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Does Unprecedented Western Heat Wave Signal Record-Hot Summer for US?
Sunny Warming Trend Into 4th of July For the record I’m very pro-sunshine. I feel more energy and optimism when Earth’s nearest star is visible. Most of us do. Yet there is such a thing as too much sunshine. There’s a good reason why corn doesn’t grow in southern...
Once In A Millennium Heat Wave Northwest and British Columbia – Made Worse by a Warming Planet
Heating Up For 4th of July Festivities I’m seeing things on my weather maps I’ve never witnessed before and I’m fairly sure that’s not a good thing. Like an extraordinary “4-Sigma” heat wave for the Pacific Northwest, 4 standard deviations from the mean, or an event...
2020 Study: Extreme Heat Claims Over 5,000 American Lives Annually – Historic Heat Wave Grips Northwest
90s Return In Time For 4th of July Weekend Minnesotans earn their summers and this year we are getting an extra serving of heat and sunshine. “Peak Summer” for me falls between the Summer Solstice and the 4th of July, when there’s still a twinkle of twilight on the...
Unprecedented Northwest Heat Continues – National Weather Outlook For June 28, 2021
National Weather Forecast A stalled-out boundary on Monday from the southern Plains to the Ohio River Valley will continue to produce showers and thunderstorms, some of which could be heavy at times. The other big story Monday will be the continuing heatwave across...
Dangerous Heat Wave In The Northwest – National Weather Outlook For Sunday, June 27, 2021
National Weather Forecast More heavy rain will fall Sunday across portions of the central United States, though some of the heaviest rain across this area is expected to fall Saturday. Storms will also be possible in the Southeast and across New England. The other big...
Heavy Central U.S. Rain And Heatwave For The Northwest – Weather Outlook For June 24, 2021
National Weather Forecast A couple of areas of low pressure across the central United States will help produce showers and thunderstorms across the central U.S. stretching to the Front Range. Afternoon storms will be possible in the Rockies. A frontal boundary...