Another weather post (sorry)
[Editor's note: I tried to talk him out of this, pointing out the lameness of weather-related posts, second only to posts about dreams. He said that his dream about yesterday's weather was next on the list. I give up.]
Most summer "cold fronts" aren't, really. We're pleased when they drop the high temperature from 98° to, say, 90. But, the one that rolled through yesterday was the real deal.
Tuesday's high was an even 100°, then the front came through late that afternoon. With a steady rainfall overnight and thick clouds all day yesterday, we topped out at 68°...a one-day swing of 32 degrees, which is an amazing phenomenon for the middle of summer. That's the kind of temperature swing we expect for a winter "Blue Norther."
The rainfall was excellent, although I'm feeling a little ignored as our backyard was apparently the region's driest spot. My gauge had 1.4" while the official total for Midland (measured at the airport, 15 miles to the west) was over 2". Monahans got 4" and Fort Stockton received around 3".
Coming tomorrow: An in-depth report about my dream that I'm a TV meteorologist reporting on the weather from the hallway of my high school while wearing only my underwear. Oh, and there are vampires.
Wallace, I thought I heard that bit about the record low high on the news this morning, but I couldn't find confirmation online. That is a pretty amazing stat, especially for July.
Uh, don't talk to the folks in Ohio and Kansas and Missouri about freezing to death, though. ;-) I heard that even New York City had a heat index of around 110° yesterday.
Posted by: Eric at July 28, 2005 02:46 PMEric, re: "... I'm a TV meteorologist reporting on the weather from the hallway of my high school while wearing only my underwear. Oh, and there are vampires ..."
Save it for "sweeps" :-)
Posted by: Jeff at July 28, 2005 07:09 PMSave it for "sweeps"
OK, Jeff...if I see this plotline show up on NBC this fall, I know where I'm having my lawyer send her letter!
Posted by: Eric at July 28, 2005 09:12 PMAbout the publisher
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This is an amazing event.
Yesterday's high of 68° was a new "low" high for not only the day, but also for the month of July. If I heard correctly the old record was 81°. Most records are broken by a few degrees or so. To have it fall by 13° is amazing and a sign that global warming is going to kill us....we're going to freeze to death.
Posted by: Wallace-Midland Texas at July 28, 2005 10:40 AM