The Good Ole USA always has a great contrast in weather and climate. Not to mention weather around the world. It blows my little mind that I can sit at my computer and get instant weather from all parts of the world. The variety is absolutely amazing.
Growing up in West Alabama I had to listen to distant 50,000 watt AM radio stations at night and before daybreak to get very much weather, including WHO, Des Moines. (there was no FM) We did not have TV but even if we did, they signed off late at night. (remember the legendary “test patterns” you could enjoy watching the rest of the night?)
I did subscribe to the Daily Weather Map published in Washington. However, it came in the mail one day (and sometimes) two days late. I studied it like an important document.
Stop roaming, JB–you are bad about that, and get back to the subject of this post. Check out these two cities:
DALLAS-FORT WORTH (DFW Airport)
…..average daily high so far this month 102.4
…..average daily low 80.2
…..Number of days 100 or hotter all 17
…..hottest day, August 6 with 105
…..total rain only 0.21 all on the same day
DALLAS/LOVE FIELD
…..average daily high this August 103
…..all 17 days were 101 or hotter
…..average morning low 82.5 (many ACs probably hummed all night!)
DES MOINES
…..high yesterday a cool 75
…..rain amount so far this month 9.04 inches!
…..total for year to date 42.30!
…..excess rain amount as of yesterday an amazing 18.76 inches!
Des Moines has received 6.64 inches more rain than Birmingham this year to date. Maybe our great friend, the much-loved Gulf of Mexico has been asleep at times!
Iowa has had major flood and flash-flood problems during the last several weeks.
