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Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:15 am
by gatorcane
I contemplated whether to post this or not because there is no scientific support for this topic but it seems like this summer is very hot across South Florida. Naturally you would expect it to be hot but it seems like this summer just feels hotter than normal. One reason I think it feels hotter is that the easterly windflow has nearly been nonexistent so far and the air is stagnant. We have seen only one weak tropical wave but it passed us by to the south. Some others I have talked to have mentioned this same thing. Not sure if it means anything for the chances of seeing a tropical system but any comments on this topic are welcome.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:25 am
by Bane
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CXUS52 KMFL 011452
CLMMIA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
1052 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007
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...THE MIAMI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2007...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1839 TO 2007
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 06/04/1985
06/24/1944
LOW 60 06/03/1984
HIGHEST 94 06/05 93
LOWEST 67 06/08 71
AVG. MAXIMUM 88.7 89.5 -0.8 88.9
AVG. MINIMUM 74.1 75.2 -1.1 76.5
MEAN 81.4 82.4 -1.0 82.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 11 14
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 25.34 1930
MINIMUM 0.07 1931
TOTALS 15.22 8.54 6.68 7.05
DAILY AVG. 0.51 0.28 0.23
DAYS >= .01 19 14
DAYS >= .10 16 10
DAYS >= .50 11 5
DAYS >= 1.00 7 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.57 06/28 TO 06/29
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.0 2002
2001
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 76 149 -73 105
COOLING TOTAL 501 510 -9 541
SINCE 1/1 1940 1790 150 1909
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/140 DATE 06/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/140 DATE 06/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 74
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 19
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 17 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 15 RAIN 10
LIGHT RAIN 20 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
.....................DATA FOR MIAMI BEACH...JUN 2007................
...TEMPERATURE DATA...
AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH .... 81.4 OR 0.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
AVERAGE MAXIMUM .......... 86.1 OR 0.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
AVERAGE MINIMUM .......... 76.7 OR 0.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 93 DEGREES ON THE 5TH.
LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 71 DEGREES ON THE 2ND.
AVERAGE SURF TEMPERATURE WAS 82.2 OR 2.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
...PRECIPITATION...
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 11.84 INCHES OR 4.94 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 32.00 INCHES OR 10.50 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
GREATEST AMOUNT FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD 2.33 INCHES ON THE 2ND.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.01 INCHES OR MORE ... 18.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.10 INCHES OR MORE ... 13.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.50 INCHES OR MORE ... 9.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 1.00 INCHES OR MORE ... 5.
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......................DATA FOR HOLLYWOOD...JUN 2007.................
...TEMPERATURE DATA...
AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH ... 79.9 OR 0.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
AVERAGE MAXIMUM .......... 86.6 OR 1.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
AVERAGE MINIMUM .......... 73.3 OR 0.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 94 DEGREES ON THE 22ND.
LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 68 DEGREES ON THE 14TH.
...PRECIPITATION...
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 12.32 INCHES OR 2.57 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 12.18 INCHES OR 2.27 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
GREATEST AMOUNT FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD 4.40 INCHES ON THE 2ND.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.01 INCHES OR MORE ... 20.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.10 INCHES OR MORE ... 13.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.50 INCHES OR MORE ... 6.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 1.00 INCHES OR MORE ... 4.
.....................................................................
.......DATA FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE (WEST MIAMI)...JUN 2007.....
...TEMPERATURE DATA...
AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH ............. 80.3 DEGREES.
AVERAGE MAXIMUM ................... 87.7 DEGREES.
AVERAGE MINIMUM ................... 72.9 DEGREES.
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 92 DEGREES ON THE 6TH AND 23RD.
LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 67 DEGREES ON THE 9TH.
...PRECIPITATION DATA...
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.................. 14.58 INCHES.
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR................... 29.20 INCHES.
GREATEST AMOUNT FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD....2.64 INCHES ON THE 9TH.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.01 INCHES OR MORE ... 19.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.10 INCHES OR MORE ... 15.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.50 INCHES OR MORE ... 8.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 1.00 INCHES OR MORE ... 6.
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For the month of June, Miami was below normal.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:26 am
by Bane
Fort Lauderdale's maximum temp was exactly normal for June.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:27 am
by Bane
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AVG. MAXIMUM 88.0 88.5 -0.5 88.9
AVG. MINIMUM 73.5 73.8 -0.3 75.3
MEAN 80.7 81.2 -0.5 82.1West Palm was below normal.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:28 am
by Bane
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AVG. MAXIMUM 89.4 89.9 -0.5 88.5
AVG. MINIMUM 74.8 71.7 3.1 74.0
MEAN 82.1 80.8 1.3 81.2 Naples high was below normal, but overall mean was warmer.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:32 am
by Bane
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AVG. MAXIMUM 89.1 88.9 0.2 88.9
AVG. MINIMUM 73.9 74.0 -0.1 74.5
MEAN 81.5 81.5 0.0 81.7
Tampa was normal.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:33 am
by Bane
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AVG. MAXIMUM 88.8 90.3 -1.5 88.2
AVG. MINIMUM 72.7 70.8 1.9 73.1
MEAN 80.8 80.6 0.2 80.7 Sarasota was normal.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:33 am
by Bane
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AVG. MAXIMUM 90.1 91.2 -1.1 91.2
AVG. MINIMUM 72.8 73.1 -0.3 73.7
MEAN 81.5 82.2 -0.7 82.5
Fort Myers was below normal.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:00 am
by chadtm80
Normal = HOT..
We are melting away here
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:32 am
by hial2
I've noticed that the older I get, the "hot" seems hotter...Age forgives no one!...
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:43 am
by Frank2
About per usual here for this time of year...
As my Dad might say, "It's hot because there's too much cement..."
Too true (and scientifically proven - the heat island theory)...
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:44 am
by Bane
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AVG. MAXIMUM 86.6 86.4 0.2 85.0
AVG. MINIMUM 67.6 67.6 0.0 67.3
MEAN 77.1 77.0 0.1 76.1
Not much difference here in Wilmington either. It is summer. It is hot, but it is normal.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:05 am
by Berwick Bay
Below normal here in SW La. Many rainy or overcast days. Last week it heated up a bit, had some days of 93-94, but then over the weekend upper level disturbances from Texas moved in. We went overcast again. I actually like this weather. Temps in mid 80's, no direct sun so its easier on the skin and the eyes. Remarked to my wife about it during festivites for the 4th, how nice and pleasant it was to sit outside. Usually can't say that during mid summer in S La. But its got me thinking hurricane weather pattern for S La. Hot weather usually means high pressure at surface, blocking high to steer storms west. Doesn't appear to be the case this year.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:49 am
by rjgator
Where is the link to that info?
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:22 am
by jdray
Its been pretty normal here in NE Florida in June (other than that freak heatwave on June 10th)
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:15 am
by rainydaze
Well, down here in SoFla after winter we had a very dry/mild spring. It way very dry and windy. The humidity stayed low and we just didn't get that tropical heat until about a month ago when the summer thunderstroms started coming around and the humidity went up. Now we are back to Florida heat and humidity and it probably just feels hotter after that great winter/spring we had.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:22 pm
by decgirl66
I agree with gatorcane, it does seem unusually hot....the air is just standing still. I feel like I need a hatchet to cut the air just to walk across the yard!
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:41 pm
by gatorcane
The air does seem still. It actually feels more like central Florida. Little wind, very humid and hot. Typically we have stronger winds usually out of the East and Southeast. It just seems the air isn't moving as much as it usually does. The summer of 2005 was alot like this. I will be especially looking towards the south and west this year for South Florida strikes....
Of course the scientific explanation is that there is a large EC trough causine S to SW windflow. A big Bermuda ridge is predicted to build in in which case we may see the usual Easterly windflow build in for August.
Re: Strangely HOT in South Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:45 pm
by DESTRUCTION5
gatorcane wrote:The air does seem still. It actually feels more like central Florida. Little wind, very humid and hot. Typically we have stronger winds usually out of the East and Southeast. It just seems the air isn't moving as much as it usually does. The summer of 2005 was alot like this. I will be especially looking towards the south and west this year for South Florida strikes....
Of course the scientific explanation is that there is a large EC trough causine S to SW windflow. A big Bermuda ridge is predicted to build in in which case we may see the usual Easterly windflow build in for August.
I agree Gator Its been severly hot the past 2 weeks..Mid 90's along the coast is not that common and the rain has been west of the Pike so its made it feel worse with no atmospheric relief.