Central Illinois Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I had a high of 87 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Saturday, July 30th: Hi: 91F Lo: 65F Overall Sky Conditions: Clear Max Wind Gust: 8MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 90º+ days at LAF in July (since 1964) 25...1983 17...1988 16...1999 16...1980 15...2011 (today included) 15...1977 15...1966 13...1995 13...1974 12...2002 12...1997 12...1987 12...1986 12...1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Just hit 90 here... 12th 90+ day this month and the 19th on the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 By my calculations, LAF finishes July with a 79.9º average temperature. Kinda like this past winter finishing with 49.0" of snow and just missing 50". Well maybe not. Average high: 90.0 Average low: 69.8 Average temp: 79.9 Total precipitation: 3.37" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 By my calculations, LAF finishes July with a 79.9º average temperature. Kinda like this past winter finishing with 49.0" of snow and just missing 50". Well maybe not. Winter was worse. It looked like we had 50" all but locked up and then the snow machine shut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Winter was worse. It looked like we had 50" all but locked up and then the snow machine shut down. Yeah, how many times did we miss events to the south in March? Frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Indy finishes July at 82.0º. Second hottest July and month on record (1936 - 82.8º). Also the driest July on record with 0.47" (1914 - 0.49"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Final July temperature rankings -- Hottest on record at Detroit, Fort Wayne, and Columbus OH; 2nd Hottest on Record at Toledo, Cleveland, Erie PA, Indianapolis; 3rd hottest on record at Flint MI and Chicago; 4th hottest on record at Des Moines, St. Louis, Saginaw MI and Mansfield OH; 5th hottest on record at Akron/Canton OH and Rockford IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 The available LAF data is sort of sketchy and whole months are missing at times, but the record is "fairly solid" since 1964 (outside 3-4 entire Julys missing data), but this July would be the hottest at 79.9º with what I've found. The WL COOP has been around since 1901 and it has six months hotter than this edition. LAF hottest Julys since 1964... 1) 79.9º - 2011 2) 79.6º - 1983 3) 79.1º - 1999 4) 78.6º - 1980 5) 78.1º - 1995 WL COOP hottest Julys since 1901... 1) 83.7º - 1936 2) 82.4º - 1934 3) 81.1º - 1901 4) 80.5º - 1921 5) 80.5º - 1931 6) 80.4º - 1916 When looking at just average high temps in July at LAF, this one would rank 4th. Likewise for average July lows, it would be #1. Average high temps in July at LAF... 1) 92.9º - 1983 2) 90.7º - 1988 3) 90.3º - 1980 4) 90.0º - 2011 4) 90.0º - 1977 Average low temps in July at LAF... 1) 69.8º - 2011 2) 69.0º - 1999 3) 68.4º - 1978 4) 67.3º - 1986 5) 67.0º - 1980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Mixed bag of precip records in the lower Great Lakes Region in July: The Haves Detroit 7.66" (2nd wettest) Flint 6.43" (5th wettest) Cleveland 7.47" (4th wettest) Chicago 11.15" (Wettest) The Have Nots Erie, PA 0.74" (3rd driest) Indianapolis 0.47" (Driest) Fort Wayne 0.98" (4th Driest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 The 00z NAM looks pretty hot for Tuesday. Brings H85 temps to around 25C in Indianapolis and 23C in Toledo. I would think that would support widespread mid-to-upper 90s, but the NWS forecasts are much lower at this point. Heck, 100 wouldn't be out of question in the localized drought area near Fort Wayne. I don't know if it mixes that high, but the pattern looks like it would be one that would be favorable for good mixing heights with a cold front pressing southwards and a ~998 mb low in northern MI. Edit: And it's a good trend for heat. The 12z at the same timeframe was only showing about 23C in Indy, and 20C at Toledo, so the 00z run is about 2 to 3 C warmer than the 12z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 The 00z NAM looks pretty hot for Tuesday. Brings H85 temps to around 25C in Indianapolis and 23C in Toledo. I would think that would support widespread mid-to-upper 90s, but the NWS forecasts are much lower at this point. Heck, 100 wouldn't be out of question in the localized drought area near Fort Wayne. Severe weather parameters are pretty good too for Eastern Michigan/Northern Ohio/SW Ontario. 1500 J/KG of SBCAPE with some pretty good helicity (and 50kts of bulk shear from the Surface to 700-500mb). Could be an interesting day. The temperature gradient is very notable too. NAM keeps the thumb region stuck in the mid-upper 70s all day, where as Detroit does manage to sneak up to around 90*F briefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Sunday, July 31st: Hi: 90F Lo: 67F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 14MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 A few statistics on July for Chicago/ORD, many of which have been mentioned and are now official... July 2011 ended up being the 3rd warmest July on record and tied for the 4th all time warmest month on record. July 2011 also is now the wettest July on record and the 7th all time wettest month on record. This month featured 12 days of 90+ temps (two days at 99F) and 19 days with a min temp of 70+, including 1 day with a min temp of 80. 30/31 days featured a high temp of 80+, which is tied for the 2nd most on record. Also of note was the quick turn around from very dry conditions to very wet conditions. Only 0.41" of rain fell through July 19th, which would have made it the 2nd driest July on record if the month would have ended at that point. 10.74" then fell between July 20-29th, which quickly turned it into the wettest July on record. Top 10 warmest July's on record: 1. 81.3 - 1955 2. 81.2 - 1921 3. 79.0 - 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 Top 10 warmest months on record: 1. 81.3 - July 1955 2. 81.2 - July 1921 3. 80.2 - August 1947 4. 79.0 - 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 July 80+ Days Normal...19.9 1955.....31 2011.....30 2010.....30 1999.....30 1944.....29 Top 10 wettest July's on record... 1. 11.15" - 2011 2. 9.56" - 1889 3. 8.98" - 1957 4. 8.84" - 2010 5. 8.33" - 1982 6. 7.58" - 1969 7. 7.31" - 1963 8. 7.18" - 1875 9. 6.78" - 1950 10. 6.66" - 1899 Top 10 wettest months on record: 1. 17.10" - August 1987 2. 14.17" - September 1961 3. 13.63 - September 2008 4. 12.25" - July 2001 5. 12.06" - October 1954 6. 11.28" - July 1885 7. 11.15" - July 2011 8. 10.58" - June 1892 9. 9.96" - June 1992 10. 9.70" - August 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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