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The MJO is at record levels, likely in response to the strengthening El Nino. With a strong phase 6 into 7 episode, the western Pacific basin is lighting up with tropical activity once again as expected putting Japan and adjacent coastal nations on the watch while the Atlantic is under a record strong and persistent high pressure zone, hence […]
Over the weekend, temperatures climbed to new heights for June across eastern Washington with even one contender for a new state June record. Walla Walla hit 113 degrees Sunday which if verified, would set a new state record for June in Washington. A high of 104 in Spokane was the warmest here since all the way back to Aug 1961. […]
A high of 124 degrees was reached at Death Valley, CA Saturday which made for the hottest of the year for the United States. Meanwhile, blistering triple digits weren’t solely confined to the deserts of the Southwest but extended all the way to eastern Washington where temps reached an impressive 111 degrees at Pasco, an all-time June record […]
We’ve quite the contrasts across the country today with flooding rain and 60s over Pennsylvania and western New York (70s in DC, Philly & NYC) while it’s in the 90s for Seattle and Portland, 105-110 east of the Cascades. Current view from Greensburg, PA Monroe, MI Nashville, TN Las Vegas, NV [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] ECMWF surface chart shows […]
Just a short written post today as I’m on the road and due to a tooth extraction this morning, I won’t have a US video I’m afraid. Hope to have one tomorrow though! As your well aware, things are about to get darn hot throughout the Pacific Northwest this weekend with widespread heat records expected […]
The Pacific Northwest is gearing up for a potentially historic spell of hot weather this weekend on into next week while it’s the opposite for the Southeast as a result! It’s not just the Southeast but the Northeast will see a day or two at 15-20 below normal with highs in the upper 60s/low 70s, rare for […]
Here’s how May and June have turned out so far temperature wise. May June to date Notice how the heat has spread in the West, the cold over the Rockies extending into the Plains has all but been erased in June and as for the Northeast where May was warm, it’s the Southeast which gets the […]
We have significant pattern changes underway across the Lower 48 as the atmosphere responds to time of year, the strong El Nino in the Pacific and the increasing amplification of the MJO, a reaction of the El Nino. As we go from day 1-5 to the 6-10, heights sharply rise over the Northwest and in turn […]
The pattern is shifting as we head for the heart of the warm season with a much more El Nino-like upper atmosphere starting to show in the day 6-10. For those sweating over the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, hang in there! As the Southwest heat ridge migrates north, a trough will drop over the Great Lakes into […]
Scorching weekend for the Deserts of the Southwest and early next week for the Southeast once again. Yesterday topped 111 degrees in Las Vegas which made for the highest reading of the year to date. Phoenix topped out at 113, down 2 from the previous day’s 115! The SW ridge peaks in strength over the […]
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