Archive for June, 2017
June 2017 may go down as one of the warmest from Iberia to UK but it’s ending downright chilly across most of Iberia. Month so far. Blame an unusually far south dip in the jet stream which is driving fresh Atlantic air to sweep Iberia but the jet lifts way up into NE Europe, driving Sahara intensity heat […]
The cool, crisp and even frosty conditions witnessed on the Plains and Midwest a few days ago was centred over the Northeast into the central Appalachians yesterday. Not everyday do you start off a day at the end of June in the mid to upper 30s even in the mountains. The cool start gave way to a […]
Below article from Weather Underground Dr. Jeff Masters · June 24, 2017, 1:10 AM The great Southwest U.S. heat wave of 2017 is gradually diminishing, but it has left behind hundreds of smashed heat records, including at least four all-time hottest temperature marks for major stations. According to wunderground weather historian Christopher C. Burt, this […]
What a difference a week makes. At this time last Wednesday, we watched as temperatures climbed well into the 30s across southern England and the highest June levels for the UK in 41 years. Thanks to heavy North Sea wind driven rain the Southeast is is running up to 20C cooler today compared to this day last week and firmly below normal for the time […]
The blistering heat is not confined to just the US side of the border. On June 21st Mexicali, home to Mexico’s hottest region reached a sizzling 124 degrees (51C), exceeding not just city but national record high for the month of June according to weather underground. The June 21 reading fell just 1 degree shy of city and Mexico all-time record of 125.6C […]
All signs point to the end of an historic June 2017 Southwest heatwave but records continue to fall. Death Valley, CA yet again hit a record Sunday with 125 degrees following a record 127 the previous day. Death Valley has exceeded 120 degrees on 9 straight days and exceeded 125 degrees on 3 straight days. Record for number of consecutive days exceeding 125 […]
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