8/9-8/10 OBS: One More Attempt At 100F & Then CFP Thunder/Precip For Places Outside Of Tumbleweedville

[Rainshadow]

You are what the thermometer reads.  Still 86F in PHL at 1030 pm this evening.  I am doing the math if PHL hit 97F today and add that 3-4F boost as indicated by the 925mb/850mb rise, well it would be a fitting end to this nearly month long wretched stretch of hot and then hot & humid weather. 

 

 

[Rainshadow]

Personally I'd go with 99F, but wouldn't be surprised if we...

[colonel_kurtz]

Record low max at PHL today is 79 degrees, lowest hourly thru 6:00 is 82 degrees so should be a new record for the date.

[Rainshadow]

15 minutes ago, colonel_kurtz said:

Record low max at PHL today is 79 degrees, lowest hourly thru 6:00 is 82 degrees so should be a new record for the date.

If it avoids a thunderstorm like we will in Tumbleweedville, we can start engraving that trophy. 82F is a warm start. We have been getting hotter than stat/mos guidance, ought to be interesting in a not so pleasant way this afternoon.

[iceman56]

2nd day a row starting out at 76 in NW Chesco, about as warm as you ever see here in the burbs.

[Rainshadow]

3 minutes ago, Rainshadow said:

If it avoids a thunderstorm like we will in Tumbleweedville, we can start engraving that trophy. 82F is a warm start. We have been getting hotter than stat/mos guidance, ought to be interesting in a not so pleasant way this afternoon.

NAM MOS gives PHL 92F for a high. Please it will be there by/at Noon.

[ErieWX]

35 minutes ago, Rainshadow said:

NAM MOS gives PHL 92F for a high. Please it will be there by/at Noon.

HRRR seals the deal with a changeover to W flow and a dew point drop 

[tombo82685]

Front though up here. .4 total rainfall. Temp down to 62 dews near 60. Pinch me Gigi 

[Rainshadow]

37 minutes ago, tombo82685 said:

Front thought up here. .4 total rainfall. Temp down to 62 dews near 60. Pinch me Gigi 

[eastonwx]

morning low of 73F, overnight rain of 0.02" (CoCo & Davis Vue).

[Parsley]

90 IMBY yesterday. Only dropped to 76.5 last night. 

[irishbri74]

38 minutes ago, Parsley said:

90 IMBY yesterday. Only dropped to 76.5 last night. 

2am  feeding for the kid and regretfully looked at this for MBY:

[Rainshadow]

89F at 10 am at PHL.  10+10= 99F.  Lovely, lovely dew point of 74F.

 

[colonel_kurtz]

PHL could reach 100 degrees today & that wouldn't be a record high for the date. Starting on 8/7/2001 a four day furnace baked Philadelphia with highs of 99 / 100 / 101 / 98, the 8/8/2001-8/10/2001 high temps are daily records. 2001 is only time over the past 67 years (1955) that PHL has recorded 100 degrees during the month of AUG.

Locally 89 / 74 at 11:00am

Heat Index - 99

[Rainshadow]

3F higher than yesterday at 11 am at PHL.  That would be 100F, although that 97F looked wonky yesterday.  I was 2F cooler than VAY, so if you are matching VAY, don't know about that.  Sure looks like 99F, 100F not out of the question.

[Rainshadow]

The highest hourly at PHL yesterday was 95F.  So now I get this Gladstone plot (Where is the 97F?).  Yesterday looked more baked than average lately, but you are what your thermometer says you are.  GFS is currently directing aircraft to pass within 10 feet of the ASOS sensor.

 

[Rainshadow]

We are advecting in neutral air.  Not sure how yesterday went. In a normal wetness summer 24C would be around 96F for a max temp.

I am on my way to bananaland, so I will try to sneak a peak on breaks.  No need to tell me no rain fell in tumbleweedville. 

[PRINCETON ANGLER]

93.6F Don’t think we will make 100 here. 98?

[mshaffer526]

90.3 with a DP of 80.  Officially our 13th day over 90, just missed yesterday (89.8).

[frankdp23]

93/76 here currently, feels like 106

[SalemCountyNJ]

92 / 77 - HI 106

 

 

[Chubbs]

89.8/79.1 - HI 106

[Tiburon]

92.1/78.3 - HI 108F.  8th 90+ day in a row, 18 out of 23, 22 out of 29.

88.3F at 10:00am.

[chescowx]

5 hours ago, iceman56 said:

2nd day a row starting out at 76 in NW Chesco, about as warm as you ever see here in the burbs.

Started out at 73 in East Nantmeal - the record high min for today was 77 degrees back in 1918. The highest minimum low temperature in Chesco was the 80 degree low temp for the day on July 1, 1945!

 

[chescowx]

Only place to be today is in a pool! Even the chilled mountain air of EN has been as high as 88.3. Down the shore in Sea Isle City - this is the 5th time this summer with a 90 degree reading!