broke the daily record of 55 set back in 1927. Looking at highs in the mid 70s today. Enjoy!

[james1976]

Upper 60s and a nice NW breeze today. Loving this. 70s in the extended but no real heat. I'm sure we're not done with that yet this summer but I'll take this fall like weather for now!

A bit late but wanted to report we had 2.89" of rain this past Monday. It really came down during the early evening. 

[Hawkeye]

It seems we are going to go from an extremely wet July to nothing in August.  Ugh.  I'd much rather have a little more consistency.

In mid July the models were trying to bring in a lot of heat in late July and early August.  That was a total bust.  Cedar Rapids never even hit 90º once.  There was a lot of talk back in spring that this summer would be hot, but that has not happened at all.

[Hoosier]

1 hour ago, Hawkeye said:

It seems we are going to go from an extremely wet July to nothing in August.  Ugh.  I'd much rather have a little more consistency.

In mid July the models were trying to bring in a lot of heat in late July and early August.  That was a total bust.  Cedar Rapids never even hit 90º once.  There was a lot of talk back in spring that this summer would be hot, but that has not happened at all.

Never fear, the warm temps will arrive just in time for winter.  

[chescowxman]

Some Chester County totals for today and for the first 9 days of August....drought we hardly knew you!!

[Madtown]

cracked 60 for an 1.5 hours around 4pm mix of clouds n sun. how's winter looking folks?!?

[StormchaserChuck1]

Ready for a beautiful Fall. Low 80s, low humidity, and sunny for the next 6 days..