Record Heat

Stormtracker_Tony · Jun 30th 2012, 02:26 PM

Past 2 days, Columbia, SC has reached 109º which beats out the highest ever recorded (which was 107º) since records began in the 1800s.

2 stations in SC also reported 113º yesterday, which breaks the statewide highest ever recorded temp of 111º

and for the desert southwesterners' thinking "ah, that's nothing", I should point out that dewpoints are in the upper 60s to lower 70s....Walking outside literally feels like you're holding your head over a big pot of boiling water.

Also an interesting note: ridging and low level CIN has prevented convective development, but excessive amounts of instability is present above the stable layer....Mesoanalysis from SPC showing CAPE of 7000 J/Kg and widespread areas of LI's as low as -14...Crazy stuff!

Anyone else down here in the south have any interesting statistics to add? As widespread as the heat bubble is, no doubt other cities and states are breaking records!

DoneThatToo · Jul 2nd 2012, 07:24 AM

My stat is I played golf yesterday and shot above the temp but below the heat index!

slimchance · Jul 2nd 2012, 07:56 AM

I'm not in the South, but in northern Indiana, the last 5 days have been 90° or better (the hottest was 106° on the 28th, which tied our all time hottest temperature). Now our 7-day has 90's across the board.

It may not seem like much to everyone south of the Mason-Dixon line, but we haven't seen this kind of heat for an extended period since 1988.

The Mockingbird · Jul 2nd 2012, 10:27 AM

It was pretty crazy everywhere. Nashville hit 109.

And Miami was twenty degrees cooler.

Luckily, it was too hot for anyone to use anecdotal evidence as an argument in the climate change debate.

vortmaximum · Jul 3rd 2012, 11:18 AM

"This is what global warming looks like at the regional or personal level," said Jonathan Overpeck, professor of geosciences and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona. "The extra heat increases the odds of worse heat waves, droughts, storms and wildfire. This is certainly what I and many other climate scientists have been warning about."

"What we're seeing really is a window into what global warming really looks like," said Princeton University geosciences and international affairs professor Michael Oppenheimer. "It looks like heat. It looks like fires. It looks like this kind of environmental disasters."

While at least 15 climate scientists told The Associated Press that this long hot U.S. summer is consistent with what is to be expected in global warming, history is full of such extremes, said John Christy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He's a global warming skeptic who says, "The guilty party in my view is Mother Nature."

But the vast majority of mainstream climate scientists, such as Meehl, disagree: "This is what global warming is like, and we'll see more of this as we go into the future."

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120703/D9VP9J681.html

DoneThatToo · Jul 3rd 2012, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vortmaximum

. . .But the vast majority of mainstream climate scientists, such as Meehl, disagree: "This is what global warming is like, and we'll see more of this as we go into the future."

Considering we haven't found a way to go into the past which other time is available to us to look at?

Also I think if we far enough into the future we'll see global cooling . . .

offshore moflo · Jul 4th 2012, 07:19 PM

Madison, WI here hit 102 today, which was the 6th highest day ever and hottest since 1976...... All time record is 107

slimchance · Jul 5th 2012, 02:55 AM

The most consecutive 100°+ days we've ever had is 3. We're about to do it again.

We hit 101° yesterday. We're expected to hit at least 100° today. And 101° tomorrow.

We're now looking forward to the weekend for some "relief" closer to 90°.

EricG · Jul 5th 2012, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoneThatToo

Also I think if we far enough into the future we'll see global cooling . . .

How far?

DoneThatToo · Jul 5th 2012, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricG

How far?

I'm not that good.

Jun 30th 2012, 02:26 PM	#1
Stormtracker_Tony Open Line Elite Join Date: May 2005 Location: checkoslovocia Posts: 6,854	Record Heat Past 2 days, Columbia, SC has reached 109º which beats out the highest ever recorded (which was 107º) since records began in the 1800s. 2 stations in SC also reported 113º yesterday, which breaks the statewide highest ever recorded temp of 111º and for the desert southwesterners' thinking "ah, that's nothing", I should point out that dewpoints are in the upper 60s to lower 70s....Walking outside literally feels like you're holding your head over a big pot of boiling water. Also an interesting note: ridging and low level CIN has prevented convective development, but excessive amounts of instability is present above the stable layer....Mesoanalysis from SPC showing CAPE of 7000 J/Kg and widespread areas of LI's as low as -14...Crazy stuff! Anyone else down here in the south have any interesting statistics to add? As widespread as the heat bubble is, no doubt other cities and states are breaking records! __________________ Certified Dealer of Davis, LaCrosse, Kestrel, Oregon Scientific and many others. PM to learn more about my instruments (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!)...Also, I retail thousands of other products from electronics, housewares, lawn & garden, outdoors, etc. If you need any random crap, let me know and I can try to hook you up with a deal.

Jul 3rd 2012, 11:18 AM	#5
vortmaximum Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In the clouds Posts: 1,151	Global Warming? "This is what global warming looks like at the regional or personal level," said Jonathan Overpeck, professor of geosciences and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona. "The extra heat increases the odds of worse heat waves, droughts, storms and wildfire. This is certainly what I and many other climate scientists have been warning about." "What we're seeing really is a window into what global warming really looks like," said Princeton University geosciences and international affairs professor Michael Oppenheimer. "It looks like heat. It looks like fires. It looks like this kind of environmental disasters." While at least 15 climate scientists told The Associated Press that this long hot U.S. summer is consistent with what is to be expected in global warming, history is full of such extremes, said John Christy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He's a global warming skeptic who says, "The guilty party in my view is Mother Nature." But the vast majority of mainstream climate scientists, such as Meehl, disagree: "This is what global warming is like, and we'll see more of this as we go into the future." http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120703/D9VP9J681.html __________________ What a long strange trip its been.....

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The Mockingbird SECRET NO/FORN Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: An Orbiter Posts: 16,660	It was pretty crazy everywhere. Nashville hit 109. And Miami was twenty degrees cooler. Luckily, it was too hot for anyone to use anecdotal evidence as an argument in the climate change debate.

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slimchance Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Home Posts: 85	The most consecutive 100°+ days we've ever had is 3. We're about to do it again. We hit 101° yesterday. We're expected to hit at least 100° today. And 101° tomorrow. We're now looking forward to the weekend for some "relief" closer to 90°.