The hottest looks to be on Tuesday as highs should soar to between 101-106 through the region, downtown which so far as maxed out @ 103 may eclipse that and this should turn into the hottest day of the summer I think. Hopefully from there it's downhill but there are no real serious cold fronts on the horizon. What we need is some rainfall. Here is the way the month of July has gone...
Specifically for the area the numbers are generally in the 1-3" range...well below average...
KCI: 2.26" (-2.04")
Downtown: 3.28"
Olathe: .33"(!)
St Joseph: NA
Lees Summit: 1.85"
Gardner: .88"
Topeka: 1.56" (-2.15")
Pleasant Hill: 1.56"
Sedalia: 1.50" (-2.82")
As is typical, there were some areas that had healthy rainfall for the month, and that would be N MO which really cashed in their chips FRI-SAT...Chillicothe has had 4.6" most of which occurred yesterday. Goodness knows there have been drier July's. It happens in the summer in the midwest and since we typically rely on t/storms for rainfall in the summer months, we all know how scattered by nature that activity could be.
The month will also end some 4.7+ degrees above average. June was 2.4 degrees above average so for the summer thus far we're running some 3.6 degrees above average. For those who may remember August last year was brutal around these parts with temperatures, in relation to average 4.6 degrees above average. So in essence for as bad as last August was here, this July is worse (again in relation to average).
Thus far, in downtown KC we've had a bunch of days 100+. How do we stack up, through yesterday compared to some other cities...take a look and the graphic. AS of this writing Tulsa and Wichita have already hit 100 today with OKC not far behind and Topeka is at 99 degrees.
Farther south where the drought gets a lot worse, Dallas is on the verge of tacking on another day with highs 100+ in a row (97 as of 1PM). This graphic is through yesterday.
Hey before I go...a big thank you to all the FBer's this AM who helped out and filled in the joke line...It's So Hot...here are some of the good ones, feel free to check out the FOX 4 KC Morning News page for some other good ones that were borderline tasteful, those I thought were a riot.
IT'S SO HOT THAT...
Its soo hot outside, my grass is cutting itself
It's so hot, the dragon flies are breathing fire.
It's so hot, if I go outside I'm going to render down in my own fat.
Its so hot that Satan was vowing to behave so he wouldn't end up going to Kansas.
It's so HOT I saw 2 trees fighting over a dog.
It's so hot...Paris Hilton has applied to trademark the phrase "That's hot"
It's so hot the cows are giving evaporated milk.
the new saying is "when KC freezes over"
Its so hot I had to wear a bullet proof vest while tending the corn field today...
its so hot, we had to change the forecast from heat wave to heat tsunami.
my cookies cooked in the car
It's so hot the trees are following the dogs around !
It's so hot people that have had plastic surgery are melting.
It's so hot, William Shatner's toupe fused to his scalp...
I'm ovulating poached eggs....(2nd favorite)
AND FINALLY MY FAVORITE...
It's so hot my hot flashes give me the chills! Thx Judy
Stay cool one and all!
Joe
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