At the largest scales, the seasonal cycle of oceanic water temperatures drives the regional trends.
Of course no one has a crystal ball, but climatology allows us to peek into the record books and figure out what time of the year is the hottest.The thing about climatology is that no two places are exactly alike. I looked up the records for that station. This makes the extreme heat in southern California in early July 2018 even more amazing.
96F today at MSP Airport. "Just wait until the dog days of August" - AnonymousJuly is upon us and many locations have already experienced triple-digit heat. He is a sought after resource for station-based data within North America.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
The hottest day on record in Winnipeg was July 11, ... since May of 2018, this has happened 21 times already. He conducts climate research for the…Brian Brettschneider is a climate scientist in Anchorage Alaska. When I was growing up in eastern Texas, everyoneMedian date when the hottest day of the year is observed. Data source: GHCN-D.People that live in western Texas have a much different view of the summer.
Data source: GHCN-D.Perception of weather and climate often does not match what the data tells us. In western Texas and southern Arizona/New Mexico, June and early July is the sunniest and driest time of the year. The Twin Cities average only 13 of those days per year. Without much soil moisture, the sun's energy is fully devoted to heating the ground – not evaporating water.
His PhD is in Environmental Geography with a focus in Climatology. It is 115. Data source: GHCN-D.Percentage of years when the hottest temperature of the year occurs in August. Precipitation for 2018: Yet, another wet year for Minnesota: As we wrap up October we already know it has been a wetter than normal month. Data source: GHCN-D.Combining the June, July and August individual maps, we see that the core summer months produce the annual maximum temperature approximately 90% of the time. Fewer clouds and precipitation mean higher temperatures.How often is June the month where the highest temperature of the year is observed? Yet back then we did not have air condition. Will these be the warmest temperatures of the year? Later in July, the Southwest Monsoon sets in. In fact, after a scorching May, Friday is expected to be the ninth day of at least 90-degree temperatures so far in 2018. Some locations in the Upper Midwest topped the century mark in May. Beardsley only had a 115 degF reading.
Clearly, the 1930s appear to have been the warmest decade .Correction: Only one state has set its hottest day record since 2000.The record for MN seems to be improperly recorded at Wikipedia. At finer scales, cloud and precipitation climatology cause the local variations. The same is true for August (more so than June though). Not sure why when official records have Beardsley at 115.Sorry, I looked at wrong one in a hurry. "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts." This makes the extreme heat in southern California in early July 2018 even more amazing.Percentage of years when the hottest temperature of the year occurs in a month other than June, JulyMost common month when the hottest temperature of the year occurred.
More clouds and precipitation mean cooler temperatures during the warm time of the year.
— Richard Feynman Only a small area in the southwestern U.S. is likely to see the hottest temperature of the year occur in June. The three maps below show the relative frequency for the the hottest day of the year to occur in each of the three core summer months (June, July and August). What most people do not realize is that patterns of hot/cold and wet/dry are wildly variable. Data source: GHCN-D.Percentage of years when the hottest temperature of the year occurs in July. In the decade of the 1930s, 21 states established their all-time record for hottest day In the 1930s and earlier, 31 states established their all-time record for hottest day . For the first ten months of 2018 only the counties of northwestern Minnesota have been marginally drier than normal. The following is a list of Minnesota weather records observed at various stations across the … Minnesota In Midst Of Hottest Memorial Day Weekend In Decade By Kate Raddatz May 26, 2018 at 6:12 pm Filed Under: Blaine , David McCoy , Kate Raddatz , Local TV , National Weather Service
For many location in this region, half or fewer of all years will observe the hottest temperature in June-August. It is possible the observer did an afternoon reading before temps peaked, and then recorded the 115 for the next day.