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93 but feels like 108. If it feels that hot I’ll get a thunderstorm within a few hours to knock temps down to around 80 for rest of the day. A high of 106 with feels like of 108 probably means the heat isn’t going away soon.
Actually that area of Southwest Louisiana doesn't get the thunderstorms like Southeast Louisiana does. If New Orleans gets those conditions you can be assured of a thunderstorm but Lake Charles is just west enough that the heat dome doesn't permit the air to rise enough for thunderstorms. It was sunny all day in LC yesterday and today. The only reason it's not as hot as Austin is the sea breeze at the lower levels is coming in from the Gulf.
But you choose the mid 70's dews with 93 over the upper 50's dews with 108?
This makes no sense.
Are the Sierra Nevadas blocking out the heat towards me or what.
What is surprising in this is that Fresno is only 102. I never understood why Redding is consistently hotter than Fresno in the summer (but much much colder and rainier in the winter but I understand that because it's further north).
What is surprising in this is that Fresno is only 102. I never understood why Redding is consistently hotter than Fresno in the summer (but much much colder and rainier in the winter but I understand that because it's further north).
Check this out
Per google
Lake Tahoe 86f
Shaver lake 84f(just one hour from Fresno and at a lower elevation than tahoe)
Fresno gets a couple more 100fs than Redding, but reddings 100fs are usually crazy high. I once heard that reddings heat is exacerbated by winds, but Redding isn't particularly windy, so I don't know how that works.
O'Hare hit 91F today, Midway airport 89F and 88F here. I'm still perplexed as to how ORD is leading in the 90F+ tally this summer. That station is usually behind. Can't understand what's different.
Check this out
Per google
Lake Tahoe 86f
Shaver lake 84f(just one hour from Fresno and at a lower elevation than tahoe)
Fresno gets a couple more 100fs than Redding, but reddings 100fs are usually crazy high. I once heard that reddings heat is exacerbated by winds, but Redding isn't particularly windy, so I don't know how that works.
Mt Whitney is close to Fresno so maybe having that cold mountain nearby means more cold creeks coming down into the valley and thus maybe those creeks moderate the temps?
I remember being next to the Kern River just upriver of Bakersfield and it was 105 but it felt around 10 degrees cooler at the river. The river was nice and cold as well.
Redding is an oddity. It has winters of Portland (much milder but more rain) but summers more like the Inland Deserts than the rest of the Central Valley. It doesn't get the Delta breeze that Sactown gets and it rivals Bakersfield in temps. Yet surrounded by giant forests because of the high rainfall rates in the winter. It's a very unique climate in the world, no doubt about it.
O'Hare hit 91F today, Midway airport 89F and 88F here. I'm still perplexed as to how ORD is leading in the 90F+ tally this summer. That station is usually behind. Can't understand what's different.
Shouldn’t it normally lead because it is further away from the lake?
Actually that area of Southwest Louisiana doesn't get the thunderstorms like Southeast Louisiana does. If New Orleans gets those conditions you can be assured of a thunderstorm but Lake Charles is just west enough that the heat dome doesn't permit the air to rise enough for thunderstorms. It was sunny all day in LC yesterday and today. The only reason it's not as hot as Austin is the sea breeze at the lower levels is coming in from the Gulf.
Seems like 100F+ temps aren't usually that common in inland Louisiana until you get up around Natchitoches. Though this year even Shreveport hasn't reached 100F.
Here in Alexandria we got up to 99F this afternoon (our highest temp of the year so far). Then an intense thunderstorm came out of the northeast. Lots of lightning and sheets of rain blowing sideways. The airport recorded a gust of 56 mph! It had been getting dry here with no measurable precip for two weeks before today's storm.
Actually that area of Southwest Louisiana doesn't get the thunderstorms like Southeast Louisiana does. If New Orleans gets those conditions you can be assured of a thunderstorm but Lake Charles is just west enough that the heat dome doesn't permit the air to rise enough for thunderstorms. It was sunny all day in LC yesterday and today. The only reason it's not as hot as Austin is the sea breeze at the lower levels is coming in from the Gulf.
It's not locked in, it's a matter of positioning. If the heat dome is in the right position, then storms will be suppressed over New Orleans as well. Even Florida can get it for long periods (as LKJ always mentions).
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