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U.S. Record Temperatures, 19 August 2007
19 August 2007
RECORD EVENT REPORTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DATA NEW PREVIOUS YEAR OF LOCATION RECORD RECORD PREVIOUS STATIONS SETTING (OR TIED) A NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATU BLACKSBURG, VA 93 TIE 93 1988 BLUEFIELD, WV 91 90 1988 CLAYTON, NM 99 TIE 99 1911 EUREKA, CA 74 70 1923 JACKSON, KY 95 93 1988 LONDON, KY 96 95 1983 NAPLES, FL 97 TIE 97 2001 - TIE AUGUST RECORD SARASOTA, FL 96 TIE 96 1973 TAMPA, FL 96 94 2005 TRI-CITIES AP, TN 96 95 1999 STATIONS SETTING (OR TIED) A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATU SALISBURY, MD 49 50 1915 STATIONS SETTING (OR TIED) A NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATU BLUEFIELD, WV 71 70 1983 BRIAN HEAD, UT 52 49 2005 EUREKA, CA 61 60 1891 HOOPA, CA 61 60 1985 LAS VEGAS, NV 86 85 2001 MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 76 75 1968 ORICK, CA 58 TIE 58 1942 TRINITY RIVER HATCH, CA 58 55 2003 UTAH TEST RANGE, UT 64 62 1992 STATIONS SETTING (OR TIED) A NEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATU BISMARCK, ND 62 TIE 62 1884 BOUNDARY DAM, WA 61 62 1978 DAVENPORT, WA 56 61 1968 DETROIT, MI 63 66 1892 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 65 66 1927 LANSING, MI 61 66 1967 PITTSBURGH, PA 64 69 1977 POMEROY, WA 61 63 1959 RITZVILLE, WA 62 64 1990 SOUTH BEND, IN 66 TIE 66 1991 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Daily high and low records from the U.S. HCN may be found he http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/...ords/index.php Number of Record Highs = 57 Number of Record Lows = 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Eric Swanson --- E-mail address: e_swanson(at)skybest.com :-) -------------------------------------------------------------- |
U.S. Record Temperatures, 19 August 2007
In alt.global-warming on Wed, 22 Aug 2007, Eric Swanson
wrote : 19 August 2007 RECORD EVENT REPORTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DATA STATIONS SETTING (OR TIED) A NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATU STATIONS SETTING (OR TIED) A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATU In a country as large as the US, there's likely to be records set *somewhere* every day - especially where the station has a short record. -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham |
U.S. Record Temperatures, 19 August 2007
On Aug 22, 10:46 am, Paul Hyett wrote:
[ . . . ] In a country as large as the US, there's likely to be records set *somewhere* every day - especially where the station has a short record. It's not how large the US is, but how many weather stations it has producing data records. Otherwise, you have a very good point Paul, a very good point. |
U.S. Record Temperatures, 19 August 2007
On Aug 22, 10:46 am, Paul Hyett wrote:
In alt.global-warming on Wed, 22 Aug 2007, Eric Swanson wrote : 19 August 2007 RECORD EVENT REPORTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DATA STATIONS SETTING (OR TIED) A NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATU STATIONS SETTING (OR TIED) A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATU In a country as large as the US, there's likely to be records set *somewhere* every day - especially where the station has a short record. -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham The number of records broken should be roughly inversely proportional to the logarithm of the number years involved. I became aware of that when I started attending a new high school, many years ago. The first year there was naturally a new school record established in every event. Assuming a random distribution of student abilities, the second year, there would be a roughly 50% chance of any prior record being broken, the third year there would be a roughly 1 in 3 chance of a prior record being broken, and now that my former high school is about 40 years old, there'd be a roughly 1 in 40 chance of a record being broken- probably somewhat higher since the area has grown in population and there are more students attending the school now. In a similar vein, with temperatures rising on the average, record highs should be somewhat more common than the logarithmic rule, record lows should be somewhat less common. Likewise, with average temeratures falling, the converse should be true- A. McIntire |
U.S. Record Temperatures, 19 August 2007
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:32:33 -0700, "
wrote: In a similar vein, with temperatures rising on the average, record highs should be somewhat more common than the logarithmic rule, record lows should be somewhat less common. Likewise, with average temeratures falling, the converse should be true- A. McIntire Weather and local temperature is not statistics, physical processes are responsible for all that happens. The large changes in climate in Greenland are the result of ocean currents, which also have affected the climate in western Europe. The number of years during which the US has been populated west of Indiana is not enough to result in a stabilized mature data set. The records being broken are for individual observation sites, while sites only a few miles away may have very different temperatures. An all time state record is more remarkable. The significance of a record temperature can be studied by checking the records of several days earlier and several days later, and at nearby observation sites. |
U.S. Record Temperatures, 19 August 2007
In alt.global-warming on Wed, 22 Aug 2007, Roger Coppock
wrote : On Aug 22, 10:46 am, Paul Hyett wrote: [ . . . ] In a country as large as the US, there's likely to be records set *somewhere* every day - especially where the station has a short record. It's not how large the US is, but how many weather stations it has producing data records. Otherwise, you have a very good point Paul, a very good point. Even in a single location with a 25 year record (like my own), I get a new record daily high/low max/min about once a week - this year 21 highs/13 lows. -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham |
U.S. Record Temperatures, 19 August 2007
In alt.global-warming on Wed, 22 Aug 2007, "
wrote : In a country as large as the US, there's likely to be records set *somewhere* every day - especially where the station has a short record. The number of records broken should be roughly inversely proportional to the logarithm of the number years involved. That's what I expected, although I didn't know the nature of the function involved. I became aware of that when I started attending a new high school, many years ago. The first year there was naturally a new school record established in every event. Assuming a random distribution of student abilities, the second year, there would be a roughly 50% chance of any prior record being broken, the third year there would be a roughly 1 in 3 chance of a prior record being broken, and now that my former high school is about 40 years old, there'd be a roughly 1 in 40 chance of a record being broken Or would be, if all conditions remained equal - but IRL training, equipment & facilities improve, thus throwing a spanner in the works. :) In a similar vein, with temperatures rising on the average, record highs should be somewhat more common than the logarithmic rule, record lows should be somewhat less common. That does seem to be the trend. -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham |
U.S. Record Temperatures, 19 August 2007
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:51:17 GMT, Paul Hyett
wrote: In alt.global-warming on Wed, 22 Aug 2007, " wrote : In a similar vein, with temperatures rising on the average, record highs should be somewhat more common than the logarithmic rule, record lows should be somewhat less common. That does seem to be the trend. Things are not always what they seem, there may be a good reason why record day of year lows are not as common as day of year record highs. And there is an _excellent_ reason, does anybody know any physics? This AGW thing must be some kind of disease, even the people who know better seem to be persuaded there is a warming trend based on temperature records. Oh, everybody thinks temperature records should show whether or not there is a warming trend, huh? Guess again, where is a physicist when you need him? This is so simple it should make fools out of climatologist who has ever argued that less record lows means there is a warming trend. But this is no way to make statements in science, there should be at least an editor involved, if not peer review. But surely there must be peer reviewed papers that tell why there are less record lows than record highs. Please search google for keywords, latent heat of fusion in regions that transition above and below freezing. |
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