What is your current yard temperature?

[Tyrone]

Currently 13C at 7.15am heading for 21C. 

[Silas_Sancona]

105F and some clouds on your first Friday on the final month of Summer ( Meteorologically  speaking, Duh.. )

Weekend, start to next week looking  Apocalypse free  ...Thus receiving the first ever official  left - handed thumbs up stamp of approval <  Cue the fireworks and marching band  ..After hosing down the roof / soaking the yards / stopping traffic  first   ..Gotta be safe ya' know >






....With August underway, a quick checky check on how the Monsoon is doin'

PHX:  Winning!! 🙃 🤦🏼‍♂️




Tucson:   Yeah yea...



Flag ( staff ) :




ABQ:



Rest of the cities tracked each year are in the toilet.  Yuma?,  Vegas??    ..you'll get some of that wet stuff   ..eventually..



On a side note:   Nice tall glass of Karma stumbled upon,  just in time for the weekend as well.. 
😂








Looking forward to what the future holds for this fantastic breath of fresh air.. 

Props to the creator. 🥂     ..And no, it wasn't ME, lol.   ...Though admittedly,  i have put several minutes of thought into such an endeavor.

Enjoy  ..Not falling off any scooters while chasing Tornadoes this weekend AZ  ..Ok?


 

[sandgroper]

A beautiful morning at the beach heading for a lovely winters day with a top of 25c.

[Tyrone]

Well, it made it to 24C today and not just a momentary spike. It’s been sitting within that range for hours. More like October weather or even later. Spring is here. 

[sandgroper]

4 hours ago, Tyrone said:

Well, it made it to 24C today and not just a momentary spike. It’s been sitting within that range for hours. More like October weather or even later. Spring is here. 

Ended up getting to 26c here, a fantastic day! Getting cloudy outside now though with rain expected over the next week, can't complain though, rain is always welcome.

[sandgroper]

Currently 17c at 7.30am heading for a rainy top of 21c. 

[Silas_Sancona]

101F at 2:39PM in August is about as nice as it can get ..in August.  Forecast headline says it all for the week ahead.. Local weather looks perfect ..for Ants..  ..and the rest of us mere mortals.





On the other hand, from the weather god himself... 🤣



 

[Foxpalms]

Min of 64.4f/18c with a high of 85.1f/29.5c with 50% humidity. The max dewpoint today was 19c/66.2f.  Southern Atlantic France was very hot today with 42c on the coast, that airmass is moving up towards us but is diluted by a colder airmass to the west. Monday is forecasted to be 34c. 

[UK_Palms]

2 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

Min of 64.4f/18c with a high of 85.1f/29.5c with 50% humidity. The max dewpoint today was 19c/66.2f.  Southern Atlantic France was very hot today with 42c on the coast, that airmass is moving up towards us but is diluted by a colder airmass to the west. Monday is forecasted to be 34c. 

29.9C / 85F max here today. Still 20C / 68F here at 2am. Quite a few places are still at 23-24C / 75F at 2am. Portmadog in Wales is 25.1C / 77F at 2am. Quite a few tropical nights incoming tonight it seems. The hot airmass is really spilling into southern England now as we sleep. The 850 hPa temps may be hotter than anticipated.

Some models have 36-37C for tomorrow. Not convinced it will get that warm, but the hPa airmass will probably support it. Still some uncertainty whether temperatures will peak in London area or further north into the notorious Cambridge, Peterborough, Coningsby area, which is where the UK all time records were set in the 2019 event and then again as well in 2022.

 

37C / 99F in east London, although I suspect it will be more like 35C / 95F.

 

 

The Met Office radiosonde ballon in Camborne, Cornwall has recorded 22.1C / 72F hPa 850 temps at midnight tonight. Expecting the airmass to peak in Sussex or Kent at 23-24C hPa tomorrow afternoon. For context, that is 6-8C warmer than's Hawaii's current 16C / 61F hPa's. It's rare for Hawaii to ever go above 20C hPa.

 

Wildfires raging in Ireland and London today. I'll post about it in my summer thread tomorrow probably.

 

[Foxpalms]

@UK_Palms 28c here at 10.20am though we haven't switched to that southerly wind flow yet which should change in an hour or so.  Sticky heat. Not like the usual dry heat.

[Foxpalms]

30c now at 11.35am with the wind direction coming from the south. The met office have Cambridge forecasted to be 35c and here as 34c. Feel like is 33c.

[Tyrone]

It got to 19C today. Right now around 9pm it’s 13C and finally raining heavy. We’ve had 12mm in the last 90 minutes with gusty winds. A great night to let the fire blaze. 

[Arecaceus]

Had the highest low of the year so far, 24.2°C! Record this night was 24.7°C nearby. What's remarkable about it is that yesterday it was "only" 36°C and we had clear skies all night and it got to 30°C already at 10 a.m.. Today's still been sunny with the air increasingly humid in the afternoon. The high was 37.0°C. 🌙🌡️

[Foxpalms]

Monday maxed out at 93.5f/34.1c with dewpoint of 73f/22.7c. Days like this are very rare in London (heat + humidity).  The low of 68.2f/20.1c

Today was 80.6f/27c with 39% humidity. Low was 64.4f/18c The UV index both days was a 7. 

Currently it's 67f/19.4f at 4.20am.

[Foxpalms]

11 hours ago, Arecaceus said:

Had the highest low of the year so far, 24.2°C! Record this night was 24.7°C nearby. What's remarkable about it is that yesterday it was "only" 36°C and we had clear skies all night and it got to 30°C already at 10 a.m.. Today's still been sunny with the air increasingly humid in the afternoon. The high was 37.0°C. 🌙🌡️

Has the weather become drier over there? When I was there in early August, it was warmish in Cologne however it was very green everywhere. Whilst taking off at Dusseldorf airport it was heavily raining with very green grass, whilst coming into London on the plane you could clearly see from the grass that everything was going brown and looking dry.

[Arecaceus]

19 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

Has the weather become drier over there? When I was there in early August, it was warmish in Cologne however it was very green everywhere. Whilst taking off at Dusseldorf airport it was heavily raining with very green grass, whilst coming into London on the plane you could clearly see from the grass that everything was going brown and looking dry.

Drier? Idk maybe a bit. We had a lot of thunderstorms especially in July. Definitely more precipitation than the last couple of summers. Temps are summerly 25-30°C usually. What's so fascinating about grass? LOL

Before the heatstorms yesterday:

[Arecaceus]

Sunny morning until clouds came in. Then mostly hazy with some sunny bits. Apparently a cloud band of 7000km!! Reaching from Barbados up to Northern Sweden. 🤯 High of 28.0°C and low of 18.2°C. 🌴⛅

[Tyrone]

It got to 21C today and right now at sun down we are waiting for the downpour from the north. Forecast rainfall for the next 10 days is 70mm plus and we need every drop. All outdoor activities have been completed and the next day or so will be spent indoors while the heavens open. A low is sitting just south of Albany now and it feels like the calm before the storm. OK. While I’ve been typing the wind has picked up. 

[sandgroper]

56 minutes ago, Tyrone said:

It got to 21C today and right now at sun down we are waiting for the downpour from the north. Forecast rainfall for the next 10 days is 70mm plus and we need every drop. All outdoor activities have been completed and the next day or so will be spent indoors while the heavens open. A low is sitting just south of Albany now and it feels like the calm before the storm. OK. While I’ve been typing the wind has picked up. 

Today has been a lot milder than was predicted, we've had a reasonable amount of rain but nothing like what was expected, at least not here in Jandakot. Happy not to have the gutters overflowing under the eaves, I must get up there with a hole saw and cut a few holes into the gutter so it doesn't happen again. We've had a good amount of rain and it looks like the whole of next week will be wet but I'm happy to avoid any damage due to storms, fingers crossed we'll be OK.

[flplantguy]

Woke up to 68 degrees for a low this morning!  Normal is 77 or so and i love it. After mid 80s lows last week from the storm it will be a great weekend for ourdoor work, for august in florida at least. Not going to last though.

[Arecaceus]

Sunny day with some hazy bits. More hazy towards the evening. A high of 28.8°C and a low of 15.6°C. Days are getting shorter. Sun sets before 9 p.m. already. 🌤️🌴

[sandgroper]

Currently 13c at 6.00am heading for a rainy top of 23c. We've had a very wet couple of weeks with another week ahead of much the same.

[sonoranfans]

80F raining medium heavy on and off the last 6 hrs.  Standing water in the yard is about 1-1.5" in some placesl  This is palm grow weather for sure.

[Arecaceus]

Currently 19°C at midnigh after a couple of thunderstorms. Before it was sunny and dry. In the afternoon air started to get humid. Had a high of 33.2°C and a low of 18.0°C. ☀️⛈️

[Chester B]

9 pm and a very comfortable 30C/85F. Feels great to get some cooler weather. I do love the heat but the last week or so has been next level. 

[Tyrone]

It got to 22C today and very windy. Waiting for some rain to start. The temps so far as basically spring temps. 

[sandgroper]

Currently 18c heading for 20c, was rainy earlier but seems to have cleared up a bit now.

[tim_brissy_13]

Just had our 7th day in August with 20C+ maximum with an average so far of 18C. Not sure what the record is but that’s above our September average. A welcome change from a brutal June/July. 

[Arecaceus]

After a windy weekend and the thunderstorms on Saturday the week started out nice and calm. Clear blue skies and a light breeze. Perfect summer weather. High of 32.2°C and a low of 15.3°C. ☀️🌴🌡️

[Arecaceus]

On 8/27/2024 at 10:03 AM, tim_brissy_13 said:

Just had our 7th day in August with 20C+ maximum with an average so far of 18C. Not sure what the record is but that’s above our September average. A welcome change from a brutal June/July. 

I read an article the other day about 40+ degrees in northern Australia lately. This is just crazy.

[UK_Palms]

29.7C / 85F max here today but as has been the case all summer really, it is fairly cloudy, again. Otherwise it would have been 30C+ today. 🙄

 

Still dry and somewhat sunny moving into September. Temperatures don't look great, but I can't complain too much. I am in Cornwall in mid-September, so that is when the weather really needs to perform!

[sandgroper]

Currently 12c at 5.30am heading for a top of 19c with a bit of rain about.

[UK_Palms]

30.7C / 87F here this afternoon on the first day of meteorological autumn with a balmy dew point of 20C / 68F.

Not sure what the Met Office have announced as the max today but 30C / 86F has definitely been breached at RAF Lakenheath, Wiggonholt and London Northolt. 

 

[Silas_Sancona]

As the title says ...The Heat Goes On...    One slim chance at a shower today ..If the Anti Rain shield doesn't keep it away,  then it gets even drier ..For now at least..  We'll see what September has up it's sleeves, ..if anything..




While the official take for this summer may take a day or two to be verified, this will likely go down as the hottest summer in PHX.. Beating out last year by -at least- 2deg. ( I'll update that later )

..That is on top of all the other on-going records we'll be smashing this year..





With 30 days left for Monsoon 2024, a check in on rainfall totals locally, and regionally..  

While not quite as bad as last year,  this will likely end up as dry year #2..  IF   September, which is usually a drier ( ...Than Aug. or July month as - is  )  stays as dry as a majority of the current near and longer term forecasts are suggesting. 

No doubt, there can some unexpected " September Surprises", so,  ..It ain't over  ..until the 30th.

 ....We'll see what  -if anything more-  is added to the totals by the start of next month.






From the NWS's " Monsoon Tracker " page:  Only area regionally in a fair position atm is Tucson..

Tucson: About as close to a season average as you can get.



Flagstaff:  Can they catch up???



PHX ( at Sky Harbour ) Not as bad as last year but   ..still pretty bad.. Might be at / just barely over an inch for the season at the house ..FAR cry from wet. 

If another .24- .26 of an inch isn't added before the final bell tolls on the season,  this year could end up being the first time in recorded history with back to back monsoon seasons w/ a seasonal rainfall total  below  1"  Think i'm yankin your leg?   go and look over the records yourself.   Sky Harbour's go back to 1896.



ABQ:  Great start, Not looking like a great finish though atm.   Again though ..It ain't over yet.



El Paso: Same thoughts as ABQ.  ...just in a bigger hole.






Wider - view data:    ..For anyone locally thinking the lack of rain this year is directly tied to some locally - caused issue, while that issue may play some part in this years fizzle- soon,   go ahead and explain the lack of average rainfall in far- from- highly- built up- areas ...like Safford, Yuma, Ajo..    ....I'll wait..  


Yuma i can understand. Is rare it actually rains there.   Safford is a big head scratcher.  They're usually near / at average when that part of the state / the Tucson area is doing good.
















Rain Log. org  data  ..From 6 / 15 / 2024  to today...  Retrieving data from the Maricopa CO. rainfall data page that includes the same time frame doesn't seem correct to me.. So i did not include it here.

**Appears folks in New Mexico are starting to add their gauges on Rain Log's site as well.  Hopefully many more people out there will join this year so we can start getting better coverage of region- wide rainfall data.


PHX area:

N and W. side



S. and E. side



Zoomed in a bit..



Casa Grande, Maricopa, Florence, and Coolidge




Tucson area:

Oracle Junction, Oracle and Mammoth



Oro Valley,  Catalina / Saddlebrook.    Mt Lemmon on the far right.



N. side neighborhoods of the Tucson basin.



S. and E.  half of the Tucson basin




Borderlands region / Far S.E. AZ.

Corona De Tucson, Green Valley,  Sahaurita,  Benson.



Sonoita / Elgin / Canelo,   Patagonia,   and Tubac / Tumacacori - Carmen / Rio Rico.  No gauges currently anywhere in / near the section of the Santa Rita Mountains where  Madera Canyon / Mt. Wrightson are located.



Nogales area



Central Borderlands ( Sierra Vista / Bisbee )



Wilcox and far S.E. AZ




Far E. Cen. AZ / Far W. Cen. N.M.





Prescott, Sedona..




Flagstaff




ABQ





We'll see how things look at the same time, next month..  Let alone if we are still  adding to the dizzying tally of 100F days -in a row- thus far.  

Day 97 or 98 today,  ..At least.. 8-12 days above 100F in the current forecasts as  Sizzle - Tember  gets going..  

 

[sandgroper]

Currently a bright and sunny 18c heading fir a lovely top of 25c for tye second day of spring here before rain comes back in tomorrow. 

[Foxpalms]

Min of 63f/17.2c with a high of 87f/30.5c. Sticky weather. Not bad for September. Currently 20.6c at 3am.

I can see a wunderground station has finally been set up in the city of London, it  will be interesting to compare the winter between the other ones on weather link (Davis).

Warm night 

[sandgroper]

Currently 16c at 6.00am heading for an on and off rainy top of 20c.

[sandgroper]

Spring has sprung!

[Silas_Sancona]

After this back on Thursday,  ..Yes, those are a few 120F readings you see there.. 





















Some  " reasonable "  heat for the weekend / to start next week.. 




That said,  could the end of back to back days at/ above 100F finally be in sight?  ...by next weekend??   ... We'll shall see..

  Like the suggested rain chances around the same time,  looks nice on da' screen right now but,  as has been the case all season, ..we'll see if either suggestion is still there as we get closer.

Low 70F lows, on the near- horizon,  would be heaven-esque for sure..
 

[sandgroper]

Currently a beautiful bright and sunny 23c heading for a top of 25c.