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Pattern July Fry and Dry

Greensbiro averages 27-29 , 90 degree plus days a year.
In 1914 they had over 80 for the all time hottest year. ( all those Ford Model T's wrecking the climate back then I supose)
This year we are around 23ish after today.
I cant remember a summer with so many consecutive days of a at least a trace of rain. The streak might get broken for a day, 2 if your real lucky. But this has been the theme for 5 weeks now. Also of note is the consistent 70ish degree DP days.
 
NCSNOW said:
Greensbiro averages 27-29 , 90 degree plus days a year.
In 1914 they had over 80 for the all time hottest year. ( all those Ford Model T's wrecking the climate back then I supose)
This year we are around 23ish after today.
I cant remember a summer with so many consecutive days of a at least a trace of rain. The streak might get broken for a day, 2 if your real lucky. But this has been the theme for 5 weeks now. Also of note is the consistent 70ish degree DP days.
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Yeah those 70s dews used to be a coastal thing only.
 
NCSNOW said:
Greensbiro averages 27-29 , 90 degree plus days a year.
In 1914 they had over 80 for the all time hottest year. ( all those Ford Model T's wrecking the climate back then I supose)
This year we are around 23ish after today.
I cant remember a summer with so many consecutive days of a at least a trace of rain. The streak might get broken for a day, 2 if your real lucky. But this has been the theme for 5 weeks now. Also of note is the consistent 70ish degree DP days.
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Yeah something I find interesting here too is that the 1930s are unmatched on record heat with several years being the worst on record

The only even year that has come close since is 1980

Meanwhile since 1980 we've had several historic cold snaps 🤔 December 1983 only barely beat February 2021 here for the all time longest below freezing streak we've had and a couple years ago in January was the 6th coldest high ever recorded at the airport plus last winter was the third winter in a row we got down near zero which I would equate to us being over 105 degrees. That's how rare it is

The only heat record I can find since 2000 really is some record high lows in 2012

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Brent said:
Yeah something I find interesting here too is that the 1930s are unmatched on record heat with several years being the worst on record

The only even year that has come close since is 1980

Meanwhile since 1980 we've had several historic cold snaps 🤔 December 1983 only barely beat February 2021 here for the all time longest below freezing streak we've had and a couple years ago in January was the 6th coldest high ever recorded at the airport plus last winter was the third winter in a row we got down near zero which I would equate to us being over 105 degrees. That's how rare it is

The only heat record I can find since 2000 really is some record high lows in 2012

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It's going to take something crazy for those 1930's records in the plains to fall. The 1950's were rough too, but nothing like the 30's.
 
JHS said:
It's going to take something crazy for those 1930's records in the plains to fall. The 1950's were rough too, but nothing like the 30's.
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Drought will do it. Like a continental sized drought as was back then.

Something else to think about regarding weather in the old days at least in the Carolinas is tree cover. The coastal plains and Piedmont would have been clear cut almost entirely several times over from European settlement until post WW2. The Piedmont in particular is a jarring example. There wasn't red clay everywhere back in the 18th-19th century period. Soils were described as loamy with some clay in the upland areas. Clearcutting and poor farming practices caused nearly all of that soil to wash into the rivers, leaving the clay behind. There are still some known areas of OG Piedmont soil in both Carolinas but very few. I've seen so many pictures of the period from the period of the 1870s onward and the most striking thing is the absolute barren, treeless view of the land a century ago. Places that weren't swamp would have been bare ground or loosely cultivated everywhere you looked. The greening of North America, particularly the south post WW2 is crazy. The lack of trees before and the growth of them after had to have regional effects on the climate.
 
I’m just coming by to remind everyone of just how much I hate this time of year. So much so that I’m begging for a hurricane to come shake up the pattern and end this mess. Fall can’t get here soon enough. The good news is we are on the back half of summer now and while the first of September can be hot, averages would be falling like a rock.
 
iGRXY said:
I’m just coming by to remind everyone of just how much I hate this time of year. So much so that I’m begging for a hurricane to come shake up the pattern and end this mess. Fall can’t get here soon enough. The good news is we are on the back half of summer now and while the first of September can be hot, averages would be falling like a rock.
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Most areas are at their peak summer averages right now. So at least we’ve made it to the hottest time of year.
 
Drizzle Snizzle said:
Most areas are at their peak summer averages right now. So at least we’ve made it to the hottest time of year.
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Some models say the hottest temps have yet to come for many of us. I look for 90's well into October this year. I'm still not sold on our brief shot at relief Tuesday and Wednesday In NC and SC.
 
iGRXY said:
I’m just coming by to remind everyone of just how much I hate this time of year. So much so that I’m begging for a hurricane to come shake up the pattern and end this mess. Fall can’t get here soon enough. The good news is we are on the back half of summer now and while the first of September can be hot, averages would be falling like a rock.
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Nothing from the tropics will help us this year. This summer and fall are going to be like 2016.
 
I don't know if it'll be right, but the Euro says we cool off after tomorrow and then get back to around 90-95 for a couple of days. Then it's much cooler after that with some of us not seeing 80 for highs some days.
 
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