Summer 2014 - Northern Hemisphere (hot, warm, record, temp)

[chicagogeorge]

Originally Posted by Mac15

Does the highpressure mean more sunshine?

Yes it should

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by Cambium

I see 98 as the max heat index recorded couple hours ago at Daytona (DAB)..

20th driest June so far. Last time they ended up with 3.05" or less in June was in 2010 & before that was 1998. Hot Summer Years?

1998 looks like the worst year ever in Daytona. April, May, and June COMBINED were less than 1 inch. So with temps in the upper 80s and 90s...it's like a desert climate.

[Cambium]

5:15pmEST Heat Index. Some spots feeling like 100°+

Yellow boxes are thunderstorm warnings

[chicagogeorge]

Uh oh

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

Uh oh

You must be getting dark skies right about now. 6:30pmEST

[chicagogeorge]

Damn that was fun!

Reports just starting to trickle in...

Storm reports
Posted on Jun 21 2014 - 5:51 pm by stevekahnwgntv
Kane County- Flooding at Route 20 and Route 47- eastbound lanes blocked by up to 6 inches of standing water

Northbrook- Wind gusts to 50 mph at 5:30 pm

Aurora- wind gusts to 48 mph at 5:40 pm

Volo -Gazebo blown from back yard to front yard

O’Hare Airport 0.90 ” of rain in 20 minutes at 5:43pm

Mundelein Wind damage tree down- split the roof of a house at 5:34 pm

Elburn 0.61 inches of rain in 15 minutes

Storm reports | Chicago Weather Center Blog

Round Lake 1.04 inches of rain in 30 minutes

Arlington Heights- large branches down at 5:45 pm

Highland Park- lots of tree branches down at 6:05 pm

Park Ridge 1.02 inches of rain in 25 minutes

Evanston- flooding with 3-6 inches of water at Harrison and Prospect streets at 5:53 pm

[chicagogeorge]

Before the storms hit, ORD and MDW were at 85F/29C

Interesting

ASK TOM WHY: Which state has the worst weather? Florida, maybe, because of hurricanes?
Posted on Jun 21 2014 - 6:14 pm by jkohnkewgntv
Dear Tom,

Which state has the worst weather? Florida, maybe, because of hurricanes?

Steve Cordell

Dear Steve,

It’s a complex question and there is no single, satisfying answer. To borrow from a cliché, bad weather is in the eye of the beholder. It is probably unfair to judge a state’s climate based on just one kind of weather event when so many weather occurrences can be dangerous or just plain troublesome. It’s true, though, the Florida experiences more hurricane activity than any other state. However, taking into consideration the totality of dangerous, costly or merely inconvenient weather — hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, floods, blizzards, heat, cold, humidity, rain, snow, glaze, fog — one state leads all others in its variety and frequency of nasty weather: Minnesota

ASK TOM WHY: Which state has the worst weather? Florida, maybe, because of hurricanes? | Chicago Weather Center Blog

[Stratus Overcast]

Jesus christ, looks like Chicago is getting storms every single ****en day.

[Bottletree]

Thunderstorm approaching:



Sky is very dark.

[chicagogeorge]

2.35 inches/60mm of rain in less than 40 minutes





http://blog.chicagoweathercenter.com...wind-damage-2/