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The June Thread 2021

Lickwx said:
So much for the low 70s even low 60s in the heart of summer ! Below average by a lot but nowhere near what I was promised ! I feel robbed !modernweenie
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Oh relax. You were promised unending upper 90s and no rain for the rest of summer back in early May. We saw how that worked out. Deal with it! ?
 
Rain Cold said:
Oh relax. You were promised unending upper 90s and no rain for the rest of summer back in early May. We saw how that worked out. Deal with it! ?
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I want a word with the promisers ! They know who they are. One of them is in Honduras rn! He made his broken promises and then fled the country !Oh and you deal with no snow! Boom.
 
LovingGulfLows said:
It's hard to believe a city like Portland, OR is going to go over 110 degrees. ATL's highest recorded temperature ever was 106 degrees. Those western death ridges are no joke this summer and this isn't even July/August yet where heat domes can be even more brutal.
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It's only able to get that hot out west because they have basically no humidity this time of year. Portland is bone dry for 3-4 months. So, this kind of heat is not that unheard of. Although, 110 would be a shattering record for them.
 
ryan1234 said:
It's only able to get that hot out west because they have basically no humidity this time of year. Portland is bone dry for 3-4 months. So, this kind of heat is not that unheard of. Although, 110 would be a shattering record for them.
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Why can't Atlanta hit 110 when it's bone dry in the fall ?
 
Avalanche said:
Just be glad it doesnt. Only been to Hotlanta a few times. Dont know why but I cant take their heat.
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What's funny is I find Atlanta more heat more tolerable than CLT and Raleigh's. We get our humidity from the Atlantic and Gulf- whereas Atlanta is more from the Gulf. I feel like our humidity/dews are def higher at times.
 
ryan1234 said:
It's only able to get that hot out west because they have basically no humidity this time of year. Portland is bone dry for 3-4 months. So, this kind of heat is not that unheard of. Although, 110 would be a shattering record for them.
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The real reason why cities like Portland and Seattle are getting so hot is because of the position of the upper level high pressure system. The center will be to the north of them so what's going to happen is that it's going to shut off the westerly flow of the pacific that moderates their temperatures. Add on the compressed air from the high pressure and it's "Welcome to Hell". Very very rare setup.

I'm very worried that this regime of western ridges will propagate to the east soon and we potentially get near record heat in July or August.
 
ryan1234 said:
What's funny is I find Atlanta more heat more tolerable than CLT and Raleigh's. We get our humidity from the Atlantic and Gulf- whereas Atlanta is more from the Gulf. I feel like our humidity/dews are def higher at times.
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Just checked. Atlanta has a slightly lower average humidity than Raleigh, but slightly higher than Charlotte. To me, all three of these cities pretty much have the same summer climate and I doubt there's any real noticeable difference in the heat and mugginess outside of when certain patterns set up.
 
LovingGulfLows said:
The real reason why cities like Portland and Seattle are getting so hot is because of the position of the upper level high pressure system. The center will be to the north of them so what's going to happen is that it's going to shut off the westerly flow of the pacific that moderates their temperatures. Add on the compressed air from the high pressure and it's "Welcome to Hell". Very very rare setup.

I'm very worried that this regime of western ridges will propagate to the east soon and we potentially get near record heat in July or August.
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They actually have similar heat like this in the past. I have a friend who lives there. And like was stated before Portland is not too far from the desert.

And I am sure we will eventually bake at some point. But I don't see is getting record shattering temps. They rarely pan out for us when models start screaming "record breaking heatwave."
 
ryan1234 said:
They actually have similar heat like this in the past. I have a friend who lives there. And like was stated before Portland is not too far from the desert.

And I am sure we will eventually bake at some point. But I don't see is getting record shattering temps. They rarely pan out for us when models start screaming "record breaking heatwave."
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That amazes me that a city that close to the Pacific Ocean can be near the desert also. That huge body of water known as the Pacific and yet somehow there is a desert not far from the coast.
 
Dewpoint Dan said:
That amazes me that a city that close to the Pacific Ocean can be near the desert also.
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Los Angeles is basically a desert. Come on, I know you are a lot smarter than that. I know you've seen pictures of LA and the topography and foliage. All of LA tree's were planted by people for the most part. Before it was developed it was basically orange groves with very few trees.
 
ryan1234 said:
Los Angeles is basically a desert. Come on, I know you are a lot smarter than that. I know you've seen pictures of LA and the topography and foliage. All of LA tree's were planted by people for the most part. Before it was developed it was basically orange groves with very few trees.
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I know. I just find it amazing how you can be right on the coast and still have a dry climate.
 
SD said:
Bc Atlanta doesn't have a desert relatively close
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Also, while Atlanta is downwind of the Appalachian Mountains, it is roughly 1,000ft higher in elevation (Seattle and Portland are both just above Sea Level) and whatever compressional heating Atlanta gets pales in comparison to the extreme downsloping that Portland and Seattle get from the Cascade Mountains.
 
In any event, I say let Portland and Seattle have their 5 minutes of fun with the record breaking heat.

Come the Fall/Winter/Spring when they're seeing weeks upon weeks of overcast skies and drizzle, Atlanta will be looking awfully nice.
 
SouthATLwx said:
In any event, I say let Portland and Seattle have their 5 minutes of fun with the record breaking heat.

Come the Fall/Winter/Spring when they're seeing weeks upon weeks of overcast skies and drizzle, Atlanta will be looking awfully nice.
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They will also , without fail, have a 1-2 week period with ice and snow! They do every winter and we all get a little envious!
 
12z GFS was an big improvement from what it had been showing in the med/long range.

Still quite a bit more room for it to get better though.
 
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The only reason Atlanta averages the same, or slightly less temps in the summer than Raleigh or Charlotte is the elevation. The main difference between Atlanta and the other two locations is the fact that immediately once you head north from the city you are climbing in elevation with greater temperature differences. I would say Atlanta holds one of the biggest spreads from average temps in the far northern and western suburbs versus the southern and eastern suburbs.

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30 miles NW
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SouthATLwx said:
Los Angeles Is Not a Desert. Stop Calling It One.
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Really? Because I have been there multiple times and while it may be considered a Mediterranean Climate it is also very dependent on winter storms which as of late have been sparse. They are running out of water out there. I was literally just there. It's very dry right now. And if you look at a map, the greater LA area also includes the Inland Empire and the Antelope Valley all of which is very desert-like. You're a smart guy but let's not kid ourselves and pretend like LA is some tropical oasis. They are struggling big time. Not to mention you have 12 plus million people living there. It's so bad they are trying to convert ocean water into drinkable tap water by opening a plant in Orange County.
 
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