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The thermometer out at BWI-Marshall Airport topped 90 degrees just before noon today. That makes it 54 days this year that temperatures have reached 90 degrees or more, tying the record for Baltimore, set in 1988.
Comments
Looking at the weather forecast for the next week or so, we ought to be able to break this record durin the middle of next week, right?
We need one more day of 100 degrees or more to break that record. If we have gone this, let's just set a new record.
FR: The forecast is calling for more 90s beginning next Tuesday. We may even hit the mark on Friday. Looks like we will be making more heat news.
Posted by: Mar | September 2, 2010 4:21 PM
HI Frank,
Can I be the first to say this
I am just as sick and tired of this heat as I was of snow around Feb of this year.
Fran In Baltimore
FR: You can. Anyone else had enough? Sorry you prayed for summer back in February?
Posted by: F Smith | September 2, 2010 4:50 PM
I moved to Arizona at the begining of July. It's been 100+ here all but about 5 days that I've been here. The days it wasn't 100+ the high was like 98. It's 106 out there right now, which feels kinda cool. I don't ever want to see 4 feet of snow again in my life and I'll take the heat any day. My blood is getting thinner already.
Posted by: Craig | September 2, 2010 7:21 PM
I know the snow was a bigger hassle, more expensive and just a major pain, but it was short-lived. The heat has seemed endless. I fantasize about wearing sweaters. :)
Even so, I say we've gotten this far, let's beat the record. Surely this has been a year with weather I doubt we'll forget anytime soon.
Posted by: Lynn | September 2, 2010 7:56 PM
I'm waiting for the global climate change deniers to come back in force just as soon as we have a couple of days with the highs below normal.
The forecast shows that Saturday and Sunday will be below normal. Can we expect them back then? Or will we have to wait a while longer?
VBG
Posted by: Mike | September 3, 2010 3:47 AM
I suppose we had climate change in 1930-31 during the great dust bowl when record heat records were set globally. Secondly, all those glaciers that once covered most of the North America must have been melted by bacteria producing to much CO2 :)
Also, let's not forget it was the coldest winter on record for Chile and Argentina this year as well---the planet is quite dynamic...
Posted by: JS | September 3, 2010 8:16 AM
JS?
". . . let's not forget it was the coldest winter on record for Chile and Argentina this year. . . ."
Isn't that proof that there IS Global Climate Change?
As to those records in 1930 and 1931? You haven't read that the warmest decade on record (so far) was 2000 to 2009?
Posted by: Mike | September 4, 2010 12:31 AM