Summer 2012 weather: Pittsburgh vs. other nearby cities (Philadelphia, York: live, place)

[Craziaskowboi]

I started this topic a bit late this summer due to the consistency of 90°+ temperatures in the Northeast and Midwest through the month of June. Since there appears to be a break from the heat now and in the near future, I decided to tally everything up today. In future updates, I will include this summer's weather observations from Milwaukee, WI as well, but right now I'm too lazy to do it after four hours of typing and formatting. So here's the breakdown of the summer of 2012 so far (as of July 8)...


Chicago, IL

92° (May 19)
93° (May 20)
90° (May 24)
97° (May 27)
95° (May 28)
90° (June 9)
93° (June 10)
90° (June 11)
94° (June 15)
94° (June 16)
94° (June 18)
95° (June 19)
95° (June 20)
94° (June 24)
92° (June 27)
100° (June 28)
92° (June 30)
91° (July 1)
98° (July 2)
96° (July 3)
102° (July 4)
103° (July 5)
103° (July 6)
98° (July 7)

90° days: 24
95° days: 11
100° days: 4
Maximum: 103° (July 5, July 6)

First 90° day: May 19
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 4.38"
May departure from normal: +0.70"
June precipitation: 0.90"
June departure from normal: -2.55"
May-June precipitation: 5.28"
May-June departure from normal: -1.85"

Indianapolis, IN

90° (May 26)
91° (May 27)
92° (May 28)
90° (June 10)
91° (June 15)
93° (June 16)
92° (June 18)
93° (June 19)
93° (June 20)
93° (June 21)
92° (June 24)
91° (June 27)
104° (June 28)
103° (June 29)
97° (June 30)
95° (July 1)
98° (July 2)
98° (July 3)
102° (July 4)
103° (July 5)
105° (July 6)
105° (July 7)

90° days: 22
95° days: 10
100° days: 6
Maximum: 105° (July 6, July 7)

First 90° day: May 26
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 2.70"
May departure from normal: -2.35"
June precipitation: 0.09"
June departure from normal: -4.16"
May-June precipitation: 2.79"
May-June departure from normal: -6.51"

Detroit, MI

90° (May 25)
95° (May 28)
90° (June 9)
90° (June 10)
95° (June 19)
94° (June 20)
95° (June 21)
90° (June 27)
99° (June 28)
94° (June 29)
95° (June 30)
93° (July 1)
94° (July 2)
102° (July 4)
98° (July 6)
100° (July 7)

90° days: 16
95° days: 8
100° days: 2
Maximum: 102° (July 4)

First 90° day: May 25
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 1.72"
May departure from normal: -1.66"
June precipitation: 1.31"
June departure from normal: -2.21"
May-June precipitation: 3.03"
May-June departure from normal: -3.87"

Cincinnati, OH

90° (May 26)
91° (May 27)
90° (May 28)
90° (June 20)
91° (June 21)
92° (June 24)
101° (June 28)
101° (June 29)
98° (June 30)
96° (July 1)
95° (July 2)
94° (July 3)
99° (July 4)
99° (July 5)
104° (July 6)
104° (July 7)

90° days: 16
95° days: 9
100° days: 4
Maximum: 104° (July 6, July 7)

First 90° day: May 26
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 3.53"
May departure from normal: -1.40"
June precipitation: 1.94"
June departure from normal: -2.09"
May-June precipitation: 5.47"
May-June departure from normal: -3.49"

Columbus, OH

91° (May 26)
93° (May 27)
93° (May 28)
90° (June 10)
90° (June 15)
91° (June 19)
93° (June 20)
94° (June 21)
91° (June 24)
100° (June 28)
98° (June 29)
90° (June 30)
93° (July 1)
91° (July 2)
95° (July 3)
100° (July 4)
98° (July 5)
101° (July 6)
101° (July 7)

90° days: 19
95° days: 7
100° days: 4
Maximum: 101° (July 6, July 7)

First 90° day: May 26
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 2.30"
May departure from normal: -1.87"
June precipitation: 2.01"
June departure from normal: -2.00"
May-June precipitation: 4.31"
May-June departure from normal: -3.87"

Cleveland, OH

90° (May 25)
92° (May 28)
90° (June 10)
91° (June 19)
91° (June 20)
92° (June 21)
97° (June 28)
94° (June 29)
92° (June 30)
91° (July 1)
90° (July 2)
96° (July 4)
95° (July 6)
98° (July 7)

90° days: 14
95° days: 4
100° days: 0
Maximum: 98° (July 7)

First 90° day: May 25
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 1.44"
May departure from normal: -2.22"
June precipitation: 2.04"
June departure from normal: -1.39"
May-June precipitation: 3.48"
May-June departure from normal: -3.61"

Pittsburgh, PA

91° (May 27)
90° (May 28)
90° (June 19)
92° (June 20)
92° (June 21)
95° (June 28)
97° (June 29)
94° (July 1)
92° (July 2)
90° (July 3)
96° (July 4)
91° (July 5)
97° (July 6)
98° (July 7)

90° days: 14
95° days: 5
100° days: 0
Maximum: 98° (July 7)

First 90° day: May 27
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 4.69"
May departure from normal: +0.74"
June precipitation: 1.24"
June departure from normal: -3.06"
May-June precipitation: 5.93"
May-June departure from normal: -2.32"

Buffalo, NY

91° (July 5)
90° (July 6)

90° days: 2
95° days: 0
100° days: 0
Maximum: 91° (July 5)

First 90° day: July 5
Last 90° day: July 6

May precipitation: 0.90"
May departure from normal: -2.56"
June precipitation: 2.68"
June departure from normal: -0.98"
May-June precipitation: 3.58"
May-June departure from normal: -3.54"

Rochester, NY

92° (May 28)
90° (June 11)
92° (June 20)
90° (June 21)
93° (July 4)
94° (July 6)

90° days: 6
95° days: 0
100° days: 0
Maximum: 94° (July 6)

First 90° day: May 28
Last 90° day: July 6

May precipitation: 1.38"
May departure from normal: -1.49"
June precipitation: 3.97"
June departure from normal: +0.63"
May-June precipitation: 5.35"
May-June departure from normal: -0.86"

Washington, DC

90° (May 28)
91° (May 29)
91° (June 9)
92° (June 10)
90° (June 11)
98° (June 20)
99° (June 21)
97° (June 22)
91° (June 23)
93° (June 24)
96° (June 28)
104° (June 29)
97° (June 30)
99° (July 1)
95° (July 2)
98° (July 3)
99° (July 4)
100° (July 5)
100° (July 6)
105° (July 7)

90° days: 20
95° days: 13
100° days: 4
Maximum: 105° (July 7)

First 90° day: May 28
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 3.28"
May departure from normal: -0.71"
June precipitation: 2.38"
June departure from normal: -1.40"
May-June precipitation: 5.66"
May-June departure from normal: -2.11"

Baltimore, MD

93° (May 28)
91° (May 29)
90° (June 9)
94° (June 10)
98° (June 20)
100° (June 21)
98° (June 22)
90° (June 23)
92° (June 24)
90° (June 27)
96° (June 28)
103° (June 29)
95° (June 30)
97° (July 1)
94° (July 2)
96° (July 3)
97° (July 4)
99° (July 5)
99° (July 6)
104° (July 7)

90° days: 20
95° days: 12
100° days: 3
Maximum: 104° (July 7)

First 90° day: May 28
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 1.99"
May departure from normal: -2.00"
June precipitation: 2.68"
June departure from normal: -0.78"
May-June precipitation: 4.67"
May-June departure from normal: -2.78"

Philadelphia, PA

91° (May 28)
92° (May 29)
94° (June 10)
97° (June 20)
97° (June 21)
95° (June 22)
92° (June 28)
98° (June 29)
94° (June 30)
97° (July 1)
91° (July 2)
94° (July 3)
96° (July 4)
98° (July 5)
96° (July 6)
101° (July 7)

90° days: 16
95° days: 9
100° days: 1
Maximum: 101° (July 7)

First 90° day: May 28
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 3.35"
May departure from normal: -0.36"
June precipitation: 2.94"
June departure from normal: -0.49"
May-June precipitation: 6.29"
May-June departure from normal: -0.85"

New York, NY

94° (June 20)
94° (June 21)
90° (June 22)
93° (June 29)
93° (June 30)
94° (July 1)
92° (July 4)
95° (July 5)
93° (July 6)
97° (July 7)

90° days: 10
95° days: 2
100° days: 0
Maximum: 97° (July 7)

First 90° day: June 20
Last 90° day: July 7

May precipitation: 5.38"
May departure from normal: +1.19"
June precipitation: 2.97"
June departure from normal: -1.44"
May-June precipitation: 8.35"
May-June departure from normal: -0.25"

90° days

24 - Chicago, IL
22 - Indianapolis, IN
20 - Baltimore, MD
20 - Washington, DC
19 - Columbus, OH
16 - Cincinnati, OH
16 - Detroit, MI
16 - Philadelphia, PA
14 - Cleveland, OH
14 - Pittsburgh, PA
10 - New York, NY
6 - Rochester, NY
2 - Buffalo, NY

95° days

13 - Washington, DC
12 - Baltimore, MD
11 - Chicago, IL
10 - Indianapolis, IN
9 - Cincinnati, OH
9 - Philadelphia, PA
8 - Detroit, MI
7 - Columbus, OH
5 - Pittsburgh, PA
4 - Cleveland, OH
2 - New York, NY
0 - Buffalo, NY
0 - Rochester, NY

100° days

6 - Indianapolis, IN
4 - Chicago, IL
4 - Cincinnati, OH
4 - Columbus, OH
4 - Washington, DC
3 - Baltimore, MD
2 - Detroit, MI
1 - Philadelphia, PA
0 - Buffalo, NY
0 - Cleveland, OH
0 - New York, NY
0 - Pittsburgh, PA
0 - Rochester, NY

Maximum temperature

105° - Indianapolis, IN
105° - Washington, DC
104° - Baltimore, MD
104° - Cincinnati, OH
103° - Chicago, IL
102° - Detroit, MI
101° - Columbus, OH
101° - Philadelphia, PA
98° - Cleveland, OH
98° - Pittsburgh, PA
97° - New York, NY
94° - Rochester, NY
91° - Buffalo, NY

First 90° day

May 19 - Chicago, IL
May 25 - Cleveland, OH
May 25 - Detroit, MI
May 26 - Cincinnati, OH
May 26 - Columbus, OH
May 26 - Indianapolis, IN
May 27 - Pittsburgh, PA
May 28 - Baltimore, MD
May 28 - Philadelphia, PA
May 28 - Rochester, NY
May 28 - Washington, DC
June 20 - New York, NY
July 5 - Buffalo, NY

May precipitation

5.38" - New York, NY
4.69" - Pittsburgh, PA
4.38" - Chicago, IL
3.53" - Cincinnati, OH
3.35" - Philadelphia, PA
3.28" - Washington, DC
2.70" - Indianapolis, IN
2.30" - Columbus, OH
1.99" - Baltimore, MD
1.72" - Detroit, MI
1.44" - Cleveland, OH
1.38" - Rochester, NY
0.90" - Buffalo, NY

May departure from normal preciptation

+1.19" - New York, NY
+0.74" - Pittsburgh, PA
+0.70" - Chicago, IL
-0.36" - Philadelphia, PA
-0.71" - Washington, DC
-1.40" - Cincinnati, OH
-1.49" - Rochester, NY
-1.66" - Detroit, MI
-1.87" - Columbus, OH
-2.00" - Baltimore, MD
-2.22" - Cleveland, OH
-2.35" - Indianapolis, IN
-2.56" - Buffalo, NY

June precipitation

3.97" - Rochester, NY
2.97" - New York, NY
2.94" - Philadelphia, PA
2.68" - Baltimore, MD
2.68" - Buffalo, NY
2.38" - Washington, DC
2.04" - Cleveland, OH
2.01" - Columbus, OH
1.94" - Cincinnati, OH
1.31" - Detroit, MI
1.24" - Pittsburgh, PA
0.90" - Chicago, IL
0.09" - Indianapolis, IN

June departure from normal precipitation

+0.63" - Rochester, NY
-0.49" - Philadelphia, PA
-0.78" - Baltimore, MD
-0.98" - Buffalo, NY
-1.39" - Cleveland, OH
-1.40" - Washington, DC
-1.44" - New York, NY
-2.00" - Columbus, OH
-2.55" - Chicago, IL
-2.21" - Detroit, MI
-2.09" - Cincinnati, OH
-3.06" - Pittsburgh, PA
-4.16" - Indianapolis, IN

May-June precipitation

8.35" - New York, NY
6.29" - Philadelphia, PA
5.93" - Pittsburgh, PA
5.66" - Washington, DC
5.47" - Cincinnati, OH
5.35" - Rochester, NY
5.28" - Chicago, IL
4.67" - Baltimore, MD
4.31" - Columbus, OH
3.58" - Buffalo, NY
3.48" - Cleveland, OH
3.03" - Detroit, MI
2.79" - Indianapolis, IN

May-June dpearture from normal precipitation

-0.25" - New York, NY
-0.85" - Philadelphia, PA
-0.86" - Rochester, NY
-1.85" - Chicago, IL
-2.11" - Washington, DC
-2.32" - Pittsburgh, PA
-2.78" - Baltimore, MD
-3.49" - Cincinnati, OH
-3.54" - Buffalo, NY
-3.61" - Cleveland, OH
-3.87" - Columbus, OH
-3.87" - Detroit, MI
-6.51" - Indianapolis, IN

NOTE: Future updates will take place after a heat wave has run its course, or on the first of the month, whichever comes first. If a heat wave carries over from the end of one month to the beginning of the next, then the update that would have taken place on the first of the month will instead take place after the heat wave has run its course. Monthly and seasonal precipitation totals and departures from normal will only be updated on the first of each month.

[BrianTH]

This is a nice illustration of why I am not at all kidding when I say I prefer the climate here to the climate in DC.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

This is a nice illustration of why I am not at all kidding when I say I prefer the climate here to the climate in DC.

Try arguing this with the people who only see cloudy days as why they hate our weather. I'll gladly take the clouds if it will keep us a few degrees cooler. It's pretty sad though we are still one of the "cool" spots despite all the heat we've had. Maybe we will get lucky for the rest of the summer and not add many more 90+ days.

[bradjl2009]

This thread would also be good to post on the General U.S. forum as well.

[Craziaskowboi]

For ****s and giggles, here's the breakdown of this summer where I live now (as of July 8)...


Athens, GA

90° (April 30)
91° (May 5)
91° (May 24)
94° (May 25)
94° (May 26)
90° (May 27)
90° (May 28)
91° (May 30)
93° (May 31)
90° (June 20)
90° (June 21)
93° (June 22)
95° (June 23)
94° (June 24)
94° (June 25)
90° (June 27)
99° (June 28)
109°* (June 29)
107° (June 30)
108° (July 1)
93° (July 2)
99° (July 3)
98° (July 4)
100° (July 5)
99° (July 6)
97° (July 7)

90° days: 26
95° days: 10
100° days: 4
Maximum: 109°* (June 29)

First 90° day: April 30
Last 90° day: July 7

(*: Denotes a historic maximum temperature.)

May precipitation: 2.67"
May departure from normal: -0.33"
June precipitation: 2.95"
June departure from normal: -1.23"
May-June precipitation: 5.62"
May-June departure from normal: -1.56"

And 90° days typically don't become scarce here until late September, so there's still 12 weeks left of heat.

[acenturi]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

I started this topic a bit late this summer due to the consistency of 90°+ temperatures in the Northeast and Midwest through the month of June.
...................................NOTE: Future updates will take place after a heat wave has run its course, or on the first of the month, whichever comes first. If a heat wave carries over from the end of one month to the beginning of the next, then the update that would have taken place on the first of the month will instead take place after the heat wave has run its course. Monthly and seasonal precipitation totals and departures from normal will only be updated on the first of each month.

It would be interesting if you would add the computed HEAT INDEX to your data. That would show the relative difference in comfort level between cities.

[szug-bot]

i hate the summer. i deal, but i hate.

gnutella' list gave me a coronary. this number i like a lot--> 65

[PreservationPioneer]

Yeah, Buffalo's temps are looking really good to me.

[pman]

Originally Posted by alleghenyangel

Yeah, Buffalo's temps are looking really good to me.

I think I need to summer in Buffalo. DC summers are just flat out awful.

[BrianTH]

Forget Buffalo--I'm thinking Canada.