Weather and Market Commentary: August 12, 2010
August 12, 2010 by fastlineblog
Thursday August 12, 2010
Temperatures for this summer of 2010 have averaged above normal across most of the Nation’s midsection, with readings just slightly above normal for the northwestern Corn Belt and the northern Plains but a solid distance above normal elsewhere (particularly in the Ohio Valley southward through the northern Delta where you can find locations that have averaged more than four degrees above normal since June 1). For the bulk of the Midwest, this warmth has been due almost solely to very warm overnight lows rather than any high temperatures that have been well-above normal on a consistent basis. That is especially the case for areas west of the Mississippi River, where high temperatures since June 1 have average quite close to normal while low temperatures have average 2 to 4 degrees (or more) above normal. This Thursday morning is yet another case of very warm overnight lows, as 5 AM Central Time temperatures were above the 70 degree mark in most of the region and a lot of locations were within a couple degrees of the 80 degree level. We might see a few places set records for their warmest overnight low ever for this date; Des Moines for example was 78 degrees at 5 AM, and if that location does not drop below 77 degrees before midnight tonight it will at least tie the record for the warmest overnight low ever for the date. The normal low at that location right now is 65 degrees. Not since June 3 has Des Moines had a low below the 60 degree mark. Des Moines will probably continue its string of days with lows above 60 degrees into next week, but for a change there will be some sub- normal lows next week. Hot weather is still going to dominate the Midwest today (excessive heat warnings have been posted for most areas south of Interstate 80), but by Sunday things are going to be turning a lot cooler in the Nation’s midsection and that will probably last until about Thursday of next week (with the last week of August showing strong signs of a return to warmer-than-normal temperatures). The cool-down will come with another unwelcome rainfall threat to flood-ravaged central Iowa, though there is hope that the very heaviest rains will stay north of that area for tomorrow. The southern and southeastern Corn Belt is an area that needs a rain pretty badly right now, but that still looks to be an area that could get short-changed near-term and probably will see below-normal rainfall for the 6-10 day time frame.
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Weather and Market Commentary: August 12, 2010
August 12, 2010 by fastlineblog
Thursday August 12, 2010
Temperatures for this summer of 2010 have averaged above normal across most of the Nation’s midsection, with readings just slightly above normal for the northwestern Corn Belt and the northern Plains but a solid distance above normal elsewhere (particularly in the Ohio Valley southward through the northern Delta where you can find locations that have averaged more than four degrees above normal since June 1). For the bulk of the Midwest, this warmth has been due almost solely to very warm overnight lows rather than any high temperatures that have been well-above normal on a consistent basis. That is especially the case for areas west of the Mississippi River, where high temperatures since June 1 have average quite close to normal while low temperatures have average 2 to 4 degrees (or more) above normal. This Thursday morning is yet another case of very warm overnight lows, as 5 AM Central Time temperatures were above the 70 degree mark in most of the region and a lot of locations were within a couple degrees of the 80 degree level. We might see a few places set records for their warmest overnight low ever for this date; Des Moines for example was 78 degrees at 5 AM, and if that location does not drop below 77 degrees before midnight tonight it will at least tie the record for the warmest overnight low ever for the date. The normal low at that location right now is 65 degrees. Not since June 3 has Des Moines had a low below the 60 degree mark. Des Moines will probably continue its string of days with lows above 60 degrees into next week, but for a change there will be some sub- normal lows next week. Hot weather is still going to dominate the Midwest today (excessive heat warnings have been posted for most areas south of Interstate 80), but by Sunday things are going to be turning a lot cooler in the Nation’s midsection and that will probably last until about Thursday of next week (with the last week of August showing strong signs of a return to warmer-than-normal temperatures). The cool-down will come with another unwelcome rainfall threat to flood-ravaged central Iowa, though there is hope that the very heaviest rains will stay north of that area for tomorrow. The southern and southeastern Corn Belt is an area that needs a rain pretty badly right now, but that still looks to be an area that could get short-changed near-term and probably will see below-normal rainfall for the 6-10 day time frame.
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