Summer 2015’s Opening Month Shows It’s Extreme Side With Wet, Dry, Hot & Cool…

Written by on July 4, 2015 in Summer 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments

A Happy Independence Day to everyone across the pond…

Here’s how’s today is looking across the nation from the Weather Nation perspective.

Credit: WeatherNation

Credit: WeatherNation

Surface map

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Temperature map

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Taking a look back at June and the first of three summer months and it had it’s fair share of extremes from record hottest in parts of the West while cool but more impressively, wet over parts of the Cornbelt. While warm and dry Out West, it was cool and wet in and around the Great Lakes and Northeast. Near opposite of May. The Southeast had a very warm spell during the month.

Credit: WSI Energy

Credit: WSI Energy

Here’s how July has started.

Credit: WSI Energy

Credit: WSI Energy

As you can see from the above, the dry and wet ground is really reflective of the temperature anomaly.

With the feedback cycle of increasingly dry ground equalling hotter surface temps, the drought conditions have noticeably worsened over the Pacific Northwest in the past month.

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It’s becoming increasingly dry over the Pacific Northwest and it’s here where the focus of heat is and has been whereas where it’s been rather wet of late, well temperatures are nothing to write home about.

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It’s been record hot from Vegas to Seattle across to Spokane while highs have been struggling day by day in the 60s around the Great Lakes.

WETTEST JUNE FOR ILLINOIS

June 2015 turned out to be the wettest on record for the state of Illinois, this has gotten things off to a particularly cool start to July and it certainly doesn’t bode well for a hot July.

Credit: NWS Chicago

Credit: NWS Chicago

Credit: NWS Chicago

Credit: NWS Chicago

HOTTEST JUNE FOR LAS VEGAS

In contrast to the record wet in the Midwest, June was the warmest on record in Las Vegas.

Credit: WeatherNation

Credit: WeatherNation

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV
802 PM PDT WED JUL 1 2015

…HOTTEST JUNE EVER ON RECORD FOR LAS VEGAS…

JUNE 2015 WILL GO DOWN AS THE HOTTEST JUNE EVER ON RECORD IN LAS
VEGAS. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE 2015 WAS 91.9
DEGREES SCORING A COME FROM BEHIND WIN IN THE LAST TWO DAYS OF THE
MONTH OVER THE PREVIOUS RECORD HOLDER – JUNE 2013 – WHICH HAD AN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 91.5 DEGREES.

THE HOTTEST JUNE EVER WAS A COMBINATION OF THE CONSISTENT HOT
STRETCH DURING THE LAST TWO-THIRDS OF THE MONTH THAT RESULTED IN
ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES AND WARM LOW TEMPERATURES. THE
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE THIS JUNE WAS 103.5 DEGREES WHICH RANKED AS
THE 5TH WARMEST EVER. THE WARMEST EVER FOR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE
WAS 105.0 SET IN 1940. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE THIS JUNE WAS
80.2 DEGREES WHICH RANKS AS THE WARMEST EVER FOR JUNE. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD HOLDER WAS 79.1 SET IN 2013.

THERE WAS A RECORD-TYING NUMBER OF DAYS THIS JUNE WITH A HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF 105 DEGREES OR GREATER WITH 18 SUCH DAYS RECORDED.
THIS JUNE RECORD WAS FIRST SET IN JUNE 1974. THE NORMAL NUMBER IS 8
DAYS.

THIS JUNE’S MOST IMPRESSIVE RECORDS THOUGH CAME IN THE LOW
TEMPERATURE DEPARTMENT. THE HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER FOR
JUNE – 93 DEGREES – WAS LOGGED ON JUNE 30TH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
PRIOR TO THIS JUNE WAS 89 DEGREES LAST SET ON JUNE 30, 2013. THERE
WERE A TOTAL OF 3 DAYS THIS JUNE IN WHICH THE LOW TEMPERATURE NEVER
FELL BELOW 90 DEGREES. PRIOR TO THIS JUNE LAS VEGAS NEVER OFFICIALLY
RECORDED A CALENDAR DAY LOW IN THE 90S.

THE LOW OF 93 ON JUNE 30TH AND THE HIGH OF 112 THAT DAY ALSO
RESULTED IN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ONLY BEING 103 DEGREES. THIS
TIES THE WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE EVER FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE SET
ON JUNE 30, 2013.

OFFICIAL RECORDS FOR LAS VEGAS DATE TO 1937. ALL READINGS ARE FROM
THE OFFICIAL WEATHER STATION AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

…WARMEST JUNE EVER ON RECORD FOR BISHOP…

AT THE EASTERN SIERRA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN BISHOP, CALIFORNIA THE
AVERAGE JUNE TEMPERATURE WAS 75.9 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE WARMEST
JUNE EVER ON RECORD SET IN 1960.

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 17 DAYS WITH A HIGH IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS IN
BISHOP THIS JUNE. THIS IS A NEW RECORD FOR JUNE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 14 DAYS SET IN 1961 AND THE NORMAL IS 4 DAYS.

OFFICIAL RECORDS AT BISHOP DATE TO 1943.

…RECORD NUMBER OF DAYS OF 100 OR GREATER AT KINGMAN FOR JUNE
TIED…

A TOTAL OF 15 DAYS REACHED 100 DEGREES OR GREATER THIS JUNE IN
KINGMAN. THIS TIES THE ALL-TIME JUNE RECORD SET IN 1915 AND TIED IN
1936 AND 1981.

OFFICIAL RECORDS FOR KINGMAN DATE BACK TO 1901.

Today should also set a new record for most consecutive days at or above 105F.

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV
210 PM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

…RECORD STRETCH OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES IN LAS
VEGAS TIED TODAY…

THE TEMPERATURE SO FAR AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN LAS
VEGAS HAS REACHED 106 DEGREES TODAY. THIS IS ENOUGH TO ALLOW LAS
VEGAS TO TIE THE ALL-TIME RECORD STRETCH OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT OR
ABOVE 105 DEGREES, WHICH STANDS AT 21 DAYS.

THIS RECORD HAS BEEN REACHED 4 OTHER TIMES SINCE OFFICIAL WEATHER
RECORDS STARTED IN 1937:

* FROM JULY 18TH THROUGH AUGUST 7, 2000
* FROM JULY 25TH THROUGH AUGUST 14, 1977
* FROM JUNE 22ND THROUGH JULY 12, 1973
* FROM JULY 9, 1959 THROUGH JULY 29, 1959

THE CURRENT FORECAST FOR LAS VEGAS CALLS FOR A HIGH OF 107 AT
MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR SATURDAY WHICH WOULD BREAK THE
RECORD. HOWEVER, THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL THE STRETCH COULD COME TO
AN END ON SUNDAY.

ALL-TIME JUNE RECORD HIGHS SET IN WASHINGTON

…NEW JUNE TEMPERATURE RECORDS SET DURING THE JUNE 28TH AND 29TH
HEAT WAVE…

NOTE: A FEW SITES NOTED BELOW WITH A * BROKE THEIR ALL TIME
TEMPERATURE RECORD

…NEW JUNE HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS…

SITE              NEW RECORD         OLD RECORD (DATE)  RECORDS BEGAN
CHIEF JOSEPH DAM WA*  113            108 (JUNE 23 1992)    1949
LA CROSSE WA          113            105 (JUNE 23 1936)    1931
LEWISTON ARPT ID      111            109 (JUNE 22 1936)    1881
CHELAN WA*            110            102 (JUNE 22 1958)    1890
EPHRATA WA            110            106 (JUNE 30 1998)    1948
ODESSA WA             110            106 (JUNE 17 1961)    1902
OMAK WA               110            103 (JUNE 30 2008)    1931
KAMIAH ID             109            104 (JUNE 21 2005)    1979
LIND WA               109            105 (JUNE 17 1961)    1931
WENATCHEE ARPT WA     109            105 (JUNE 23 1992)    1959
COLVILLE WA           108            102 (JUNE 29 2008)    1899
HARTLINE WA           107            103 (JUNE 23 1992)    1927
SAINT MARIES ID       106            100 (JUNE 29 1990)    1897
BONNERS FERRY ID*     105             98 (JUNE 30 2008)    1907
BOUNDARY DAM WA*      105             99 (JUNE 24 1992)    1965
PULLMAN WA            105             98 (JUNE 24 1992)    1940
ROSALIA WA            105            102 (JUNE 30 1924)    1893
SPOKANE ARPT WA       105            101 (JUNE 23 1992)    1881
REPUBLIC WA           104            102 (JUNE 26 1925)    1899
MAZAMA WA             103             98 (JUNE 23 2004)    1948
WINTHROP WA           103 (TIED)     103 (JUNE 26 1925)    1906
COEUR D’ALENE ID      102 (TIED)     102 (JUNE 23 1974)    1895
DAVENPORT WA          102            100 (JUNE 26 1925)    1893
SANDPOINT ID          102             96 (JUNE 25 1992)    1910
WATERVILLE WA         102            101 (JUNE 28 1896)    1893
PLAIN WA              101             98 (JUNE 22 1992)    1937
PORTHILL ID           101             98 (JUNE 30 2008)    1892
CONCONULLY WA         100 (TIED)     100 (JUNE 30 1924)    1894
NEZ PERCE ID          100             94 (JUNE 24 1992)    1901
WINCHESTER ID          95             90 (JUNE 30 2008)    1939

…NEW JUNE WARM LOW TEMPERATURES RECORDS…

SITE              NEW RECORD         OLD RECORD (DATE)  RECORDS BEGAN
COULEE DAM 1 SW WA     79             72 (JUNE 30 1987)    1934
LEWISTON ARPT ID       79             76 (JUNE 25 1928)    1881
LIND WA                77             75 (JUNE 30 2008)    1931
WENATCHEE ARPT WA      77             75 (JUNE 30 2008)    1959
COLVILLE WA            76             65 (JUNE 28 2002)    1899
WENATCHEE WTR PLANT WA 76             72 (JUNE 26 1992)    1931
DAVENPORT WA           75             72 (JUNE 21 1918)    1893
SAINT MARIES ID        75             68 (JUNE 27 1990)    1897
COEUR D’ALENE ID       74             66 (JUNE 28 2006)    1895
SPOKANE ARPT WA        74             71 (JUNE 30 2008)    1881
ROSALIA WA             73             69 (JUNE 29 1939)    1893
WILBUR WA              73             69 (JUNE 27 1992)    1892
SANDPOINT ID           72             67 (JUNE 22 1955)    1910
BONNERS FERRY ID       70             68 (JUNE 24 1970)    1907
CHIEF JOSEPH DAM       70 (TIED)      70 (JUNE 28 1992)    1949
REPUBLIC WA            70             65 (JUNE 23 1933)    1899
NEZ PERCE ID           69             64 (JUNE  7 1977)    1901
WINCHESTER ID          69             62 (JUNE 27 2002)    1939
PULLMAN WA             67 (TIED)      67 (JUNE 23 1970)    1940
KAMIAH ID              67             66 (JUNE 13 1999)    1979
PLAIN WA               64 (TIED)      64 (JUNE 20 1985)    1937
HOLDEN VILLAGE WA      61             60 (JUNE 27 2003)    1962

DROUGHT, HEAT & WILDFIRE PERSISTS/WORSENS IN ALASKA

The drought, heat, wild fire and lack of seasonal snow theme remains up in Alaska. As of Jul 1, Anchorage officially declared a new record for least snow in a year.

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June 2015 scraped past June 2013 as the warmest on record in Anchorage.

The below is no coincidence given how warm the waters are up the entire West Coast of North America.

Credit: Brian Brettschneider  @Climatologist49

Credit: Brian Brettschneider
@Climatologist49

The warm Pacific is the primary driver behind the warmer, drier than normal conditions which have continued to persist for up to 2 years now.

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What’s Ahead For July?

With the continuation of the highly amplified record breaking phase 6 into 7 of the MJO and overall drivers currently over the N Hemisphere, there’s no change to the medium to long term idea. Cool looks to remain the rule for much of the country through the majority of July.

CFSv2 weeklies remains with the Plains centred chill through the rest of the month. Note it’s stronger with the chill day 6-10.

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

Credit: Tropical Tidbits / Levi Cowan

See today’s video for the discussion.

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