NEGa Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Nope, Atlanta dropped a degree, missed that 100 by quite a bit actually only hitting 97, may have squeaked out 98 but we won't know till later. lol, not sure i'd call 97 or 98 missing 100 by a lot. not to mention thats still awfully hot the temp here has been in the low to mid 90s most of the day (94 now) but the heat index has been 98-100 ugh. where oh where is fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 lol, not sure i'd call 97 or 98 missing 100 by a lot. not to mention thats still awfully hot the temp here has been in the low to mid 90s most of the day (94 now) but the heat index has been 98-100 ugh. where oh where is fall yeah, you're right it's not a lot... quite a bit was a bad choice of words.... most definitely hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 96.8 has been my high so far but it's still below my high for the year of 97.3 that I set on 7/13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlizzard Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Temperature has been between 95 and 96 today but continues to warm, just hit 97. However, the dewpoint is only 54 so it doesn't feel too terrible. Really needing some rain grass is the brownest its been all year, its painful to drive 15 minutes and be able to see green lush lawns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Not only that, but my yearly high heat index is 116.1 on 7/12 and my high HI today was only 104.0 at 4:38pm. It seems my temp has leveled so I don't expect to break any of my yearly records today. My dew point is slowly falling about 0.3F/hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 We shattered our all time record high at our work weather station once again today with a reading of 103.3. I guess my location is perfectly positioned for downslope warming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 We hit 101 officially today, making this the hottest day since 2007 I believe. Memphis hit 106. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 94 here in Dahlonega. Hottest this year but just shy of our hottest from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 GFS forecast it again tomorrow. I'm guessing it will get into the upper 40's once again. Even if we had better chances of rain, I think those like you and I would still be screwed considering our history this season of being screwed even if there is good to likely pops. Hit 101 here yesterday. Was 102 just down the road in lexington. Expect 102 or 103 today. I hate summer. Of course this is par for the course now. We never are not in a drought or never not dealing with excessive heat for weeks on end every summer. I know my older relatives don't remember it used to be like this. They all said it would actually rain a lot more frequently in the summer than it does now. And there is strong evidence to support that too. Not in statistics and figures but in the landscape. There is a creek on my property that used to run all year round, except in the driest of periods. It was fed by a spring and that spring dried up completely over the last 10 years. It's been dry for so long, trees grow where the creek bed used to be. So it no longer actually exists. Only if there is a flood does it flow again but never for very long. And ponds that used to never run low except in extreme circumstances, and normally it would be years apart, now run low every single year. I think the exception in recent memory was the year we had all that tropical activity. It's absolutely depressing on a number of levels and it's especially hard on us weather weenies. Had an interesting drive to Asheville today. On the drive up early AM it was actually chilly with my windows down (no AC in truck) and by the time I was in Hendersonville at dawn I was very chilly, thanks to the dry air blowing past my arms at 65 mph. On the trip down the mountain I took highway 74 Alt. through Bat Cave, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure just because of the nice drive, and even during the lunchtime hour it was still comfortable. But once I hit Rutherfordton the heat blasted me in the fast almost instantly. The drive through the tri-cities of Rutherford county was HOT, a combination of much more asphalt and urban heat island, plus time of day and lower elevation. The drive back home got even hotter as the elevation dropped slightly. btw, Asheville has gotten extremely crowded...when I was there in 88 to 92, it was a small town, and I never waited 20 minutes on I-240 like today at a redlight. My dewpoint dropped to 48 at 3:30 pm again today, like clockwork. So the GFS has been pretty good at the dews, but slightly exaggerated on the ambient temps. A high of 97, not 100. Its been about 2 years now since my last 100. I agree with others that if your travelling or have a breeze and a shade, its not as unbearable as it was when the dewpoints were mid 70's and temps in low or mid 90's like quite a few times. Still heat is heat. I have to go water all my stuff I planted this Spring, as the heat is just baking and wilting it...already lost several azaleas on account of missing a couple hot days. I really look forward to the year when permanent northwest flow is gone here in the Summer. Its too devastating on the trees , plants, wells, rivers, crops, everything. Atleast we had a normally wet spring time for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandymanColumbusGA Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 We hit 101 officially in Columbus, the 6th time we've been over 100 this year. Ironically, we made it through July without a temperature higher than 98, but three days into August the heat kicks in! I'm looking forward and hoping the trough the GFS is advertising digs far enough south to allow temps in the low 90s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Only 95 here today with low humidity. I don't think a heat advisory was necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Dew point is falling .9F/hr now. I was sitting outside on the patio in the shade with my wife, it was 96 something with a heat index of 100-102 but I never broke a sweat. We had a nice breeze (but hot) and it wasn't too bad. The sun is another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Only 95 here today with low humidity. I don't think a heat advisory was necessary. It was borderline. Marietta and Atlanta I'm pretty sure hit the criteria today, probably will tomorrow too. Lows have not dipped below 75 in quite some time and the HI probably hit 105-106 during the afternoon at some point if not it was VERY close. I'm at a 104 HI right now. Other areas I'm not so sure of but KMGE and KATL probably hit the criteria. edit : actually KMGE briefly hit 74 this morning, it was in between updates and did not register till the 6 hour update. FFC has KATL only going down to 80 tonight to top it off. I bet KMGE stays above 75 tonight also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 97.3 was my high today. Felt a lot hotter than yesterdays 96.5. even with lower humidity today. In this case having no breeze was the difference. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
november rain Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Here at my home it maxed out at 102.1, I am so ready for this to come to a end. What happened to summers of old where we had mid and upper 80's with a occasional week of upper 90 to 100 stuff,afternoon thunderstorms and 3 or more days where it stayed cloudy and rainy without having to wait on a tropical system to wash us down good. Oh how I miss the summer days of my youth and old Clyde McLean on WBTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 We shattered our all time record high at our work weather station once again today with a reading of 103.3. I guess my location is perfectly positioned for downslope warming. We got ya beat, oconee county is the downslope king in winter and summer, not the title I want. Walhalla hit 102 and here in seneca I was 104.2 my hottest reading in years. This flat out sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Not really the SE but Fort Smith, AR topped out at an all time record of 115. Nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Here at my home it maxed out at 102.1, I am so ready for this to come to a end. What happened to summers of old where we had mid and upper 80's with a occasional week of upper 90 to 100 stuff,afternoon thunderstorms and 3 or more days where it stayed cloudy and rainy without having to wait on a tropical system to wash us down good. Oh how I miss the summer days of my youth and old Clyde McLean on WBTV Cloudy McLean. Remember him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Had an interesting drive to Asheville today. On the drive up early AM it was actually chilly with my windows down (no AC in truck) and by the time I was in Hendersonville at dawn I was very chilly, thanks to the dry air blowing past my arms at 65 mph. On the trip down the mountain I took highway 74 Alt. through Bat Cave, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure just because of the nice drive, and even during the lunchtime hour it was still comfortable. But once I hit Rutherfordton the heat blasted me in the fast almost instantly. The drive through the tri-cities of Rutherford county was HOT, a combination of much more asphalt and urban heat island, plus time of day and lower elevation. The drive back home got even hotter as the elevation dropped slightly. btw, Asheville has gotten extremely crowded...when I was there in 88 to 92, it was a small town, and I never waited 20 minutes on I-240 like today at a redlight. My dewpoint dropped to 48 at 3:30 pm again today, like clockwork. So the GFS has been pretty good at the dews, but slightly exaggerated on the ambient temps. A high of 97, not 100. Its been about 2 years now since my last 100. I agree with others that if your travelling or have a breeze and a shade, its not as unbearable as it was when the dewpoints were mid 70's and temps in low or mid 90's like quite a few times. Still heat is heat. I have to go water all my stuff I planted this Spring, as the heat is just baking and wilting it...already lost several azaleas on account of missing a couple hot days. I really look forward to the year when permanent northwest flow is gone here in the Summer. Its too devastating on the trees , plants, wells, rivers, crops, everything. Atleast we had a normally wet spring time for once. Plant Encore Azaleas. They can take heat and full sun, bloom twice a year. Spring and fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Just had a thunderstorm pop on top of me. Didn't see that coming and is dumping huge rain drops. Nice way to end the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psalm 148:8 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Foothills, not so sure I like starting this thread thing.....Sounded good at the time....NO one will ever want me to do it again.....I start a thread and everyone scorches to death :gun_bandana: Hoping tomorrow I get lucky....FFC has me at 40% pops and BMX next door says 50%.....Come on rain!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Cloudy McLean. Remember him well. So do I. This photo of Clyde was apparently taken in late September 1966. Note Hurricane Inez and Tropical Storm Judith on the map. Also note the tornado symbol over Ohio. Records show an EF3 tornado touched down southeast of Cleveland on September 29, 1966. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Both the 12Z gfs and 12Z Euro have KATL at +24 C as of 8PM this evening. Also, the 8AM 850 was ~+21 C, which is not far from the 0Z gfs and 0Z Euro's 12 hour forecast. So, even if the 850 verifies to be only +23 C (that would still add up to the hottest to date), mostly sunny skies and westerly winds all add up to KATL getting their first 100 F today. Let's see if they actually make it. I'm confident that today will verify to be the hottest to date at 98+ F. Fail. KATL, although blisteringly hot and tieing the summer's hottest at 97 F, didn't hit 98+ F. By the way, KATL, indeed, had an actual 850 of +23 C as opposed to +24 C. Regardless, this summer has been endless and awful! 850's: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/upper/upaRAOB_850.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Plant Encore Azaleas. They can take heat and full sun, bloom twice a year. Spring and fall I just don't like they're fake looks. Leggy stems, ugly foliage. But thats my opinion. But honestly even they'd probably die here without watering in the dry Summers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Fail. KATL, although blisteringly hot and tieing the summer's hottest at 97 F, didn't hit 98+ F. By the way, KATL, indeed, had an actual 850 of +23 C as opposed to +24 C. Regardless, this summer has been endless and awful! 850's: http://weather.rap.u...upaRAOB_850.gif I'm very shocked, all the factors came together. The ONLY thing I can think of is that DP's barely got below 70 today in Atlanta. Later in the day they hovered in the 67-68 range but by that point peak heating had passed. It was a nearly completely sunny today only saw the clouds block out the sun for a few minutes today. Really don't quite understand how we did not crack 100. They even started the day at 77 and that was in between hourly updates so it did not last long. +infinity on the bolded too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Areas of North GA and North Alabama getting hit hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Ok, I know this sounds crazy but i'm seeing lightning flashes to my north and the only thing on radar is about 60 miles north of me. Is it possible to see lightning that far away ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juspeachy Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Ok, I know this sounds crazy but i'm seeing lightning flashes to my north and the only thing on radar is about 60 miles north of me. Is it possible to see lightning that far away ? According to my son in Dahlonega, those are some pretty big storms with lots of lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Its rough out there. DonTeria Searcy, a 16-year-old high school student, died Tuesday after he passed out after a morning practice at a Florida football camp, the local sheriff's department said. Another 16-year-old student, Forrest Jones, died Tuesday in a hospital after he passed out during a football practice at an Atlanta-area high school, school administrators said. And on Monday in Texas, Wade McLain, 55, an assistant football coach, collapsed during a morning practice and heat was ruled as a factor in his death, the local medical examiner's office said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 WOW!!! The amount of energy being release by the atmosphere here in Cobb is nuts. Went to bed around 1:30 and saw lightning in the distance two counties away. Then 30 minutes ago boom, it hits. Intense storms, continuous lightning. Going back to bed lol. Everyone is awake now, me, the fiance,the dog and cat..... For a storm at 4AM I'm quite impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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