daddylonglegs Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Today just "felt" different...cool breeze, clouds now and then (plenty of sun too), few sprinkles... Only hit 81F here...with dew point around 60F-62F...so a little sticky in my book, would have preferred dews in the 40Fs Brother is in Hayward...they are suppose to be around 50F for a low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 As an example of how out of control this drought has gotten, Terre Haute made it to 99 today despite 850 mb model progs of 18-19C. You wouldn't expect anything more than low/MAYBE mid 90s under normal circumstances. Dry soil sure seems to warm fast..... In hoping our soaking in Michigan might stunt future heat waves, but most of that forms in the southern plains... And well... It's dry as a bone there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Had 1.76" of rain today, 1.70" of which came in an absolute monsoon around 2:30ish. Ran into a guy who said "Im 56 years old and never saw it rain that hard". Which, although probably a bit of exaggeration, it was indeed like visibility you would see in a snowstorm. Todays 1.76" brings my July total to 3.62", and the summer total since June 1st to 5.66". DTW saw 1.09" today, bringing their July total to 3.55" and summer total to 4.86". So for all that drought talk, we are running a surplus in July (still a deficit for summer though). Its funny you think "wow this drought is as bad as it gets" but then the rainfall totals are nowhere NEAR record lows, not even close. So it makes you wonder, what were the record dry years like (for example the 20th driest July had 1.47" of rain). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Getting some lake effect rain tonight? Pouring down rain in my local area! Edit: Picked up a quick 0.10" in about 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Hayward, Wi already down to 54F... Nice cool airmass. Tomorrow looks gorgeous again with temps in the low 80Fs...someone lock this in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Had 1.76" of rain today, 1.70" of which came in an absolute monsoon around 2:30ish. Ran into a guy who said "Im 56 years old and never saw it rain that hard". Which, although probably a bit of exaggeration, it was indeed like visibility you would see in a snowstorm. Todays 1.76" brings my July total to 3.62", and the summer total since June 1st to 5.66". DTW saw 1.09" today, bringing their July total to 3.55" and summer total to 4.86". So for all that drought talk, we are running a surplus in July (still a deficit for summer though). Its funny you think "wow this drought is as bad as it gets" but then the rainfall totals are nowhere NEAR record lows, not even close. So it makes you wonder, what were the record dry years like (for example the 20th driest July had 1.47" of rain). Feast or famine, my side of town probably had a whole .10" if that. City ended up with .11" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Feast or famine, my side of town probably had a whole .10" if that. City ended up with .11" Easily picked up at an additional 1/4 to 1/2 inch around midnight, a very tiny shower popped up overhead with torrential dowpours for a good 1/2 hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Easily picked up at an additional 1/4 to 1/2 inch around midnight, a very tiny shower popped up overhead with torrential dowpours for a good 1/2 hour. Yeah I see there have been some pop up showers and even into Canada some storms that have formed in the few hours. Still missed my home per radar estimates though, though that's how it is with convection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Low of 59 °F, love waking up to cool air in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 61F here Turtle... dew point still a little high (61F). I wouldn't doubt some fog formed this morning in areas along the river (80F+ river water)... Last year Miami didn't see 59F until November 30th (56F)... I suppose the steaming Atlantic blunts most cold air until late fall down in the subtropics. Euro really keeps a pool of cold air around Hudson Bay...wish we could tap that in the extended...say for most of August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 A "normal" morning here in the LAF with a min temp of 63º (normal for July 28 is 64º). Also, I want to wish a happy birthday to our own KokomoWX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Land O'Lakes, WI was 39F... They must get into the 30Fs almost every JJA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Land O'Lakes, WI was 39F... They must get into the 30Fs almost every JJA... I swear I had a dream of temps at night in the 30's and daytime highs in the 60's. Fall and Football is on my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 A "normal" morning here in the LAF with a min temp of 63º (normal for July 28 is 64º). Also, I want to wish a happy birthday to our own KokomoWX. Happy birthday Jim. Are you shooting pictures at the Brickyard this weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Wow, 39° in Land O'Lakes! Impressive for the warmest time of year on average. Yeah they probably can hit under 40° any month. Low 64° this morning - nice and cool late this morning still. Grass seemed to grow quite well after that lake effect shower last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Feast or famine, my side of town probably had a whole .10" if that. City ended up with .11" Oh I know its feast or famine and some areas are still as dry as straw. I just meant in general, almost every summer we hear talk of drought (even last year in mid-July, despite it being the 2nd wettest July on record eventually) but a few heavy storms at one point or another end up assuring it doesnt show in the record books (interestingly, 14 of Detroits 20 driest summers and 15 of Detroits wettest summers occurred before 1940. Talk about feast or famine). Few overnight showers, so total rainfall for the overnight period 1.79" imby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 A "normal" morning here in the LAF with a min temp of 63º (normal for July 28 is 64º). Also, I want to wish a happy birthday to our own KokomoWX. MET has us getting down to 56 tonight. IND calling for 60. And yes, happy birthday to Kokomo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 73 at noon, I can live with that!! Lake breeze will keep the temp in the mid 70's the rest of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 catching up on jet lag in Austria...lots of strong storms around. Time sensitive http://at.wetter.tv/de/wetterradar Edit: gusting really good now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 catching up on jet lag in Austria...lots of strong storms around. Time sensitive http://at.wetter.tv/de/wetterradar Edit: gusting really good now Nice! Getting some t-storm action over there too. Happy jet lag recovery! ... Steady at 77° here at 12:30. Partly cloudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 catching up on jet lag in Austria...lots of strong storms around. Time sensitive http://at.wetter.tv/de/wetterradar Edit: gusting really good now Austria style MCS. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Interesting thing happening in Milwaukee...lake is raising dew points (or so I'd imagine)...dp of 66F, with a temp in the 70Fs...moist. 80F here...i've had south winds now for a few hours...bring back my N winds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 83 here with lots of sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Austria style MCS. Nice. strong storms are in the forecast tonight into tomorrow...things roll in off the alps, pretty cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Pretty impressive indicator of how warm it has been. This graphic shows the lake-wide average surface temperature for Superior, compared to the most recent 20 years. The water temperatures have been running some 10+ degrees above normal since late June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 GFS showing a MCS or Derecho event it looks like from MSP to MKE to GRR. Interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Looks like we could start a new streak of 90s as early as Sunday or Monday. May not last more than 4 or 5 days though. The next 90 will be #40 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Oh I know its feast or famine and some areas are still as dry as straw. I just meant in general, almost every summer we hear talk of drought (even last year in mid-July, despite it being the 2nd wettest July on record eventually) but a few heavy storms at one point or another end up assuring it doesnt show in the record books (interestingly, 14 of Detroits 20 driest summers and 15 of Detroits wettest summers occurred before 1940. Talk about feast or famine). Few overnight showers, so total rainfall for the overnight period 1.79" imby. That's why, locally, the drought this year was overhyped. I knew it was only a matter of time before we would break it. A similar thing happened last July, where we started off the first half of the month with a notable deficit then the month ended as the 2nd wettest July on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 86F...overachieving today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 On the north side of Milwaukee today. Somewhat humid and in the mid 70s. Lake wind keeping cumulus inland today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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