• Hello, please take a minute to check out our awesome content, contributed by the wonderful members of our community. We hope you'll add your own thoughts and opinions by making a free account!

The June Thread 2021

Jimmy Hypocracy said:
Flashback to the heat wave of 2012. 9 years ago. Hotter than a two dollar pistol View attachment 85853
Click to expand...

7/4/12 remains one of my favorite weather days ever.

Had a high of 102*F in Detroit and mostly sunny skies give way to cap busting severe t'stormd. Saw nickel-sized hail with the 1st round late afternoon 7/4/12, then a derecho blew through during the late night/early morning. on 7/5/12.

Still waiting for another day like it.
 
Dewpoint Dan said:
Given the right conditions ( dry ground, downsloping, etc) i think 120 would be possible.
Click to expand...
I can't even fathom why you make posts like this. I mean it's technically within the realm of possibility, but that's like saying Raleigh will probably get a 4 foot snowstorm this winter. It doesn't seem worth much discussion in a serious thread.
 
Rain Cold said:
I can't even fathom why you make posts like this. I mean it's technically within the realm of possibility, but that's like saying Raleigh will probably get a 4 foot snowstorm this winter. It doesn't seem worth much discussion in a serious thread.
Click to expand...
Only states in the south that have ever hit 120 are Texas , Arkansas , and Oklahoma . 120 exact record high for each state , every single other state in the south has a record under 115 . The Atlantic coast southern states have never seen higher than 113. Florida hasn’t even hit 110 before ! Incoming dookie Dan comments about how on earth can x at 65 latitude hit 13000 degrees but not Florida .
 
Lickwx said:
Only states in the south that have ever hit 120 are Texas , Arkansas , and Oklahoma . 120 exact record high for each state , every single other state in the south has a record under 115 . The Atlantic coast southern states have never seen higher than 113. Florida hasn’t even hit 110 before ! Incoming dookie Dan comments about how on earth can x at 65 latitude hit 13000 degrees but not Florida .
Click to expand...
If he doesn't hit you up with a geography lesson first
 
Rain Cold said:
I can't even fathom why you make posts like this. I mean it's technically within the realm of possibility, but that's like saying Raleigh will probably get a 4 foot snowstorm this winter. It doesn't seem worth much discussion in a serious thread.
Click to expand...
I mean if the conditions are right, why not? Late season transitioning TC, early season visit from piece of the PV, monster NE high, all combine for the perfect storm right over RDU....... ?
 
Dewpoint Dan said:
I bet people thought the NW and Canada would never have a shot at 120 either.
Click to expand...
They don’t , highest forecast is 117 from any reputable met agency. Google forecasts have some eye candy with places hitting 122 even but that’s inaccurate . Also , they always had the ingredients for extreme heat ... ones we don’t have . The PNW is bone dry from June - august , with very low dew points , very high mountains , and a nearby desert . The desert isn’t close to us , we are never bone dry , and our mountains are more like really tall hills .
 
metwannabe said:
I mean if the conditions are right, why not? Late season transitioning TC, early season visit from piece of the PV, monster NE high, all combine for the perfect storm right over RDU....... ?
Click to expand...
Bring it
 
Myfrotho704_ said:
By far one of the lamest summers for storms I’ve seen so far
Click to expand...

Yeah, I agree. It's almost July and we have had very little way in severe weather. Everything has once again, has occurred in the MA/NE and the Midwest. Where are our daily mountain to Piedmont storms? And we can't even get a MCS. Really hope this pattern changes soon...
 
Dewpoint Dan said:
Given the right conditions ( dry ground, downsloping, etc) i think 120 would be possible.
Click to expand...

I don't think Atlanta is set in a position to get downsloping winds because its a higher elevation then the lower piedmont to the southeast, and its higher than the big valley to the northwest. The mountains just to the north are oriented southwest to northeast, so even straight northerly winds would only affect places east and northeast of Atlanta. I call it the bottom of the V where the arctic winds are uninhibited from the northwest, but also affected by CAD from the northeast.
 
Dewpoint Dan said:
Given the right conditions ( dry ground, downsloping, etc) i think 120 would be possible.
Click to expand...
I don’t know, Atlanta’s record high is 106, which is lower than Portland’s was even before this heat wave. Anything is possible, obviously, but that would be pretty wild. Now, when the climate is presumably a few degrees warmer decades from now, I suppose it could happen eventually, but even then I’m doubtful. Our climate is much wetter and we don’t have the same geography. We just don’t do extreme heat well around here.
 
superjames1992 said:
I don’t know, Atlanta’s record high is 106, which is lower than Portland’s was even before this heat wave. Anything is possible, obviously, but that would be pretty wild. Now, when the climate is presumably a few degrees warmer decades from now, I suppose it could happen eventually, but even then I’m doubtful. Our climate is much wetter and we don’t have the same geography. We just don’t do extreme heat well around here.
Click to expand...
We don't do extreme cold well either ?
 
superjames1992 said:
I don’t know, Atlanta’s record high is 106, which is lower than Portland’s was even before this heat wave. Anything is possible, obviously, but that would be pretty wild. Now, when the climate is presumably a few degrees warmer decades from now, I suppose it could happen eventually, but even then I’m doubtful. Our climate is much wetter and we don’t have the same geography. We just don’t do extreme heat well around here.
Click to expand...
Exactly our regional climate isn't primed for extremes. If we didn't hit 110 in some of the past excessive heat and dry periods in the last 20 years it's hard to think rdu can top out much above 105.
 
SD said:
Exactly our regional climate isn't primed for extremes. If we didn't hit 110 in some of the past excessive heat and dry periods in the last 20 years it's hard to think rdu can top out much above 105.
Click to expand...
I agree, you would think that if the southeast was ever going to see widespread 110+ temps, it would have occurred in August 2007 here on the Carolinas. That was a situation where we saw everything come together at one for extreme heat and for to stick around for awhile
 
SD said:
Exactly our regional climate isn't primed for extremes. If we didn't hit 110 in some of the past excessive heat and dry periods in the last 20 years it's hard to think rdu can top out much above 105.
Click to expand...
Raleigh hit 107 at NC state in 2011 , RDU 105 is the record . Unless we get some crazy dust bowl period again I doubt our chances are high we ever hit 110.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top