Upstate Tiger

As we wait for our impending heat wave to develop over the weekend, the latest ENSO forecast is out. Looks to stay neutral into the fall. Overall forecast still showing neutral to last into January (48%) but weak Nina has increased (41%) for late fall early next year. https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf

There are things in life to be miserable over. Weather isn’t one of those. It always changing whether we want it to or not.

Had to mow my grass for the 2nd time in a week. Never want to complain about rain though and it has held the temps down. Mosquitos are at plague level. Looks like we may hit 90 next weekend. Good news is after next Saturday it gets darker earlier everyday until Christmas.

Little over half inch of welcomed rainfall today. Hopefully some more next couple of days.

37 this morning when I left for work. Wasn't prepared for it to be that cold. Looking forward to tomorrow when it will be near 80. It also be my first time on the golf course since rotator cuff surgery in January.

Just had hail with band that went through Lincolnton.

La Nina died a quiet death and we are now in an ENSO neutral state that looks to last into the fall. After that, forecasts favor a continuation of neautral or weak Nina. El Nino conditions are not favored at this time. I am all in on neutral for summer, fall, and winter. https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/forecasts/enso/current/

While we are near 90 on Saturday, west Texas will experiencing a major snowstorm. Imagine jumping on a plane in Charlotte in sweltering heat and landing in Amarillo and a snowstorm?

That’s why I started wearing Depends.

Yep. Crazy looking at extended models and seeing how much snow is forecast across the US over the next 2 weeks. Indication of how cold will be in the lower 48. The pool will be frigid when it is opened in May.

Still remember that day. I was a freshman in college. Rained in the morning and then sun came out. When I came out of class after lunch, I remember walking across campus thinking “why is so hot and why am I sweating so much?” Had no idea what was on the way. Guys in the room next door to me in the dorm were from Marlboro County. Left as soon as they got word and went home to help. Had this outbreak happened in a more populated area, hundreds would have died. Article The worst tornado outbreak in Carolina History unfolded 41 years ago today. 24 tornadoes, 7 of which were EF-4, raced across the Carolinas at 65 mph. At the end of the 7 hour outbreak, 57 had been killed and over 1200 injured. Marlboro County took a devastating hit with 2 EF-4 tornadoes striking in less than an hour. One of those grew to 2.5 miles wide and was on the ground for 45 miles. The picture of the beam impaled in the ground below remains in Bennettsville as a monument to the outbreak. Jeffrey Bryant

We got .2 over about 2.5 hours. I’ll take it at this point and be grateful.

Looking like end of the month before any real chance of rain and even then it’s not a given.

I am sure many of you have already seen this report. I did not read it until this morning. Those rainfall totals are absolutely insane. The wind gusts were also bad for such a large area. https://www.wyff4.com/article/hurricane-helene-final-report-released-damage-deaths/64240516

7 of the next 10 days here forecast to have lows in the 30s. Just spring in the South. Will be begging for these cool days in a couple of months.