Misc 2018 Banter & Venting Thread

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Such a crazy weather pattern. Minneapolis is looking at 6+ days of 90 degree heat starting Thurs. Quite a change from one of the coldest and snowiest Aprils on record.
 
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I don't remember posting this at SouthernWx (I know I did elsewhere), but I apologize if I did:

Has anyone wondered why out in the open oceans it is very rare to get much above 30C? I know when I've looked at sectors that 31C is about the warmest I've seen with that often in the W Car/GOM/Gulf Stream as well as off the MX coast in the Epac as well as perhaps parts of the W Pac. The answer is that 28C is when deep tropical convection becomes induced. The convection means increased clouds, which reduces insolation, and also cooling downdrafts/drier air. So, it is a self regulating mechanism that usually stops open ocean SST rises near 30-31C. It is like a thermostat:

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/1999GL900197
 
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ForsythSnow said:
I created a thread for the general event for the rest of the month. Probably going to be crazy amounts anyway when the tropical low comes up.
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Good idea. It is probably not a bad thing to have a separate thread for general IMBY obs (similar to individual major storm
related obs) vs the monthly pattern discussion. Otherwise, the monthly thread could get really bulky. And that way people looking for more general pattern related stuff would have more interest in reading the monthly threads.
 
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Im kind of skeptical about FFC calling for up to 8" of rain in Atlanta through tomorrow night. There's not much on radar now and only a 50% chance of rain tomorrow.
 
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