NWS came out with this ditty in their PM discussion…” this week is without question the hottest week of the year to this point after a somewhat below average Summer temperature-wise.” As I previously mentioned, HISTORICALLY the last week of July & the 1st week of August are our hottest period (average-wise) and this year is no exception. Translation…it’s SUPPOSED to be hot in August. This is not anything unusual, but people think/believe we have never had this kind of heat. Data proves otherwise. Get use to it as real cold fronts don’t arrive until mid September.
In the short term, a Heat Advisory has been extended thru Wednesday evening and may be extended into Thursday as well. There are signs that the Strong upper ridge that has given us 5 straight days with highs 95+ will finally weaken and allow a return to typical (40-50%) coverage of daily T-Storms by Friday. This would keep highs 3-5 degrees less hot!
None of the tropical models see any activity thru August 15th. However, we usually see a burst of storms develop between Aug. 20th – September 30th and I still think that will happen. Again I’m surprised that Dr. Gray’s team didn’t lower their total numbers. NOAA will be out with their final forecast on Thursday. Stay tuned!
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Well I would have said 3-5 degrees cooler, but still hot....but that's me...
This hot and dry spell has our pool has been like a sauna...plus I have to add water as the sun absorb the water.
To try and beat the heat I mowed my lawn about 7:40 last night and went well into the night. A few flood lights and for the most part I see what I am doing...don't know if this is better than mowing at 8AM but it works for me...
Go to see it being a slow hurricane season...I hope mother nature fools us to keep those GW people making up stuff..
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