The Iceman Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Had a garden variety thunderstorm playing golf in Princeton yesterday. Back home in Levittown only got like .15" as we got hit by the gap in the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 19 hours ago, BBasile said: Got slammed by a 22 MPH outflow. lol It looked good, though. Other than that, picked up 0.05". That's a beaut. Worth another look, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 The first katydid is yakking in the maple tree outside my condo tonight. It's warming up, for the hot nights just ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 10 hours ago, stemwinder said: The first katydid is yakking in the maple tree outside my condo tonight. It's warming up, for the hot nights just ahead. Noticed the locusts have started their racket in the last day or two. I take that as a sign that summer is passing it's peak though - at least according to climo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 First katydid last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violentweatherfan Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 5 hours ago, iceman56 said: Noticed the locusts have started their racket in the last day or two. I take that as a sign that summer is passing it's peak though - at least according to climo. You mean Cicadas, Locusts are grasshoppers and they don't make any sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Violentweatherfan said: You mean Cicadas, Locusts are grasshoppers and they don't make any sounds. I'm always amazed at the amount of volume/noise these creatures make for their size. Even after watching a video it's still hard to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violentweatherfan Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 8 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: I'm always amazed at the amount of volume/noise these creatures make for their size. Even after watching a video it's still hard to believe. Nice video, I always loved catching cicadas when I was a kid. I would do a catch and release, but after I would paint my initials on them. Unfortunately, pesticides, new construction has had it's impact on their broods. Late 60's - 70's there were so many of them, fond memory of my childhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 By this time in July, around where I am, the summer cicadas would be making a racket. Not so this year. I think I heard one earlier, but this is quite late in the season. OTOH, the night katydids seem on schedule, if the one I first heard last night is an indication. yeah, pesticides may be affecting these critters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 1 minute ago, stemwinder said: By this time in July, around where I am, the summer cicadas would be making a racket by now. Not so this year. I think I heard one earlier, but this is quite late. OTOH, the katydids seem on schedule, if the one I first heard last night is an indication. yeah, pesticides may be affecting these critters. Same here...a little odd. I have been going out of my way listening. Nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Cicada started vocalizing here a few days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 On 7/19/2016 at 2:46 PM, stemwinder said: That's a beaut. Worth another look, for sure. Thanks! It was another good looking storm that missed. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Helping a friend outdoors (labor intensive) this weekend. (probably 5-6hrs+ Sat and Sun). Guaranteed lock I lose 5+lbs in water weight no matter how much water in drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 4 hours ago, Violentweatherfan said: You mean Cicadas, Locusts are grasshoppers and they don't make any sounds. Hmmm, my family always called them locusts. Now I see looking it up the difference. Always thought that locusts were considered grasshoppers in biblical references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violentweatherfan Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 43 minutes ago, iceman56 said: Hmmm, my family always called them locusts. Now I see looking it up the difference. Always thought that locusts were considered grasshoppers in biblical references. It's quite possible cicadas became confused with the term "locusts" when the 17 year old cicada broods emerged. Every 17 years millions and millions of cicadas would emerge in early spring. There would be so many of them it could be possible this is where the confusion occurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Just found this website: http://www.cicadamania.com . . . All you need to know, and a lot more, about the cicadas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Came across this in the daily summary for PHL yesterday and it has me confused - how do you get a +1 departure from normal/average when the max/min were average? Seems to skew temps above average when they weren't. ...THE PHILADELPHIA PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 87 408 PM 99 1930 87 0 95 MINIMUM 70 449 AM 57 1890 70 0 81 AVERAGE 79 78 1 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 ^Pehaps some decimal points in there which weren't shown such as 87.8 and 70.9? No clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 24 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: ^Pehaps some decimal points in there which weren't shown such as 87.8 and 70.9? No clue? Dunno, thought only us weenies used decimals, assumed NWS only uses rounded whole numbers. In fact my Davis rounds the decimals after the current day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Just like that, cicadas were out this morning and still cranking at noon. Not just a stray one but a back/forth type symphony. 88.6F / 62DP (which isn't bad...yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Current temp 92/DP 58/RH 32% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Temp 89.2F....may be able to eek out 90F. DP still ok at 62F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Temp now up to 93 here which is the high for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 6 hours ago, iceman56 said: Dunno, thought only us weenies used decimals, assumed NWS only uses rounded whole numbers. In fact my Davis rounds the decimals after the current day. According to NWS data, they use decimals for average temps, but not max/min. My Davis does save all temps with decimals, though. Strange. Had a high 87.8F today. Down to 86.8F now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Temps clearly overperformed by a few degrees here today and I think that may wind up being the theme over the next 4-5 days but we will see. Forecast was for temps to be in the upper 80's to around 90 but made it up to 93. Current temp 89/DP 61/RH 39% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 28 minutes ago, Rtd208 said: Temps clearly overperformed by a few degrees here today and I think that may wind up being the theme over the next 4-5 days but we will see. Forecast was for temps to be in the upper 80's to around 90 but made it up to 93. Current temp 89/DP 61/RH 39% Ch10 (NBC)...I think went down a degree or two each day (from yesterday) for the upcoming days. Ch6 always seemed to be a tad lower. It really doesn't matter either way though...it's going to be blazing overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 7 hours ago, Birds~69 said: Just like that, cicadas were out this morning and still cranking at noon. Not just a stray one but a back/forth type symphony. 88.6F / 62DP (which isn't bad...yet) 'Cause it was gonna be hot! That's why we used to call them "Hot Birds". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 15 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said: 'Cause it was gonna be hot! That's why we used to call them "Hot Birds". Guess so...they just sensed a scorching several days coming up. I actually like the sound and know Summer has pretty much hit it's peak or close. (Aug looks cooler) Shorter days now and the countdown to Fall/Football is good in my book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 With less than 2.5" of rain since June 1, vegetation in the woods is withering big time. If no storms materialize this weekend which looks fairly likely, it will be lights out for some stuff. 87.4 yesterday in NW Chesco. Looking for my second 90 of the season today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Current temp 80/DP 71/RH 72% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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