Posts
64 Oklahoma temperature records broken in July 2012
More
than 64 temperature records were broken in Oklahoma during a
scorching July, and additional ones fell across the state Wednesday
on the first day of August, according to the National Climatic Data
Center.
4
August, 2012
The
National Weather Service reported that Guthrie, about 30 miles north
of Oklahoma City, registered 114 degrees to break the statewide
record of 113 degrees, set at Meeker in 1896 and tied in Ralston last
year.
Weather
officials said it would be Thursday before other temperatures were
officially recorded.
Records
began falling early in the afternoon before leveling off.
Chandler,
about 45 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, was at 113 degrees at 2
p.m., breaking the record of 109 degrees for the date set in 1923,
while Lawton, in southwestern Oklahoma, was at 109 degrees at 2 p.m.,
breaking the record of 106 set in 1999.
The
hottest temperature ever recorded, 120 degrees, has been reached six
times, most recently at Tipton in 1994.
"It's
too hot to eat," said Megan Freedman of Midwest City as she
stepped out of an Oklahoma City office building.
Of
the 64 temperature records broken or tied during July, 13 were
Tuesday, the final day of the month.
Despite
the records, it did not appear likely the record for the hottest day
ever recorded in Oklahoma would be broken, 94.9 degrees set on Aug.
12, 1936, a date when the 120 degree record was reached in both Altus
and Poteau, said associate state climatologist Gary McManus.
"We
didn't do it last year," McManus said, in regard to July 2011,
the hottest month ever recorded in the United States in records that
date to 1895, and to the summer season, which was the hottest in
state history and second hottest in U.S. history. […]
Preliminary
data from the Oklahoma Mesonet, the statewide average temperature for
July was 85.9 degrees, 4.3 degrees above normal. The best relief from
the heat, sustained rainfall, is not likely in August, typically the
driest month of the year, McManus said.
The
most recent U.S. Drought Monitor report showed parts of northwestern
Oklahoma in exceptional drought, most of the western one-third of the
state, the Panhandle and most of eastern Oklahoma in extreme drought,
and much of the remainder of the state in severe drought. The monitor
is updated each Thursday.
Wildfires
blaze across drought-plagued Oklahoma
Wildfires
burned out of control on Friday in Oklahoma, destroying homes and
shutting down highways in a state that has suffered 18 straight days
of 100-plus degree temperatures and persistent drought
3
August, 2012
Emergency
officials counted 11 different wildfires around the state, with at
least 65 homes destroyed in parched areas north and south of Oklahoma
City and south of Tulsa.
Oklahoma
joins several states that have been plagued by wildfires this summer,
including Colorado, Arkansas and Nebraska. Fires are being fed by a
widespread drought.
Nearly
two-thirds of the contiguous United States was under some level of
drought as of July 31, according to the Drought Monitor, a weekly
report compiled by U.S. climate experts.
Interstate
44, historic Route 66 and state highways were closed, but no deaths
were reported in the Oklahoma fires.
Low
humidity, strong southerly winds and drought conditions enabled the
wildfires to spread quickly across treetops, said Michelann Ooten,
deputy director of the state's Office of Emergency Management.
"It's
just a very difficult situation we're facing that's all weather
related," Ooten said.
Governor
Mary Fallin, who earlier in the day invoked a statewide ban on
outdoor burning after declaring a state of emergency for the state's
77 counties, told Reuters fire conditions may be worse on Saturday.
"The
fire danger might be even higher," she said.
Oklahoma
has contacted neighboring states for help, but they are contending
with their own wildfire threats and no out-of-state help is on its
way, she said.
"There's
fires in Arkansas. There's fires in Kansas and Texas. Everybody else
is on high heat alert," she said.
The
heat in Oklahoma City, the state capital, has reached historic
levels.
On
Friday, Oklahoma City tied its all-time record for the highest
temperature ever recorded when the thermometer reached 113 Fahrenheit
(45 Celsius), a mark last recorded in the Dust Bowl days in 1936,
according to the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Volunteer
fire departments have made a public plea for Gatorade donations to
keep their crews hydrated in the scalding conditions.
China
Evacuates 867,000 People As Tropical Storms Hit Coast
China
evacuated 867,000 people after tropical storms Saola and Damrey hit
coastal regions, bringing strong winds and rainstorms, Xinhua News
Agency reported, citing the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
5
August, 2012
The
storms caused one death and left five people missing in the port city
of Dalian in northeastern Liaoning province, as heavy flooding
toppled a bridge and disrupted train services, Xinhua said today,
citing local authorities. They also led to five deaths, with 1
missing in provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shandong.
China
removed a blue alert for heavy rain as the typhoons weakened at 6
p.m. local time. Some areas in northern and southern China, and south
of the Yangtze River will have heavy rain until tomorrow, the
National Meteorological Center said today in an e-mailed statement.
Local
authorities were on alert after Saola earlier this week killed 37
people in the Philippines before moving to Taiwan where five more
died. The storms will miss Beijing, where officials were criticized
being poorly prepared last month after the biggest rainstorm in 61
years lasted 20 hours, killing more than 70 people.
Services
on a major railway linking Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning, with
Dalian were suspended after a section was submerged under water at
about 2 a.m. local time, Xinhua said.
Flooding
also caused the collapse of the railbed on a section of the
Shenyang-Shanhaiguan line, it said.
Heavy
Rains
The
southeastern part of Liaoning received 100 millimeters to 220
millimeters of rainfall as of 4 a.m. local time today, with an area
in the city of Anshan receiving 420 millimeters, Xinhua said.
Saola
struck China’s coast early on Aug. 3 in Fujian and Zhejiang
provinces and Damrey arrived later, hitting Jiangsu province to the
north. In advance of Saola and Damrey, local authorities in Fujian
and Zhejiang closed tourist sites along the coast and called fishing
boats back to port. In Fujian, authorities evacuated 306,000 people
ahead of Saola, Xinhua reported.
-->
Torrential
rains turn hills into waterfalls in India- 10 dead, 53 missing
4
August, 2012
Continuous
heavy rainfall, cloud burst, and landslides have killed 10 in various
parts of Sub-Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. At least 53 persons
have been reported missing so far in flash floods and swallon rivers.
The
pilgrims of the Chardham were stranded in the midway at various
places and government has implemented temporary closure on the annual
Char Dham pilgrimage until the situation becomes under control,
official said on Saturday.
Due
to heavy rains, the rivers have swollen and land sliding have
increasing causing havoc among the localities and pilgrims. The
pilgrims were stranded on way to Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and
Kedarnath - the four points of pilgrimage.
According
to official report, three fire fighters were killed in Gangotri due
to heavy rains. A bridge was also washed away here and over 40 houses
submerged in the overflowing Bhagirathi river.
For
article GO
HERE
It
is hard to think of another country that has experienced such total
collapse
North
Korea floods leave 170 dead and 84,000 homeless
A
further 400 listed as missing as UN pledges aid amid 'chronic food
shortages' for two-thirds of the population
4
August, 2012
Almost
170 people have died in recent severe floods in North Korea, with a
further 400 missing and more than 84,000 made homeless across the
country, according to the state media.
The
official Korean Central News Agency said floods and a typhoon also
displaced about 212,200 people and submerged more than 65,000
hectares (160,000 acres) of farmland between late June and the end of
July.
The
flooding occurred after a severe drought and renewed concerns about
North Korea's ability to feed its people. In June, the UN said
two-thirds of the country's 24 million people were facing chronic
food shortages.
The
UN World Food Programme announced on Friday the details of its first
batch of emergency food aid to the country, although it did not state
when it would arrive.
The
WFP said the emergency aid will provide the flood victims "with
an initial ration of 400g of maize per day for 14 days".
According
to reports from the UN and Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency, the
flooding has destroyed more than 45,000 hectares of farmland.
A
UN mission recently found considerable damage to maize, soybean and
rice fields, the WFP said.
A
recent UN report classified 7.2 million of the population as "chronic
poor", and said one in three children suffered from poor
nutrition
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.