Kevin Shaw

Great report Jeff. Thanks for your timely post. Beautiful wispy cirrus clouds for your monthly feature photo. We have cirrus clouds here too but rarely do they ever come out looking like those classic images. I only just started inputting my daily data into my excel spreadsheet last night. I finally got it back from Lowell in VA, who had been on…[Read more]

Thanks for your great weekly report Harry. Gosh the term “heatwave” is really “relative” – an average weekly high of 73 in early July would be a “cool-wave” or described as “fall-like” in my area. In areas like Death Valley is always hot, and they would need an average weekly high of 120° or above to be in a “heatwave” in that special part of the…[Read more]

Thanks Harry. Very colorful, different terms used today. I understand your range comment today – staying in the 60s for the max and min. Can you add the temp at your obs time (0800 BST)? I sure wish our heat wave (currently at 7 days but I think it is going to end at that number as today is expected to only max out in the low 80s, despite a warm…[Read more]

Thanks for your 2nd day of observations Harry! Temps are warm for you but I would prefer them over my mid 90s highs and mid 70s lows! Degree days, both heating and cooling, are expressed to the nearest (rounded) hole degree, so today’s should be 8. Can you give a wind direction also to go along with your speed. I realize that your anemometer only…[Read more]

Looks great Harry for your first observation. Ray and I were talking and suggesting a few easy additions you could make to your post. It is standard practice to list the temperature at observation to help with possible carryover problems (we will discuss this further later). Also reporting a few words as to the sky condition at time of observation…[Read more]

Thanks Harry. Very colorful, beautiful picture of the gorse in bloom. Guess it doesn’t look like that picture now.
The only point I was making about hosepipes is that here in the U.S. we don’t use that term that I know of. We have, as I said, terms like “water restriction” or a ban on “washing cars” or spinkling your lawn. I am not sure that we…[Read more]

Thanks Harry. Let me know what they find out as to the cause. How many days with lightning do you get there? I wouldn’t think very many. Marty got me a lightning detector that he will bring over to me next time he visits. Ray already has one and he likes it. You probably don’t get enough lightning to make it worth it. Thanks

Love that cartoon – what a scream – Hot Chicks for sure. At least it isn’t hot enough (yet) for the chicks to actually start cooking up! lol Into the low 90s here on this Saturday afternoon. 97 predicted for Sunday and Monday. Stay cool and hydrated!

Hi Harry,
I never heard that condition expressed as a “hosepipe” ban – over here in the U.S. we just place “water restrictions” on personal uses such as washing cars, watering lawns, etc. Very interesting!

And what is a “gorse fire” on the Glenshane Pass? Never heard that term “gorse” before.

Whatever the case, we are both having…[Read more]