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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: Mark on June 29, 2012, 09:15:14 AM
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June 28, 2012 – CLIMATE – Hundreds of heat-related records recently have fallen across the United States. In the past week, 1,011 records have been broken around the country, including 251 new daily high temperature records on Tuesday. Tulsa tied its calendar day record high for June 25, 105 degrees, on Monday. The heat is creating consequences ranging from the catastrophic to the comical, from wildfires in the Rocky Mountains to frying bacon on an Oklahoma sidewalk. If forecasts hold, more records could fall in the coming days in the central and western parts of the country. University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver says the current heat wave “is bad now by our current definition,” but that this will be “far more common in the years ahead.” No matter where you are this week, the objective is the same: stay cool. –Tulsa World
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Here’s a list of record lows in the United States on just one DAY – 27 Jun 2012.
State Location Date New Record(°F) Previous Record(°F)
AL Centreville, 6 miles SW of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 61 in 1962
CA Redding Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 52 57 in 1968
FL Daytona Beach Intl Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 66 68 in 1938
FL Jacksonville Intl Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 66 67 in 1957
FL Mayo Wed, 27 Jun 2012 60 61 in 1933
FL Plant City Wed, 27 Jun 2012 53 63 in 1933
FL Quincy, 3 miles SSW of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 63 64 in 1940
GA Alma Bacon Co Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 63 65 in 1946
GA Ashburn, 3 miles ENE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 60 61 in 1946
GA Augusta Bush Fld Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 61 in 1946
GA Brooklet, 1 miles W of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 60 63 in 1946
GA Camilla, 3 miles SE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 60 64 in 1907
GA Colquitt, 2 miles W of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 64 64 in 1940
GA Cordele Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 64 in 1946
GA Elberton, 2 miles N of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 52 59 in 1940
GA Helen Wed, 27 Jun 2012 54 54 in 1976
GA Macon Middle Ga Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 63 in 1954
GA Milledgeville Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 59 in 1951
GA Sandersville Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 60 in 1973
GA Savannah Intl Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 61 63 in 1946
GA Siloam, 3 miles N of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 55 59 in 1941
GA Valdosta, 2 miles S of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 64 64 in 1889
GA Warrenton Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 58 in 1947
GA Waynesboro, 2 miles S of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 59 60 in 1954
HI Kula Branch Stn 324.5 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 54 54 in 1968
ID Garden Valley Wed, 27 Jun 2012 32 32 in 1943
ID Middle Fork Lodge Wed, 27 Jun 2012 33 34 in 1965
ID Stanley Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20 25 in 1961
IL Brookport Dam 52 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 54 55 in 1971
IL Cairo, 3 miles N of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 56 in 1959
IL La Harpe Wed, 27 Jun 2012 49 49 in 1935
IL Normal, 4 miles NE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 48 49 in 1959
IN New Castle, 3 miles SW of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 48 48 in 1971
KY Barbourville Wed, 27 Jun 2012 49 49 in 1941
KY Jackson Wso Wed, 27 Jun 2012 54 54 in 1971
KY Lexington Bluegrass Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 51 53 in 1935
KY Mt Sterling Wed, 27 Jun 2012 49 49 in 1894
KY Paducah Barkley Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 54 54 in 1971
KY Paintsville, 1 miles E of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 50 50 in 1955
KY Rochester Ferry Wed, 27 Jun 2012 51 52 in 1959
KY Stearns, 2 miles S of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 47 48 in 1957
KY West Liberty, 3 miles NW of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 46 47 in 1925
MD Sines Deep Creek Wed, 27 Jun 2012 41 43 in 1922
MO Cape Girardeau Faa Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 53 53 in 1971
MS Columbus Wed, 27 Jun 2012 61 63 in 1962
MS Greenville Asos Wed, 27 Jun 2012 59 60 in 1925
MS Hickory Flat Wed, 27 Jun 2012 52 52 in 1941
MS Independence, 1 miles W of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 54 55 in 1941
MS Tylertown, 5 miles ESE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 57 in 1941
MT Bozeman Montana St U Wed, 27 Jun 2012 32 32 in 1916
MT Divide Wed, 27 Jun 2012 32 32 in 1978
NC Cape Hatteras Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 61 61 in 1952
NC Charlotte Douglas Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 59 in 1946
NC Elizabethtown, 3 miles SW of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 54 56 in 1952
NC Laurinburg Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 58 in 1946
NC Lincolnton, 4 miles W of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 53 53 in 1946
NC Longwood Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 57 in 1951
NC Marshall Wed, 27 Jun 2012 46 46 in 1946
NC New Bern – Asos Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 60 in 1922
NC Ocracoke Wed, 27 Jun 2012 61 65 in 1941
NC Roxboro, 7 miles ESE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 50 50 in 1946
NC Tapoco Wed, 27 Jun 2012 49 52 in 1948
NC Whiteville, 7 miles NW of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 54 57 in 1955
NC Wilmington, 7 miles N of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 52 58 in 1922
NC Wilmington Intl Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 61 in 1922
NV Ely Airport Wed, 27 Jun 2012 33 33 in 1963
NV Gerlach Wed, 27 Jun 2012 41 43 in 1936
NV Wabuska, 6 miles SE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 35 38 in 1942
OR Howard Prairie Dam Wed, 27 Jun 2012 31 31 in 1943
OR Monument 2 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 38 39 in 1938
OR Moro Wed, 27 Jun 2012 38 38 in 1942
PA Confluence 1 Sw Dam Wed, 27 Jun 2012 43 43 in 1952
SC Anderson Faa Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 59 61 in 1941
SC Andrews Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 61 in 1951
SC Bamberg Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 64 in 1941
SC Bishopville, 1 miles ENE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 60 in 1951
SC Charleston Intl. Airport Wed, 27 Jun 2012 62 65 in 1934
SC Darlington Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 57 in 1887
SC Dillon Wed, 27 Jun 2012 54 57 in 1951
SC Edisto Beach State Park Wed, 27 Jun 2012 65 65 in 1946
SC Florence Rgnl Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 60 in 1946
SC Johnston, 4 miles SW of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 57 in 1946
SC Lake City, 2 miles SE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 59 in 1931
SC Little Mtn Wed, 27 Jun 2012 55 59 in 1946
SC Mccoll, 3 miles NNW of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 59 in 1955
SC Newberry Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 60 in 1887
SC Ninety Nine Islands Wed, 27 Jun 2012 53 55 in 1951
SC North Myrtle Beach Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 63 in 1963
SC Orangeburg 2 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 61 in 1946
SC Pickens Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 56 in 1964
SC Sandhill Rsch Elgin Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 61 in 1946
SC Santuck Wed, 27 Jun 2012 56 57 in 1887
SC Walterboro, 1 miles SW of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 60 in 1885
SC West Pelzer, 2 miles W of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 57 57 in 1946
SC Winnsboro Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 59 in 1952
TN Ames Plantation Wed, 27 Jun 2012 52 55 in 1948
TN Greeneville Exp Stn Wed, 27 Jun 2012 49 49 in 1960
TN Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 53 53 in 1925
TN Neapolis Res Wed, 27 Jun 2012 50 55 in 1959
TN Smithville, 2 miles SE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 49 49 in 1954
TX Marlin, 3 miles NE of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 58 59 in 1941
VA Danville Regional Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 52 54 in 1946
VA Grundy Wed, 27 Jun 2012 48 50 in 1946
VA Lynchburg Intl Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 50 53 in 1951
VA Martinsville Fltr Plt Wed, 27 Jun 2012 49 50 in 1948
VA Saltville, 1 miles N of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 47 50 in 1960
WA Ephrata Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 44 46 in 1942
WA Longmire Rainier Nps Wed, 27 Jun 2012 37 38 in 1978
WA Wenatchee Pangborn Memorial Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 47 48 in 1966
WA Yakima Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 38 38 in 1931
WI Oconto, 4 miles W of Wed, 27 Jun 2012 24 40 in 1872
WV Buckeye Wed, 27 Jun 2012 43 43 in 1952
WV Huntington Tri St Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 51 52 in 1948
WV Marlinton Wed, 27 Jun 2012 40 40 in 1894
WV Summersville Lake Wed, 27 Jun 2012 46 47 in 1952
WY Casper-natrona County Ap Wed, 27 Jun 2012 36 38 in 1978
http://mapcenter.hamweather.com/records/custom/us.html?&s=20120627
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Temperatures in Kansas hit 118 F: 32 communities from Colorado to Indiana post highest temperatures ever
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These records appear to be falling into step with a longer-term trend in which record highs are being set more often than record lows for each decade since the 1970s – a trend many climate researchers have attributed to global warming.
As June 2012 draws to a close, it feels more like mid-July or August to people in wide swaths of the country.
IN PICTURES: Extreme weather 2012
Between June 27 and June 28, 32 communities stretching from Colorado to Indiana posted the highest temperatures on record ever for their locations – with a handful tying or topping records set only a few days before, according to data kept by the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.
Norton Dam, Kan., for instance, recorded an all-time record of 118 degrees F. on Thursday, two degrees above Death Valley's July average. The 118-degree reading shattered Norton Dam's previous record of 113 degrees F. – set just three days before.
More than 350 sites across a broad swath of the continent's interior have posted daily record highs since June 27, with heat advisories on Friday covering all or parts of 23 states from Kansas east to the Carolinas and into the Northeast, and from Wisconsin south to Mississippi and Alabama.
At the same time, other parts of the country are reporting record lows for this time of year.
Anyone looking for relief might put the Northwest on their itinerary. Over the same two-day period, 57 locations, largely clustered in Washington state and northeastern Oregon, posted at least one daily high temperature that tied or beat the lowest for the date on which it was measured. Waterville, Wash., posted the biggest drop among the group – a high of 51 degrees on Wednesday, nine degrees below the previous record-low high of 60 degrees on June 27, 1946.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0629/Death-Valley-heat-in-Kansas-How-the-end-of-June-got-so-hot