STORM2K

A country divided ......

LINGERING RECORD HIGHS TODAY NOV 5th:-

Daytona Beach FL 88F
Charleston SC 87F
Jacksonville FL 87F
Macon GA 86F
Raleigh NC 85F
Savannah GA 85F
Norfolk VA 84F
Birmingham AL 83F
Athens GA 82F
Roanoke VA 82F
Georgetown DE 82F
Charlotte NC 81F
National Aprt MD 81F tie 1975
Salisbury MD 81F tie 1961
Lynchburg VA 80F tie 1975
Cape Hatteras NC 80F
Myrtle Beach SC 80F
Blacksburg VA 78F
Atlantic City NJ 76F
Beckley WV 74F

UPDATED RECORD LOWS Nov 5th:

Seattle WA 31F tie 1973
Walla Walla WA 18F
Olympia WA 17F
Pendleton Arpt OR 13F
Spokane WA 11F
Missoula Mont 7F
Pocatello ID 7F
Kalispell Mont 4F
Idaho Falls ID 4F tie 1959
Worland WY 2F
Glasgow Mont -9F
Casper WY -9F
Dillon Mont -10F
Great Falls Mont -10F
Havre Mont -12F
Bozeman Mont -15F
Cut Bank Mont -17F
Butte Mont -19F
WYellowstone Mont -22F

THATS A DIFFERENCE OF 110F between Daytona Beach FL and West Yellowstone Montana! Amazing! And all on the same day...on the same continent.

-JUSTIN-

Yeah, that is amazing! Though I can't say I am too surprised.....went from a morning high of 70°F yesterday, to a blustery cold high of 36° today!! (That's just how Iowa is, blink and the weather is different!)

Never got above 36°F today... dang clouds!

How is everyone else in the midwest?

Where it's warm somewhere, somewhere else must be cold ... in this case it's depending on what side of the country you're in ...

SF

Well, I wanna switch sides!!!!

A zonal flow would have the cold air to the north of the jet stream and warm air south of it.

There is usually a ridge in the west and a trough in the east or a trough in the west and a ridge in the east more often than having a zonal flow.

It looks like the huge trough out west will hang in there for a while longer. It is good to see considering how hot and drought stricken the west has been the past few months and years.