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August 2019 General Discussions & Observations Thread


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Most will finish JJA with temperature departures of +1 to +2, via a normal June, very hot July, and slightly warmer than normal August. However, for posterity, those departures will not impart the entire story of this summer -- that is -- very tropical-esque humidity from approximately June 25th through early August, then again for a week in the latter part of August. We saw protracted high dew points this summer, and spasmodically coupled with high ambient temperatures [see, July], yielding exceptionally elevated heat indices. Hence, this summer will be remembered as another very humid one, warmer than normal, but not very hot in the multi-month sense [though 1 month was very hot].

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21 minutes ago, Isotherm said:

Most will finish JJA with temperature departures of +1 to +2, via a normal June, very hot July, and slightly warmer than normal August. However, for posterity, those departures will not impart the entire story of this summer -- that is -- very tropical-esque humidity from approximately June 25th through early August, then again for a week in the latter part of August. We saw protracted high dew points this summer, and spasmodically coupled with high ambient temperatures [see, July], yielding exceptionally elevated heat indices. Hence, this summer will be remembered as another very humid one, warmer than normal, but not very hot in the multi-month sense [though 1 month was very hot].

Yes agree...My station had normal Temps in June and Aug will be close to normal...July of course  was hot, no doubt. But as you mentioned the high dew points on several occasions stand out. Weather station looking good Tom!

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Following the coolest air mass since last June, temperatures began moderating today. In coming days, readings will return to near or just above normal across the Middle Atlantic and southern New England regions.

Much above normal temperatures covered parts of the West. Records included: Aurora, OR: 100°; Eugene, OR: 99°; Hoquiam, WA: 92°; Mount Shasta, CA: 98°; Newport, OR: 86°; Portland, OR: 98°; and, Roseburg, OR: 101°. Medford, OR had reached a near record 105° as of 5 pm PDT.

Across the Atlantic Ocean, Europe continues to experience record-breaking warmth. This latest round of heat could last through the current week.

Select daily records included: Amsterdam: 90° (old record: 80°); Antwerp, Belgium: 93°; De Kooy, Netherlands: 86° (old record: 78°); Deelen, Netherlands: 91°; Diepholz, Germany: 91°; Eindhoven, Netherlands: 93°; Esbjerg, Denmark: 84°; Gilze en Rijen, Netherlands: 93°; Goteborg, Sweden: 81°; Groningen, Netherlands: 91° (old record: 79°); Karup, Denmark: 86° (new August record); Leeuwarden, Netherlands: 90° (old record: 78°); London-Heathrow: 91°; Malmo, Sweden: 86°; Meppen, Germany: 91°; Mildenhall, UK: 90° (old record: 79°); Northolt, UK: 91° (old record: 81°); Orsta-Volda, Norway: 82°; Rotterdam, Netherlands: 90°; Stansted, UK: 90° (old record: 79°); Vlieland, Netherlands: 86° (old record: 74°); Volkel, Netherlands: 91°; Wattisham, UK: 88° (old record: 77°); and, Woensdrecht, Netherlands: 88° (old record: 77°).

The warmest summer on record is concluding in Anchorage. Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, Anchorage will likely finish summer 2019 with a mean temperature near 62.7°. The summer record is 60.8°, which was set in 2016.

In addition, Anchorage will very likely set a new August record high mean temperature. The implied probability for its warmest August on record is 89%. That would be the third consecutive monthly record set this year. No single year holds three consecutive monthly records (cold or warm), much less during the same season, in Anchorage.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was -0.3°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was 0.0°C for the week centered around August 21. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.43°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.27°C. Neutral-warm ENSO conditions are in place in Region 3.4 with neutral-cool conditions in place in Region 1+2. There is considerable uncertainty about the ENSO evolution later this summer into the fall. Some of the guidance continues to show the development of neutral-cool ENSO conditions.

The SOI was -1.88 today.

Today, the preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) figure was +0.421. A general tendency for blocking could persist through the remainder of August with perhaps some fluctuations to positive values, as is currently underway.

The AO has averaged -1.062 for August. Since 1950, there have been five prior cases when the AO averaged -0.500 or below in both July and August: 1950, 1958, 1960, 1968, and 2015. The average temperature for September was 69.1° (69.8° after adjusting for ongoing warming) and 58.9° (59.6° adjusted) for September through November in New York City. The 1981-2010 baseline normal figures are 68.0° and 57.5° respectively. The majority of cases saw a warmer than normal September and all cases featured a warmer than normal fall. Therefore, a warmer than normal September and fall appear likely. The potential for autumn 2019 to rank among the 30 warmest cases on record is on the table.

The MJO's recent high-amplitude passage through Phase 4 during the August 5-15 period has been followed by a range of solutions in the September 1-15 period during past cases. The coolest was 2001 with a mean temperature of 70.7° in New York City. The warmest was 1983 with a mean temperature of 77.2° in New York City. The 1981-2010 base normal for the September 1-15 period is 71.8°. A plausible outcome could see a few cooler than normal to near normal days during the first week of September followed by warming that would result in a warmer than normal September 1-15 average temperature. The second half of the first week of September appears to offer one chance of above to much above normal readings. The second half of the month could be warmer relative to normal (not in necessarily in absolute terms) than the first half.

September 2019 could mark the fifth consecutive year of a 70.0° or higher monthly mean temperature in Central Park. The current 30-year period (1989-2018) is the warmest on record for September with a mean temperature of 69.0°. The most recent 10-year period (2009-2018) is also the warmest on record for September with a mean temperature of 70.1°.

On August 26, the MJO was in Phase 4 at an amplitude of 1.257 (RMM). The August 25-adjusted amplitude was 1.189.

Finally, New York City has an implied 55% probability of having a warmer than normal August.

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The last 4 days of August are averaging 74degs., or 2degs. AN.

Month to date is  +0.4[75.8].         August should end at  +0.3[75.5].

69.0* here at 6am.

DORIAN to smash NYC Sept. 04-05?   So says the GEM/JMA.     EURO looks like it wants to loop it.    GFS let's it get away by the 5th.

12z and 06ZGFS completely different after hour 126

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2 hours ago, Brian5671 said:

Radar trends look to favor the well east solutions for today's rains.   

This area does look like it is gonna clip most of Brooklyn queens and east I think for the next 3 hours or so.  I’m not sure if it might weaken though as the forcing exits east with the low center 

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5 minutes ago, SnowGoose69 said:

This area does look like it is gonna clip most of Brooklyn queens and east I think for the next 3 hours or so.  I’m not sure if it might weaken though as the forcing exits east with the low center 

Point and click mentions severe storms out in Suffolk. I’m not seeing it

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56 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Point and click mentions severe storms out in Suffolk. I’m not seeing it

have to watch winds on the eastern end of the island. vis sat suggests to me the inverted trof will be located somewhere in suffolk later this afternoon into the evening. if winds shift SE then some localized severe is possible, including brief spin-ups. 

these are legit convective showers moving in. tops estimated 35-38000' on the heaviest cells. inch/hour+ rates seem likely for brief periods across all of LI.

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