How is the weather?

[Karl Henning]

Karl,

Was your friend able to help you with your air conditioners?

PD

All set!

[drogulus]

    Hothothot.

   

[JBS]

I'm still in west Texas but checked my South Carolina weather and was surprised to see that the lows were in the sixties. It seems odd to see the north be hammered by a heat wave, and the south be spared.

I don't know how far north it went, but South Florida had 2 or 3 weeks of higher than normal temps with almost no rain during the end of May/start of June. The heat indices were hitting well over a 100F. The key factor was the lack of rain, and once a low pressure system broke through, it turned to more normal conditions. But that was a mixed blessing--that system was the one that brought excessive amounts last week, with urban flooding and all. One place in the mid Gulf coast area got about 10 inches of rain in one day.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Saw this video today re flooding in Minnesota:  https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cd111v4ny49o 

From the BBC: "The Rapidan dam in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, failed on June 24, 2024, due to intense flooding. The breach has led officials to issue an urgent evacuation order for nearby residents. The flooding not only compromised the structural integrity of the dam but also resulted in significant infrastructure damage. Emergency services are actively managing the situation to ensure the safety of the residents and mitigate further damage."

PD

[DavidW]

Finally some nice weather here!  It was 74 when I took my walk!  It was low 80s by late morning and I for once got working on cleaning out my shed.  I've been wanting to do that, but I also didn't want to work in the heat.

[Karl Henning]

Saw this video today re flooding in Minnesota:  https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cd111v4ny49o 

From the BBC: "The Rapidan dam in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, failed on June 24, 2024, due to intense flooding. The breach has led officials to issue an urgent evacuation order for nearby residents. The flooding not only compromised the structural integrity of the dam but also resulted in significant infrastructure damage. Emergency services are actively managing the situation to ensure the safety of the residents and mitigate further damage."

PD

Ouch!
Summery but not beastly, here. Today's high will be 84° and the low will be in the 50's

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Ouch!
Summery but not beastly, here. Today's high will be 84° and the low will be in the 50's

I read/watched news about the home/business that had its property eroded away (There's video of their house falling off their property).  The family that owned it also had a business attached to it; they made pies.  I heard that they had moved various freezers out of there.  Don't know whether or not they also moved various equipment (and/or had the time to do so).      A very sad story.  Haven't caught the news yet as to who all else was effected in that area.

PD

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I read/watched news about the home/business that had its property eroded away (There's video of their house falling off their property).  The family that owned it also had a business attached to it; they made pies.  I heard that they had moved various freezers out of there.  Don't know whether or not they also moved various equipment (and/or had the time to do so).      A very sad story.  Haven't caught the news yet as to who all else was effected in that area.

PD

Edit:  Apparently, from what I'm now reading, the store/business was separate, and it was purchased and demolished to prevent it from effecting others downriver.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/community-rallies-together-after-family-loses-rapidan-dam-store-home-in-same-week/ar-BB1paJIv

[drogulus]

     Beryl is acumen in

[Jo498]

Here's actually one the chilliest (certainly one of the wettest) summers of the last decades (and supposedly not much change for the better expected until midJuly). No flooding where I live but right now not even 20°C and at least some rain almost every day although there were two hot days with 30° last week but since May it was overall not too warm and generally very wet.

[AnotherSpin]

About 30°C during the day, about 20°C at night. Pleasant wind from the sea. The sea water is warm, good for beach leisure. Air alarms sound and missiles fly couple of times during the day, but this is part of the overall picture.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Here's actually one the chilliest (certainly one of the wettest) summer of the last decades (and supposedly not much change for the better expected until midJuly). No flooding where I live but right now not even 20°C and at least some rain almost every day although there were two hot days with 30° last week but since May it was overall not too warm and generally very wet.

With all of the moisture, how are the crops doing in your area?

PD

[Jo498]

Regionally there might be some problems with crops but I don't think it's too bad (in the last 2 years there was complaining about drought, so the wet spring was good), unless really flooded (that happened only very regionally). Bushes in the garden are growing like crazy, I'll probably have to get help in fall to tame them.

[steve ridgway]

About 30°C during the day, about 20°C at night. Pleasant wind from the sea. The sea water is warm, good for beach leisure. Air alarms sound and missiles fly couple of times during the day, but this is part of the overall picture.

Do you get less of the peacetime death and destruction during a war - drug gang shootings, teenagers stabbing each other, drunken violence and so on?

[AnotherSpin]

Do you get less of the peacetime death and destruction during a war - drug gang shootings, teenagers stabbing each other, drunken violence and so on?

Sounds like I miss the action - drug gangs, stabbing, drunken violence and so on. Truly, have no idea. Probably no dramatic difference.

[LKB]

91° F. 57% humidity. Heat advisory until 7PM tomorrow.

You're in the club, we're under a heat advisory here as well, for the next six days:

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ508&warncounty=CAC081&firewxzone=CAZ508&local_place1=Menlo%20Park%20CA&product1=Heat+Advisory&lat=37.48&lon=-122.144

May cooling thoughts find us both. 

[Karl Henning]

You're in the club, we're under a heat advisory here as well, for the next six days:

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ508&warncounty=CAC081&firewxzone=CAZ508&local_place1=Menlo%20Park%20CA&product1=Heat+Advisory&lat=37.48&lon=-122.144

May cooling thoughts find us both. 

By us, that mini heat wave came and went. Lately, things have been quite manageable. Hope you're doing well!

[LKB]

By us, that mini heat wave came and went. Lately, things have been quite manageable. Hope you're doing well!

Thanks Karl,

I don't expect to be impacted much. While my apartment has no AC, only a small portion of the unit is in direct sun for a few hours before sunset. I've gotten by for several years now with a small Vornado^TM desk fan, which is more than enough for both sleeping and computer-ing. 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Regionally there might be some problems with crops but I don't think it's too bad (in the last 2 years there was complaining about drought, so the wet spring was good), unless really flooded (that happened only very regionally). Bushes in the garden are growing like crazy, I'll probably have to get help in fall to tame them.

I was thinking also in terms of disease; one can have a number of issues (like fungal) if it's damp/wet for some time.  Obviously, drought has it's own problems too.    Hard to have perfect weather and also some crops do better in certain conditions than others.  Some of the farmers around here are still recovering financially from flooding from last year. 

PD

[Irons]

Weather atrocious in Blighty. Cold and wet with only the odd fleeting sighting of the sun. So dispiriting watching all hard work planting crops proving to be a waste of time. When I moan, which I do regularly, the wife says think of the farmers! She has a point. Global warming? Tell me about it!

My daughter has returned from Memphis. Although very hot at 35c,the main problem for her group being air conditioning of buildings. Not a great deal of air conditioning in UK so we are not used to it. She has returned suffering from pretty bad inflammation of sinuses.