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In Today’s Blog
#BRITISH ISLES-EUROPE
Tightly Wound Atlantic Low Set to Present the UK with Heavy Rain, High Winds Tonight/Tomorrow (Includes Write-up: The life of a Tropical System)
In Today’s News
Remnants of Lee May Cause Biggest Problems Across Appalachain Mountains
More flooding expected as Lee nears Ala.
CBS NEWS
Lee’s Torrential Remnants Turn Deadly in Mississippi
FOX NEWS
Lee weakens, but poses threat of flash floods across Southeast
NBC NEWS
hurricane katia: 1 mph away from category 3 status
Don’t Rule Out Katia’s Threat Until Shes Passes By the East Coast!
Hurricane Katia near Category 3 strength; large eye develops
CNN
Hurricane Katia’s Close Encounters with Cape Cod, Canada
ACCUWEATHER.COM
Wildfires Roar Across Desert-Like Texas
Perry: Sweeping Texas wildfires have ‘devastating effects’
CNN
Wildfires Scorch Thousands of Acres in Texas, Kill 2
FOX NEWS
Fierce Texas wildfire destroys 300 homes
CNN
Lee’s Winds Worst-Case Scenario for Texas Wildfires
ACCUWEATHER.COM
Tropical Storm Talas leaves 29 dead, 56 missing in Japan
CNN
Record Cold Night Potentially for Texas would you believe!!
Statistics on the heat in Texas this year
Courtesy of AccuWeather.com
According to estimates from the National Weather Service, Summer 2011 has been the hottest on record for Texas and Oklahoma. Either state may take the lead as having the hottest summer ever recorded in the U.S. when the official numbers come in on Sept. 8, reported the Associated Press.
This summer is the warmest on record for Dallas, Austin, Waco, Wichita Falls, San Angelo, San Antonio, Del Rio and Abilene, in terms of the highest mean temperature. August 2011 became the warmest month ever recorded in most of these cities.
Number of 100-degree days for select cities
-Wichita Falls: 98 days
-San Angelo: 95 days
-Waco: 82 days
-Del Rio: 82 days
-Abilene: 78 days
-Austin (Mabry): 80 days
-Austin (Bergstrom): 67 days
-Dallas: 68 days
Wichita Falls has eclipsed its previous record of the highest number of 100-degree days in a year with 98 days in 2011. The previous record was 79 days in the infamously hot year of 1980.
San Angelo, Waco, Austin, Del Rio and Abilene also set new records for highest number of 100-degree days. San Angelo’s previous record was 60 days in 1969. The previous record in Austin Mabry was 69 days in 1925, while Austin Bergstrom’s was 55 in 2009. Del Rio’s previous record was 78 in 1953. Waco beat its old record of 63 in 1980, while Abilene shattered its previous record of 46 days in 1934.
*Dallas is one day short of tying its record highest number of 100-degree days in year, which is 69 set in 1980.
Record most consecutive 100-degree days set this summer
-Wichita Falls: 52 days (previous record: 42 in 1980)
-Waco: 44 days (previous record: 42 days in 1980)
-San Angelo: 28 days (previous record: 26 in 2010)
-Austin (Mabry): 27 days (previous record: 21 in 2001)
THE EXTREMES OF THE DAY
TODAY’S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER
HIGH: 114° at Bullhead City, AZ
LOW: 25° at West Yellowstone, MT
TODAY’S UK EXTREMES
COURTESY OF THE MET OFFICE
HIGH: 69° (20.6°C) at Shoeburyness (Essex)
LOW: 34° (1.2°C) at Katesbridge (Co Down)
TODAY’S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE
HIGH: 64°
LOW: 41°
Thanks for reading.
-Mark
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