BeastFromTheEast Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Wow, crazy to see MSP reaching levels not seen since 1988! 1988 was a record breaking drought... this has been one of the wettest years on record for the midwest! This summer is making the soil moisture theory look bunk. Easy there, its still only the first week of June summer hasn't even "officially" started yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 They just destroyed it. Old record was 95. Chanhassen NWS just put up a little story on it. http://www.crh.noaa....=69333&source=0 At least the dew points are very low, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 96 at Toledo Express and 99 at Toledo Metcalf Field, as of 5 PM. No heat advisories for Lucas County, even though criteria is 100F and both sites are over that threshold for heat index. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 still 102F at MSP, 101F at eden prairie. winds gusting all the way to near 40mph second warmest june day ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 High was officially 97 at Toledo today... although Metcalf Field, which usually runs a degree or two warmer, made it to at least 99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 96 here right now. Hit 98 earlier. MLI is underperforming again. What I don't get is they're usually one of the warmer locations around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 You got to admit soil moisture helps. The Memorial day torch was muted thanks to the wet ground. Doesn't take a whole lot of summer though to help dry it out. According to a buddy of mine studying Met down at OSU, the difference say between the early June 08 and early June 11 heat waves was the first was a late spring RNA type heat ridge while this is a bonified pure summer heat wave. Not sure what he meant though, I don't really follow the parts of pieces of what makes summer like I do winter storms. . Do you think its possible we're extra torchy because the source area (AZ-NM-TX-OK-KS-CO) the torch is coming up from is parched this yr, unlike last yr when the areas were not in drought and the MW was wetter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 High was officially 97 at Toledo today... although Metcalf Field, which usually runs a degree or two warmer, made it to at least 99. Hottest since June 27, 2005, when it hit 97. 99/100 is possible tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Do you think its possible we're extra torchy because the source area (AZ-NM-TX-OK-KS-CO) the torch is coming up from is parched this yr, unlike last yr when the areas were not in drought and the MW was wetter? I do. Looks like we've topped out here. 94º for sure, with a 95º or 96º inter-hour always possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 You got to admit soil moisture helps. The Memorial day torch was muted thanks to the wet ground. Doesn't take a whole lot of summer though to help dry it out. According to a buddy of mine studying Met down at OSU, the difference say between the early June 08 and early June 11 heat waves was the first was a late spring RNA type heat ridge while this is a bonified pure summer heat wave. Not sure what he meant though, I don't really follow the parts of pieces of what makes summer like I do winter storms. Do you think its possible we're extra torchy because the source area (AZ-NM-TX-OK-KS-CO) the torch is coming up from is parched this yr, unlike last yr when the areas were not in drought and the MW was wetter? ^^^What they said in response to OHSnow. Granted soil moisture is not the ONLY variable in forecasting weather patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 What a difference outside now that the DP has slowly made its way down from 71 at 11 to 60 now. Earlier there was hardly a wind and now we're gusting to 30. I don't know how people can make it with no AC in weather like this.. If I was rich I would have u-hauls driving all around the city full of AC'S, fans and little pools handing them out to the needy along with a little cash to help out with the electric bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 MSP high 103. Hottest since 7/31/88 (105). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Maxed out at 95 on an intra hour report. Busts the record of 93. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Maxed out at 95 on an intra hour report. Busts the record of 93. What has been up with DTW always being warmer than DET anymore? Today was also the easiest record to attain in June, so now every day has a record of 94F+. Im off today, so literally spent the entire day inside the AC doing some odds and ends. I stepped out just for a moment to see how bad it felt, and it was sh*t; cant for the life of me see how some people say this is more comfortable than cold, oh well to each their own. Its just funny because this weather seems to keep people inside as much as cold. Winter is longer than summer, but it doesnt make days like this any easier to handle lol. Tomorrows record is 100F, so that certainly should be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 What has been up with DTW always being warmer than DET anymore? Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River, long story short. Today was a really good example. At 12 PM Metro Airport and City Airport were both at 87*F. When the lake breeze developed City Airport fell back to 86*F while Metro Airport continued up to 89*F. This isn't always the case though, City Airport tends to be the big winner in the region if we have a strong W/WNW wind, because of the extra downsloping and the lack of a lake breeze (see this past Saturday for example). . There could also be incremental errors with the AWOS at City Airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 403 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AT MILWAUKEE AND MADISON TODAY... THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY...TUESDAY JUNE 7 2011...AT MITCHELL FIELD IN MILWAUKEE IS 97 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 95 DEGREES...SET IN 1933. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY AT DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IN MADISON IS 96 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 94 DEGREES...SET IN 1933. ADDITIONAL RECORD REPORTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED IF THE TEMPERATURE CONTINUES TO RISE THIS AFTERNOON. What was the summer of 1933 like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 What has been up with DTW always being warmer than DET anymore? Today was also the easiest record to attain in June, so now every day has a record of 94F+. Im off today, so literally spent the entire day inside the AC doing some odds and ends. I stepped out just for a moment to see how bad it felt, and it was sh*t; cant for the life of me see how some people say this is more comfortable than cold, oh well to each their own. Its just funny because this weather seems to keep people inside as much as cold. Winter is longer than summer, but it doesnt make days like this any easier to handle lol. Tomorrows record is 100F, so that certainly should be safe. I think the close proximity to Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River would be why KDET has been cooler as of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 still 102F at MSP, 101F at eden prairie. winds gusting all the way to near 40mph second warmest june day ever. The wind is giving a sort of "wind chill" since the heat index is actually lower than the actual temperature. Were it 101 with a 70 degree DP it would have been awful. I have a feeling the 101+ doesn't feel too bad in those conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Look at that smoke plume extending from the Arizona Wallow fire to the northern plains. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 94º for the high here. Couldn't even tie the airport record. Also, 96º for the high at all 3 sites below today. A few over/under bets ORD- 99 MDW-100 RFD-97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Chistorm, did the downtown Chicago site hit 100? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hottest airport temps by state Indiana Vincennes 98 Fort Wayne 97 South Bend 97 Gary 97 Ohio Toledo Metcalf 99 Toledo 97 Findlay 96 Defiance 96 Michigan Troy 97 Detroit 96 Traverse City 96 Ypsilanti 96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 403 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AT MILWAUKEE AND MADISON TODAY... THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY...TUESDAY JUNE 7 2011...AT MITCHELL FIELD IN MILWAUKEE IS 97 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 95 DEGREES...SET IN 1933. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY AT DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IN MADISON IS 96 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 94 DEGREES...SET IN 1933. ADDITIONAL RECORD REPORTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED IF THE TEMPERATURE CONTINUES TO RISE THIS AFTERNOON. What was the summer of 1933 like? Ha the summer of 1933 shouldn't even count. That was the heart of the dust bowl and it basically turned the burners on across the whole country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Another decent sunset with the Arizona wildfire smoke/jet contrails/cirrus combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Chistorm, did the downtown Chicago site hit 100? It didn't. Maxed out at 99F, after a low of 79F. It's still showing 93F as of 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Another decent sunset with the Arizona wildfire smoke/jet contrails/cirrus combined. All three show up quite well on the latest vis sat image... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hottest airport temps by state Indiana Vincennes 98 Fort Wayne 97 South Bend 97 Gary 97 Ohio Toledo Metcalf 99 Toledo 97 Findlay 96 Defiance 96 Michigan Troy 97 Detroit 96 Traverse City 96 Ypsilanti 96 Hot and humid day. Not 96F in Detroit though, officially 95F at DTW (and 92F at DET). Did squeek out heat index of 102F briefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 The Ice Pussie's will be happy to hear about an extended period with normal temps..70s-80s. ATM the long range showing the Death Ridge being trapped and locked up..at least for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Ha the summer of 1933 shouldn't even count. That was the heart of the dust bowl and it basically turned the burners on across the whole country 1930-1936 was an absolute HORRIBLE stretch of summers, with 1932 and 1935 a break from the extremes of 90F+ days, though both summers were still warmer than normal. A little perspective...DTW averages 12 days per year of 90F+. In the 1930s, we averaged 17, our most extreme decade (the most recent decade, the 2000s, averaged just 10 days). Detroit...90F+ days..100F+ days....hottest temp 1930.......15..........1......100F (July 28) 1931.......27..........1......100F (July 17) 1932.........8..........0........99F (July 19) 1933.......23..........1......100F (June 8) 1934.......33..........1......105F (July 24)* Detroits hottest temp on record 1935.......11..........0........96F (Aug 1) 1936.......22..........9......104F (July 8 & July 14) In fact, the in the 15-year span of summers of 1930-1944, only ONE had temps below normal (1940) and that was JUST slightly below (and the summer still saw a 99F max temp). The 2 things that stand out and baffle me as a climo-geek are the heat during the summers of the 1930s and the low-snowfall during the winters of the 1940s. We have never seen a time period come close to matching those oddities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Still 84 here at 10pm. Still 93 in Minneapolis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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