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Pattern Fabulous February

No mention of this on here but I see NWS talking 20-30 mph gust up this way Sunday and the Euro is actually showing some 40-50 mph gust possible. Some soundings are showing 50+ winds just off the surface so I guess it wouldn't take much mixing to transfer some of that to the surface..... normally not a big issue but dang it's so wet you can almost push trees over by hand so if these gust are realized could be some minor issues I would think.
 
metwannabe said:
No mention of this on here but I see NWS talking 20-30 mph gust up this way Sunday and the Euro is actually showing some 40-50 mph gust possible. Some soundings are showing 50+ winds just off the surface so I guess it wouldn't take much mixing to transfer some of that to the surface..... normally not a big issue but dang it's so wet you can almost push trees over by hand so if these gust are realized could be some minor issues I would think.
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I was just about to post this, seems like a couple stout wind gusts and this soggy ground may cause some problems. The Euro looks slightly aggressive for Sunday....
 
I have some fantastic news during this otherwise gloomy time wxwise: it now looks like KATL will NOT have its warmest El Niño DJF (assuming it is retroactively considered El Niño per ONI requirements)! It looks like it will fall just shy of 2015-6’s 49.5 and be near 49.2 though that’s significantly warmer than the next warmest. A little good news to brighten our day never hurts.
 
From Hogansville to Newnan, the temp dropped from 81*F to 64*F on the car thermometer.

Sun's still out for now, but you can see the low clouds lurking just to the north and east.
 
Well the majority of the rain looks to be over, I finished a little over 5”. Pretty respectable, but not biblical. That’s since Sunday
 
Since moving here in 2017, we've been 2 for 2 as far as birthdays with temps in the 80s.

Pretty darn impressive.
 
1.28 inches...amount of rain needed at CHA from now til end of the month to break the all time record for wettest November to February period.
 
90º now unofficially; another record high yesterday; 90º should be a record today if it's later deemed official ... POOP ... :mad:
 
pcbjr said:
90º now unofficially; another record high yesterday; 90º should be a record today if it's later deemed official ... POOP ... :mad:
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I want to extend a congrats to Phil, who has THE bragging rights of the day as GNV had THE warmest DJF temp on record beating the previous warmest of 89 and also obliterating today's old record high of a "mere" 87! Go out and celebrate by having some beer! The prior earliest 91 was not til 3 weeks later, 3/16 (in 1942)!!What's more is that this is the EIGHTH new daily record record high of the month! Two of those were at 89, which at the time had established new record highs for the entire month, too, as the record hottest for Feb had been 88 before this year. These are such amazing stats that one has to wonder about what's going on globally that may have contributed to this. Regardless, -PNA/SER/warm Atlantic ftw! This month's thread title should be switched to "Amazing Feb" because what has happened this month has been truly amazing in so many aspects. Not necessarily amazing in a likeable way, but rather in a hard to believe way.

Meanwhile, I've been socked into a drizzly wedgey day with near 60, which is actually slightly cooler than average for the afternoon.
 
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GaWx said:
I want to extend a congrats to Phil, who has THE bragging rights of the day as GNV had THE warmest DJF temp on record beating the previous warmest of 89 and also obliterating today's old record high of a "mere" 87! Go out and celebrate by having some beer! The prior earliest 91 was not til 3 weeks later, 3/16 (in 1942).!!What's more is that this is the EIGHTH new daily record record high of the month! Two of those were at 89, which at the time had established new record highs for the entire month, too, as the record hottest for Feb had been 88 before this year. These are such amazing stats that one has to wonder about what's going on globally that may have contributed to this. Regardless, -PNA/SER/warm Atlantic ftw!
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What's going on is that I've been consumed with work, hot under the collar (as some may have discerned), and the whole Hogtown environment is suffering from the heat I'm exuding ...
There, I take full blame for it ... LOL
BTW ... these are records that are not, not, not worth celebrating ... :cool:
 
GaWx said:
I want to extend a congrats to Phil, who has THE bragging rights of the day as GNV had THE warmest DJF temp on record beating the previous warmest of 89 and also obliterating today's old record high of a "mere" 87! Go out and celebrate by having some beer! The prior earliest 91 was not til 3 weeks later, 3/16 (in 1942.!!What's more is that this is the EIGHTH new daily record record high of the month! Two of those were at 89, which at the time had established new record highs for the entire month, too, as the record hottest for Feb had been 88 before this year. These are such amazing stats that one has to wonder about what's going on globally that may have contributed to this. Regardless, -PNA/SER/warm Atlantic ftw! This month's thread title should be switched to "Amazing Feb" because what has happened this month has ben truly amazing in so many aspects. Not necessarily amazing in a likeable way, but rather in a hard to believe way.

Meanwhile, I've been socked into a drizzly wedgey day with near 60, which is actually slightly cooler than average for the afternoon.
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Larry (and anyone else) ...
Save this post for comparison ... next year this time we'll be amazed at the snow that's been on the ground here for 5 days ... :eek:
 
Im with you Brick. Gonna be some power outages tommorow across Carolinas. Should get one last heavy push of rain during morning, church hours,then the wind will be thumping 40+ gust easily.
 
Ugh. This wedge is stubborn. Made it to mid 40s, wind is getting up,but still fog low ceilings. Anxiously awaiting sunshine, only 6 hrs daylight left. Of course itll be postcard perfect as we head back to work tommorow.
 
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Ugh. This wedge is stubborn. Made it to mid 40s, wind is getting up,but still fog low ceilings. Anxiously awaiting sunshine, only 6 hrs daylight left. Of course itll be postcard perfect as we head back to work tommorow.
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There is nothing more stubborn than a wedge

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CHA on the verge of breaking the all-time precip record for Nov-Feb. As of a few minutes ago, the precip total stands at 34.55 inches which ties with Nov 1960 - Feb 1961 for 2nd wettest. Just another 0.15 inches today ties the all time record, 0.16 inches to break it.
 
EmersonGA said:
This morning is a perfect example of the KATL heat island. I’m 28 and they are 41.
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Some interesting studies on heat islands, one by NASA in 2010 had some information on how drastic the difference can be. I know that when I travel to work I often will see the temp start rising anywhere from 2-5 degrees as I head into town.
The compact city of Providence, R.I., for example, has surface temperatures that are about 12.2 °C (21.9 °F) warmer than the surrounding countryside, while similarly-sized but spread-out Buffalo, N.Y., produces a heat island of only about 7.2 °C (12.9 °F), according to satellite data. Since the background ecosystems and sizes of both cities are about the same, Zhang's analysis suggests development patterns are the critical difference.

She found that land cover maps show that about 83 percent of Providence is very or moderately densely-developed. Buffalo, in contrast, has dense development patterns across just 46 percent of the city. Providence also has dense forested areas ringing the city, while Buffalo has a higher percentage of farmland. "This exacerbates the effect around Providence because forests tend to cool areas more than crops do," explained Wolfe. https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/heat-island-sprawl.html
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February is now over so here is my February report.

Temperature:
Max:78.8 (Feb 7)
Min: 25.9 (Feb 1)
Times Below Freezing: 3 (Feb 1,2,14)
Times Above 70: 2 (Feb 5,7)

Precipitation:
Monthly Total: 6.57 inches (+1.3)
Rainiest Day: 1.59 inches (Feb 19)
DJF Total: 27.11 inches (+11.9)
 
Just let this soak for a moment. No words.

FEBRUARY FACT: It was a mild and wet February across Alabama. One interesting factoid is that the Birmingham Airport did not fall below 32 degrees during the month of February. This is the first time since records began in Birmingham that the temperature did fall below freezing in February.
 
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