I'm Home Now, But It's Been Some Long Hot Days!
This summer has shown already to be hot 🔥 in the U.S., and not just because it is typically the season of swelter.
Ocean temperatures, soil moisture, forecast models and long-term trends are all contributing factors in predicting a warmer-than-normal summer this year. The coasts of New England could be hot because the Atlantic Ocean early on felt like summer, while the center of scorching temperatures will almost certainly be the Southwest.
I can almost hear the groan from those of you who are skeptical that meteorologists can deliver a good forecast seven days out, let alone for an entire summer. But before you send a meteorologist, accusatory emails, allow me to explain what and how predictions for an entire season work.
Experts at the National Weather Service create the forecasts by considering the land, water and atmospheric conditions that could influence and control weather patterns over the coming months. They use words like “leaning” if they believe there is a slight chance of temperatures or rainfall being outside the norm.
If you find yourself this summer in an area where above-average heat is expected — like New York, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles or Seattle, to name a few — it doesn’t mean every day will be that way. What the experts are suggesting is that, over the next three months, there is at least a chance, maybe even a likelihood, that it will be warmer than it has been in the past three decades.
I can also confess what I noticed on my trek back home from Florida.
The heat as reached close to or even into the three digit range for actual temperatures.
Heat index was diffinately 105°-110,°
I saw more than usual blown tires along the highways, several car fires and more over heated car than usual on the way home in the past three days.
Stay Cool & Safe Everyone!
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