Record Chill to Affect Many in the East

Doppler Dale's Weather Posts ^ | 07/16/2009 | Dale Bader

[dopplerdale]

A chilly airmass for the month of July is sinking south out of Canada and it will encompass much of the nation along and east of the Mississippi River from the Canadian border to the Deep South through this weekend.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Temps in the 80’s this weekend isn’t exactly a deep chill.. It’s a heat wave compared to the temps we’ve had all month in NJ.

[Fester Chugabrew]

I’m stumped.

[bicyclerepair]

Lots of clouds and rain here this summer. Lack of solar wind creates more clouds. Sun has been inactive for a year.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Normal high in the Twin Cities this day should be @ 84......we struggled to hit 69 today.

BTW.....

WelcomeTo FreeRepublic!

[quantim]

Here too in MI, plants are going dormant (yellow) as they to the degee a plant can in July are tripped into September.

[rsobin]

This is by far the coolest July I have seen in NC since living here (30 yrs). We have had 6 night time lows in the 50’s. We have not seen 90. We may see low 50’s or even high 40’s this weekend. We better hope for massive cow farts before the crops fail.

[Snickering Hound]

[Bratch]

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I have three sons I can send up there....will that help?

[nmh]

No, it can’t be!!!!

It’s GLOBAL WARMING!!!

Forget reality. Believe thge earth is burning up!

[cripplecreek]

two 48 degree mornings this week for me down here in Jackson Mi. That’s some crazy crap.

[Palladin]

ROFL!

[cripplecreek]

Its been fairly dry here in my part of the country. Looked like rain for a while yesterday but the clouds rained themselves out before they got here.

[Crazieman]

We here in the central plains states have had a genuine heat wave. It hit 107 Tuesday.

We’ve been spoiled by the summers of 2007 and 2008 where we barely tapped 90 a few times.

[Snickering Hound]

That one goes to 2006 now :)

[MagnoliaB]

ROFLMAS!!!!

[Viking2002]

I'm in east-central Alabama (about three hours' drive inland from the Gulf), and this was included in the latest NWS synoptic forecast for the area:

.CLIMATE...

WITH FORECAST TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE UPPER 50S TO

LOWER 60S ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY

MORNING...SEVERAL RECORDS WILL BE IN JEOPARDY OF BEING

BROKEN.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR JULY 19TH AND 20TH...

BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT.................58(1984) 60(1947)

CALERA*............................55(1967) 60(1976)

MONTGOMERY.........................63(1923) 63(1923)

TROY*..............................61(2004) 60(1923)

TUSCALOOSA AIRPORT.................62(1984) 64(2004)

ANNISTON...........................60(1967) 60(1947)

HALEYVILLE.........................56(1984) 58(1984)

DEMOPOLIS..........................60(1967) 61(`87,`76)

ALEXANDER CITY.....................62(1984) 62(1984)

CLANTON............................60(`84,`23) 62(`62,`47,`25)

*THE OBSERVATIONS AT CALERA AND TROY WERE AT CO-OP SITES AND WERE

NOT OBSERVATIONS AT THE PRESENT ASOS SITES OF KEET AND KTOI.

We're an area that's usually known for temps still in the low-to-mid-80's at 11 in the evening at this time of year........!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Wonder if they’ll get two tomatoes in Duluth this year.

[Sawdring]

I’m in Nisswa this week. I’m thankful the outdoor pool is heated.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I’m having some serious problems here in the ‘Cities.....

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I’ll be in Bemidji tomorrow and I’m bringing extra stove wood....

[Ditter]

Stop whining! You people have no idea how lucky you are. We had a cool snap here in Houston today, it only got up to 97 at my house instead of the 100 to 105 that it has been for over a month..

[Exit148]

What year will have just 2 clothespins holding nothing??

(do all you young-uns know what clothespins are?)

[eyedigress]

Many parts of TN will stay in the 70’s on Saturday. While not unheard of, usually it’s the result of rain. Dry and cool is the forcast. I love it.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Lows in the mid 50s this weekend. We have eight year's worth of firewood split and plenty more cut up chunks. Bring your pickup.

[cripplecreek]

I’m replacing my porch with a greenhouse so I can have tomotoes.

[BooBoo1000]

Here in Las Vegas the temperature at 7:00PM is 106, may reach a low or 85 degrees by morning.No Tomatoes for us, it burns them all up.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I bought this house in 1981. Until this year, I had NEVER used my furnace in June. Just to get the temp up to 60.....

Normally, end of April, the furnace gets turned off and the windows go open.....

[Alas Babylon!]

I'm in east-central Alabama...

Me, too!

I am absolutely tickled by this. June was too hot. I planted a lot of my vegetables late this year and those that survived June are now doing very well. Usually all but okra and field peas are all I have growing by the end of July. Right now, I still have sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, snap beans, and of all things, broccoli! Broccoli in Alabama in July!? A first for me.

[Sawdring]

Brrmidji? Might as well bring a chainsaw instead. You know the old line: You can give a man some stove wood and heat him for awhile or you can teach a man to cut his own stove wood and heat himself all summer.

[madamemayhem]

hey going commando saves money: on laundry, use less detergent and energy, and no buying underwear. it also saves time getting dressed and undressed.
and i have a clothes line with clothes pins.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Firewood.....It warms you twice.....

[ChildOfThe60s]

Been a great summer here in KY. Temps taking a dip this weekend. Lows in the 50s - Highs in low 70s. This is July???

I call my friends in FL regularly to lord it over them. It was 101 in Apopka today. Folks there are rather envious of us.

[grey_whiskers]

You know the old line: You can give a man some stove wood and heat him for awhile or you can teach a man to cut his own stove wood and heat himself all summer.

Or (being Minnesotan):

Give a man a fish, you'll feed him for a day.

Teach him how to FReep, and he won't bother you for weeks.

Cheers!

[TheMom]

Send some of that stuff down to Texas.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Good idea. A greenhouse is in our future too.
The Mennonite farmers around here start their truck garden stuff in January-February and have fresh tomatoes for sale by April 1st.

[Viking2002]

I live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane. Nothing grows here but crabgrass. Now, my perennials - muscadines, blueberries, raspberries, Granny Smith apples - do great. I've gardened for 25 years - hell, I used to grow Serrano peppers and tomatoes in planter boxes outside my apartment window when I lived in the city - but since I moved here, my annuals don't flourish. I even built a planter bed last year that didn't do too hot, even full of high-grade soil and fertilizer. I've had to resort to Topsy-Turvy planters on the back porch for veggies, and all I've gotten so far is a few cups of cherry tomatoes. The squash and zucchini flower like crazy, then fall off. The peppers are just now beginning to bud. I've even tried dessicated chicken shit, and they still just take their good old time maturing. Full sun, plenty of water. I don't need another reason to drink. My wife and I have reached the conclusion that this house was built on an old Indain burial ground, and the native spirits are pissed. She's half Cherokee - she picked up the vibes pretty quick.

[ChocChipCookie]

Yeah, enough with the whining! Phoenix has had a heatwave warning for the past several days.