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Observations Early 2019 S/E Heatwave Duration Record

dID I not say when the faucet turned off it would really turn off? and I was dismissed by Webber and others back in winter forecasting this in the spring/summer. WHERE IS MY INTERNSHIP GSP
 
Thanks. Also, Albany was 99. As awful as today and the next few days will be, I don’t think we’re going to get those even higher Euro predicted temps.

I think our worst 3 days are starting tomorrow thru Tuesday. Although the GFS still suggests some compressional heating skyrockets CHS up to 102 WED.
Today was odd. 97 still but our winds shifted light NE around 9am and remained that way until this afternoon with the sea breeze front. The lower dewpoints today were indeed one caveat that did not make it feel downright oppressive
 
Going to take a big event to shake up the pattern. If hurricane season doesn’t do it, we look for a derecho, if neither occurs, we look for a Fall time tornado or winter weather event. Exciting.
 
1 PM today/1 PM yesterday/change

FL: no change
GNV 94/94/0
JAX 93/93/0

GA: mixed
ATL 91/91/0
AUG 97/97/0
MCN 97/94/+3
SAV 97/95/+2
SSI 93/95/-2
WAY 94/95/-1
AHN 92/93/-1

SC: about the same
CHS 96/95/+1
CAE 96/97/-1
GSP 92/92/0

NC: mainly warmer
GSO 88/86/+2
CLT 91/92/-1
FAY 95/91/+4
RAH 91/85/+6
 
Going to take a big event to shake up the pattern. If hurricane season doesn’t do it, we look for a derecho, if neither occurs, we look for a Fall time tornado or winter weather event. Exciting.
I think a comet might do it, but it would have to hit Wilkesboro to help us all out!
 
..THE GAINESVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 2019

VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY MAXIMUM 100R 344 PM
 
The high here today was 95*F, while the high at ATL was 94*F (tying the previous record back in 1936).
 
Apparently, GSP has set or tied record highs, the last 3 days in a row!?
 
Today's highs for some locations:

FL:
GNV 100 ties daily record/hottest in May since 1953
JAX 98

GA:
ATL 94 ties daily record/3rd 94 in a row
AGS 101 new May record
MCN 100 new May record
SAV 101 new daily record/ties May record/hottest so early in season/hottest in May since 1945;
SSI 94
WAY 101+: at least ties daily record
AHN 97

SC:
CHS 100 new May record
CAE 100 ties daily record
GSP 96 ties daily record for 3rd day in a row

NC:
GSO 91
CLT 95
FAY 100 new daily record/hottest in May since 1953
RAH 94 ties daily record

TN:
CHA 95 new daily record/hottest in May since 1962

AL:
MOB 96 ties daily record
MGM 97 ties daily record
TCL 98 new daily record/hottest in May since 1941
 
Does anyone have any analogs or information that compares other Summers that had heat waves of this magnitude in May or close to it?
 
Does anyone have any analogs or information that compares other Summers that had heat waves of this magnitude in May or close to it?

*MAYBE* 1996?

My main issue with that one is we're in a weak El Nino now, while 1996 was a weak La Nina (though oddly enough, the 2019 pattern has been very La Nina-like).
 
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