tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post1723987599333713747..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: Airport Ugly Streaks ContinueJim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-49784668939105616792017-07-19T13:04:30.670-06:002017-07-19T13:04:30.670-06:00At one point this morning, at KSLC the temp was 90...At one point this morning, at KSLC the temp was 90 and the dewpoint was 57.<br /><br />Any thoughts on chances for severe storms over N. Utah the next couple of days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-48896075243244536352017-07-19T08:38:55.832-06:002017-07-19T08:38:55.832-06:00Now we are at day 16 w the overnight low above 70....Now we are at day 16 w the overnight low above 70. Purgatory.<br /><br />Last night was ridiculous, according to the KSLC automated sensor temp actually increased from 81 at 2:40am to 86 at 3:20. There might be some measurement error, but it sure felt warm in Sugarhouse. There was some rain, not enough to cool things down. And the dewpoint stayed above 50.<br /><br />Logically, and Jim I'd be interested in your perspective, climate change is not the issue this year relative to last year. Casual observation is we are under a predominantly south/southwest flow which is bringing monsoon moisture but not precipitation. Last year it seemed like we had intervening northwest cold fronts, albeit typically dry, drop out of the Gulf of Alaska, which brought the overnight lows below 70 a day or two here and there during July.<br /><br />So yes climate change and urban heat island for long term, but this year, I'm hypothesizing, we are under a predominantly southwest flow which may be a tad moister than typical ... but not moist enough to produce enough rain to cool the night time air.Peter Donnernoreply@blogger.com