Be glad you weren't in Nashville (or even Cincinnati) this August...
It was ridiculously hot in Bowling Green, KY, too. I was there for their 106 degree day, and a string of four days over 100. They didn't have a high below 90 until the 31st!
Here are the stats:
The demarcation line was between Dayton's airport and Cincinnati's. Cincinnati hit many records, too, with the airport, and official reporting site being that much further into Kentucky. I included CVG's NWS PIS below Nashville's. For comparison, Dayton had an average August temperature of 76.9 degrees (10th
warmest on record for Dayton), a full 10 degrees lower than Nashville's average!
These are excerpts, click the link for the full text.
From the National Weather Service, for Nashville, TN...
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:00 am CDT on September 1, 2007
... August 2007 was the hottest month ever recorded in Nashville...
The average temperature during the month of August 2007 averaged 86.9 degrees... which was 9.0 degrees above normal. It was 3.6 degrees hotter than the hottest August on record... which was in 1995... and the hottest of any month in 137 years of record keeping.
There were 15 days of 100 degrees and above in Nashville during August 2007. This is the most ever in the month of August.
The 15 days of 100 degrees and above in Nashville is also the most ever recorded in a single month.
The 15 days of 100 degrees and above is the 3rd most recorded during any Summer on record.
The 15 days of 100 degrees and above is more than twice what was recorded over the entire 15 year period between 1991 and 2006. During those 15 years... there were only 6 days of 100 degrees or more.
A string of 7 consecutive days of 100 degrees and above began on August 12th.
There were 5 daily high temperature records set during the month of August 2007. Those include...
The 106 degrees on August 16th also set a new all time record high for the month of August. Also... the 106 degrees on August 16th was the hottest temperature in Nashville in the last 55 years... only surpassed by 107 degrees back on July 27th and July 28th in 1952.
Even the nighttime temperatures were exceptionally warm during the month of August.
There were 8 highest daily minimum temperature records either tied or broken during the month of August 2007.
There was a record shattering 24 consecutive days of 95 degrees and above in Nashville during the month of August 2007.
There was also a record setting string of 34 days of 90 degrees and above.
The Summer months of June through August 2007 was the 3rd driest on record in Nashville.
Rainfall since January 1st has totaled 18.69 inches in Nashville. This is 13.97 inches below the 30 year normal.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 9:05 am EDT on September 1, 2007
... Cincinnati sets numerous August records...
The month of August 2007 will be remembered as very hot and dry for southwest Ohio... southeast Indiana... and northern Kentucky. Here is a collection of records from the climate site at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.
August 2007 was the hottest August on record... with an average temperature of 81.6 degrees.
August 2007 set a record for the most days at or above 90 degrees in any month... reaching 90 degrees 25 times.
A record was also set for most days (five) at or above 100 degrees in the month of August.
The last time 100 degrees was reached in Cincinnati was July 30 of 1999.
Four daily record maximum temperatures were set.
August 2007 also included the majority of a run of 15 consecutive days with high temperatures at or above 90 degrees.
At other locations...
Columbus had an average August temperature of 77.8 degrees... tied for 4th warmest on record.
Dayton had an average August temperature of 76.9 degrees... 10th warmest on record.
1 comment:
Hi Uncle Kenny, glad I wasn't in Nashville this summer - it is where Darin's aunt lives though. Bought my mom an a.c. unit - it is too hot to live without it. Keep in touch.
Love,
Michelle
PS - Nice color scheme! :) Great minds think alike.
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