Midlo Snow Maker Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 HaHa, this was a topic of conversation at the office today. I'm still not sure we're going to be "popping the cork" on this one, even w/o storms. All it took last year was a slight north wind, a slight drop in the dewpoint under mainly clear skies and presto...RIC dropped to 79.4F just before 1 am EDT (...or midnight EST, which is what governs the climate "day"). When I left the office, the latest GFS LAMP guidance had RIC at 80F at 05Z, or midnight EST. It's gonna be close!! If it happens, as you know, it'll represent the first time RIC never got below 80F during a calendar day. It's bound to happen at some point, it's just a matter of time. WE DID IT! nice to see ya around 000 SXUS71 KAKQ 130537 RERRIC RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 0135 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...ALL TIME RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT RICHMOND VA... THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT RICHMOND ON TUESDAY JULY 12TH WAS 81 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES SET IN 1993. MORE SIGNIFICANTLY...THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN RECORDED HISTORY THAT RICHMOND HAS HAD A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES OR HIGHER. PRIOR TO TUESDAY...THERE HAVE BEEN 9 OCCURRENCES WHERE THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 79 DEGREES AT RICHMOND. IN A FEW CASES...THE MORNING MINIMUM WAS AT OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES...ONLY TO DROP BELOW 80 DEGREES PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT (1AM EDT) THE FOLLOWING EVENING. OFFICIAL DAILY RECORDS ARE RECORDED FROM 1AM EDT TO 1AM EDT (MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST). DAILY RECORD KEEPING AT RICHMOND BEGAN IN 1897. $$ LB/MR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach McGuirk Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Crazy... all time record high minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 It has been way too hot lately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacrydDreamz Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Crazy... all time record high minimum. What I find to be even more crazy is that it took this long for RIC to stay AOA 80 during a midnight-midnight time frame... Many cities from New York southward have recorded 80+ mins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 brrrrr 27 wc of 17 REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 300 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2011 Note: "fair" indicates few or no clouds below 12,000 feet with no significant weather and/or obstructions to visibility. * = Denotes station may not report precipitation (e.g., rain,snow,etc.), thunder or fog. VAZ048-049-060>072-079>083-152000- CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS RICHMOND PTSUNNY 27 14 58 SE10G18 30.10F WCI 17 PETERSBURG MOSUNNY 82 55 39 SE6 30.09F CHESTERFIELD* PTCLDY 81 55 41 E8 30.11F HANOVER MOSUNNY 81 56 42 E7 30.11F TAPPAHANNOCK* MOSUNNY 82 61 47 SE6 30.11F CHARLOTTSVILLE MOSUNNY 80 54 40 SE7 30.10F ORANGE* MOSUNNY 81 59 47 E10 30.13S LOUISA* PTSUNNY 82 57 42 SE7 30.10F FARMVILLE* MOSUNNY 84 59 42 CALM 30.07F SOUTH HILL* MOSUNNY 81 55 41 CALM 30.14S ROANOKE RAPIDS PTCLDY 82 52 34 E7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 brrrrr 27 wc of 17 REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 300 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2011 Note: "fair" indicates few or no clouds below 12,000 feet with no significant weather and/or obstructions to visibility. * = Denotes station may not report precipitation (e.g., rain,snow,etc.), thunder or fog. VAZ048-049-060>072-079>083-152000- CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS RICHMOND PTSUNNY 27 14 58 SE10G18 30.10F WCI 17 PETERSBURG MOSUNNY 82 55 39 SE6 30.09F CHESTERFIELD* PTCLDY 81 55 41 E8 30.11F HANOVER MOSUNNY 81 56 42 E7 30.11F TAPPAHANNOCK* MOSUNNY 82 61 47 SE6 30.11F CHARLOTTSVILLE MOSUNNY 80 54 40 SE7 30.10F ORANGE* MOSUNNY 81 59 47 E10 30.13S LOUISA* PTSUNNY 82 57 42 SE7 30.10F FARMVILLE* MOSUNNY 84 59 42 CALM 30.07F SOUTH HILL* MOSUNNY 81 55 41 CALM 30.14S ROANOKE RAPIDS PTCLDY 82 52 34 E7 Micro-climate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 TORCH! coming FPUS61 KAKQ 162105 SFTAKQ FPUS61 KAKQ 162105 SFTAKQ VAZ001>100-171000- TABULAR STATE FORECAST FOR VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 505 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ROWS INCLUDE... DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER 6AM-6PM FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION NIGHTTIME 6PM-6AM/DAYTIME 6AM-6PM - INDICATES TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO MM INDICATES MISSING DATA FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT JUL 17 JUL 18 JUL 19 JUL 20 JUL 21 JUL 22 JUL 23 ...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA INCLUDING RICHMOND AND HAMPTON ROADS... RICHMOND PTCLDY SUNNY PTCLDY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY 65/89 68/94 73/96 74/94 75/97 78/100 79/100 00/00 00/10 10/30 30/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxMan1 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 TORCH! coming FPUS61 KAKQ 162105 SFTAKQ FPUS61 KAKQ 162105 SFTAKQ VAZ001>100-171000- TABULAR STATE FORECAST FOR VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 505 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ROWS INCLUDE... DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER 6AM-6PM FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION NIGHTTIME 6PM-6AM/DAYTIME 6AM-6PM - INDICATES TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO MM INDICATES MISSING DATA FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT JUL 17 JUL 18 JUL 19 JUL 20 JUL 21 JUL 22 JUL 23 ...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA INCLUDING RICHMOND AND HAMPTON ROADS... RICHMOND PTCLDY SUNNY PTCLDY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY 65/89 68/94 73/96 74/94 75/97 78/100 79/100 00/00 00/10 10/30 30/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 You ain't kidding... It took how many years for RIC to get a 80F min temp, and now watch, there'll be 2 or 3 of them within a 2 week period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 You ain't kidding... It took how many years for RIC to get a 80F min temp, and now watch, there'll be 2 or 3 of them within a 2 week period! that would be pretty funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 just going to be a brutal week after this nice cool weather we just had TABULAR STATE FORECAST FOR VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 505 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ROWS INCLUDE... DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER 6AM-6PM FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION NIGHTTIME 6PM-6AM/DAYTIME 6AM-6PM - INDICATES TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO MM INDICATES MISSING DATA FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN JUL 18 JUL 19 JUL 20 JUL 21 JUL 22 JUL 23 JUL 24 RICHMOND SUNNY PTCLDY PTCLDY SUNNY VRYHOT VRYHOT SUNNY 68/94 73/95 74/96 77/100 79/101 79/101 79/99 00/00 10/40 40/20 20/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patreeot Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 just going to be a brutal week after this nice cool weather we just had The max heat index values for Wednesday through Sunday are beyond brutal if they were to verify. 107, 113, 115, 116, 110. Hopefully, the usual lowering of dew points in the afternoon saves us from the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 You ain't kidding... It took how many years for RIC to get a 80F min temp, and now watch, there'll be 2 or 3 of them within a 2 week period! Record highs are about as high as they ever get by weeks end so this will be interesting. Hard to believe RIC could hit 102 or more two years in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 So, I'm back in town from San Diego.....just in time for the heat wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Druff Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Wow. Just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Where did the .18" of rain last hour at RIC come from? Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patreeot Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 94/79, down from a high of 97/80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 94/79, down from a high of 97/80. It doesnt look like we officially hit 100 today. Might've, but if it happened, it must've only been for a few minutes. I personally would not have gone for 100 today....more like 99. The heat has been slightly less extreme than that progged so far this summer. I think we do see 100 this time around, but it's hard to get over say 101 or 102 here. It just doest happen too often. We've historically featured far more days with a temperature below 0 than those that AKQ is forecasting tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Dewpoint this hour at RIC is a glorious 79 degrees....haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVA Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Was 102 the official high today at RIC? This is insane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 Yes, 102 at RIC. But, Boston was 103. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVA Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Wow, is that an all time record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Wow, is that an all time record? I beleive one degree off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 It appears RIC may be in the midst of an unusually long streak of 90-degree days. Up to 14, or maybe even 15 days, seems likely. Here are the top 3 longest streaks. It will be interesting to see if the pattern gives the region a break. Greatest Consecutive 90 degree days 1. 27 days (July 11-August 6, 1995) 2. 19 days (July 3-21, 1993) 3. 17 days (July 30-August 15, 1980) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Storms have been missing to the north and south of the airport recently. Yesterday, however, the airport did managed to get hit with 0.41". Hopefully next time, E Henrico will be lucky. Earlier in the month, we were on the verge of officially wiping out our YTD deficit, but now we're approaching 3" again. Not terrible, but we could use the rain in the areas that have been missing out the last couple of weeks. Also, looks like we will be hitting the century mark again. And as I mentioned, we will need to watch the 90 degree days. Could be in the top 5 longest stretches before to long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVA Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Storms have been missing to the north and south of the airport recently. Yesterday, however, the airport did managed to get hit with 0.41". Hopefully next time, E Henrico will be lucky. Earlier in the month, we were on the verge of officially wiping out our YTD deficit, but now we're approaching 3" again. Not terrible, but we could use the rain in the areas that have been missing out the last couple of weeks. Also, looks like we will be hitting the century mark again. And as I mentioned, we will need to watch the 90 degree days. Could be in the top 5 longest stretches before to long. At my house I have missed rain to the north, south, east, and west and mostly by about a mile or two. Yesterday there was a downpour only about a 1/2 mile from home but at home it was almost completely dry. This summer is fairly similar to last year, I bet this winter will be too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 At my house I have missed rain to the north, south, east, and west and mostly by about a mile or two. Yesterday there was a downpour only about a 1/2 mile from home but at home it was almost completely dry. This summer is fairly similar to last year, I bet this winter will be too. The lucky areas are probably approaching 10" of rain for the month. I know OFP got over 3" a few days ago, but I recall at least that from a couple of days earlier in the month. Areas in western Chesterfield down to near PTB have done well also. A bit early for winter speculation. I'm certainly hoping we continue to make up in the snowfall department as we still have quite a bit of catching up to do. But, double digit numbers two seasons in a row is a HUGE improvement! I still want that big one for RIC officially. When it does occur, hopefully it's not quick to melt. But, I guess beggers can't be choosers. It's been great for a lot of places in the midwest and NE last couple seasons, but I cant say it's exactly like the old days prior to the 1990s for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 By the way, there have been 5 days so far this year with a minimum temperature of 75 degrees or higher at RIC. For the period of record 1897-2010, the normal number of days for this is only 3 days a year. Just a couple more days and we're entering into the top 5 most. 1. 19 days (1900) 2. 16 days (2005) 3. 15 days (2006) 4. 13 days (2010) 5. 7 days (1981, 1980, 1898) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 It appears RIC may be in the midst of an unusually long streak of 90-degree days. Up to 14, or maybe even 15 days, seems likely. Here are the top 3 longest streaks. It will be interesting to see if the pattern gives the region a break. Greatest Consecutive 90 degree days 1. 27 days (July 11-August 6, 1995) 2. 19 days (July 3-21, 1993) 3. 17 days (July 30-August 15, 1980) This is looking like we might break into the top 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 This is looking like we might break into the top 3. If things continue to looks as they do now.....we will meet or exceed the 19 consecutive days of 90-degree temps set in 1993. Can't imagine us catching up to 1995's 27 days, but this, even for Richmond, is rare and really hard to do. It will be interesting to see when the 90-degree day streak ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Does anyone else think that the RIC temperature has been running a bit high the last couple days? It has been 6 to 8 degrees warmer than OFP and FCI, even PTB. I monitor the observations on a very consistent basis and this is never the case, especially during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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