[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by Cambium

High Temps: July 18, 2013 .

[BDL] WINDSOR LOCKS: 96°
[HFD] HARTFORD: 96°
[HVN] NEW HAVEN: 95°
[MMK] MERIDEN: 95°
[IJD] WILLIMANTIC: 95°
[BDR] BRIDGEPORT: 94°
[DXR] DANBURY: 93°
[SNC] CHESTER: 93°
[GON] GROTON: 93°
[OXC] OXFORD: 91°

When Groton is only 3 F cooler than Hartford you know the heat was intense. It is kind of amazing, but the break looks like it's coming very soon.



On the flip side my potted banana looks amazing with the 75 F nights, I took this yesterday, current height is about 13 feet tall:


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...and I have a dry bed that is loving the 100 F heat; The Cactus and Yucca seem to do fine without a drop of water:

[Cambium]

9am feels like 90s out there.

[7 Wishes]

I think this heat wave has been unique in a lot of aspects:

1) Unusually high "low temperatures" given the high temperature. For example, on channel 7 last night Lee Goldberg noted that Central Park had a "record high low" for the date (79 and 81) the last 2 days, yet neither day cracked 100 for a high (at the Park, it did at the other NYC weather stations, and per Cambium's earlier post, it did not crack 100 anywhere in CT so far). He even noted that Central Park's all-time record high low temperature (84, set several times, ranging from 1908 to 2 years ago) could be tied or broken today, even though he thought the high only had a 50-50 chance of getting to 100+ (turns out the low was 83 this morning so it will fall just short), which he said would be highly unusual.

2) I saw in the news that this "Bermuda High" has actually travelled east to west (and is currently parked somewhere near Michigan) rather than staying in one place/slowly moving east, which they said is extremely rare (but didn't give examples of when else it happened).

3) The varied humidity. We've had a lot of days where it was 40% or less (including yesterday, even though the forecasters thought the humidity would be back) and a lot of days where it was quite humid while still being in the 90s. And the nights have been extremely humid even with the very high nightime temperatures.

[keekski]

I just want to able to open the windows again overnight.

[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

I think this heat wave has been unique in a lot of aspects:

1) Unusually high "low temperatures" given the high temperature. For example, on channel 7 last night Lee Goldberg noted that Central Park had a "record high low" for the date (79 and 81) the last 2 days, yet neither day cracked 100 for a high (at the Park, it did at the other NYC weather stations, and per Cambium's earlier post, it did not crack 100 anywhere in CT so far). He even noted that Central Park's all-time record high low temperature (84, set several times, ranging from 1908 to 2 years ago) could be tied or broken today, even though he thought the high only had a 50-50 chance of getting to 100+ (turns out the low was 83 this morning so it will fall just short), which he said would be highly unusual.

2) I saw in the news that this "Bermuda High" has actually travelled east to west (and is currently parked somewhere near Michigan) rather than staying in one place/slowly moving east, which they said is extremely rare (but didn't give examples of when else it happened).

3) The varied humidity. We've had a lot of days where it was 40% or less (including yesterday, even though the forecasters thought the humidity would be back) and a lot of days where it was quite humid while still being in the 90s. And the nights have been extremely humid even with the very high nightime temperatures.

I saw old weather maps from 1950's and they actually showed the extent of the Bermuda High (when it is intense and west) as being centered over Maryland at times. We normally think of the Bermuda High as centered near Bermuda, but that might just be the "average" position.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

I think this heat wave has been unique in a lot of aspects:

1) Unusually high "low temperatures" given the high temperature.
2) "Bermuda High" has actually travelled east to west.
3) The varied humidity..

Not to forget 27 days in a row where dewpoints have hit 70+! That's unheard of around here.

Yeah, the east to west movement was fascinating!! I posted a watervapor loop on the weather forum seasonal thread.

[htfdcolt]

Came back late last night from an extended vacation. Wicked temps at home--91 F downstairs, 94 F upstairs . Even the attic fan was minimal help with the outside air coming in at 82 F with humidity. With A/C, literally took all night to cool down. Can't wait for this to end already!

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by keekski

I just want to able to open the windows again overnight.

Originally Posted by htfdcolt

Can't wait for this to end already!

Yup, thats all I want.. just have the shades lifted up and the windows open.. Unfortunetly we may go into August feeling Tropical.

Speaking of tropical... this might of been the sign before it all started.

In May a rare tropical bird was spotted in CT. Go figure.

Brown Booby in Connecticut: Rare bird causes a stir for local birdwatchers - Thehour.com: Norwalk

[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Yup, thats all I want.. just have the shades lifted up and the windows open.. Unfortunetly we may go into August feeling Tropical.

Speaking of tropical... this might of been the sign before it all started.

In May a rare tropical bird was spotted in CT. Go figure.

Brown Booby in Connecticut: Rare bird causes a stir for local birdwatchers - Thehour.com: Norwalk

Nature seems to always know. The last time we had a really hot summer (2010 I think) Manatees were spotted in Westbrook Marina (they usually stay in Florida).

[Cambium]

2 Short months ago we were freezing... Today we're burning.