Weathermania!

Hopkins is reporting 104 (112 heat index). Minnetonka is reporting 100 (105 heat index). (source: Wunderground, currently at the time of this post)

Hopkins is reporting 104 (112 heat index). Minnetonka is reporting 100 (105 heat index). (source: Wunderground, currently at the time of this post)

95 degrees in Duluth/Superior st 3:30pm today…wind then shifts off lake (from SW to NE) and by 3:45pm it’s 72 degrees 👍 :biggrin2: Now at 7:47pm it’s 60 degrees :lol:

Couldn’t be better timing for this weather. Pool filter was broken when we opened it a couple weeks ago. Company that closed it down didn’t drain the water out well enough so it cracked. So we’ve had the pump running to at least circulate water. Had that off while we were gone for a few days – turn it on? That breaks too. Well, we are down to scooping the top and running the robot to clean the bottom. Oh, but that just broke too.

If anyone likes pea soup, we should have a great batch cooking by the end of this hot spell. :anger:

Yikes! That’s a bad string of failures just when you need the pool to cool off. We’re heading up to the cabin tomorrow and I’m immediately jumping in the water.

*we don’t have air conditioning through out our house, just a window unit in our bedroom where I’ve been living for 3 days.

So right now I’m crabby as :censored:

The thermometer at Park Point’s Sky Harbor Airport hit a remarkable 97 degrees Saturday afternoon — and then immediately plummeted to just 64. The 33-degree dip over the course of just 20 minutes was a reverse of what had occurred less than 24 hours earlier, when the harbor went from 68 to 93 degrees over the same timeframe. The Duluth harbor’s rare reading in the upper 90s came at 3:15 p.m. as conditions were calm after a scorching afternoon with a mild western wind. But by 3:35 p.m., Mother Nature’s natural air conditioning had kicked in, sending a 20 mph east wind off the lake. By 5:15 p.m., the temperature had dropped a full 40 degrees, to just 57.

Superior’s Richard I. Bong Airport saw a similar plummet shortly after 3 p.m., with its thermometer dipping from 95 to 69.

It actually wasn’t too bad in the shade today. Was at LTD patio with some friends, and much better than yesterday outside.

Unfortunately, the A/C at Pub 819 and LTD were having trouble keeping up with the weather. It was actually nicer OUTSIDE than inside of either place.

It actually wasn’t too bad in the shade today. Was at LTD patio with some friends, and much better than yesterday outside.

Unfortunately, the A/C at Pub 819 and LTD were having trouble keeping up with the weather. It was actually nicer OUTSIDE than inside of either place.

Yes – it’s not too often when it’s 92-93 degrees out around here and it feels noticeably cooler than the day before. The wind helped with that a bit too obviously.

I just walked out on my screened porch though and it feels like a hot, humid mess.

Water temp was a refreshing 72F.

Maybe some day you’ll talk to those who own this cabin you squat at and plan a GPL lake party

It’s to be 100 today in the Twin Cities, no problem will rather have that then January Twin Cities weather

It’s to be 100 today in the Twin Cities, no problem will rather have that then January Twin Cities weather

It’s awfully damn hot. I’m ok with this later in the summer but I’d prefer to have a month before we got to this

The other issue right now is that allergies are horrible again because of this weather. I think My 3 year old has is allergic to pollen and maybe other things and these last few days have been brutal for him

Also we are in need of a good, soaking rain – not just your typical thundershower.

Just received this in an email sent by our electric cooperative:

The heat wave we are experiencing has prompted the operator of the electric transmission system in our region to issue a maximum generation emergency event. Wright-Hennepin is asking its members to conserve electricity. Please cut back energy use until 10 p.m. today. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Energy-saving suggestions include:

Postponing use of appliances such as washers, dryers and dishwashers until after 10 p.m.

Turning off lights and appliances that are not essential to health and safety.

Turning off computers and other electrical equipment when not in use.

Keeping your shades pulled and doors and windows closed during the day.

Using a microwave oven instead of a conventional electric oven or gas stove.

Setting the thermostat on your central air conditioner to 78 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

Supplementing air-conditioner use with ceiling fans and other fans, which create a wind-chill effect that increases air-conditioning cooling efficiency.

Taking shorter showers.

Utility officials made the conservation appeal after all other efforts to reduce electricity demand or to increase supply were implemented. We take our responsibility to supply energy to our members very seriously, and we made this request only after exhausting all other options.

Seriously. WTF?

It isn’t mid July. There is no end in site.

This is what is surprising to me. Looking at the forecasts, this doesn’t stop anytime soon.

70s in Da UP. It feels great!

Tentatively planning on a 4 or 5 day UP ride with some riding buddies who have never ridden there leaving Monday June 21st.

H-58, AKA The Hurricane Highway, out of Munising is a great ride. It will be good to have to have a sweatshirt on in the AM.

Death Valley once hit 134 degrees in 1913. It could come close to that later this week there :shock:

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/record-heat-wave-bakes-phoenix-las-vegas-death-valley/963033

The hottest temperature I have personally experienced was 115 at Luke AFB in Arizona while watching the Air Force Thunderbirds. This was almost 35 years ago so strong sunscreens were not available. That severe sunburn likely started me down the path of the numerous skin cancers I have had removed

Death Valley once hit 134 degrees in 1913. It could come close to that later this week there :shock:

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/record-heat-wave-bakes-phoenix-las-vegas-death-valley/963033

The hottest temperature I have personally experienced was 115 at Luke AFB in Arizona while watching the Air Force Thunderbirds. This was almost 35 years ago so strong sunscreens were not available. That severe sunburn likely started me down the path of the numerous skin cancers I have had removed

I lived in Vegas from 1984 – 1986. I had to look up some weather records to confirm this but the average high in August 1985 was nearly 105 degrees. We had a few days that were easily in the 110s when I lived there

Looking like our chances for rain tomorrow are fading

Of course it is! We had a concrete project cancelled today ‘cause it might rain.

The delay in this project is further delaying the replacement of our pool pump/filter (which sit on said concrete). 🤨

We desperately need some damn rain too.

Yeah, the corn leaves are curling up trying to take in less sun. We’ve had .2 of rain so far in June.

We desperately need some damn rain too.

Yeah, the corn leaves are curling up trying to take in less sun. We’ve had .2 of rain so far in June.

:shock:

You’re in SW MN, correct? I had read that part of the state is in (at least) a sever drought.

:dance: <-- My rain dance....

Yes, but not as far SW as Frozen Four

Cousin in Mankato had a frost late in the spring that damaged his corn and now a prolonged drought…can’t catch a break.

Story of the weather this year. Rain get to the MN-SD border and breaks up. Then goes over the Buffalo Ridge and reforms into a line of storms. No rain forecasted in the next 10 days.. :nutz:

Story of the weather this year. Rain get to the MN-SD border and breaks up. Then goes over the Buffalo Ridge and reforms into a line of storms. No rain forecasted in the next 10 days.. :nutz:

:censored:

Had a decent rain in Hopkins earlier this afternoon.

Edit: and the rain just picked up again…

Same in Rosemount. Still not a good soaker that we need.

All the softball tournaments in the state that were scheduled for this weekend changed their format to end yesterday/night in anticipation of the rain forecasted. Pretty sure they could have played today. I was glad ours finished last night though.

Crazy that there has been above 100 degree 3 times in Seattle and over the weekend, projected to be over 100 for three days.

“Historically, Seattle has only seen 100 degree temperatures in June once, on June 9, 1955, while touching triple-digits on three occasions in total. By Sunday or Monday, the region will see what the NWS labels “unprecedented record breaking heat,” with a chance that Seattle sees its hottest recorded day of all time for any month.

KIRO 7 meteorologist Nick Allard predicts agrees that Seattle will “break records each day this weekend,” predicting a record high of 101 degrees on Sunday, and then 102 degrees on Monday of next week (another record).”

Yesterday in Death Valley they set what is to be believed a world record of 130 temp

PRAISE GOD for the rain fall today. Hopefully the fields throughout the state our getting the same soaking rain as the southern metro.

But, it is the weather, so who really knows.

Trusting a weather person is foolish. If I and most anyone was as incorrect at our job as a weather person predicting the weather… we would all be fired a long time ago.

But, it is the weather, so who really knows.

Trusting a weather person is foolish. If I and most anyone was as incorrect at our job as a weather person predicting the weather… we would all be fired a long time ago.

I’m more forgiving of the people trying to predict the weather. Predicting on how much rain/snow we get is really tricky, and that is why they usually throw a vast range for those numbers. I look at their accuracy of temperature predictions more than their rain forecasts, but temps are far more easier to forecast because of dew points etc. I actively look at 3-4 websites to monitor the weather and then try to make my decisions based on the combinations of those rather than the talking heads on tv.

I trust a couple of sites. And as for those talking heads, they are a pure ‘dog & pony show’.

We got .3 here. Not enough to do much good but better than 0.

Norm, what county do you live in, if I may ask? I’m sure you have mentioned it, by my memory is fading.

We got .3 here. Not enough to do much good but better than 0.

Norm, what county do you live in, if I may ask? I’m sure you have mentioned it, by my memory is fading.

Renville. And you?

I think he’s in Pipestone county.

Western of the Cities. I got about an hour of soaking rain in Mtka, then nothing. The sky looked like it wanted to rain, it just didn’t.

When I started farming in 1976 I also started recording our rainfall. I now have 45 years of rainfall records. I’ve summarized it all and have averages for each month and also yearly totals and averages for the growing season. Yeah, maybe a little nerdy.

This June I recorded .7″, the driest June ever. My long term average for June is 4.5″.

Lytton CA in British Columbia breaks record

121 temperature

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2021/6/30/never-seen-anything-like-this-100s-dead-amid-canada-heat-wave

Not the best time for fireworks. Super dry summer, 95 degree high temps and windy. Anoka county is currently flooded with grass and structure fires.

Murica!

ahhh… a quick 1.5″ of rain from the storm that came through NYA this morning. My lawn REALLY appreciated that!

I had an irrigation system put in back in May and I’m not looking forward to getting this first water bill after it was turned on.

I love how healthy the lawn looks but I have noticed an increase in thistle bush and am now seeing some mushrooms that I’ve never seen before. I would assume the extend heat and regular watering is causing that. It wasn’t something I was expecting now that the lawn is healthier than it’s been in a long time.

ahhh… a quick 1.5″ of rain from the storm that came through NYA this morning. My lawn REALLY appreciated that!

The Weather Channel said 97% chance for us at 7AM. Not one drop.

We got rain in Ramsey at 7am 👍 Still some light rain @9:53am

ahhh… a quick 1.5″ of rain from the storm that came through NYA this morning. My lawn REALLY appreciated that!

The Weather Channel said 97% chance for us at 7AM. Not one drop.

Same here. I was hauling corn to town, and thought I would only get a load in. Hauled in a few more, and then the future radar said it would be pouring at 2, so I quit since I don’t have tarps on the wagons. They also said we were going to get 3/4 of an inch today. Now down to 2 tenths, and we will see. :roll: