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I am feeling fairly confident about my prediction at this time, however, if we go over 100 today at the airport I will be out.  Of course, I would prefer to lose by already having reached the highest temp for the season and then see a gradual decline to consistent mid eighty for the remainder of the summer!

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The hottest temperature of the year is just the tie breaker.  The # of 90 degree days or higher is the real contest.

Gary

I take consolation in the fact that last night you said this would be the hottest day and for now you see no future heat waves. By the first part of Septmeber the temperature seems to calm down a bit and that is what I look forward to. If this was the hottest stretch this summer and our yards are this green, it was a miracle compared to summer past. NOW, if this winter could be as snowy as the summer has been wet, I would be THRILLED.
Have a great day Gary and staff.

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Thanks, I don't think Jeremy will agree, but I am with you.  Hopefully we will get a lot of snow this winter.

Gary

Well I WILL be out of the contest if you want to get technical about it because other people also guessed the same amount of days as me but had higher temps. for their tie-breakers- so when it comes to the tie-breakers, their temps may still be in the running.  dea

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Dea,

Yes, you are correct! This is why the hottest temperature is still so significant for the contest.  Maybe it will fall short of 100.

Gary

Just a couple of housekeeping items:  

1.  Today is August 4th (not 3rd, as in the title) and everyone is not in fact still in the running for the contest.  

2.  As it has been stated, we've had 7 90+ degree days so far and we have 27 days left...even if all were above 90, more than 35 days is out.  

I'm just pleased to see that the dew points have dropped slightly from the oppressive values we saw over the weekend...whew!

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Notes,

Pretty sad when I don't even know what the date is, I was very tired.  Thanks!  And, yes, the people with the highest number of 90 degree days will be dropping out fast in the next week.

Gary

Notes - 26 is gonna be tough.

Knowing your interests, you probably would trade the contest winnings for 65 degrees and 30% RH for your runs in the morning...

LOL

I was just out with the dog and to me it does not feel as hot as it did at this time yesterday.  Possibly because the dew point is lower?  Not sure what temp it was at approx..  9:30 yesterday, but it feels cooler today ( if you could call what I'm feeling *cool*! ).  Just a thought.  Anyway I figure we have one more oppressive day and then hopefully it's downhill from here.  Looking forward to the 80's!  Everyone stay cool and have a great day!

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Yes, the dewpoints have been a bit lower this morning, and we have a consistent southwest breeze, which helps as well.  The temperature is actually a bit warmer, but it feels a bit more comfortable, but let's see what we say this evening.

Gary

good morning gary i just notice denver has had 21 days straight in the 90s so i cant complain yet on our mini heat wave .but it would made me happy with the contest.

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Denver should get a break, and hopefully some rain this week.  They are crisp, brown, and hot.

Gary

Warmth!

Love it!

Have to set up the sprinkler today for quick cool downs and summer fun.

Wow I'm glad this excessive heat is taking a break after today and it would be even better news if today is the hottest day of year.  Of course high heat and humidity will be on tap later on down the road before summer's over.

On a topic aside from our local blast furnace, what's the likelihood of Eduard actually forming into a hurricane before it makes landfall?  I hear all this talk about it strengthening but I didn't know what the actually chances are.

kcwxguy said:
Notes - 26 is gonna be tough.

Knowing your interests, you probably would trade the contest winnings for 65 degrees and 30% RH for your runs in the morning...

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No doubt.  This morning's run was grueling, but complete...and I'll be taking tomorrow off, looking forward to the rest of the week..even just a drop of a few degrees will make a huge difference.  And September will be here before we know it..  

Oh - and 60s w/ 30% humidity - a guy can dream, can't he?

Per the NHC on our friend "Ed"

"THERE IS ABOUT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT EDOUARD
WILL BE A HURRICANE NEAR THE TIME OF LANDFALL."

its too early to count most forecasts out.  we only have to look back to last august to see what kci is capable of...

...this is bad, i hate the heat.  i would be rooting for 0 more 90 degree days if it wasnt for the contest.  

Notes - I think you will be pleasantly suprised with the majority of August.

Dreams do come true....

;-)

pvt - I need 12 more 90 degree days.  I would trade each of those to be in the 70s and lose the contest than endure the 90s to win.

I am with you on this!

Scott -

I know you're a big tropics guy...and have been paying close attention to the large-scale flow lately (which I haven't) so what do you make of Ed's track?  Any chance he'll bring some moisture our way?

Good ? Notes I was just thinking about the moisture from Eduard like we had from Dolly.  Even if that thing isn't a hurricane, 60 mph sustain winds and torrential rains can cause lots of problems.

Gary, May I make a couple of suggestions?

1.  For the weather forecast page, can the font size of the "time code" in the upper left hand corner of the ESP screen be enlarged to the size of the "city" fonts or a bit higher so it can easily be read while looking at the movement of precipitation, etc.?  

2.  It would be most helpful if the font size on the blog could be the size of the font in the Summary near the bottom of the weather forecast page.

3.  Some websites give the choice of Small, Medium, or Large font size.  That would be helpful for everyone's needs.

As always, thank you for your superb forecasting.  I thought the bloggers have contributed some especially good comments over the last couple of days in particular.  Reminiscing about the pre-AC days and how we tried to get cool without AC were good and gave me a trip down memory lane, and the added thought to use ICEBERG lettuce under your cap was great!!!

 

well...my name isnt scott...but  the 'models' indicate that it will head due west through texas( make landfall around houston) and eventually(around 72-78 hours) get sucked up into the SW trough.  the jetstream has retreated so far that edouard doesnt look to be taking a northerly swing at all.  i imagine it is going to be a very wet week for west texas, NM, and AZ.  maybe southern colorado will get some beneficial rain from this.

Man I am way off on the number of days in the 90's or higher...BUT my temp of 100 might do well. LOL! Oh well...I am not a snow boarding kind of person anyways. Ya never know...maybe August will come in and go out with a bang. That is my only prayer to win. Hah!!!!! I have no idea what I was thinking when I decided to take 7 kids to the pool....all under the age of 10. Ugh! I am gonna come back a lobster. The kids are all nice and tan and will probably do better than me. Do not worry though, I have plenty of water and drinks (not pop) ready to go for them. I feel for those who work outside....yuck!!!! Have a great day.
Monica
Pleasanton, KS

Notes – I have been somewhat negligent this year in watching the tropics.  While of great interest, I have been bogged down with the LRC in the last two weeks.

You bring up a tricky question.  I agreed with you on the demise of Dolly as the upper and lower level core of the storm died long before we saw it.  The same will happen in this case…but the tricky part is this..what remnants may be available?

This storm like many will bring in quite a bit of moist tropical air into the southern core of the US.  Due to the strong high pressure right now dominant in the central US, it is giving “Ed” a westerly track.   It will turn NW late in the cycle as it begins to feel the ridge boundary it is riding.

Now, it will get interesting…as the Great Lakes trough begins to build, it is going to push the high pressure back to the SW.  Along the way, it will sheer out our friend “Ed” from a vorticity perpective..but not necessarily the moisture.

I still anticipate that the moisture will round the high pressure and provide some tropical feedback to the front Tues night/Wednesday.  How much?  Probably not too much..seems the main mechanism for moisture is more from the Pac side than the Gulf right now.

So..is there a direct impact?  No.  It will sheer out long before we see it.  Can we catch some of the moisture pooling along the Tues night/Wed frontal boundary.  Maybe.


Weatherwunder – if you use IE6, you can go into View and select Text Size and it helps some.  

KCWXGUY, A super-size THANK YOU for that terrific info on how to get a larger font size!  You have made my day, week, month, year, and on and on as that should help me on all other websites as well.  Some other bloggers may even be helped by your tip.  Thanks again and again.  

By the way, the tip worked on IE7 as well.

At pool most afternoon 3:00-6:00! Not hot at aaallllllllllllllll