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August 2026 Observations and Discussions

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On 8/27/2026 at 12:41 PM, Hoosier said:

I'm sure by December.

I’ve worn cut-offs at Christmas. 
Ssssh! 

103*

100+ the next 10 days. 

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2018 Record Rainfall - 62.65"   

Historic Record High 120.0*F
Record 
Low Temp. - 2*F - 1989

 

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    Omg dude I got smoked!  I happen to be home today.  It was dark as night with a green tint to the sky as it came in.  Worst storm I have personally witnessed in my lifetime.  The amount of trees/branc

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    Was helping my mom with cleanup and since her area is (was) loaded with trees, it provides a striking before and after comparison.  First image is a google map view from a couple years ago and the sec

  • OttumwaSnomow
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    Thought I would let all know. After years of complaining, Ottumwa Iowa is having a true wet year! It seems that no matter where the system is mby gets something. I have often caught lone pop ups.

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Good morning.  The Severe Weather Europe site has issued a update for the upcoming forecasted supper El Nino. Her is a link to that update.

https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/winter-2026-2027-first-forecast-super-el-nino-polar-vortex-snow-cold-united-states-canada-europe-fa/

This winter is forecasted to be a very strong El Nino while the article has 4 El Nino’s I will only use the top 3 very strong El Nono’s 1982/83 1997/98 and 2015/16

So how will supper El Nino affect this winter here in Michigan? In Grand Rapids the 3 supper El Nio’s had the following winter’s

1982/83 October mean was 53.5 (+2.0) November mean was 40.8 (+0.8) there was 5.2” of snow fall and 5.36” precipitation. December had a mean of 36.2 (+5.8) there was 8.2” of snow and 6.49” of precipitation. That Christmas had a record high of 65 and there was a thunderstorm. January had a mean of 27.6 (+2.8) 1.33” of precipitation and 5.7” of snow fall. February had a mean of 30.9 (+4.3) 1.12 precipitation and 2.9” snow fall. For the met winter mean was 31.6 and there was just 35.9” of snow fall of that 13.2” came in March.

1997/98 October had a mean of 49.9 (-1.6) there was 2.4” of snow fall. November had a mean of 35.6 (-4.4) there was 1.49” of precipitation and 11.3” of snow fall. December had a mean of 31.0 (+0.6) 4.09” of precipitation 11.5” snow. Christmas did have 1” of snow on the ground. January had a mean of 29.5 (+4.7) it was wet with 4.09” of precipitation and 20.3” snow. February had a record mean of 34.1 (+7.5) there was 1.50” of precipitation and just 0.5” of snow fall. For the met mean was 31.5 and there was 59.8” of snow fall.

2015/16 October had a mean of 52.1 (+0.6) there was a trace of snow fall. November had a mean of 44.5(+5.5)  that is the 3rd warmest at GRR. The month has 4 days in a row of 70+ there was 3.33” of precipitation and 3.5” of snow. December had a mean of 39.1 (+8.7) that is the record for the warmest December at Grand Rapids. There was 3.33” of precipitation and just 2.5” of snow. Christmas was green. January had a mean of 26.0 (+2.9) 2.15” of precipitation and 20.8” of snow. February had a mean of 29.5 (+2.9) there was 2.78” of precipitation and 14.8” of snow. For the winter season there was 61.1” of snow and the met winter mean was 31.5.

During the 3 winters the seasonal snow fall average was 52.3 vs the winter average at Grand Rapids of 77.6” the met winter average was 29.1” vs the met winter average of 60.6” and the met winter average temperature was 31.5 vs the met winter average of 27.3°

Here is the NWS forecast the next seven days.

Detailed Forecast for Grand Rapids

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a chance of showers between noon and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of thunderstorms, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday

A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

 

LOT released detailed maps of the derecho, based on survey info and some measured wind gusts.

Looks like there was a 5-8 mile wide swath of winds >80 mph in northwest IN, with a much larger area of 70+ mph (and some narrow 80+ swaths/spots mixed in that zone too).  Can see some pockets of 100+ mph in extreme eastern IL, one just east of the IL/IN border and another over toward Gary and Portage.  They don't have it labeled in the legend, but I assume the dark purple circles are 110 mph, because those coincide with the areas that LOT mentioned in their writeup.  

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I hit a high of 97 today as temps exceeded expectations.  It's supposed to be warmer tomorrow so I could make a run at 100.  The grass is beginning to brown quickly and may not have to mow this week.

On 8/27/2026 at 3:27 PM, Tom said:

Hey guys, has anyone of you guys near Sioux Falls/IA ever go to Okoboji Lake???  A buddy of mine just got an AirBnb for next month and is heading there for Labor Day weekend.  I hear its a Big beautiful natural lake and from the looks of it throws some really big boat parties on the water, although, on the west side and he will be on the east side.  

No....But, I luv Airbnb's. 

Its 11:17am here in Chios, Greece now, so 4:17am there in US Time. 

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Good morning.  Here in the NW side of Grand Rapids I am getting a thunder shower at 6:30AM the current temperature here in 66. Today and tonight will be mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers this morning there is also a chance of showers later today into tonight.  Monday thru Wednesday will be very warm with a chance of showers.  Highs will be in the upper 80’s and lows in the low 70’s.  Thursday to Saturday will be a little cooler but still warm for early September with highs in the low to mid 80’s and lows in the mid 60’s.

Detailed Forecast for Grand Rapids

Today

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. High near 82. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Saturday

A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Climate report for August 30th.  The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 78/60 there were 4 CDD’s and there was 0.03” of rainfall, the highest wind gust was 20MPH out of the SW reported weather events were light rain and fog.  For today the average H/L is 79/59 the record high of 95 was in 1899 the coolest high of 63 was in 1967 and 1915 the record low for both August 30th and the month of August was 39 in 1976 the warmest low of 75 was in 1932. The most rainfall of 2.00” was in 1955.  Last year the H/L was 74/44.

Some weather history for August 30th.  1982, A tropical depression brought torrential rains to portions of southern Texas. Up to twelve inches fell south of Houston, and as much as eighteen inches fell southeast of Austin. The tropical depression spawned fourteen tornadoes in three days. (David Ludlum) Record cold gripped the northeastern U.S. Thirty-one cities in New England reported record lows, and areas of Vermont received up to three inches of snow. (The Weather Channel) 1989, Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced large hail in Montana and North Dakota during the evening and early nighttime hours. Hail three inches in diameter was reported 20 miles south of Medora ND, and thunderstorms over Dawson County MT produced up to three inches of rain. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Roundup MT, Dazey ND and Protection KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) and here in Michigan, 1976, Grand Rapids falls to 39 degrees, the coldest ever recorded during the month of August. Scattered frost occurs in rural areas.

 

We turn warmer and more humid today through much of the upcoming week with shower and thunderstorm chances each day. The best chances of any rain would be later this evening and again on Wednesday into Thursday. Our warmest day looks to be Tuesday with some lower valley locations possibly touching 90 degrees. We turn much cooler and drier for Labor Day Weekend.

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Climate change is real, cyclical and not scary! There is nothing man can do to impact or change it's natural cyclical rhythms.  Of note the Chester County actual raw annual mean temperature from 1893 through 2025 shows very minor and importantly not statistically significant warming of a minor 0.04 degrees per decade since the 1890's. We are in a warmer cycle - however there is no evidence of a "climate emergency" or "existential threat to man!" Climate remains a physical system, not a belief or proposition. When you hear claims that “the science is settled,” remember that the science is built on data that has been repeatedly altered. The raw numbers are not allowed to speak for themselves. They are processed, adjusted, and homogenized until they say what the narrative demands. Real science welcomes scrutiny of its raw data. Climate science hides it behind a wall of algorithms. That should make every curious citizen skeptical. The burden of proof is on those who claim that the warming is real and dangerous. But if the proof relies on manipulated data, then the case collapses. The art of homogenization may be sophisticated, but it cannot conceal the truth forever: the raw data does not support the alarm." We will present the raw data as the best real data available.

East Nantmeal Twp. PA Average Seasonal Snow at 685 FT ASL (2003-Present) (36.0")  Recent seasonal Snow totals 2025/26 (47.9") / 2024/25 (21.5") / 2023/24 (24.5") / 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").

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6 hours ago, Niko said:

No....But, I luv Airbnb's. 

Its 11:17am here in Chios, Greece now, so 4:17am there in US Time. 

I met a very nice Romanian last night at a house party up in N Scottsdale that used to live near Macomb, actually, it was up near Lake St. Clair.  She mentioned how many eastern Europeans live by your area and we talked about culture, family and the green landscape in Michigan.  One thing we agreed upon is the fact that we both miss the 4 seasons!  Have fun out in Greece and enjoy the food and vibe!

 

23 minutes ago, Tom said:

I met a very nice Romanian last night at a house party up in N Scottsdale that used to live near Macomb, actually, it was up near Lake St. Clair.  She mentioned how many eastern Europeans live by your area and we talked about culture, family and the green landscape in Michigan.  One thing we agreed upon is the fact that we both miss the 4 seasons!  Have fun out in Greece and enjoy the food and vibe!

 

You've got to get out of southern Arizona. I know what it does to a weather enthusiasts soul! Oklahoma isn't really my dream location, but it's night and day better than a torrid desert. 

Here is your probability of 105 or hotter for the next 2 weeks. Pretty good signal of a return to very hot near September 10th. 

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Winter 25-26: Total Snow (7.0") Total Ice (0.1") 

Winter 24-25: Total Snow (11.7")    Total Ice (0.2")     Coldest Low: 3F   Coldest High: 16F

Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2")    Total Ice (0.2")     Coldest Low: 1F     Coldest High: 5F

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On my way home last night in the Uber, another dust storm engulfed the east valley from outflows.  Once I got home, a nice cell popped up over Scottsdale and headed right for my place and was blessed by a good little soaker.  Picked up around 0.16" of much welcomed rain.  It was nice to see natures light show!  The models were painting a much more significant event that really didn't transpire.  Today and tomorrow we have more opportunities.

 

My husband is from Az and he was amazed. This was one for the record books.  

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2018 Record Rainfall - 62.65"   

Historic Record High 120.0*F
Record 
Low Temp. - 2*F - 1989

 

The temp made it to 100 here today and it was a bit windy.  Models showing a strong cold front pushing through the Sub around September 11th that may end the extreme heat for good this year!

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1 hour ago, Clinton said:

The temp made it to 100 here today and it was a bit windy.  Models showing a strong cold front pushing through the Sub around September 11th that may end the extreme heat for good this year!

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There are definitely signals for a cooler pattern as the month of September goes on, whether it's closer to average or cooler than average at times.  But the first ~1/3 or so of the month is likely to result in enough of a surplus to make the month warmer than average for many.  

Invest 97L is building and may affect Texas.   We need rain in such a bad way.    
The wildfires aren’t under control and it will take the help of nature to save that area.   

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2018 Record Rainfall - 62.65"   

Historic Record High 120.0*F
Record 
Low Temp. - 2*F - 1989

 

2 hours ago, Andie said:

Invest 97L is building and may affect Texas.   We need rain in such a bad way.    
The wildfires aren’t under control and it will take the help of nature to save that area.   

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Good morning. We have now reached the end of August 2026. 1954 Here in the NW side of Grand the overnight low in my yard was 69 and that is also the current temperature. There are showers to the north and west this morning.  There is a 50% chance of showers today with highs in the mid 80’s it should be partly cloudy tonight with lows in the low 70’s Tuesday and Wednesday should be warm with highs in the mid to upper 80’s lows should be warm in the upper 60’s to low 70’s Thursday has a good chance of showers, at this time Friday to Sunday look mostly dry with seasonally warm temperatures.

Detailed Forecast

Today

Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday

Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Climate report for Grand Rapids.  The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 83/65 there were 9 CDD’s there was 0.53” of rainfall the highest wind gust was 33MPH out of the SW.  Some weather events reported were thunder, rain, light rain and fog.  For today the average H/L is 79/59 the record high of 97 was in 1953 the coolest high of 65 was in 1975 and 1903 the record low of 43 was in 1915 and 1967 the warmest low of 74 was in 1898. The most rainfall of 1.02” was in 1975, last year the H/L was 77/46.

Some weather history for August 31st 1954, Hurricane Carol swept across eastern New England killing sixty persons and causing 450 million dollars damage. It was the first of three hurricanes to affect New England that year. (David Ludlum) 1989,  Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front spread severe weather from Minnesota to Indiana through the course of the day and night. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail near Saint Michael and Hutchinson, and drenched Moose Lake with nine inches of rain in six hours. Tucson AZ hit 100 degrees for a record 79th time in the year, surpassing a record established the previous year. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) Here in Michigan 1953, August ends with a late season heat wave that will continue into September. Record highs of 97 are set at Grand Rapids, 96 at Lansing and 91 at Muskegon. 2009, August ends on a cool note with a record low of 41 degrees at Muskegon. Some other readings include 34 at Big Rapids, 32 at Cadillac and 28 at Leota, in Clare County.

 

15 hours ago, Clinton said:

The temp made it to 100 here today and it was a bit windy.  Models showing a strong cold front pushing through the Sub around September 11th that may end the extreme heat for good this year!

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I think this will come, but later than this. My expectation is it'll be mostly hot through the 15-20th with changes starting to develop after that. With that said, some of the cluster scenarios of the super ensemble point toward this occurring sooner than later.

Both cluster 2 and 4 (42% of outcomes) support a front by mid month. 

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Winter 25-26: Total Snow (7.0") Total Ice (0.1") 

Winter 24-25: Total Snow (11.7")    Total Ice (0.2")     Coldest Low: 3F   Coldest High: 16F

Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2")    Total Ice (0.2")     Coldest Low: 1F     Coldest High: 5F

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Warm, humid with some showers possible for much of the week before we turn much cooler and clearer by the end of the work week and the start of Labor Day Weekend. The warmest day of the week looks to be tomorrow with highs well into the 80's. The best chance of rain will be tomorrow night into Wednesday.

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Climate change is real, cyclical and not scary! There is nothing man can do to impact or change it's natural cyclical rhythms.  Of note the Chester County actual raw annual mean temperature from 1893 through 2025 shows very minor and importantly not statistically significant warming of a minor 0.04 degrees per decade since the 1890's. We are in a warmer cycle - however there is no evidence of a "climate emergency" or "existential threat to man!" Climate remains a physical system, not a belief or proposition. When you hear claims that “the science is settled,” remember that the science is built on data that has been repeatedly altered. The raw numbers are not allowed to speak for themselves. They are processed, adjusted, and homogenized until they say what the narrative demands. Real science welcomes scrutiny of its raw data. Climate science hides it behind a wall of algorithms. That should make every curious citizen skeptical. The burden of proof is on those who claim that the warming is real and dangerous. But if the proof relies on manipulated data, then the case collapses. The art of homogenization may be sophisticated, but it cannot conceal the truth forever: the raw data does not support the alarm." We will present the raw data as the best real data available.

East Nantmeal Twp. PA Average Seasonal Snow at 685 FT ASL (2003-Present) (36.0")  Recent seasonal Snow totals 2025/26 (47.9") / 2024/25 (21.5") / 2023/24 (24.5") / 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 Chester County PA website at https://www.chescowx.com.  Follow me on twitter at  https://x.com/ChescoWx and join us at the #1 social media source for all things Chester County weather on the Chester County Weather Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/chescowx or on Instagram just follow us at chescoweather

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Through it's first 9 days the ChescoWx forecast has been closer than the NWS point and click for EN.

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Climate change is real, cyclical and not scary! There is nothing man can do to impact or change it's natural cyclical rhythms.  Of note the Chester County actual raw annual mean temperature from 1893 through 2025 shows very minor and importantly not statistically significant warming of a minor 0.04 degrees per decade since the 1890's. We are in a warmer cycle - however there is no evidence of a "climate emergency" or "existential threat to man!" Climate remains a physical system, not a belief or proposition. When you hear claims that “the science is settled,” remember that the science is built on data that has been repeatedly altered. The raw numbers are not allowed to speak for themselves. They are processed, adjusted, and homogenized until they say what the narrative demands. Real science welcomes scrutiny of its raw data. Climate science hides it behind a wall of algorithms. That should make every curious citizen skeptical. The burden of proof is on those who claim that the warming is real and dangerous. But if the proof relies on manipulated data, then the case collapses. The art of homogenization may be sophisticated, but it cannot conceal the truth forever: the raw data does not support the alarm." We will present the raw data as the best real data available.

East Nantmeal Twp. PA Average Seasonal Snow at 685 FT ASL (2003-Present) (36.0")  Recent seasonal Snow totals 2025/26 (47.9") / 2024/25 (21.5") / 2023/24 (24.5") / 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 Chester County PA website at https://www.chescowx.com.  Follow me on twitter at  https://x.com/ChescoWx and join us at the #1 social media source for all things Chester County weather on the Chester County Weather Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/chescowx or on Instagram just follow us at chescoweather

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Well after a great start to August... things had to switch back on us in Eastern Nebraska. Right back into the heat we go, along with much of the country. Also haven't had much moisture the last two weeks - as the progress that was made earlier in August is being undone by the heat and lack of widespread rainfall. 

Can't remember a stretch of heat like this to start September around here... and it doesn't look like any hints of relief until late next week (probably past that). Not going to complain as I know our friends down south in Oklahoma and Texas have been suffering for much longer... hopefully this pattern breaks for us all in a couple weeks! 

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Any shot of 90 at ORD today has been kneecapped by some storms.  So will go the entire month of August without a 90 degree day in Chicago, although it was not a cool month in the means.

Edit:  this will be the first time without a 90 degree day in August since 2014, and it will only be the 3rd time without one since 1986!  

We have been blessed with a nice soaking rainfall this morning as the upper level energy that was supposed to trigger the showers/storms this morning panned out!  I was a bit worried going into this set up but it worked out great.  Nice soaker with not a lot of runoff.  It was a refreshing 78F this morning when I was out on the patio working on my laptop.

A general 0.25" to 0.60" fell over the central/east valley this morning.  Last night, some big storms blew up and prompted some dust advisories and severe storm warnings farther south.

101* Official at 4pm.   
I see 106* here.  Partly cloudy 

Humidity 25%

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2018 Record Rainfall - 62.65"   

Historic Record High 120.0*F
Record 
Low Temp. - 2*F - 1989

 

August finishes with the hottest day of the year for my place.  My high was 102, the high temps along with the wind are rapidly drying things out.

Crummy La Niña.  
I’m praying for shift. The entire Midwest is drying up.  Texas is powder dry.  
It’s becoming dire. Wildfires, a spark from a trailer chain can start a roadside fire.  
When is the Niña going to shift?!!

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2018 Record Rainfall - 62.65"   

Historic Record High 120.0*F
Record 
Low Temp. - 2*F - 1989

 

On 8/30/2026 at 6:29 PM, Hoosier said:

There are definitely signals for a cooler pattern as the month of September goes on, whether it's closer to average or cooler than average at times.  But the first ~1/3 or so of the month is likely to result in enough of a surplus to make the month warmer than average for many.  

we’re not getting cooler than average with this look, and we really shouldn’t be expecting a cool regime to take hold considering the Nino and how our most recent Septembers have played out.

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After a very wet August across the area we start September with more shower chances over the first few days of the month. Today looks to be the warmest day and likely driest with highs ranging from the mid 80's here in East Nantmeal with some 90's possible in valley locations. Tomorrow will be a good 10 degrees cooler but also a better shot of some showers. With a cold front passing through we begin to trend cooler as we head into the Labor Day Weekend. High temperatures through the weekend looks to remain in the mid to upper 70's with overnight lows in the 50's.

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Climate change is real, cyclical and not scary! There is nothing man can do to impact or change it's natural cyclical rhythms.  Of note the Chester County actual raw annual mean temperature from 1893 through 2025 shows very minor and importantly not statistically significant warming of a minor 0.04 degrees per decade since the 1890's. We are in a warmer cycle - however there is no evidence of a "climate emergency" or "existential threat to man!" Climate remains a physical system, not a belief or proposition. When you hear claims that “the science is settled,” remember that the science is built on data that has been repeatedly altered. The raw numbers are not allowed to speak for themselves. They are processed, adjusted, and homogenized until they say what the narrative demands. Real science welcomes scrutiny of its raw data. Climate science hides it behind a wall of algorithms. That should make every curious citizen skeptical. The burden of proof is on those who claim that the warming is real and dangerous. But if the proof relies on manipulated data, then the case collapses. The art of homogenization may be sophisticated, but it cannot conceal the truth forever: the raw data does not support the alarm." We will present the raw data as the best real data available.

East Nantmeal Twp. PA Average Seasonal Snow at 685 FT ASL (2003-Present) (36.0")  Recent seasonal Snow totals 2025/26 (47.9") / 2024/25 (21.5") / 2023/24 (24.5") / 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 Chester County PA website at https://www.chescowx.com.  Follow me on twitter at  https://x.com/ChescoWx and join us at the #1 social media source for all things Chester County weather on the Chester County Weather Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/chescowx or on Instagram just follow us at chescoweather

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Below is the Chester County area Climate Summary for August 2026. August finished just slightly above normal +0.6 degrees as the 52nd warmest and the 16th wettest since 1871. Through the 1st 8 months of 2026 we are running 0.7 degrees below normal temperature wise which is the 57th warmest over 151 years but only the 103rd warmest on a composite anomaly basis.

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Climate change is real, cyclical and not scary! There is nothing man can do to impact or change it's natural cyclical rhythms.  Of note the Chester County actual raw annual mean temperature from 1893 through 2025 shows very minor and importantly not statistically significant warming of a minor 0.04 degrees per decade since the 1890's. We are in a warmer cycle - however there is no evidence of a "climate emergency" or "existential threat to man!" Climate remains a physical system, not a belief or proposition. When you hear claims that “the science is settled,” remember that the science is built on data that has been repeatedly altered. The raw numbers are not allowed to speak for themselves. They are processed, adjusted, and homogenized until they say what the narrative demands. Real science welcomes scrutiny of its raw data. Climate science hides it behind a wall of algorithms. That should make every curious citizen skeptical. The burden of proof is on those who claim that the warming is real and dangerous. But if the proof relies on manipulated data, then the case collapses. The art of homogenization may be sophisticated, but it cannot conceal the truth forever: the raw data does not support the alarm." We will present the raw data as the best real data available.

East Nantmeal Twp. PA Average Seasonal Snow at 685 FT ASL (2003-Present) (36.0")  Recent seasonal Snow totals 2025/26 (47.9") / 2024/25 (21.5") / 2023/24 (24.5") / 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 Chester County PA website at https://www.chescowx.com.  Follow me on twitter at  https://x.com/ChescoWx and join us at the #1 social media source for all things Chester County weather on the Chester County Weather Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/chescowx or on Instagram just follow us at chescoweather

NWS Forecast Office Philadelphia/Mount Holly  Skywarn® program observer CHPA-174

Review of meteorological summer.  Almost the entire country was around or warmer than average.

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1 hour ago, Hoosier said:

Review of meteorological summer.  Almost the entire country was around or warmer than average.

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Not a bad summer for the heartland and OHV...

Below is the summer (June-July-August) temperature summary for 2026 and summer temperature history from 1871-1926. This was 33rd warmest summer but overall since 1895 there has been no statistically significant warming or cooling across both the raw and composite trend and only the NCEI adjusted averages indicate any significant summer warming.image.thumb.png.2d2ddc4dc68ddbf6d2b1a0d8f2a206d0.png

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Climate change is real, cyclical and not scary! There is nothing man can do to impact or change it's natural cyclical rhythms.  Of note the Chester County actual raw annual mean temperature from 1893 through 2025 shows very minor and importantly not statistically significant warming of a minor 0.04 degrees per decade since the 1890's. We are in a warmer cycle - however there is no evidence of a "climate emergency" or "existential threat to man!" Climate remains a physical system, not a belief or proposition. When you hear claims that “the science is settled,” remember that the science is built on data that has been repeatedly altered. The raw numbers are not allowed to speak for themselves. They are processed, adjusted, and homogenized until they say what the narrative demands. Real science welcomes scrutiny of its raw data. Climate science hides it behind a wall of algorithms. That should make every curious citizen skeptical. The burden of proof is on those who claim that the warming is real and dangerous. But if the proof relies on manipulated data, then the case collapses. The art of homogenization may be sophisticated, but it cannot conceal the truth forever: the raw data does not support the alarm." We will present the raw data as the best real data available.

East Nantmeal Twp. PA Average Seasonal Snow at 685 FT ASL (2003-Present) (36.0")  Recent seasonal Snow totals 2025/26 (47.9") / 2024/25 (21.5") / 2023/24 (24.5") / 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 Chester County PA website at https://www.chescowx.com.  Follow me on twitter at  https://x.com/ChescoWx and join us at the #1 social media source for all things Chester County weather on the Chester County Weather Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/chescowx or on Instagram just follow us at chescoweather

NWS Forecast Office Philadelphia/Mount Holly  Skywarn® program observer CHPA-174

1 hour ago, Tom said:

Not a bad summer for the heartland and OHV...

Yeah, not oppressively hot overall and plenty of storm action in the Midwest.  Off the top of my head, I can't remember a more active summer around here in terms of severe wx.  I've had several instances where storms met severe criteria imby and got missed by a tornado by only a couple hundred yards during which I saw airborne debris (couldn't see the actual funnel though).  I thought that storm was going to be the highlight of my summer... until the big derecho of August 11.   

Currently 100*  ☀️   Pretty miserable out there. 

Humidity 50% 

Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes.

2018 Record Rainfall - 62.65"   

Historic Record High 120.0*F
Record 
Low Temp. - 2*F - 1989

 

3 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Review of meteorological summer.  Almost the entire country was around or warmer than average.

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The Drought Monitor really hones in on the precip map above...

 

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1 hour ago, Andie said:

Currently 100*  ☀️   Pretty miserable out there. 

Humidity 50% 

Get ready to bake Andie!

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Currently 97 degrees with a heat index of 103 in Omaha… is it July 1st, no it’s September. This heat sucks… next week’s potential “cool down” seems so far away.

No relief in sight for our southern friends either… good grief!

3 hours ago, Tom said:

Not a bad summer for the heartland and OHV...

Much better here than in years past… that’s for sure. Just hope this current late season heatwave doesn’t undo our recent progress. 

On 9/1/2026 at 4:51 PM, StormchaserChuck1 said:

Get ready to bake Andie!

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Well, what’s new?!   
It’s like that historic cold winter we had. No electricity for over a week.  Nearly froze.  
This time it’s shake-n-bake till you cry uncle! 
I’ve experienced historic heat and cold.  The key is to be darn sure your heat/air system can manage it.  Of course we had that Black Out one winter. Spent a week wrapped up like Nanook of the North!!

So, more heat… I shouldn’t expect anything else.  Heaven forbid we get a break.  ?

Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes.

2018 Record Rainfall - 62.65"   

Historic Record High 120.0*F
Record 
Low Temp. - 2*F - 1989

 

It was certainly a scorcher month out here...

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