PM Update: Record California Heat, Day 3

Image (click to enlarge): Surface temperature at 3 pm PDT, from Unisys

9 pm PDT Update: Late reports from the San Joaquin Valley:

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT FRESNO/YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS
AFTERNOON WAS 98 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE DATE OF 96
DEGREES SET IN 1931.

OTHER RECORDS ESTABLISHED TODAY INCLUDE MERCED AIRPORT WITH 95
DEGREES...MADERA AIRPORT AT 98 DEGREES. THESE BOTH BROKE RECORDS
THAT WERE SET IN 2002. IN HANFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THE HIGH TODAY
WAS 97...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1998. HOWEVER THESE ARE
RELATIVELY NEW CLIMATE STATIONS WITH ONLY 11 YEARS OF RECORDS.

BAKERSFIELD...MEADOWS FIELD...HAD A HIGH TODAY OF 99. THIS TIES THE
RECORD SET ON THIS DATE IN 1931. 

6:30 pm PDT Update: Some more records from California and Nevada:

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS SET AT LOS ANGELES
AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 89 SET IN 1987.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT DOWNTOWN LOS
ANGELES (USC) TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1997.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT BOB HOPE AIRPORT
(BURBANK) CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 91 SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT WOODLAND HILLS
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 97 SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT SAN GABRIEL
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 95 SET IN 1998.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT UCLA TODAY. THIS
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1997.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT LANCASTER TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1954.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANDBERG CA
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 81 SET IN 1954.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA MARIA
AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1918.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT PASO ROBLES
AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1987. 

LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

FULLERTON APT ASOS     94           93 IN 1958         SINCE 1948
SANTA ANA              99           93 IN 1987         SINCE 1916
OCEANSIDE HARBOR       83    TIED   83 IN 1982         SINCE 1953
CHULA VISTA            92           90 IN 1987         SINCE 1948
ONTARIO AIRPORT       100           94 IN 1958         SINCE 1951
RIVERSIDE AIRPORT     101           96 IN 1998         SINCE 1927
BEAUMONT               94           92 IN 1998         SINCE 1948
WILD ANIMAL PARK      100           93 IN 1987         SINCE 1979
RAMONA AIRPORT         94           90 IN 1998         SINCE 1974
ALPINE                 92    TIED   92 IN 1958         SINCE 1951
CAMPO                  94           89 IN 1997         SINCE 1948
THERMAL AIRPORT       107          106 IN 1958         SINCE 1950
ELSINORE              100           95 IN 1987         SINCE 1948
ESCONDIDO              94           91 IN 1987         SINCE 1979

                 TUESDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES
                                 AND
                   HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS (YEAR)

               * INDICATES A NEW RECORD SET ON TUESDAY


LOCATION            RECORD HIGH         ACTUAL HIGH

WESTERN NV...

RENO                 86 (1888)              85
CARSON CITY          82 (1934)              84*
VIRGINIA CITY        75 (1986)              77*
LOVELOCK             88 (1950)              89*
FALLON               85 (1969)              85
YERINGTON            85 (1950)              86*
HAWTHORNE            87 (1994)              85

NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...

TRUCKEE              72 (1994)              75*
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE     72 (1986)              74*
TAHOE CITY           73 (1931)              69
SUSANVILLE           90 (1931)              83

TODAYS HIGH AT RED BLUFF AIRPORT REACHED 95...WHICH ECLIPSED THE OLD
RECORD HIGH OF 93 SET IN 1953.

THE HIGH AT SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT REACHED 94...THE OLD RECORD
WAS 89 SET IN 1986. THE SACRAMENTO CITY RECORD OF 96...SET IN
1931...WAS NOT BROKEN.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT STOCKTON AIRPORT REACHED 97 DEGREES. THIS
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 89 SET IN 1986.

(SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AND STOCKTON AIRPORT RECORDS BEGIN
IN 1941).

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT MODESTO CA
...WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1931.

5:30 pm PDT Update: Here are some record reports for April 21:

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS TIED AT UKIAH CA TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 97 SET IN 1931.

THE FOLLOWING SITES BROKE OR TIED THEIR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
FOR THIS DATE

    SITE           TODAY`S HIGH     PREVIOUS HIGH / YEAR

    GILROY              101             92 / 1986
    KENTFIELD           90              89 / 1921
    KING CITY           104             96 / 1910
    MOFFETT FIELD       90              89 / 1987
    MONTEREY*           92              86 / 1987
    NAPA                95              91 / 1931
    OAKLAND MUSEUM      91              90 / 1987
    OAKLAND AIRPORT     86              77 / 1954
    SFO INTERNATIONAL   86              84 / 1987
    SAN JOSE            92              91 / 1987
    SALINAS             98              87 / 1998
    SAN RAFAEL          90              85 / 1986
    SANTA CRUZ          97              88 / 1987
    SANTA ROSA          93              85 / 1952

    *RECORDED AT OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE CLIMATE STATION.
    HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
    IN MONTEREY WAS 89 FOR THIS DATE. 

Original post:
Westerly to southwesterly sea breezes are keeping temperatures down along the immediate coast, but inland temperatures are again soaring this afternoon in southern California. Here are some National Weather Service reports at 1 pm PDT (locations marked with an asterisk are not official NWS or FAA stations). The 96° at Burbank breaks the 1958 record by 5°.

LA AND ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
L.A. DOWNTOWN  SUNNY     92  42  17 CALM      29.89F
L.A. AIRPORT   MOSUNNY   82  39  21 W9        29.91F
LONG BEACH     MOSUNNY   81  47  30 S8        29.90F

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
AVALON           N/A     73 N/A N/A N2          N/A
*BELLFLOWER      N/A     86  48  26 SE8       29.89F
FULLERTON      SUNNY     89  41  18 SW8       29.89F
HAWTHORNE      SUNNY     86  40  19 W10       29.91F
*HUNTINGTON BC   N/A     77  59  53 SW5       29.95F
*LEO CARRILLO    N/A     85  51  30 W8          N/A
LOS ALAMITOS   MOSUNNY   80  53  39 S12       29.91F
*MANHATTAN BCH   N/A     77  41  27 SW6         N/A
*MARINA DEL RE   N/A     70  50  49 SW6       29.83F
*REDONDO BEACH   N/A     77  52  41 W3        29.90F
SANTA ANA      MOSUNNY   84  43  23 SW8       29.90F
STA MONICA APT SUNNY     82  37  20 SW8       29.92F
TORRANCE       MOSUNNY   82  50  32 W12       29.92F
*UCLA            N/A     88  43  20 SW8       29.90F

LA COUNTY VALLEYS AND INLAND EMPIRE

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BURBANK        SUNNY     96  31  10 S10       29.91F HX  90
VAN NUYS       MOSUNNY   97  29   9 SE10      29.91F HX  91

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
*ALTADENA        N/A     99  34  10 CALM        N/A  HX  93
CORONA AIRPORT CLEAR     97  42  15 W10       29.89F HX  93
CHINO          MOSUNNY   99  21   6 CALM      29.90F HX  92
*CLAREMONT       N/A     97  19   6 SE5         N/A  HX  90
*GRANADA HILLS   N/A     93  23   8 SE1       29.86F
MARCH AFB      SUNNY     96  11   4 SE6       29.94F
*NEWHALL         N/A     96  39  13 S6        29.93F HX  91
ONTARIO        MOSUNNY   99  16   5 NW6       29.91F HX  92
POMONA         MOSUNNY  N/A N/A N/A SW6       29.95
RIVERSIDE      SUNNY    100  17   5 VRB3      29.89F HX  92
SAN BERNARDINO MOSUNNY   99  19   6 W6        29.92F HX  91
*SAN RAFAEL HI   N/A     99  35  10 N5          N/A  HX  93
*SAUGUS          N/A     95  21   7 S8          N/A
WHITEMAN AP    MOSUNNY   99 N/A N/A VRB3        N/A
*WHITTIER HILL   N/A     97  43  15 S7          N/A  HX  93
*WOODLAND HILL   N/A     97  18   5 MISG        N/A  HX  90 

Several of the records set yesterday in the Bay Area are also new records for so early in the season:

LOCATION            MON APR 20        PREVIOUS EARLIEST DATE
                    RECORD            EXCEEDING APR 20 RECORD
--------            ------------      --------------------

NAPA                    94 (TIED)     APR 20 1931
OAKLAND (DOWNTOWN)      93            APR 28 1981
OAKLAND AIRPORT         91            MAY 12 1976
SANTA CRUZ              96            MAY 13 1927
GILROY                  99            APR 30 1981
SALINAS                 99            APR 26 2004
MONTEREY CLIM STATION   93            APR 29 1981 

Downpours Dampen D.C. Drought

Image (click to enlarge): Washington, DC 2008-2009 monthly precipitation relative to average, CapitalClimate chart from NWS data

Heavy showers this morning bringing over 1" of rain to the Washington, DC metro area have continued to put a substantial dent in the drought which built up over the first quarter of 2009. The month-to-date total of 3.66" is now just over double the average amount at this point in April. This is the first month to be above average since September. Current yearly totals for 2009 and departures from average are:

Washington National: 8.66"/-23%
Washington Dulles:   8.63"/-25%
Baltimore (BWI):    10.40"/-16% 

PM Update: Record California Heat, April 20

Image (click to enlarge): Surface temperature at 3 pm PDT, from Unisys

Update 9:30 pm PDT: Oregon and northern California records:

STATION                  PREVIOUS        NEW        RECORDS
                         RECORD/YEAR     RECORD     BEGAN

REDMOND, OR              83 / 1986       83 (TIED)  1949 
THE DALLES, OR           86 / 1986       87         1948 

LOCATION          MONDAY`S HIGH    PREVIOUS RECORD

OREGON...

MEDFORD                90             86 IN 1986
KLAMATH FALLS          81             78 IN 1986

CALIFORNIA...

MONTAGUE               87              82 IN 1956
MOUNT SHASTA           84              83 IN 1986

April monthly records:

AT SAN DIEGO LINDBERGH FIELD THE RECORD BROKEN WAS HELD FOR A
REMARKABLE 110 YEARS. THE TEMPERATURE OF 98 ALSO TIES THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL...WHICH ALSO
OCCURRED ON APRIL 6 1989.

AT LAGUNA BEACH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES TIES THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR APRIL AS WELL...WHICH ALSO OCCURRED ON
APRIL 7 1989. 

Update 6 pm PDT: More reports:

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT DOWNTOWN LOS
ANGELES (USC) CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 96 SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT LOS ANGELES
AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 86 SET IN 1986.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT LONG BEACH
AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1986.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT SAN GABRIEL CA
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 98 SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA MONICA
PIER CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 79 SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT UCLA CA TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT PALMDALE AIRPORT
CA TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1950.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT CAMARILLO TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT WFO-OXNARD
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT PASO ROBLES
AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 95 SET IN 1950.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA MARIA
AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 91 SET IN 1986.

LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

ALPINE                 99           95 IN 1958         SINCE 1951
BEAUMONT               93           92 IN 1958         SINCE 1948
BIG BEAR LAKE          75           73 IN 1994         SINCE 1960
CAMPO                  90           88 IN 1997         SINCE 1948
CHULA VISTA            97           89 IN 1986         SINCE 1948
EL CAJON              101           90 IN 1986         SINCE 1979
LAGUNA BEACH           97           85 IN 1987         SINCE 1928
OCEANSIDE HARBOR       84           76 IN 1999         SINCE 1953
SANTA ANA             103           91 IN 1986         SINCE 1916
RIVERSIDE UCR         103           99 IN 1958         SINCE 1948
WILD ANIMAL PARK      100           91 IN 1986         SINCE 1979
SAN DIEGO LINDBERGH    98           93 IN 1899         SINCE 1875
FULLERTON APT ASOS    100           96 IN 1958         SINCE 1948
ONTARIO APT ASOS      100           91 IN 1958         SINCE 1951
RAMONA APT ASOS        96           88 IN 1986         SINCE 1974
RIVERSIDE APT ASOS    101           97 IN 1958         SINCE 1927

...HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON APRIL 20...

SAN DIEGO LINDBERGH    63    TIED   63 IN 1980         SINCE 1875
RIVERSIDE UCR          59           58 IN 1958         SINCE 1948
BEAUMONT               59           55 IN 1987         SINCE 1948
ALPINE                 59           58 IN 1999         SINCE 1951

TODAYS HIGH OF 96 AT REDDING RECORD BROKE THE RECORD AT BOTH THE
AIRPORT AND AT THE OLD REDDING CITY LOCATION. THE OLD CITY RECORD
WAS 93...SET IN 1931.

THE HIGH AT RED BLUFF AIRPORT REACHED 95...WHICH ECLIPSED THE OLD
RECORD HIGH OF 91 SET IN 1950.

THE HIGH AT THE SACRAMENTO CITY STATION REACHED 94 DEGREES...
BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1931. THE RECORD AT SACRAMENTO
EXECUTIVE AIRPORT REACHED 93...THE OLD RECORD WAS 90 SET IN 1950.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT STOCKTON CA
SUNDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1950.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT MODESTO CA
SUNDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1986.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT FRESNO/YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS
AFTERNOON WAS 96 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE DATE OF 94
DEGREES SET IN 1950 AND 1931.

OTHER RECORDS ESTABLISHED TODAY INCLUDE MERCED AIRPORT WITH 94
DEGREES...MADERA AIRPORT AT 96 DEGREES...AND HANFORD AIRPORT 97.
THESE ALL BROKE RECORDS THAT WERE SET IN 2006...HOWEVER THESE ARE
RELATIVELY NEW CLIMATE STATIONS WITH ONLY 11 YEARS OF RECORDS.

BAKERSFIELD...MEADOWS FIELD...HAD A HIGH TODAY OF 97. THIS IS ONE
DEGREE SHY OF THE RECORD OF 98 SET IN 1906. 

Update 5:30 pm PDT: The record reports have started coming in from the National Weather Service:

SITE           TODAY`S HIGH     PREVIOUS HIGH / YEAR

    GILROY              99              86  / 1992
    KENTFIELD           90              87  / 1950
    KING CITY           100(TIED)       100 / 1931
    MOFFETT FIELD       93              84  / 1986
    MONTEREY*           93              85  / 1986
    NAPA                94(TIED)        94  / 1931
    OAKLAND MUSEUM      93              84  / 1986
    OAKLAND AIRPORT     91              79  / 1986
    RICHMOND            88              83  / 1986
    SALINAS             99              88  / 1986
    SANTA CRUZ          96              88  / 1899
    SAN FRANCISCO       93              84  / 1986
    SFO INTERNATIONAL   91              81  / 1986
    SAN RAFAEL          90              88  / 1950
    SAN JOSE            95              94  / 1906 

Update 3 pm PDT: Temperatures have continued to climb, with several 90°+ readings in the Bay Area:

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SANTA ROSA     MOSUNNY   91  46  21 S7        29.99F
SAN RAFAEL     N/A       86  MM  MM MISG
NAPA           SUNNY     88  59  37 SW6       30.00F
CONCORD        SUNNY     91  50  24 N5        30.00F
OAKLAND CITY   N/A       89  MM  MM MISG
OAKLAND        MOSUNNY   87  55  33 W9        30.01F
SAN FRAN CITY  N/A       91  MM  MM MISG
SAN FRAN ARPT  MOSUNNY   80  60  50 N6        30.01F
LIVERMORE      MOSUNNY   91  46  21 E7        30.00F
HAYWARD        SUNNY     90  55  30 W8        29.99F
REDWOOD CITY   N/A       89  MM  MM MISG
MOFFETT ARPT   SUNNY     90  52  27 N8        30.00F
SAN JOSE ARPT  MOSUNNY   94  47  20 NW9       29.99F HX  90 

In the interior of Los Angeles County, Altadena, Ontario, and Riverside have all hit 100°.

Original post:
At 1 pm local time, the downtown Los Angeles temperature of 99° has already exceeded by 3° the previous record for this date set in 1958. The 90° reading at the airport is 4° above the old record. Long Beach, at 98°, is 5° above the 1986 record. UCLA (95°) is 1° above the 1958 record. The 96° at Santa Maria is 5° above the 1986 record.

Potentially record heat extends northward to the Bay Area, where many readings are already in the upper 80s.

Observations from around the state of California at 2 pm PDT are available here.

Record Heat in California

Image (click to enlarge): Surface temperature at 4 pm PDT, from Unisys

Temperatures from the upper 80s into the upper 90s and low 100s set a number of daily temperature records in California on Sunday. At Santa Ana, the high of 101° broke by 10° a record that had stood for over 50 years. Records began in Santa Ana in 1916. The high of 94° in downtown Los Angeles broke a 95-year-old record, and beaches in the area were packed. Record temperatures are expected to continue into the early part of this week.

Among the preliminary reports from the National Weather Service:

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES WAS SET AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 83 SET IN 1986.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1914.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 88 DEGREES SET IN 1986.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT SAN GABRIEL TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 DEGREES SET IN 1999.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES WAS SET AT U.C.L.A. TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 84 DEGREES SET IN 1999.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT CAMARILLO TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 86 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT OXNARD TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 86 DEGREES SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 86 DEGREES SET IN 1958.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA MARIA TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 91 DEGREES SET IN 1938.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT PASO ROBLES TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 DEGREES SET IN 1950.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS SET AT MODESTO CA
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1950.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES WAS SET AT STOCKTON CA
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 91 SET IN 1950.

 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 89 DEGREES WAS TIED AT SACRAMENTO
EXECUTIVE AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 89 SET IN
1950.

THE FOLLOWING SITES BROKE OR TIED THEIR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
FOR THIS DATE

    SITE           TODAY`S HIGH     PREVIOUS HIGH / YEAR

    SANTA ROSA          90              88 / 1907
    NAPA                91              88 / 1950
    SAN FRANCISCO       88              83 / 1992
    OAKLAND MUSEUM      88              83 / 1992
    OAKLAND AIRPORT     85(TIED)        85 / 1950
    MOFFETT FIELD       88              84 / 1992
    SAN JOSE            90(TIED)        90 / 1950
    GILROY              95              84 / 1999
    MONTEREY*           90              80 / 1992
    SALINAS             96              84 / 1986
    SALINAS AIRPORT     96              85 / 1992
    SANTA CRUZ          90(TIED)        90 / 1906

    *RECORDED AT OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE CLIMATE STATION.
    HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
    IN MONTEREY WAS 83 FOR THIS DATE.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT FRESNO/YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS
AFTERNOON WAS 93 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THE DATE SET
BACK IN 1950.

OTHER RECORDS ESTABLISHED TODAY INCLUDE MERCED AIRPORT WITH 92
DEGREES...MADERA AIRPORT AT 92 DEGREES...AND HANFORD AIRPORT 92.
THESE ALL BROKE RECORDS THAT WERE SET IN 1999...HOWEVER THESE ARE
RELATIVELY NEW CLIMATE STATIONS WITH ONLY 11 YEARS OF RECORDS.

...HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON APRIL 19...

LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

EL CAJON               95           92 IN 1999         SINCE 1979
LAGUNA BEACH           89           84 IN 1999         SINCE 1928
LA MESA                95           91 IN 1999         SINCE 1934
SANTA ANA             101           91 IN 1958         SINCE 1916
RIVERSIDE UCR          99           95 IN 1958         SINCE 1924
VISTA                  93    TIED   93 IN 1999         SINCE 1962
WILD ANIMAL PARK       96           93 IN 1999         SINCE 1979
LINDBERGH FIELD ASOS   91           85 IN 1914         SINCE 1850
FULLERTON APT ASOS    100           93 IN 1958         SINCE 1948
ONTARIO APT ASOS       96           91 IN 1980         SINCE 1951
RAMONA APT ASOS        91           90 IN 1999         SINCE 1974
RIVERSIDE APT ASOS     97           96 IN 1939         SINCE 1927


...HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON APRIL 19...

LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

BEAUMONT               54           51 IN 1992         SINCE 1948
LA MESA                60    TIED   60 IN 1997         SINCE 1934 

Follow-up Report: Heavy UK Snow, February 2009

As the Climate Capitalist noted at the time, record snowfalls in the UK in early February were being highly touted in the climate deniosphere. Here's a follow-up you're not likely to see any time soon on those blogs. The April issue of the Royal Meteorological Society's Weather magazine has just arrived on this side of the pond with an article, "February 2009 Cold and wintry first half; mild, cloudy, but dry second half" (subscription required). Regarding the snow:

The first ten days of February were mostly cold and unsettled with frequent and widespread snow. Overnight on the 1st/2nd snow fell across most eastern, central and southern districts, and was particularly heavy in London, west Kent, Surrey and northeast Hampshire; Wisley (Surrey) reported 41cm level snow, and Epsom Downs (also Surrey) 39cm, and 12–15cm lay in central London. Further heavy snow affected southwest England, Wales, the Midlands and eastern England on both the 4th/5th and the 6th, and also northern and eastern Scotland on the 6th/7th; aggregate depths of 20–30cm were widely reported in these regions.

However,

The mild second half offset the cold first half, and mean monthly temperature was within 1degC of the long-term average throughout the country. The heavy snow and rain in the opening days of the month over southern England made it a wet month here – even though less than 2mm fell in places between the 10th and the 28th; it was an exceptionally dry month in western Britain and Northern Ireland.

Wassup with that, IceCrappers and other A.S.S. blogs? When will we see you publish the full story? Do we have to wait until Hell freezes over?

Image (click to enlarge): UK winter 2008-09 temperature departure from average from UK Met Office via Royal Meteorological Society

Source of Slick Willy's A.-Gore-aphobia Revealed: It's Jeanetic!

April 24 Update: Added Stephen Colbert video from April 21

Original post:
How can you tell when George "F" Will is spouting trash about climate science? His quill pen is in his writing hand. Apparently that isn't the only part of Will's anatomy still residing in another century: His pants are too tight.

Oh, and he didn't even get the correct name of the organization he misquoted on Arctic ice extent.

Image (click to enlarge): L.L. Bean Natural Fit jeans. Try 'em out G-Dub; they're very comfortable, even if the only exercise you get is sharpening your quill pen. They are made by illegal immigrants in Mexico, however.


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Mid Atlantic Drought Update: Week Ending April 14

Today's weekly drought monitor update, which doesn't include the rainfall of the last 2 days, shows virtually no change from the previous week in the Mid Atlantic area. Maryland remains at 79% Moderate Drought (tan shading), and northern Virginia's dryness puts that statewide percentage at 17%.

The preliminary analysis from the National Climatic Data Center shows that this was the driest January to March period in Maryland since records began in 1895. This is the 4th year in a row that the state has been below the long-term average for the first quarter of the year. The trend has been downward since the late 1990's. The states of Delaware and New Jersey also set records for the driest first quarter, and for Pennsylvania it was the 2nd driest. Overall, the Northeast region had its driest January-March ever, although the U.S. on average was slightly above the long-term normal for the month of March.

Persistent showers on Tuesday and Wednesday have helped to reduce the deficits in the region. Through this morning, the year-to-date precipitation relative to average is:

Washington National     -3.29"/-30%
Washington Dulles       -3.40"/-31%
Baltimore (BWI Airport) -2.75"/-23%