houstonmacbro Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 I can't believe it. We just got a torrential downpour out here at FM 1960. WTF?!?!? That wasn't in the forecast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Montrosian Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 It's a toss-up for me. I hate raging heat and high electric/water bills, but I don't have to pace the floor wondering if the sprinkler is going to flood our house. I like the soft summer rains I remember from ages ago; the kind all the kids would go out and splash around in. I'm tired of psycho killer clown monsoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 It's a toss-up for me. I hate raging heat and high electric/water bills, but I don't have to pace the floor wondering if the sprinkler is going to flood our house. I like the soft summer rains I remember from ages ago; the kind all the kids would go out and splash around in. I'm tired of psycho killer clown monsoons. Not necessarily so, grasshopper. I turned on my sprinkler last night 8ish, and at 8 this morning discovered I had forgotten to turn it off. OK, it didn't come anywhere near flooding my house, but there is about 6 inches of MY water in the ditch going several houses up both directions. And it was still there moments ago, so it had to have soaked the ground before rising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I have a digital thermometer that is placed in the shade (all day), and it has registered over 100 degrees for the last 12 days. Of course I'm sure it's prone to error, but it's damn hot here in Katy. Not a drop of rain in almost a month.Is it me or is this a really hot June? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I was wondering. Last summer it was dry until Ike. Do prior conditions matter for a Hurricane to form? Do land conditions matter when a hurricane nears land fall? If it's dry, will one already formed have a better chance of coming our way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I was wondering. Last summer it was dry until Ike. Do prior conditions matter for a Hurricane to form? Do land conditions matter when a hurricane nears land fall? If it's dry, will one already formed have a better chance of coming our way?It would have to be one hell of a hurricane to make it through the high we over us right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Montrosian Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Emme: Whoops! Did that before we put in the backyard deck and converted a dining-room window to a French door! Thankfully, our oldest dog always has to go before bedtime, so I can't miss the sprinkler anymore. I swear I remember something about a high pressure ridge keeping Katrina from coming any further west in 2005 or is that just a weather legend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Emme: Whoops! Did that before we put in the backyard deck and converted a dining-room window to a French door! Thankfully, our oldest dog always has to go before bedtime, so I can't miss the sprinkler anymore.I swear I remember something about a high pressure ridge keeping Katrina from coming any further west in 2005 or is that just a weather legend? I remember there was some weather system that kept Katrina from hitting us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 It would have to be one hell of a hurricane to make it through the high we over us right now.Hot gulf water feeds the tropical storms/hurricanes. The hotter the water, the bigger the system. Can the air heat effect that? Thinking yeah, but not knowing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) Hot gulf water feeds the tropical storms/hurricanes. The hotter the water, the bigger the system. Can the air heat effect that? Thinking yeah, but not knowing it.A high pressure system pushes low pressure systems away. That's why we haven't had any rain.Edit: provided that the high pressure system is as strong as what we have right now. Edited June 22, 2009 by Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 A high pressure system pushes low pressure systems away. That's why we haven't had any rain.Edit: provided that the high pressure system is as strong as what we have right now.but it was really dry last summer too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Montrosian Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 According to the Chronicle weather archives, we had a dry June & July 2008, but precipitation was about 4" above average for August and the yearly total was close to the average. Date I checked was the 22nd for each month, and Ike hit September 12. No expert, but I think it will depend more on conditions nearer to the formation of the storm than early in the season. Anything can happen between now and August-September, which is peak hurricane time for our area. I keep hearing that El Nino is supposed to show up between June-August and lessen chances for an Atlantic hurricane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 but it was really dry last summer too?True, but we didn't have the same type of system over us when the hurricane hit us. If I'm not mistaken we had a relatively weak high pressure system at the time. Nothing like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 It appears that most folks in the Heights are off the hook for watering yards tonight. We had an OK rain over most of the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Montrosian Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 HEY Rain in Oak Forest!!! Exactly the type I was waxing nostalgic for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 It appears that most folks in the Heights are off the hook for watering yards tonight. We had an OK rain over most of the area.Yeah, I saw the rain over The Heights while coming into town yesterday afternoon. I'm jealous. Right now it's 99.5 degrees in Katy with no rain in site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 101 today so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 101 today so far!We hit 102.6 today (about 4:30 pm) according to my thermometer, and brother stuff is dying. The trees that TXDOT planted along the Katy Freeway are dying in droves as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfre81 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 At least it hasn't been humid, or at least not during the hottest parts of the day. I was walking downtown in the shade of the buildings and it felt quite pleasant out there.Now what we need is some rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 We hit 102.6 today (about 4:30 pm) according to my thermometer, and brother stuff is dying. The trees that TXDOT planted along the Katy Freeway are dying in droves as well.It's hit 100 almost every day the past week or two in my car. It seems everyones thermometers are say 100 except for the tv stations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 It's hit 100 almost every day the past week or two in my car. It seems everyones thermometers are say 100 except for the tv stations.Frank said that it was 101 yesterday. I know what you mean though. You can go to weather.com or accuweather.com and put in your zip and it'll say 93 - NOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Montrosian Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 (edited) Ours said 100 yesterday at 5:30 and it's under 3' deep eaves. Hasn't felt too bad in the mornings before 10 or so. Maybe I've just got my summer tolerance sooner than normal this year. Edited June 24, 2009 by Native Montrosian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 (edited) editor, it's doesn't look like the haif temp up top is working properly. when you go to the 39weather site it says 100.13 is saying that so far we've reached 104 today breaking the all time record for june! Edited June 24, 2009 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Already in the low 90s as of 9:00 am this morning... yesterday at 10:00 am we were at 89F... could easily reach yesterday's 104F and possibly top it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 (edited) Already in the low 90s as of 9:00 am this morning... yesterday at 10:00 am we were at 89F... could easily reach yesterday's 104F and possibly top it today! At my house in Cypress I have a digital thermometer in the shade. It was still 97 F at 8:30 last night. The "For Sale" sign in the front yard is the only thing keeping the grass alive. Edited June 25, 2009 by CDeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I've got a laptop battery being delivered today. If it sits at the front door for several hours will this heat wreck it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 At my house in Cypress I have a digital thermometer in the shade. It was still 97 F at 8:30 last night. The "For Sale" sign in the front yard is the only thing keeping the grass alive. I noticed that it didn't cool down last night. What happened to our nice evening breezes? It was so still and sauna-esc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I noticed that it didn't cool down last night. What happened to our nice evening breezes? It was so still and sauna-esc.We had clouds push in overnight which is one reason we did not cool off as much overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Houston's on CNN US headline list: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 11:00 am... 97F at IAH... 4 degrees ahead of yesterday.... clouds building east of Harris County... could it get hot enough for a bit of convection?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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