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August 2007 ArchivesAs far as the United States is concerned, this has been a fairly quiet hurricane season... so far. However, it may come as a surprise to you that September is actually the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. While we're certainly not in the clear just yet, only one hurricane (Dean) has formed in the Atlantic this year, in addition to four tropical storms. Meanwhile, in the Pacific Ocean, there have been e... Want to be a meteorologist? You might change your mind once you realize what's involved in the process. If you want to earn a college degree in meteorology, or, as some universities call it, atmospheric science, get ready to devote a great deal of your college life to the study study of math. We take courses that range from simple statistics, algebra, and trigonometry to much more complex topics like calculus, differential equations, and ma... So I'm working on the forecast this afternoon, with one eye on the radar, and I see this red blip on the radar screen near St. Charles. Then our warning system goes off and that map with the warnings is already on the air, severe thunderstorm warning for Northern St. Louis County and St. Louis City. Our system really is that quick, warnings pop on the air immediately! Anyway, I broke into commericals a couple of times to warn viewers... So I updated the numbers in our blog about this August possibly going into the record books as the hottest August on record. Those numbers in the blog below are accurate as of Tuesday. But I took it one step further, and I calculated our forecast numbers for the rest of August into the equation. If our forecast pans out, we should have an average monthly temperature of 84.5 for this August. That won't beat the record of 84.9... This sizzling St. Louis summer may go down into the record books. While July was below normal for the average temperature, the month of August could very well turn out to be in the top 5 hottest on record in St. Louis. As of Tuesday, the average temperature for the month of August was 85.0 according to the records from Lambert airport. The record hottest August in 1947 had an average temperature of 84.9. The average temperature is... So you may have heard me talk about how there is a heat advisory out for ONLY St. Louis city Tuesday and Wednesday. Why is the advisory only for the city? It all has to do with the Urban Heat Island Effect. Basically the city of St. Louis will be several degrees hotter than the outlying areas because it has a unique terrain. More specifically, the city is filled with paved streets, black top parking lots, tall brick buildings and n... Steve here in the weather center, and I thought I'd take this opportunity to distract you from the heat by telling you that a great meteor shower will happen soon. On Sunday night anytime after 9pm the show begins! However, the Perseid meteor shower should peak around 2am Monday morning with about 1 meteor every 5 minutes on average. Below is a skymap of where to look, and notice Mars is visible too. For more information, >> Continue reading: Perseid Meteor Shower
Hi everybody -- Matt here in the 4Warn Weather Center. This past week has easily been the hottest of 2007 so far. There were even two triple-digit days (Tuesday and Wednesday), our first 100 degree days of the year. We spent much of the week under an excessive heat warning, which the National Weather Service issues when it appears as though the heat index will reach at least 105 for at least three consecutive days. >> Continue reading: Excessive Heat Warning, Excessive Heat Watch, Heat Advisory... Are You Confused Yet?!? We're under an excessive heat warning through at least Friday afternoon. But what exactly is an excessive heat warning and who issues it? Well, the National Weather Service issues the excessive heat warning and they have very specific criteria to meet. For instance an excessive heat warning will only be issued when: |
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