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Minimum Temperature of 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) in Oman on June 26, 2018:
a New World Record
You may think it’s been
hot where you are, but the coastal city of Quriyat (Qurayyat) in the
Middle Eastern nation of Oman established a singularly unenviable
heat mark on Tuesday: a 24-hour low temperature of 42.6°C (108.7°F),
including the period from local midnight to midnight.
According to weather records expert Maximiliano Herrera, this sets a new world record for the hottest 24-hour-minimum temperature ever recorded.
Herrera says that the previous high-minimum temperature record for any 24-hour period was 41.9°C (107.4°F), set at nearby Khassab Airport in Oman on June 27, 2011.
That location also holds the world record for the highest overnight (12-hour) high-minimum temperature: 44.2°C (111.6°F) on June 17, 2017. (Note that the World Meteorological Organization does not maintain world record statistics for highest minimum temperature).
According to weather records expert Maximiliano Herrera, this sets a new world record for the hottest 24-hour-minimum temperature ever recorded.
Herrera says that the previous high-minimum temperature record for any 24-hour period was 41.9°C (107.4°F), set at nearby Khassab Airport in Oman on June 27, 2011.
That location also holds the world record for the highest overnight (12-hour) high-minimum temperature: 44.2°C (111.6°F) on June 17, 2017. (Note that the World Meteorological Organization does not maintain world record statistics for highest minimum temperature).
Denver
ties all-time heat record
It's
105 in Denver! Ugh. That ties the all-time record set in 2012
Denver
tied its all-time heat record at 2:20 p.m., hitting 105 for the first
time since 2012, according to the National Weather Service in
Boulder.
Denver
hit 105 twice in June of 2012 - on the 25 and 26 - and also hit it
once in 2005 and 1878.
The
city also set a new heat record for June 28 when the temperature hit
100 degrees at 11:31 a.m., the National Weather Service said.
Denver's
previous record high for June 28 was 99 degrees. That was set in
1986.
Along
with the heat, wind and low humidity will create dangerous fire
conditions throughout the state. A Red Flag Warning for extreme fire
danger is in effect until 9 p.m. Tonight.
As
a heat wave builds, dozens of wildfires are burning across nearly a
half million acres of the U.S.
As
I’m writing this Wednesday, June 27, 51 large, active wildfires are
burning on more than 450,000 acres in the United States, most of them
in western states and Alaska. That’s an area more than twice the
size of New York City.
Overall,
2.2 million U.S. acres have already been scorched in just the first
half of the year. That’s approaching the long-term average for
an entire year.
(For the latest statistics on large U.S. wildfires, go here.)
...shows
smoke from several wildfires burning in California. The biggest is
the Pawnee Fire near Clear Lake north of the San Francisco area. (In
the screenshot, it’s indicated by the middle arrow.) The Pawnee
Fire is now at 13,500 acres, with 25 percent containment today,
up from just five percent yesterday.
“The
fire is being driven by low relative humidity, erratic winds, and
above normal temperatures,” according
to the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection.
Twenty-two structures have been destroyed so far, including 12 homes.
Some 600 additional structures are threatened.
And
things have really only begun to heat up. Literally.
And
here’s how maximum temps over the next 10 days are expected to
look:
Many
Upstate New York cities could see an official heat wave this weekend
and early next week.
In
our region, a heat wave is defined as three consecutive days with
temperatures of at least 90 degrees. That's the forecast for most
major Upstate cities for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. (See chart
below.)
In
addition, those temperatures combined with high humidity could lead
to a "dangerously high" heat index, particularly on Sunday,
the National Weather Service said.
"Temperatures
will climb very close to record levels," the weather service
said. Dew points, the measure of humidity, could reach into the 70s
on Sunday, which "will produce dangerously high heat indices in
excess of 100."
Some
cities could break some long-standing temperature records, too. The
forecast Sunday for Syracuse is 94 degrees, and the record of 91 for
July 1 was set in 1954.
On
Wednesday, most of Upstate will likely get about a half-inch of rain
from thunderstorms. During the weekend hot spell, though, very little
rain is expected.
Here's
a look at the high temperatures predicted for Upstate New York this
weekend.
Forecast
high temperatures
| City | Saturday | Sunday | Monday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 93 | 96 | 95 |
| Binghamton | 93 | 93 | 94 |
| Buffalo | 88 | 89 | 93 |
| Elmira | 94 | 94 | 93 |
| Poughkeepsie | 93 | 96 | 95 |
| Rochester | 96 | 96 | 95 |
| Syracuse | 94 | 94 | 95 |
| Watertown | 91 | 92 | 90 |
Porthmadog
in Wales reaches 31.9C, the hottest day of the year, with
temperatures set to rise even further later this week.
A
record has been set for the hottest day of the year - the third in as
many days.
Porthmadog
in north west Wales reached 31.9C (89.4F) on Wednesday afternoon,
beating Tuesday's record of 30.7C (87.2F) in Rostherne in Cheshire,
and Monday's high of 30.1C (86.1F) in London.
And
the record-breaking may not yet be over for the day.
A
spokesman for the Met Office said: "The temperature seen at
Porthmadog will not necessarily be the highest today but it is the
record so far this year."
The
Met Office said temperatures are set to climb further during the
week, with a possible high of 33C (91.4F) on Thursday, soaring above
the UK average of 17.3C (63.1F) for this time of year.
A
huge moorland fire is continuing to spread because the land is "as
dry as a tinder box" and winds are fanning the flames.
The
blaze covers 3.7miles (6km) of Saddleworth Moor and has been raging
since Sunday night.
More
than 50 homes were evacuated in Carrbrook, near Stalybridge, Greater
Manchester, and 150 people affected.
One
resident described seeing "ash falling like rain" and
another said it "looked like the apocalypse".
Dave
Keelan, director of emergency response at Greater Manchester Fire and
Rescue Service, said 70 of its firefighters were tackling the blaze.
He
confirmed talks were ongoing to see if the Army could offer extra
teams, four-wheel drive vehicles and air support.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-44624021?SThisFB#
Many
Irish farmers are struggling in the heatwave with one tillage farmer
now concerned his income is about to be halved, as he fears he will
lose 50pc of his crops in the rising temperatures.
John
Murphy (37), who has a farm in Arklow, Co Wicklow, and one in
Wexford, said after the severe winter, followed by the extreme
temperatures, his crops - particularly barley - just won't cut the
muster for sale.
That
places the father of three young children in a precarious position.
"Half
the crops will be a very poor yield due to the weather," Mr
Murphy said. "We have been particularly badly hit by the harsh
winter and then this heatwave.
"It
hasn't rained for so long and for some crops, it's too late, for
barley in particular. I've also less oat and no wheat.
The
Latvian Crisis Management Council on June 26th resolved not to
declare a state of emergency in agriculture due to prolonged drought
and instead chose to define the situation as "a natural disaster
of a national scale", informs LETA.
The
decision about declaring the nationwide natural disaster took effect
on June 26th.
Prime
Minister Maris Kucinskis (Greens/Farmers) explained that the Crisis
Management Council had decided that there was no need to declare a
state of emergency in agriculture, considering that the consequences
of drought could be handled with the help of the existing
legislation.
Having
examined the situation in the agriculture sector, the council decided
that, instead of the state of emergency, a nationwide natural
disaster should be declared as this status would be sufficient to
help farmers in the given circumstances.
Agriculture
Minister Janis Duklavs (Greens/Farmers) said that a natural disaster
in agriculture on the national scale had to be declared to spare
farmers from penalties for non-performance regarding the EU-funded
projects or bank loan payments as they could then invoke the force
majeure clause.
However,
the decision to declare a nationwide natural disaster does not mean
payment of compensations to the drought-stricken farmers, he said.
According
to the prime minister, the Finance Ministry has been instructed to
prepare and to submit to the government a plan for a long-term
solution regarding agriculture insurance.
As
reported, the Agriculture Ministry presented to the Crisis Management
Council a report summarizing requests from a number of
municipalities, agricultural organizations and the Latvian
Association of Local Governments for declaring a state of emergency
in agriculture due to drought that had lasted for nearly two months.
A
drought has affected a third of Poland’s crops, the country’s new
Agriculture Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski said on Wednesday,
ahead of a parliamentary session during which he is to propose aid
for farmers.
The
agriculture minister told Polish Radio that in some parts of the
country as much as 100 percent of grains were damaged.
According
to the agriculture ministry, of Poland’s roughly 2,500 local
government districts, 2,300 have felt the effects of the drought.
Ardanowski
on Tuesday urged local governments to estimate losses caused by the
exceptionally hot and dry June weather.
According
to state-run Polish Radio’s IAR news agency, as well as government
aid, farmers and growers can also expect tax exemptions and
preferential loans for boosting their business. (vb)
Flash
floods have devastated for a second time in less than a year the town
of Mandra in Attica, just outside Athens.
Unseasonable
extreme rains- unheard of in Greece in the summer months- has left
much of the Greek mainland drenched.
Flooding
and rivers overflowing their banks were reported in regions
throughout the mainland, including Larisa.
The
town of Mandra, where 24 people lost their lives last November during
torrential rains and extreme flooding, was hard hit again.
No
loss of life was reported but numerous residents posted videos on
Facebook that showed the force off the water that transformed streets
into raging rivers.
The
torrential rain of this type is uncommon in Greece especially at the
height of summer, where poor infrastructure can leave citizens
vulnerable to flooding.
Flash floods killed at least 24 people, made scores homeless and destroyed infrastructure in Greece after a raging torrent inundated two coastal towns west of Athens last November.
Flash floods killed at least 24 people, made scores homeless and destroyed infrastructure in Greece after a raging torrent inundated two coastal towns west of Athens last November.
Persistent
drought in the remote northwestern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia
has caused a rat plague now affecting more than 4 million hectares of
grassland, an area the size of the Netherlands, the official Xinhua
news agency said....
Rodents
are a common problem throughout Inner Mongolia's huge and sprawling
prairies, and adapt relatively well to dry weather.
Citing
the local agriculture department, Xinhua said late on Wednesday (Jun
27) that as much as 40 per cent of Inner Mongolia's territory had
been affected by drought, causing more than 600 million yuan
(US$90.92 million) in economic losses.
In view of all this it may be time to look at the nuts and bolts of Arctic methane
