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General Weather/Earth Sciences Topics => Weather Conditions Discussion => Topic started by: Bunty on March 22, 2022, 12:54:11 AM
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Time to start another time of year weather thread:
For the Southern Plains, March 21 was great for raining much of the day on land in drought all winter long. Much of Oklahoma got 1 to 2+ in. of rain.
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After one of the driest November thru 20 March periods on record for many reporting stations in NWS Hastings, NE, a lot of ranchers and farmers are hoping the spring will bring change. My CoCoRaHS station reported 1.4" in the snow/rain we had Tuesday night, but many places north in Nebraska had little. "Abnormally Dry" for my location as of 24 March.
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A little bit of a u-turn this week. 74° earlier this week, some rain and it is now snowing and temps down to 30°.
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Tuesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. High near 64. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
That's a number not floated around here very often. I guess that means even I might see a 0.01". Maybe I'll get lucky and see a quarter, which is a whopping 50% of what I've gotten so far this year as is. :-({|=
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That Low is tracking right over us. Pressure is 29.15" now and still falling. Max wind gust today 47 mph...so far.
On a more humorous note, the wind blew the David VP2 rain cone off (second time in last 4 months) and it was rolling around on the side of the driveway. The cat could not figure out what that dark shape was, but it was obviously up to no good and not to be trusted. His tail was huge and he was eye-balling that thing real good.
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On a more humorous note, the wind blew the David VP2 rain cone off (second time in last 4 months)
:eek: Jeez, when I used the VP2 tipper, removing the cone was like pulling teeth. I mean I really had to yank on it. Matter of fact, I think I broke one of the tabs off it was such a PITA.
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On a more humorous note, the wind blew the David VP2 rain cone off (second time in last 4 months)
:eek: Jeez, when I used the VP2 tipper, removing the cone was like pulling teeth. I mean I really had to yank on it. Matter of fact, I think I broke one of the tabs off it was such a PITA.
I have triple checked it both times. All the tabs are in place and the slots they fit into seem fine. It is just possible this unit has gotten weak/loose/stretched?, or was never as tight as it should have been. I don't know the answer.
First time it blew off was during the dust storm in December 2021, gusts near 70; today gusts 45+. All day events may have loosened the unit.
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Perhaps you could fashion a shim(s) or such to squeeze between the the slot/tab to tighten things up. Shouldn't be too difficult I would think..
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It would appear things are getting off to a pretty quick start this spring. Mighty big area of 'moderate', and already the second such of this very early season.
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
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That Low is tracking right over us. Pressure is 29.15" now and still falling. Max wind gust today 47 mph...so far.
That was unusually low. Tuesday night pressure got down to 29.31 with a 35 mph gust. There was a severe storm watch out. Storms formed in two lines, and I was in the gap between them, so only got .01 out of the front. Most of Oklahoma City was left out, too.
(https://stillwaterweather.com/photos/radarloopmarch29-22.gif)
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I guess it wasn't my imagination.
https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/busy-tornado-season-sets-record-with-nearly-250-twister-reports-in-march-alone
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A little bit of everything for everyone this week, especially Wednesday.
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43 this morning. Guessing we won't see temps that cool again till xmas.
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Be a good day to make raisins here:
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Crispy raisins!
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That is a low barometer too. Now 29.16"
Highest wind gust so far today 43 mph; average today 25 mph.
Lowest barometric pressure: 29.09"
Highest temperature: 93° F
Lowest RH: 11%
Current visibility estimate: 1.5 miles in blowing dust
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Easter Sunday was breezy and cold. This morning we got ½" of snow and about ¼" of rain during the day. More snow again tonite. Saturday is forecast to be near 80°
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Colder than normal start for the year here in Minnesota. From: https://twitter.com/NWSTwinCities
2022 temp departures from normal at MSP (Twin Cities Airport).
Jan: -5.5
Feb: -6.1
Mar: -1.5
Apr: -6.1 (as of 4/26)
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We recently hit 40" for the water year outside of Portland. Too bad Central Oregon hasn't been able to get in on enough of the rain to clear their drought.
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After an extremely cloudy, windy, cool, wet, and, for some areas of Minnesota, snowy April, the State Climatology Office summed it up this way:
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/journal/windy-cloudy-cold-wet-and-snowy-april.html
But April's dreary weather is gone and. . .
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Nice to see a sense of humor which has pretty much been canceled nowadays.
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I shut off the furnace today so I can turn on the AC next week.
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I shut off the furnace today so I can turn on the AC next week.
So in other words, you got as much springtime as I did...none.
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yup. gets tiring.
But I will be a chaperone next week. On a trip to Alabama to Civil rights sites.
yippie. Humidity. and heat.
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On a trip to Alabama
Dixie Alley prime time. Active year too. Eye to the sky dude!
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What a difference a week can make.
Last Wednesday we had a low of 39° (4 C). Today we were up to 90° (32 C) with a heat index of 102°.
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An interesting evening in Chicago yesterday:
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We had almost ¾" of rain in about half an hour and major winds. Other suburbs and parts of the city faired much worse with tree damage and power outages, some are still out this evening. Currently we are in the high 90s, heat index at 111° F. More of the same tomorrow.
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I live in Wheaton, a Chicago suburb about 20 miles Southwest of O’Hare. We didn’t get any rain here yesterday but today was a scorcher. 103F temperature with a 123 heat index. Tomorrow, Wednesday, is supposed to be about the same. Not a lot of fun. Miss being able to walk my dogs—too hot and dangerous for that!
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103F temperature with a 123 heat index.
But it's a wet heat... :P
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Wettest month of the year and so far I'm not even in double digits.
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Have had a weather station for 19 years. Have never hit the century mark. Until today.
100.2.
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Have had a weather station for 19 years. Have never hit the century mark. Until today.
100.2.
I'm sure the Russians are behind it. ;)
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Russia is soooo yesterday. It's big oil now...at least for today! :-"
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hot
could be worse..I think the humidity is coming
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In my post 5 days ago I stated the temperature was 103 with a heat index of 123. Last night it got down to 48 and now a pleasant 83 with low humidity, for Chicago that is, 36%. Later this week back around 100 with high humidity. Can’t blame the Russians or big oil, maybe global warming?😀
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Can’t blame the Russians or big oil, maybe global warming?😀
Well, it is a different day. They'll "circle back" to the others, or find new ones, when the current malaise has been deemed ineffective at further BS-ing us.
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dew point above 70
The wind is not full SE but more SSE.
Cleaned some windows this morning before it gets really bad and I have to be in the sun
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On July 5, Oklahoma City finally got to 100 for the first time this year.
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Severe thunderstorm pops up near downtown Oklahoma City Friday evening, July 8. The high that day was 105. Cold front will drop high down to 95 on Saturday.
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The last few days have been amazing.
80's. Low humidity. NW winds. A few showers.
Picture perfect.
Too bad every summer day cant be like this
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Here,in the Republic of Ireland.....
Highest temp in over a century as mercury hits 33C in Dublin
A temperature of 33C was reported from the weather station at Phoenix Park in Dublin at 1pm on Monday, Met Éireann has said.
This is a provisional report but, if confirmed, it will be the highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland in July and breaks the high temperature records for the 21st and 20th century.
The highest temperature ever reported in Ireland was 33.3C at Kilkenny Castle in 1887. Met Éireann said this record stands but some have called in recent years for it be reassessed.
Meanwhile, many Met Éireann weather stations recorded temperatures of over 30C on Monday including in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Oak Park in Co Carlow and Dunsany in Co Meath.
31.8 degrees.... my Vantage Pro2 plus yesterday
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Whew, temperatures at personal weather stations located in the OKC metro are commonly between 110 and 112 degrees as of 4pm, 7/19/22.
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Whew, temperatures at personal weather stations located in the OKC metro are commonly between 110 and 112 degrees as of 4pm, 7/19/22.
That's crazy.
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Surprised our GB folks haven't chimed in today about the record heat! Heathrow crushed their all-time record! I believe I heard that only 1% of homes have a/c as well.
"The U.K. Met Office registered a provisional reading of 40.2 degrees Celsius (104.4 degrees Fahrenheit) at Heathrow Airport -- breaking the record set just an hour earlier. Before Tuesday, the highest temperature recorded in Britain was 38.7 C (101.7 F), a record set in 2019."
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Also heard some airport was shut down because the runway was melting?
Need some clarification on that.
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Shocking! The media sensationalize? Never! All "legitimate" runways are not just determined by length and width, but by weight-bearing capacity as well. I suspect that the concern is heavier a/c may sink slightly into the asphalt (not an issue for concrete runways), causing damage, and repeating the process would only exacerbate the issue, so the surface needs to cool before resuming normal operations. At older asphalt intersections here in town, it is not uncommon to see the surface bulging slightly as car brakes are being applied and pushing the surface upwards. Nothing to do with the witch's demise in The Wizard of Oz. :roll:
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The east half of Stillwater is finally getting a heavy shower with thunder as of 7:30pm. Formed almost overhead. Nearby Cushing has a good pop-up storm, too. High today was 102.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT:
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Payne
County through 800 PM CDT...
At 731 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southwest of Glencoe, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Stillwater and Glencoe.
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Information:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
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An interesting look at how the rain goes when summertime pop-up thunderstorms develop near overhead and move slowly before dying out. In the Stillwater area on Aug. 9, the rainfall amounts ranged from 0 on the east to 3.13 on the southwest.
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Another whiplash couple of days. Saturday we had a tropical heat index of 106°. Sunday rain and storms. A lot of rain came west of us but when it got closer it parted ways and passed north and south of us. This morning’s temp was a low of 57° and this will be the second “Chamber of Commerce” day, mostly clear skies and low humidity.
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46 degree temperature range, low 51, high 97, 12 August. I prefer the lower end of that. ;)
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46 degree temperature range, low 51, high 97, 12 August. I prefer the lower end of that. ;)
Does that happen very often in August? I can see spring and fall but not the middle of summer.
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It is more likely in spring and fall. Mid August more unusual. That was what was noteworthy about it. This morning's low was 61, so we might get a range of 35-40 degrees. More in keeping with this time of year.
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Nice classic view of the monsoonal subtropical ridge, and accompanying "ring of fire". Been a great season here, as long as you don't live in my neighborhood. Haven't even been able to muster an inch of rain, when I should be at about four by now. Running out of time as I'm on pace for another 400% below average rain again, just like 2020. The western deserts must be a rainforest by now, as they've once again been hammered this season. Hopefully I'll get something from the inverted trough over south Texas when it gets here. Right.... :roll:
https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=global-northamerica-09-24-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined
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Some of the models move the remnants of that low up your way.
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I put another dent in the Atlantic hurricane season. I filled up 2 more jugs of gas for the genny. After I fill up the last 2 I'm sure the SAL forecast will be extended through November.
Very quiet out there.
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Some of the models move the remnants of that low up your way.
Oh, it's coming, and we'll probably see another flood watch as well (our third?), not that that matters to me. Incredibly frustrating to watch storm after storm get literally to the door step only to have it dissipate, go around, or be LP just like yesterday's red echo over top that didn't deliver a damn drop. Force field I guess... ](*,)
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We got some really nice and warm weather happening up here. It has been like this for few days now.
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Sometimes the weather people are not understood
https://twitter.com/meteojoe/status/1559712067514470400
Way to go Farmtalk!!
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We had a storm and small tornado go through the area last night.
Tornado on the SE side--Apple Valley.
Rain/wind/lighting east part of town. Including the state fair grounds. While the fair was going on. Flooded streets and people caught outside.