Having grown up in the midwest not too far from there, having no 90 degree days yet for the entire summer is admitedly unusual. Here is a running window of the last 3 days of temperature data from Rockford. So far 84 degrees F has been the warmest since this report has been issued. – Anthony
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
517 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008
…ROCKFORD STILL WAITING FOR SUMMER…
ANY LECTURES ON GLOBAL WARMING IN ROCKFORD WILL GATHER LITTLE
ATTENDENCE THIS SUMMER. SO FAR…HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN CAPPED
FROM ENTERING THE 90S.
NONE OF THEM ARE IN SIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEEK EITHER. THE LONGEST THAT
ROCKFORD HAS EVER GONE WITHOUT A 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURE WAS AUGUST
15TH…OCCURRING IN THE YEAR 2000.
SINCE ROCKFORD FAILED TO REACH 90 DEGREES YESTERDAY…WE ARE ALREADY
EXPERIENCING A RECORD EVENT AND AWAITING THE NEW DATE OF RECORD.
ROCKFORD HAS NEVER GONE THROUGH A SUMMER WITHOUT A 90 DEGREE
TEMPERATURE. METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER ENDS THE LAST DAY OF THIS MONTH.
WITH THE DAYS SHORTENING BY SEVERAL MINUTES EACH DAY…IT IS NOT
PROMISING FOR ROCKFORD TO SEE A 90 DEGREE EVENT PAST THIS SUMMER.
SO IF NO 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURE IS RECORDED AT ROCKFORD IN THE NEXT
TWO WEEKS…ANOTHER RECORD WILL PROBABLY BE SET AS A YEAR WITHOUT A
NINETY.
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Source of statement here
Back in the nineties where I lived in mountainous, forested southwest Virginia, the highest summer temp one yr was 83F (28.5C). Only 2 yrs out of 14 that I lived there reached 90F.
Temps here in rural MD at lower elevation have reached 90F or above about a half dozen days this summer (94F was the highest) — none in August so far.
Not a summer of any remark, heat-wise.
John B (17:30:05)
Not only is Farmers’ Almanac forecasting a cold winter but they’re also calling for more snowfall around the Great Lakes. January/February called on for the worst. Looks like a run to Home Depot is in order to get a new snow shovel…
NOAA, on the other hand, is forecasting a warm winter. At the same time they’re covering their, ahh, bases by saying that no one can forecast more than a week in advance with any accuracy.
My money’s on the Farmer’s Almanac.
I was in Bakersfield yesterday and it was only 89F. Now for those of you familiar with Bakersfield summer is insanity at it’s best! When I was growing up there in the 70’s I remember there were several weeks where the temp did not fall below 100F and now for mid August to have a high of only 89F (with a nice cool breeze to boot) is wild. I moved to southern California to the Pasadena area and it has also been a pleasant summer. The mornings feel like fall as there is a very cool crispness to the air which to me is very reminiscent of October.
REPLY: Bakersfield aka “Roasterburg” at 89F in August. Truly a moment in time to ponder.
When I was just a pup back in the 1960’s my family vacationed at Rockford at a resort called the Wagon Wheel. It was a great spot and we had a lot of fun.
Can’t help but wonder if it is still there!
It is unusual to have such a mild summer! I wonder if the record will be broken!
Catherine
Bill Marsh said:
“Of course the author had to make the obligatory (please don’t take my funding) statement about how AGW would ‘overwhelm this 2 million year old cycle, “by a lot”, in his words.”
He also offered no evidence to support his statement. This shows the extent of the corruption of science by the perpetrators of the AGW scam. The entire IPCC and their acolytes should be put in stocks and pelted with rotten fruit.
Ottawa Canada: We have not exceeded 30 C (86 F) since early June. Forecast for tomorrow is to hit 30 C…we’ll see. By now the Ottawa area has typically had 10-15 days of 30 C or greater. Any warm weather that we get here at 46 degrees N latitude typically ends shortly after Labor Day. Measurable precipitation during 85% of the summer days thus far. Temperatures at night in very low 50’s for the past few days. Still no formal press releases from Environment Canada discussing the unusually cool summer we have experienced. Can’t wait to hear their spin at the end of the summer. 8th warmest summer of the new millenium.