tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post8703196251163420413..comments2023-06-19T08:58:01.084-04:00Comments on CapitalClimate: July Heat Smashes All-Time Washington/Baltimore RecordsSteve Scolnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11887989345192863494noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post-76259486555807393632011-08-01T14:39:28.372-04:002011-08-01T14:39:28.372-04:00It's going to be interesting to see where this...It's going to be interesting to see where this month winds up nationally. It should definitely be a top five -- don't know if it can quite topple 1936 or 2006.<br /><br />But in terms of temperatures from the Rockies east, I'd say this is probably the hottest month on record. Pretty remarkable how many locations had a record-breaking July. All of the following had their hottest July on record: Wichita Falls, TX; Oklahoma City; Fort Wayne, IN; Detroit; Columbus, OH; Philadelphia, PA; Baltimore; Washington, DC. It was the 2nd hottest in Cleveland; Toledo; Erie, PA; Indianapolis; and Wichita, KS. Most other sites with reliable station threads were well in the top five from Texas to New England.<br /><br />And, the fact that Baltimore had its hottest mean temp despite having only it's 24th highest average low temp for the month is not too surprising. Contrary to the deniers' claims, a lot of the official records for the bigger cities had more UHI contamination before the official stations were moved out to the airports. Baltimore's temperatures were taken on a rooftop at the Customs House until 1950. Not only is that downtown, but as Watts et al. has shown rooftops can run several degrees warmer than comparable stations sited nearby on the ground. A better comparison for Baltimore's pre-1950 records would be at the Science Center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com