BowMeHunter Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Up to 9597° here. Dewpoints dropping into the upper 60s. Have not stepped foot outside today yet! ... low 79° this morning Lol you always shave a few degrees off and torchatie adds 2-5° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 As of Noon...98 at ORD and 97 at MDW. 98 here now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 97/72 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Lol you always shave a few degrees off and torchatie adds 2-5° I had a large cloud overhead when I typed that observation! lol, yeah it's 97° here now. Been just a slight difference, < 1° between here and UGN, which is almost 2 miles away. More shady areas in my neighborhood. More buildings and concrete at the airport could make slight difference. Skilling saying the lake breeze could bust the cap this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Kenosha and Janesville have now hit the century mark. Only 97 here lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 This is odd. Cedar Rapids' temp has not risen in the last hour... still at 91. I guess that rules out 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 95 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Looks like ORD is going to make a run at the record...i'm not sold we even see a lake breeze much less one that makes it out that far west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Looks like the available 12z runs have slowed down the frontal passage on Friday. ORD should have 2 shots to approach the all-time record high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 This is odd. Cedar Rapids' temp has not risen in the last hour... still at 91. I guess that rules out 100. Noticed that. MLI only went up a degree to 94 as well. Must be pockets of poor mixing from the Mississippi points west. Most temps west of the river are still in the low 90s. For whatever reason it seems that MLI only overachieves on days when there's a cool front approaching. No explanation on why that would be, but I've noticed that to be the case over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 98° now here. Dewpoint continuing to fall. Weird that LOT didn't issue a widespread excessive heat warning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 96 at metro, K-zoo is the hot spot with 98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 96 degrees here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Would be surprised if DTW doesn't hit 100F at this point. Only thing that I think could stop it is early convective initiation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 100 reached at ORD and Northerly Island. Just sent out a PNS. And the record for the date of 101 at RFD was already tied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I hear 101 at RFD so far. Skilling is going 101 for ORD; looks like that's probably going to bust low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 I hear 101 at RFD so far. Skilling is going 101 for ORD; looks like that's probably going to bust low. ORD is running warmer than almost all guidance right now (even the NAM/ECMWF 2m temps) and the airmass only gets warmer in the next couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 100 reached at ORD and Northerly Island. Just sent out a PNS. And the record for the date of 101 at RFD was already tied. First year with at least 2 100+ days for Chicago since 1995. Unless we level off soon, the record of 102 (1911) looks to be tied or broken given it's only 12:40PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Interesting to see the stark contrast in conditions over a short area in northern IL. Freeport and Rochelle are both only at 92, but have dews at 75 and 77 respectively. Just north and east of those locations mixing is clearly better, with temps near 100 and dews in the 60s. Part of it may be the mixing may be the same at both locations, but due to the extreme amount of moisture being released in the areas to the south that the mixing is still inadequate enough to take care of the dews at the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 "Only" 92 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 First year with at least 2 100+ days for Chicago since 1995. Unless we level off soon, the record of 102 (1911) looks to be tied or broken given it's only 12:40PM. Thanks for pointing that out, I'll resend the PNS with that info. And yup, at least tying the record seems like a good bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 If today is any indication then it's not inconceivable that ORD could manage 106 or 107 especially on Friday assuming the trend of the slower front is real. Mixing gets even deeper in addition to having a slightly warmer airmass aloft. I wonder if we will see the rare mid 100's forecast from LOT in the next 1 or 2 forecast cycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 99.3°/66° here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 If today is any indication then it's not inconceivable that ORD could manage 106 or 107 especially on Friday assuming the trend of the slower front is real. Mixing gets even deeper in addition to having a slightly warmer airmass aloft. I wonder if we will see the rare mid 100's forecast from LOT in the next 1 or 2 forecast cycles. Yeah this is gonna be one to remember for Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 AC can barely keep up, only spitting out semi-cool air. MSN just hit 100 °F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magoos0728 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Kenosha at 102--here we come all time record!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 97 at LAF. Probably should've stuck with my first call. I hate this station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Just hit 100 here.MKE next in line at 99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxMidwest Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 103 In Middleton, 102 in Janesville/Kenosha, 101 Rockford, 100 Watertown, Madison, Boscobel & Waukegan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Taking a look at this: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=LOT&product=RWR&issuedby=IL, I notice that the hottest locations (at 100-102) are the ones with the stronger winds and lower dewpoints. This suggests that mixing (or lack thereof) is critical today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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