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Coldest July ever for Grand Rapids, Michigan
(Grand Rapids Weather Examiner, August 1, 2009)
http://www.examiner.com/x-16403-Grand-Rapids-Weather-Examiner~y2009m8d1-A-new-record-by-01
Coldest July on Record for Huntington, West Virginia
(WOWK-TV, August 1, 2009)
http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=63960
Coolest July Ever for Fort Wayne, Indiana
(Indiana’s NewsCenter, August 1, 2009)
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/52267097.html
July was coldest on record for International Falls, Minnesota
(FOX 21 News, August 1, 2009)
http://fox21online.com/news/july-was-coldest-record-international-falls
That was the coldest July in Dubuque, Iowa Ever
(Dubuque Telegraph Herald, August 1, 2009)
http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=251827
Of course, there was also some high temperature records set too, for example in Seattle
Northwest dries out in record triple-digit heat (AP)
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/northwest-dries-out-in-103724.html
The National Weather Service in Seattle recorded 103 degrees at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, breaking a previous record of 100 degrees, set in downtown Seattle in 1941 and repeated at the airport in 1994.
The placement of the ASOS thermometer may have contributed to that high temperature record.
See this map, the red/white striped pole just left of the runway is the ASOS anemometer and wind vane mast. The temperature sensor is on the NW to SE line of dots. Airports do tend to run warmer.
h/t to popular technology
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Our weatherman in the Dayton/Cinci area of Ohio told us that it was the coldest July on record, and then retracted it after Accuweather recalculated the numbers. It was the second coldest July on record. By .04ºF.
As someone who lives in Southern Oregon, I can state, that YES it was that Hot down here… give or take a few degrees. It was foggy and 70 degrees on the coast, and 109 or hotter in the valley. Until this burst of heat, we have had an extremely cool spring and summer. We just pulled our pea plants due to this last surge of heat. The Garden is confused this year.
In NE Oregon we are finally having summer,100F yesterday in LaGrande.Tomatoes
finally setting fruit.Makes me wonder that this weather-more like August -isn’t
a pattern change that wil result in an early fall-just as the tomatoes near ripening!
Spent lots of time in the 90’s fighting fire out of Medford. Lived in Port Orford, couldn;t
wait for day off and cool coastal weather….
Less humid in La Grande ,heat’s a bit easier to take…
If you take the weather records for the Pacific Northwest and subtract a few degrees for UHI, they match up nicely for June29-July4th 1942.
Many gardens here in NW Ca are reporting problems. Fine line between weak growth/burned up from not enough/too much sun.
Douglas DC (14:19:27) :
Long range forecasts are saying just that, Doug. Early fall.
If the weather cools prematurely, try putting some rocks around the tomatoes. Anything to boost the daytime heat. In this 2nd year of weird climate, we are expermenting heavily to keep the production up.
Having just returned from a week in NW Ontario (about an hour north of International Falls, MN) I can only say – turn up the heat… please!!!
July was hottest in city’s history By Jamie Klein –
San Antonio Express-News 08/01/2009 12:00 CDT
It should come as no surprise to anyone who stepped outdoors last month that July’s daily average temperatures lit the city’s records on fire. Not only was it the hottest July on record, it also was the hottest month — ever.
Since May 1, San Antonio has recorded 35 days of 100 degrees or higher, 22 of them in July.
The stretch of what feels like never-ending heat has been caused partly by a summer subtropical high hovering over North America, suppressing rain formation, said Robert Blaha, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
And the absence of rain means little moisture on the ground, which then causes warmer temperatures — with seemingly no relief in the immediate future.
Blaha said the past 23 months, from September 2007 through July, have been the driest the city has ever recorded.
“It’s been so dry in the area, and that helps things heat up much more efficiently,” Blaha said.
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I suspect that UHI had a helping hand, as well as the continuing drought.
” the hottest month — ever” above should have said “since 1942”, when the station had a significant move and screwed up the 122 year dataset.
Google 2009 “coldest July” temperatures: 17,000
Google 2009 “coolest July”temperatures: 14,000
Google 2009 “average July” temperatures: 27,000
Google 2009 “warmest July”” temperatures: 15,000
Google 2009 “hottest July” temperatures: 7,000
Not a scientific study. The “-est” suffix on these words tends to be used in the past tense, so that clause avoids many predictions. It is necessary to mention temperatures to avoid picking up every other report of “average July” statistics. If the year is omitted the result includes past years, although it is probably skewed toward the recent periods due to older pages being removed for various reasons.
A Google Trends search which compares popularity of searches; 2006 had a peak of searches for the hottest July.
http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22coldest+july%22%2C+%22coolest+july%22%2C+%22average+july%22+temperatures%2C+%22warmest+july%22%2C+%22hottest+july%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
You aren’t showing the whole picture, Anthony, unless you put up an article about the insane, hellish, unbelievable, historic drought/heatwave in Texas.
I’m so envious of others for their cool summer. Ours has been insane, hellish, unbelievable, historic – and altogether horrifying.
Oh, and the drought here only makes matters worse. I, for one, am PRAYING for El Niño to come, because we need some precip!
We have had 3-week stretches of 100+ here in San Antonio in August, but nothing like this year in my memory!
Wettest July on record in RI by 20% over the old record.
The “Arctic Blast” gave Portland, Oregon its highest December snowfall ever, and a huge ridge of high pressure extending to the Yukon resulted in Portland tying its highest recorded temperature.
I wonder what role, if any, the sunspot cycle is playing in these localized events?
Buffalo ended up with it’s 2nd or 6th (airport versus waterfront, which is significantly colder) coldest July ever. It also ended up with the 2nd coolest June-July combo, a tie for coldest maximum temp through July (85F), fewest 80F+ days through July (9 vs a normal 32), a tie for the fewest 86F+ days through July (0 vs a normal 10), and the fewest cooling degree days through July (154 vs a normal 336). Rochester(NY) ended with it’s 2nd coldest, with the coldest being in 1884. It also has it’s coolest June-July combo ever, coolest yearly maximum ever through July (86F), fewest 80F+ days through July ever (12 vs a normal 35 and the previous record of 15), the fewest 86F+ days through July ever (1 vs a normal 15 and the previous record of 2), and the fewest cooling degree days (144 versus a normal 356). It will be interesting to see August. Me thinks I smell a 1976-1977 coming on… The similarities are numerous.
The source for the numbers was
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/products/080109pns.htm
Sorry!
Interesting that central Alaska is warmer than much of the midwest. Great summer for biking and working outside.
Please send the cold weather to Texas….
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July 2009 sets record for temperatures
By Juana Summers
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Saturday, August 01, 2009
July 2009 goes down as the hottest month ever recorded, Lower Colorado River Authority meteorologist Bob Rose said Friday.
The previous record, with an average daily temperature of 89.1 degrees, was set in July 1860. Last month, daily temperatures averaged 89.5 degrees.
July 2009 had 26 days with temperatures over 100 degrees, and 42 days saw triple-digit highs so far this summer.
http://www.statesman.com/search/content/news/stories/local/2009/08/01/0801hotjuly.html
Please publish the NOAA temp deviation map for July when it comes out.
I’m feeling some yellow and brown spin art, a “3 warmest July on record” press release, and “despite what you may have felt” doublethink news shills tossed in there.
rbateman (14:31:21) -Thanks, I will try that. Did that in Coos Bay and Port Orford,
Never thought I’d have to do it here.Airtanker Traffic overhead, W’e’ve had some thunder. Very like late August…
Terry (14:34:07) :
Yes, it is happening in Canada too :
“Most of Canada – with the exception of B.C., Yukon and some parts of Atlantic Canada – are experiencing colder than normal temperatures this summer.”
http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/Cold+summer+might+warm+soon+expert/1783920/story.html
Much of Canada could have a year without a summer too.
Douglas DC (14:19:27) :
and
rbateman (14:31:21) :
According to this, you won’t get red tomatoes above 86degF, and best ripened in the dark! Anyway this is probably a record chutney year.
http://content.garden.org/tomatogardening/articles/index.php?id=374
We had few hot days here in Oregon and local warmist and recipient of a NASA grant says:
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/08/climate_change_teachable_momen.html
“I’m always looking for teachable moments, and eagerly await the day when TV meteorologists use their relationship with the public to communicate the science of climate change.
This heat wave is just such a teachable moment.
I haven’t seen a single mention that this kind of heat wave probably is going to increase in frequency in coming decades. Not every year, but the likelihood of this kind of heat wave and worse occurring is increasing over time. Isn’t that something that viewers would want to know? Couldn’t that information lead to informed decisions, such as to invest in ceiling fans or the kind of heat pumps that provide the most efficient air conditioning?”
[A near drowning story filled the bulk of his commentary, then]
“If the boy had drowned, I would have been haunted by his death and my inaction forever.
Climate change and related issues could lead to situations as serious as the boy faced, only many, many times over. And by not saying anything when we could, those of us in a position to speak about how serious climate change is will feel as I did, only far worse. If not us, who will speak? If not now, when?”
Richard Brenne is a writer and film and event producer living in Southwest Portland. He is co-moderating an online class called Global Climate Change through Portland Community College with a grant from NASA, and is organizing a series of town meetings to discuss climate and energy issues at Portland State University.
There’s a comment section at that linked oped piece.
Take a look.
Here in Ottawa we’ve had our coldest wettest July EVER … well, since we’ve measured these things.
It was obviously colder when this city was under a couple of kilometers of ice; and wetter when that ice melted – google The Ottawa Embayment.
rbateman, We have, here in Ottawa, had almost continual 100% cloud for this “summer”. This means less heat in the top layers of the Earth soil/rock. Therfore, there is les heat stored and it will become winter earlier.
Ah ah ah! No talk of early fall! This is the only decent summer I’ve ever seen here in the NW. I’m savoring it. Everything will turn to crap soon enough.
As I went for a walk this week and saw the fog blowing across a nearby road in early afternoon, I thought What a nice California winter day!
Only trouble is, it’s summer.
According to Joseph D’Aleo the North is experiencing a volcanic summer (4 medium sized eruptions this year), negative PDO and the current Solar Minimum.
http://www.intellicast.com/Community/Content.aspx?ref=rss&a=179
and http://www.icecap.us