That make 96*F here and 95*F in ATL (which breaks the record).
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Observations Early 2019 S/E Heatwave Duration Record
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That make 96*F here and 95*F in ATL (which breaks the record).
Water shortage emergency for Pender County NC. First of many to come
pcbjr
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Without comment ...
It already hit 100 at my location at 2 PM, hotter than any day yet here by 1 F. It may still get a bit hotter being that there are only a few cumulus and the winds are still coming from the west, a hot direction that is still holding the seabreeze back. Furthermore, the west winds are a little stronger than they were yesterday at this time, which may delay the seabreeze. Also, dewpoints are about 5 cooler, which is actually making the heat index slightly cooler despite it being slightly hotter, but is helping it to warm more since it is drier air. Once I see the winds shift to SE (seabreeze), that will certainly start the cooldown.
pcbjr
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Sea breeze may happen, but winds are not going to help ...
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-74.21,21.02,1907
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/500hPa/orthographic=-99.29,49.14,586
Still no sign of a seabreeze as the W to NW winds continue to be steady. By this time the last 2 days, I already had a seabreeze penetrating this far inland. Highest temp so far that I've seen is 100.7 around 3 PM. There are still only a few shallow cumulus clouds. Therefore, the city is hotter than yesterday by about 2 F. Hopefully this will end up the hottest day.
Also, correction of yesterday's KSAV (airport, which is further inland) high: It was first reported to be a May record tieing 101 but it was revised up to 102, a new May record! Records go back nearly 150 years. That 102 ties it for the hottest of any month back to August of 2000.
Still 100.0 as of ~4:30 PM. My location is very sheltered with bushes surrounding it.
Also, correction of yesterday's KSAV (airport, which is further inland) high: It was first reported to be a May record tieing 101 but it was revised up to 102, a new May record! Records go back nearly 150 years. That 102 ties it for the hottest of any month back to August of 2000.
Still 100.0 as of ~4:30 PM. My location is very sheltered with bushes surrounding it.
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With gusty NW winds, dewpoints have dropped all the way to 50 at CHS and CAE allowing their heat indices to actually be a few degrees lower than their respective temperatures. These 50s are some of the lowest dewpoints in the E 1/2 of the US south of a line from Chicago to Pittsburgh to Phil, a highly unusual situation bringing RHs down to 19%!
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pcbjr
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Holy poop, Batman ...
pcbjr
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You'd think it was a 'cane the way the news is dealing with it ... 
... but enough of MBY ...
... but enough of MBY ... Assuming the 102 ends up the high (I'm not sure we know yet as it was 102 at the last hourly reading of 5 PM), Gainesville had
- Hottest on record for May (back to 1890)!
- Only 7 days hotter since 1890, all in June!
It is a big deal.
pcbjr
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pcbjr
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Yeah ... 33º and rain both sound good about now; together or separately ...
Please ... no poop ...
Please ... no poop ...
pcbjr
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Down to a whopping 101º, so there's no need for concern ...
cd2play
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OUCH!
Temps are about 5 degrees behind where they were yesterday, interestingly enough.
They're only barely, if any, behind in my area but there are some things going the way of lower highs vs yesterday here:
1. Lighter winds vs yesterday (still from inland direction): may mean seabreeze will kick in sooner/further inland than yesterday
2. A thin cirrostratus cover now vs no cirrus yesterday
3. Dewpoints are a couple of degrees higher today. So the air is very slightly more moist.
That being said, noon readings are very hot at noon: the same at Hunter vs 24 hours ago (96) though are 2 F cooler at KSAV vs noon yesterday (95 vs 97). Both had highs of 101 yesterday.
I'm at 96.2. The highest I saw yesterday was 100.7 around 3 PM. Let's see how this plays out.
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More to the above: Bad news is that I already hit 100.0 at 1:20 PM and the cirrostratus is almost gone. But the good news is that it at least appears that the seabreeze may get here soon. We don't have that steady W to NW wind of yesterday at this time.
94 at the house probably will end up around 96/97 hottest day so far
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More good news: my temp fell from 100.0 at 1:20 PM to 97.1 at 2 PM, thanks largely to some good cumulus development once the cirrostratus canopy departed. The very important winds are still very light and they're variable.
KSAV is at 98 with a high so far of 99. Will today be the 4th 100+ there in a row?
Marietta is reporting 91F. I’m not sure their highest temp this week, 93 or 94.
Gainesville, FL, is already up to 99 at 2 PM vs 98 24 hours ago when they ended up with their hottest on record in May and only 2 from their hottest on record for any month. What's making this much worse than yesterday is that the dewpoint now is 72 vs 66 yesterday and the resultant heat index is an astounding (especially for May) 108 vs 101 yesterday at this time. Hang on to your hats, folks, this is liable to be rough. Hope @pcbjr is inside with AC.
99 degrees here, hottest day of the year so far
90 at the house now. Yesterday topped out at 94 before the high clouds came in and it dropped to the mid 80s just in time for the cookout.
Little surprised there aren't any heat advisories out, not only due to the extreme heat but it's early in the season and duration. I mean a 108 heat index even in Gainesville has to be pretty extreme for any time of the year
Big jump to 97 here, maybe 100 isn't impossible about 2 hours left to hit it. You sure you don't want to get out in these great conditions and do that?
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Still just 93 here
Great news here. At 3 PM, I'm down to 95 from 97 at 2 PM and 100 at 1:20 PM and vs 100.7 24 hours ago. The decent cumulus field is probably helping, but I think also that the seabreeze may have just got here, which if true is several hours earlier than yesterday. Meanwhile, the more inland KSAV is back up to 99.
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well our weather could be worse, 40s and rain in New England
I'd take that over this any day.
Incredible breeze here today coupled with the heat. Hopefully it sticks around til March 2020 to save everyone a little heartbreak
Only 95 here. Stout breeze. I could work in this all day every day twice on Sunday. This ain’t nothing. Next
And it’s over. NWS Blacksburg says 70s this weekend for western NC and low 80s for the foothills. Lows dipping to 55 or lower with increasing showers likely for the blue ridge mountains.
pcbjr
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I couldn't add a syllable or punctuation mark, Larry!
pcbjr
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Unless you posted it and I missed it (heat can do that to the brain) ... it ties yet another record; down a degree now but the clouds are moving out and any "breeze" is a slight whisper from the WNW ... we still have a good 90 minutes to climb ...
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I had to move mine to the roof, too and now have the same problem. Reading 102 at the moment. Wife got tired of looking at it in the backyard. It's ok until around 2pm through about 5:30 pm.
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Charleston officially 100° at 356pm for the 3rd consecutive day in a row with century mark readings, considering no previous 100° may readings occurred on record goes to show the historic markings this heat wave has scorched us with.
Only saving grace is the 24% humidity with the 100° (HX 99°)
Only saving grace is the 24% humidity with the 100° (HX 99°)