weatherbo Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 26 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: I'm going to the Porkies Oct 6-9 October 5th a few years ago I received 5 inches of snow so you could see some . Def check out the 35,000 acres of old growth trees. It's a sight to behold and the incline they're on in spots has to be almost 45 degrees. I haven't been there in the summer since I've lived here but have been a few times in the winter but most of the park and the boundary roads close for the season due to the deep snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 8/23/2024 at 9:13 PM, Stevo6899 said: Curious if during that stretch there was a prolonged heat wave. 39 days is incredible. August 1908 was cooler than avg but Sept 1908 warmer than avg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 27 minutes ago, weatherbo said: October 5th a few years ago I received 5 inches of snow so you could see some . Def check out the 35,000 acres of old growth trees. It's a sight to behold and the incline they're on in spots has to be almost 45 degrees. I haven't been there in the summer since I've lived here but have been a few times in the winter but most of the park and the boundary roads close for the season due to the deep snow. Awesome. Thanks for the suggestion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 For days the Euro and HRDPS showed storms blowing up last night over eastern IA/western IL, and then yesterday's runs suddenly dropped them. In reality nothing formed last night, so a major fail for both of them models. DVN all in on the heat, going with 97/98 for highs Mon/Tue and have issued an excessive heat warning.Pretty wild to see this level of heat with only 13 hours of daylight. Talk about absolutely pumping the heat in with this ridge. On a positive note, we were on the lake all day today and the cool, dry weather of the past week or so made the water beyond refreshing to swim in today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Low stratus hung around all day and kept things in check, we managed a high of 87. We don’t escape the swamp weather tomorrow for what should be our warmest day of the year. Current dewpoint of 75, highest of the year I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 On 8/23/2024 at 8:39 AM, TheClimateChanger said: On the drought, Zanesville still at 0.16" for the month with 6 days to go. If no rain falls this week, it would be the 5th driest of any month [driest in about 100 years] and easily the driest summer month there. Columbus still at 3rd driest summer [1930, only 0.05" less] and driest since 1933. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 12 hours ago, nwohweather said: Pretty wild to see this level of heat with only 13 hours of daylight. Talk about absolutely pumping the heat in with this ridge. On a positive note, we were on the lake all day today and the cool, dry weather of the past week or so made the water beyond refreshing to swim in today The longest heatwave on record for this area happened from August 25 - Sepember 4, 1953. Detroit 8/25/53: 92/64 8/26/53: 96/71 8/27/53: 95/69 8/28/53: 96/67 8/29/53: 96/71 8/30/53: 97/71 8/31/53: 97/71 9/01/53: 98/70 9/02/53: 100/76 9/03/53: 100/71 9/04/53: 91/61 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 We only got down to 77 for the overnight low. 79/75 and feeling tropical out right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 11 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said: On the drought, Zanesville still at 0.16" for the month with 6 days to go. If no rain falls this week, it would be the 5th driest of any month [driest in about 100 years] and easily the driest summer month there. If this continues, southeast OH into WV is going to be tee'd up for one hell of a wildfire season this fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 2 hours ago, buckeye said: If this continues, southeast OH into WV is going to be tee'd up for one hell of a wildfire season this fall. I lived through some of those seasons growing up in SE Ohio where the hills across the valley were almost not visible due to smoke. Not fun. Hoping for some rain soon for those folks. I have heard some people on wells are resorting to hauling water and have had relatives say the cracks in the ground are getting quite large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainsucks Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 HRRR had a 101 for ORD tomorrow, which actually seems reasonable if outflow isn't an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 13 minutes ago, rainsucks said: HRRR had a 101 for ORD tomorrow, which actually seems reasonable if outflow isn't an issue. Seems pretty unreasonable to me. There are 4 dates later in the season with 100F+, 3 of which were observed when the official observations were taken at Midway Airport: 101, on 9/1/1953; 101, on 9/2/1953; 100 on 9/7/1960; and 100 on 9/7/1939. Looks like the highest temperature observed at O'Hare Airport on or after today's date is 99F in 1960 & 1985: Not to say it can't happen, but it would almost be without historical precedent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainsucks Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 30 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said: Seems pretty unreasonable to me. There are 4 dates later in the season with 100F+, 3 of which were observed when the official observations were taken at Midway Airport: 101, on 9/1/1953; 101, on 9/2/1953; 100 on 9/7/1960; and 100 on 9/7/1939. Looks like the highest temperature observed at O'Hare Airport on or after today's date is 99F in 1960 & 1985: Not to say it can't happen, but it would almost be without historical precedent. We have an almost off the charts 500 mb ridge anchored pretty much directly overhead (with similarly impressive thermals), and are living in a completely different era of climate now. I can certainly see it happening granted we avoid any weird outflow boundaries (and that's a BIG if). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Seems pretty unreasonable to me. There are 4 dates later in the season with 100F+, 3 of which were observed when the official observations were taken at Midway Airport: 101, on 9/1/1953; 101, on 9/2/1953; 100 on 9/7/1960; and 100 on 9/7/1939. Looks like the highest temperature observed at O'Hare Airport on or after today's date is 99F in 1960 & 1985: Not to say it can't happen, but it would almost be without historical precedent.tth.It hit 100° last year on 8/24.(Not that I think it will hit 100°+, because I don’t.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 85/76 currently. Haven't seen muggy weather like this in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainsucks Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 100-101 in the metro is quite possible IMO, but that's probably about the upper limit with this airmass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Insane 80-81 dew points for this time of year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 2 hours ago, rainsucks said: We have an almost off the charts 500 mb ridge anchored pretty much directly overhead (with similarly impressive thermals), and are living in a completely different era of climate now. I can certainly see it happening granted we avoid any weird outflow boundaries (and that's a BIG if). Ridge overhead will make it very hot...but what in the world does "a completely different era of climate" have to do with anything? Like most midwest places, Chicagos greatest concentration of 90s was in the mid-20th century. Blame it on the dustbowl, blame it on todays humidity, blame on whatever you want, but it was easier to get the real hot temps back then than it is now. Annual 90+ days at Chicago 1930s- 19 1940s- 23 1950s- 28 1960s- 19 1970s- 21 1980s- 22 1990s- 16 2000s- 13 2010s- 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 2 hours ago, weatherbo said: 85/76 currently. Haven't seen muggy weather like this in a long time. Its 90/75 at Marquette. Shocked they dont have a heat advisory in the UP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 More 110-115 heat index in some spots in Iowa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 36 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Its 90/75 at Marquette. Shocked they dont have a heat advisory in the UP. Reached 90 here too. The DP is 77 right now... oppressive. The house foundation, my sidewalks and back patio are all sweating. So are the rocks in the woods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 91/72/99 here in the paign. Tomorrow should be the worst of the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 It is currently 94/81/115 here in Cedar Rapids. The NWS has had 98º for our high for a few days, but they are always too hot on the hottest days. It's extremely rare for CR to reach the upper 90s. Frankly, while I'm very glad to have air conditioning, I actually get cold inside so I go outside once in a while. This oppressive heat feels great for a few minutes at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 I remember when hitting an 80 degree dewpoint was kind of a rare occasion. Now it seems we do it multiple waves per summer. Hit 81 here earlier, and reached 94 for a high. MLI languished today and only mustered a lowly 93. Good chance they hit 94-96 tomorrow though for the highest temp of the season/year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Catching up on what's ongoing... Topped out at 91° at ORD and at MDW on Saturday. Peaked at 93° at ORD and 92° at MDW on Sunday. Reached 96° at ORD and 95° at MDW today. ...2024 90°+ Day Tally... 20 - MDW 18 - ORD 16 - PWK 15 - RFD 15 - LOT 14 - DPA 14 - ARR 9 - UGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Topped out at 91/77/105 today. While oppressively warm out there, this was a very short lived heatwave and we busted low on temperatures yesterday and today. Storms will be knocking on my door soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 30 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: I remember when hitting an 80 degree dewpoint was kind of a rare occasion. Now it seems we do it multiple waves per summer. Hit 81 here earlier, and reached 94 for a high. MLI languished today and only mustered a lowly 93. Good chance they hit 94-96 tomorrow though for the highest temp of the season/year. The media has latched onto ET, so the buzz is now “corn sweat.” It’s the new “polar vortex” and “atmospheric river.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 18 minutes ago, IWXwx said: The media has latched onto ET, so the buzz is now “corn sweat.” It’s the new “polar vortex” and “atmospheric river.” That corn's sweating like Patrick Ewing in the 4th quarter today! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 The South Bend Airport hit 93.9 today. The HRRR and GFS have South Bend getting at or above 100 degrees tomorrow. South Bend has only seen triple-digit hit on 63 days in recorded history. The last time was July 6th, 2012 when the mercury hit 102. (4,434 days ago!) I'm not totally convinced we'll hit the century mark tomorrow... but it'll be worth watching! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 4 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: Its 90/75 at Marquette. Shocked they dont have a heat advisory in the UP. Thoughts on how hot it can get in Detroit tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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