Stebo Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Would you guess that this is in Wisconsin in December? That isn't that bad of a sounding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Well Jan 7th/8th, 2008 happened so it's not that insane I suppose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 High of 54 at 5 am but now down to 48. Much colder temperatures to the northwest, low 20s west of Minneapolis. Looks like a beautiful day on tap, clear and sunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Hit 57 just after midnight. Sitting at 51 now with a little fog. Much thicker fog just west of here. If clouds/precip hold off enough we have a decent shot at 70 tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I mowed today. Really. I mowed the lawn during the pre-Thanksgiving warmup, mostly just to mulch the leaves... but there definitely was some new growth getting clipped off then. I thought that seemed unusual, especially since the official records show November was colder than normal. But that week or so stretch just before the Holiday was also kind of unusual. The mean temps weren't far from the normal, but daytime highs were well above normal and lows normal to a little below, as diurnal ranges were running 20-30 degrees for several days with all of the sunshine. The normal diurnal range around here in November is only 14 or 15 degrees, due to the pervasive cloudiness. I know Michsnowfreak sometimes likes to minimize warm months by blaming it on overnight lows, but last month was like the opposite. It was a cold month, but mainly due to chilly morning lows although highs did finish a bit below then current normals too. Though the current normals for November were also inflated quite a bit after 2010 due to a series of very mild Novembers the past ten years or so, and so I don't know how cold this November would have been in a historical sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 didn't even need a coat last night...felt pretty weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Record high at MLI tomorrow is 69, and the all-time Dec record is 71 (12/4/98). We have a shot at breaking both tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Fog fog fog...the fog monster is here! Temps here have done nothing. Sun here today? Good luck with that..i've seen that forecast before go down in flames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Record high at MLI tomorrow is 69, and the all-time Dec record is 71 (12/4/98). We have a shot at breaking both tomorrow. Here's the composites for 68+ deg days in December in Chicago, which should correlate fairly well with MLI: H5: MSLP: 925 Temps: 850mb temps: These are all pretty similar to model progs at those levels tomorrow, so agreed, near/around 70 is certainly possible. Possible fly in the ointment: if skies clear enough tonight, radiational cooling could be pretty efficient for a while before warm front lifts north, and with mid-spring moisture content, could see fog and temperatures chasing down dewpoints lower than guidance tonight, which *might* make it tougher to reach 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Being comfortable in nothing but a t-**** in december feels weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Being comfortable in nothing but a t-**** in december feels weird Never knew "shirt" was a dirty word.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Never knew "shirt" was a dirty word.... LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Never knew "shirt" was a dirty word.... ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Never knew "shirt" was a dirty word.... Have to admit that that is a little "over the top" on the part of the sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Awful looking day. Drizzle, fog and Mud... yea warm weather works out real well in December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Picked up 0.15" of rain between 1-2am. Mild, damp and mostly cloudy here this morning. Cooler air starting to filter in from upstream locations. Can definitely see where the fog is up by DLL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 geos- Typical dong weather pattern...where I bend over and get it from the fog monster :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Being comfortable in nothing but a t-**** in december feels weird Party like it's 1998. Max temps at ORD 12/1/1998: 57º 12/2/1998: 61º 12/3/1998: 67º 12/4/1998: 66º 12/5/1998: 62º 12/6/1998: 62º Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Picked up 0.14" of rain. Woo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 If mild temperatures this early December; like 1998, would lead to a January 1999 pattern - I'd be up for it! LOT predicting the fog monster will pay a visit here later this afternoon as winds turn off the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Well Jan 7th/8th, 2008 happened so it's not that insane I suppose... True, and I think they had a severe event in Dec in the 1970s. I don't know about severe with this setup (maybe a rogue cell?) but general storms look like a good possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Full sun around here now with temps in the 50s. It's going to be a great weather day. I'm hoping the grass will dry so I can do a final mowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Heavy overcast still hanging on here, and temps are struggling because of it. Been at 52 for the past several hours. Could still see some sun later on, as it looks like the area of clouds is being eaten away on the edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Global_Warmer Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 73F now. Today is gonna be close to 30F above normal with an average of 68F or so 74/62. The average is 48/30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 73F now. Today is gonna be close to 30F above normal with an average of 68F or so 74/62. The average is 48/30. Nice! Can't beat that for December in St. Louis! That's like June weather, especially with the dewpoint near 60F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 IND going with 71 for Indianapolis tomorrow which would break the record high for the date and be third warmest temperature on record for December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Made it 61°, but now cooler marine air taking control. Down to 54°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Got you all beat... 43F and thick stratus... Did see the sun for about 1 min a little while ago... Its "bright" outside... NWS forecast fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Got you all beat... 43F and thick stratus... Did see the sun for about 1 min a little while ago... Its "bright" outside... NWS forecast fail. Still solid overcast here as well, but the clearing line is now less than 10 miles away. Should be sunny here by 2, or a little after. Looks like dense fog will reform this evening though as soon as the sun sets. The strong winds tomorrow should easily mix that out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Yeah...this lack of wind is killing it on these days. We had drizzle all last evening/nite...throw in the cold ground temps and short days, low sun angle...being in a river valley (although the bluff is also cloudy still)... all adds up to thick soup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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