Hoosier Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Bust. 6HR MAX TEMP: 92 IND going with 98º for us tomorrow. Blah. Clouds got me. Although we're still running a little lower than I'd like to see at this point if we're to make it to 97 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Clouds got me. Although we're still running a little lower than I'd like to see at this point if we're to make it to 97 today. Yeah clouds FYL. Still should come in around 95 today. Dew has dropped to 72 at last ob. Need some rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 July 2011 will go down in history at Indianapolis as the hottest month since July 1936 and among the four hottest months since weather records began in 1871. During the summer of 1936, the Midwest and much of the nation was in the middle of the epic Dust Bowl. An upper air ridge has prevailed over the central United States this summer as a result of severe to exceptional drought conditions in much of New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Not only has this ridge contributed to the heat wave, but it has also deflected storms from much of central Indiana during July. As of the 27th, the airport had received only 0.33 inches of rain. This was nearly 4 inches below the monthly normal rainfall for July. Depending on the amount of rainfall during the next few days, July 2011 may also go into history as one of the driest months of record. Hottest Months of Record Rank Value Month/Year 1 82.8 July 1936 2 81.9 July 1901 3 81.8 July 2011 projected as of the 28th 4 81.6 July 1934 5 81.1 July 1921 6 80.7 July 1916 7 80.5 Aug. 1936 Driest Julys of Record Rank Value Year 1 0.33 2011 as of the 27th 2 0.49 1914 3 0.55 1997 4 0.67 1936 5 0.82 1881 6 0.83 1901, 1893 8 0.90 1940, 1930 10 0.97 1919, 1890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Yeah clouds FYL. Still should come in around 95 today. Dew has dropped to 72 at last ob. Need some rain... I need one of our magical multi-degree intrahour bumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Only 89 here today due to lots of lingering clouds/precip this morning. Dews are once again in the upper 70s so the heat index is up around 100 again. Picked up 0.77" rain early this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I need one of our magical multi-degree intrahour bumps. Sorry, 95 it is. You're developing a Chad-like warm bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganLion Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 High of 97 at Cincinnati (CVG) today --- easily making it the 12th consecutive 90+ degree day. The record is 17 consecutive days. Tomorrow should easily be 13. From Saturday through mid-next week, our daily highs should then be in the 89-93 range. It will be close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 July 2011 will go down in history at Indianapolis as the hottest month since July 1936 and among the four hottest months since weather records began in 1871. During the summer of 1936, the Midwest and much of the nation was in the middle of the epic Dust Bowl. An upper air ridge has prevailed over the central United States this summer as a result of severe to exceptional drought conditions in much of New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Not only has this ridge contributed to the heat wave, but it has also deflected storms from much of central Indiana during July. As of the 27th, the airport had received only 0.33 inches of rain. This was nearly 4 inches below the monthly normal rainfall for July. Depending on the amount of rainfall during the next few days, July 2011 may also go into history as one of the driest months of record. Hottest Months of Record Rank Value Month/Year 1 82.8 July 1936 2 81.9 July 1901 3 81.8 July 2011 projected as of the 28th 4 81.6 July 1934 5 81.1 July 1921 6 80.7 July 1916 7 80.5 Aug. 1936 Driest Julys of Record Rank Value Year 1 0.33 2011 as of the 27th 2 0.49 1914 3 0.55 1997 4 0.67 1936 5 0.82 1881 6 0.83 1901, 1893 8 0.90 1940, 1930 10 0.97 1919, 1890 Maybe that met you guys were making fun of wasn't so far off this summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 The dewpoint has been 80 at Moline for the last 3 hours now. 78 here. I lost about 5lbs of sweat earlier this evening mowing. Looks like tonight will end up quiet here. Storms look to fire east and south of us. The lingering cloud cover and lack of forcing kept Iowa and northwest Illinois quiet despite other ingredients in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Sorry, 95 it is. You're developing a Chad-like warm bias. I forgot to mention I was actually forecasting for IND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Maybe that met you guys were making fun of wasn't so far off this summer? He's still going to be too warm barring a miracle, but I guess you could say he was good with the trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 He's still going to be too warm barring a miracle, but I guess you could say he was good with the trend. I must have missed his forecast, what did he predict for the summer? I do like to read his blog though, he's got quite the passion for weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I must have missed his forecast, what did he predict for the summer? I do like to read his blog though, he's got quite the passion for weather. Something like 2 or 3 degrees warmer than the summer of 1936. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Something like 2 or 3 degrees warmer than the summer of 1936. Oh wow. Now I see why you guys like to give him a little grief. Thats insane. In order for that to have happened we would have needed to be in a drought starting in the spring, and instead it was fairly wet. I think its a bit to late unless this recent dry spell will help to heat us in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Oh wow. Now I see why you guys like to give him a little grief. Thats insane. In order for that to have happened we would have needed to be in a drought starting in the spring, and instead it was fairly wet. I think its a bit to late unless this recent dry spell will help to heat us in August. My problem wasn't so much that he predicted it, but that the reasoning was shallow and that's being generous. Maybe he was trying to keep things simple but the more extreme your call is, the more reasoning you should provide imo. Worth mentioning that is has been quite a bit wetter than what he predicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Wednesday, July 27th: Hi: 89F Lo: 67F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 35MPH Rainfall: 0.59" Thursday, July 28th: Hi: 85F Lo: 72F Overall Sky Conditions: Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 17MPH Rainfall: 0.28" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 LAF the only location in Indiana to not drop below 80 overnight/this morning. I must have missed his forecast, what did he predict for the summer? I do like to read his blog though, he's got quite the passion for weather. 80.1, a full degree higher than 1936 (79.0). I'll give him credit for the right idea, but his number was too high and really unrealistic. For the rest of met summer, starting today, LAF has to average 86.6 to get to his 80.1. As Hoosier stated, his precip forecast has gone up in flames though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Storms firing just to the north of here right now. Looks like some decent totals potentially, especially if the stuff from IL makes it over the border through those areas. Looks like nada here though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 LAF the only location in Indiana to not drop below 80 overnight/this morning. 75 now. If that low of 80 would've held throughout the day, it would've only been the second time since 1944 that the airport didn't drop below 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 75 now. If that low of 80 would've held throughout the day, it would've only been the second time since 1944 that the airport didn't drop below 80. It was a little suspicious compared to everyone else in the state IMO, but the rain took care of it obviously. Only 0.12" unfortunately at LAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 With 90+ possible on Sat/Sun, it appears ORD will end up with 30/31 days with 80+ temps this month. If true, July 2011 will be tied in 2nd for the most 80+ days in the month of July. JULY 80+ DEGREE DAYS NORMAL...19.9 1955.....31 2010.....30 1999.....30 1944.....29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 With 90+ possible on Sat/Sun, it appears ORD will end up with 30/31 days with 80+ temps this month. If true, July 2011 will be tied in 2nd for the most 80+ days in the month of July. JULY 80+ DEGREE DAYS NORMAL...19.9 1955.....31 2010.....30 1999.....30 1944.....29 Not questioning your data...but wow...I find it hard to believe that only 20/31 days in a typical July hit 80F+ in Chicago. That seems way too low...unless the data is included when the official thermometer was right by the lake. Even then, it shouldn't make much of a difference, as the lake water temps are fairly warm in July anyway. I would have expected the average to be around 25, not 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 That seems about right. I just queried the data for Cleveland over the past 60 years and 20 days above 80 for July is the median here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Some neat stuff today in DeKalb!! There was some rope funnel clouds in the area.. http://addins.wrex.c...ted-near-dekalb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Some neat stuff today in DeKalb!! There was some rope funnel clouds in the area.. http://addins.wrex.c...ted-near-dekalb Holy ****! That last picture is freaking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Friday, July 29th: Hi: 88F Lo: 70F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 17MPH Rainfall: 1.10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Gave it a good effort but clouds were just too much in our quest to build upon our 90 degree streak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 89 here with slightly lower humidity. Flooding rains that were feared in this area didn't materialize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 With the high/low temps expected the last two days of the month, it looks likely that Chicago/ORD will end up with the 3rd warmest July on record. Top 10 warmest July's on record: 1. 81.3 - 1955 2. 81.2 - 1921 3. 79.1 - 2011 4. 78.5 - 1977 5. 78.5 - 1916 6. 78.4 - 1999 7. 78.3 - 1966 8. 77.8 - 1949 9. 77.7 - 2010 10. 77.6 - 1995 Through the 29th, July is the 4th warmest month all time for Chicago/ORD. Top 10 warmest months on record: 1. 81.3 - July 1955 2. 81.2 - July 1921 3. 80.2 - August 1947 4. 79.1 - July 2011 5. 79.0 - August 1995 6. 78.7 - August 1959 7. 78.7 - August 1955 8. 78.5 - July 1977 9. 78.5 - July 1916 10. 78.4 - July 1999 If not for some convective debris on a several occasions keeping temps out of the 90's, it's quite possible ORD could have be pretty damn close to the warmest month on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hottest Months of Record Rank Value Month/Year 1 82.8 July 1936 2 81.9 July 1901 3 81.8 July 2011 projected as of the 28th 4 81.6 July 1934 5 81.1 July 1921 6 80.7 July 1916 7 80.5 Aug. 1936 Driest Julys of Record Rank Value Year 1 0.33 2011 as of the 27th 2 0.49 1914 3 0.55 1997 4 0.67 1936 5 0.82 1881 6 0.83 1901, 1893 8 0.90 1940, 1930 10 0.97 1919, 1890 IND through yesterday... [TEMPERATURE DATA] AVERAGE MONTHLY: 81.9 DPTR FM NORMAL: 6.4 [PRECIPITATION DATA] TOTAL FOR MONTH: 0.42 DPTR FM NORMAL: -3.88 Looks like they picked up 0.05" since midnight, which makes them 0.02" shy of 1914. So this July should break that record. As for temps, #2 looks locked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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