michsnowfreak Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 18 hours ago, nwohweather said: It’s wonderful when there is a breeze. But the humidity kind of came out of nowhere, it’s been very mild this entire spring with 75-85° in March-till now with dry weather. Each time those cold fronts hit you guys it kind of turns into more of a dry line so we don’t really get chilly, just dry. It’s similar to summer weather in Traverse City honestly March-April. But now it’s really something humidity wise, but luckily there is usually a solid breeze I don't mind a few hot and humid days because I know that cold rules the year here. Because of my reputation of loving Winter, it's funny that some people assume I don't like summer when I actually do. Especially being surrounded by lakes. Im just ready for fall by August lol. But the thought of living in some of those Southern climates where unbearable heat and humidity lasts for 5-7 months without a break, then "Winter" is limited to a few freezes at night is truly a nightmare to me. But to each their own! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Speaking of hot and humid, after having the furnace running for nearly 8 months, I literally switched right to the AC today as we have soared to 86ﾟ with high humidity. However next weekend looks much cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 On 5/24/2020 at 3:58 PM, Hoosier said: Looks like ORD will top out at 89 or 90. 89 at ORD and MDW, and 91 here. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 O'Hare is now 90º. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, hawkeye_wx said: O'Hare is now 90º. Officially the earliest 90 in Chicago since 2013. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 ORD had a freeze only 15 days ago, and now a high of 90. I looked quickly but I believe this is the shortest gap between a freeze and a high of 90 in Chicago since April 1980. 4/17/1980 had a low of 28 and 4/22/1980 had a high of 91. Believe it or not, the 91 was followed up by another freeze a couple days later. Talk about whiplash. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 First 80 degree day here today. We finally hit 70 degrees three days ago. And that’s spring. 2 days in the 70s before the 80 train. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Today was Cedar Rapids' first 80º day as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Made it to 87 here and at MLI. Today was the first 80+ here. Pretty stuffy out there this evening with temp still holding at 77, dews over 65, and zero wind. Perfect evening to get eaten alive by mosquitoes if you dare to go without repellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Shortly before 4 pm I had a developing t-storm side-swipe me and some of the largest rain drops I've seen started falling. I could hear each rain drop on the roof (like hail) and looking out it was stark white as if it were hailstones. Not many but wet the pavement in no time. I rushed outside and caught a drop on my sleeve and it felt like I was splashed. 11 minutes after the last drops the sun cleaned up. The storm matured to my east so no t-storms as always but Environment Canada issued a severe t-storm warning for a garden storm that was 20-30 minutes past me to the east with nothing upcoming. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Topped out at 88, highest it'll get for this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Spartman said: Topped out at 88, highest it'll get for this month. You are forecast 90 today, so no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 We're up to 27C feeling like 34 at noon. Forecast high for today was increased again to 31C and now to 32C. That is way higher than the 5 day forecast leading to now...I forget what it was but probably 27C. Humidex was going to be 33 but now its 39 this afternoon. Tomorrow same temperature and humidex. This is approaching late May 2006 levels of awesomeness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 It was snowing less than 2 weeks ago with with lows ~23F. It's currently 86F with a humidex around 97F. Skipped Spring and went straight to Summer. We finally hit 70F for the first time a few days ago and today it's close to 90F. These next 6 days will put us within ~0.5C of our monthly average for May. It's even crazier when just a few days ago we were sitting 6C below normal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I might be near 15C above normal. The leaf-out speed is extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 40 minutes ago, Torchageddon said: We're up to 27C feeling like 34 at noon. Forecast high for today was increased again to 31C and now to 32C. That is way higher than the 5 day forecast leading to now...I forget what it was but probably 27C. Humidex was going to be 33 but now its 39 this afternoon. Tomorrow same temperature and humidex. This is approaching late May 2006 levels of awesomeness. I'm not too familiar with the Humidex, but it seems more aggressive than the heat index that we use here. Like, a given temperature and dewpoint will produce a higher number on the Humidex than the heat index. Is that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I'm not too familiar with the Humidex, but it seems more aggressive than the heat index that we use here. Like, a given temperature and dewpoint will produce a higher number on the Humidex than the heat index. Is that The EC calculator asks for temp and dewpoint to get the humidex. Everyone treats it as a temperature, but it's supposed to be a value representing a level of discomfort 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Stebo said: You are forecast 90 today, so no. Yeah 90 not happening. Honestly at this point i'd be a little surprised if it got to 88. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I'm not too familiar with the Humidex, but it seems more aggressive than the heat index that we use here. Like, a given temperature and dewpoint will produce a higher number on the Humidex than the heat index. Is that right? It's just a measure of how hot the average person feels. It combines temperature and humidity into one equation. Relative humidity is defined the same way as NWS would define it. Humidity on it's own is defined as how much water vapor is in the air. I feel Humidex is flawed compared to the heat index and bit too extreme but that's just my two cents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, snowlover2 said: Yeah 90 not happening. Honestly at this point i'd be a little surprised if it got to 88. It is 84 in Dayton, 6 degrees isn't impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Here's an example. With a temp of 90, you would need a dewpoint of 78 to get a heat index of 105. What would 90/78 be on the Humidex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Hoosier said: Here's an example. With a temp of 90, you would need a dewpoint of 78 to get a heat index of 105. What would 90/78 be on the Humidex? 113, RH above is 68% http://www.csgnetwork.com/canhumidexcalc.html 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Stebo said: 113, RH above is 68% http://www.csgnetwork.com/canhumidexcalc.html Env Canada has this chart if you scroll down near the bottom. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/seasonal-weather-hazards/warm-season-weather-hazards.html#toc7 Humidex is flawed imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I still don't understand the difference between Heat Index and Humidex but I agree that Humidex seems flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 40 minutes ago, Stebo said: It is 84 in Dayton, 6 degrees isn't impossible It is when you have cloud cover and pop up storms in the area. In fact it dropped to 83 and light rain which means game over as far as 90 goes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 May 20: 1st 70 degree day May 23: 1st 80 degree day May 25: 1st 90 degree day? Sitting at 89. RIP Spring 2020. May 20th and 21st were awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Lake breeze micro-cell on the southeast side of GRR just produced a nice tropical downpour. Only heard one soft rumble so far though. I would like to hear more thunder, but cells are just getting started and are still a bit low topped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 2 hours ago, snowlover2 said: It is when you have cloud cover and pop up storms in the area. In fact it dropped to 83 and light rain which means game over as far as 90 goes. It would have been close if it didn't storm, it was 86 before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Did something happen to tropicaltidbits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Did something happen to tropicaltidbits? It's weird for me because on my laptop I can initially go to the site and go to GFS but when I go to change to another model or setting I get a message saying can't reach the page. If I go on my phone and go to the site there is no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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