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Weather Records for high, low and humidity
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Re: Weather Records for high, low and humidity
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 18 Jan 2005 09:58 PST Rated: |
Dear Dr. C. Thank you for accepting my comments as the official answer to your question. I am reposting the information below for your convenience. Best regards, Bobbie7 ======================================================= Highest recorded temperature Minnesota Moorhead 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the 6th July, 1936 http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/worldtp.html The highest temperature recorded in Minnesota is 114°, Fahrenheit. This record high was recorded on July 6, 1936 at Moorehead. http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/mn_geography.htm United States The highest temperature in the United States belongs to Death Valley, California which registered 134oF (56.7o C) on July 10, 1913. http://www.birch.net/~lindabrown/000227.htm World The highest recorded belongs to Libya which reported a temperature of 136oF (58.0oC) on September 13, 1922. http://www.birch.net/~lindabrown/000227.htm ======================================================= Lowest recorded temperature Minnesota Tower -51.1 C (-60.0 F) on the 2nd February, 1996 http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/worldtp.html The lowest temperature in Minnesota, -60°, was recorded on February 2, 1996 at Tower. http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/mn_geography.htm United States Lowest Temperature in the United States Temperature: -80 degrees Fahrenheit Location: Prospect Creek Camp, AK Date: Jan. 23, 1971 http://cbsnewyork.com/wickedweather/ World Lowest Temperature in the World Temperature: -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit Location: Vostok, Antarctica Date: July 21, 1983 http://cbsnewyork.com/wickedweather/ ======================================================= Lowest Windchill Minnesota ?What was the coldest windchill ever seen in Minnesota? The answer can be a little tricky because on November 2001 the formula on how to calculate the windchill was changed. Perhaps the coldest windchill the Twin Cities has ever seen was -67 with the new formula (-87 with the old formula) back on January 22nd 1936. The temperature was -34 with a wind speed of 20mph. Without a lengthy state-wide wind record, it is difficult to say when was the coldest statewide windchill. There are some candidate dates though besides January 22, 1936. On January 9th and 10th, 1982 temperatures of -30 and winds of around 40mph were reported in Northern Minnesota. This would translate to -71 by the new formula (-100F by the old formula.)? http://climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/extremes.htm United States - World - Canada ?The coldest wind chill recorded in Canada was at Pelly Bay, Nunavut, on January 13, 1975, when 56 km/h winds (a wind chill factor of 3,357 watts/mē) made the temperature of ?51 C feel more like ?92 C.? http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/windchill.html ======================================================= Highest humidity ?Forks, Washington takes the crown for most humid city, averaging 83 percent. Olympia is right behind with an average 78 percent. Then, more logical answers like Port Arthur, Texas (77.5%) and Lake Charles, Louisiana (77%) dot the list. Why don't we notice it as much? Our dew points (the temperature at which air saturates) are much lower here. Humidity doesn't start to feel uncomfortable until dew points reach over 60 degrees. Around here, they're typically in the 35-50 degree range. Along the Gulf Coast, they're typically between 60 and 70 degrees.? http://www.komotv.com/asksteve/story.asp?ID=24842 The dew point temperature ?The dew point temperature is the temperature to which the air must be cooled at constant pressure for it to become saturated. The higher the dew point is, the more uncomfortable people feel. This is because people cool themselves by sweating and if the dew point is at a high temperature, then it becomes more difficult for sweat to evaporate off the skin.? Minnesota 80 degree dew points are rare in the Twin Cities historical record. Since 1945, there have been only twenty hours of 80 degree dew points recorded. Ten of those twenty hours came in a ten hour period on July 12 and 13, 1995. The highest dew point temperature ever recorded in the Twin Cities was 81 degrees at 11:00 am on July 30, 1999. The highest single hour dew point was in 2003 was 77 degrees and 75 degrees in 2004. http://climate.umn.edu/doc/twin_cities/mspdewpoint.htm United States ?According to the Mount Washington Observatory's Weather Notebook, it's not possible to have 95 degrees and a 95 percent humidity in the Western Hemisphere. The warmest temperature possible with a 95% humidity (which is near saturation) is about 85 degrees. However, a 93-degree dewpoint temperature was recorded once on the Persian Gulf, so it would be possible to have a 95-degree, 95% humidity at that location. The highest dewpoint temperature I've ever seen in the United States is in the lower 80's. Anything above 68 to 70 degrees is quite humid.? http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:UJ-GJfCeEZAJ:www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/weather/qa_forum.html%3FforumId%3D593%26mode%3Ddisplay%26action%3D%26type%3Dlist%26pageNo%3D3+%22highest+dewpoint+%22+&hl=en World World's highest dewpoint -- The record high dewpoint in the world is 93°, observed near Dubayy, on the Persian Gulf in the United Arab Emirates(07/30/00) http://wgntv.trb.com/news/weather/wgntv-weatherwords-w,0,2831016.story?coll=wgntv-weather-4 ======================================================= Highest heat adjustment Minnesota ?What about the highest heat index ever reached in the Twin Cities or Minnesota? The heat index is a "feels like" measure which factors together temperature and dew point. The highest heat index value ever recorded in the Twin Cities is believed to be 119 degrees, occurring on July 11, 1966 (our thanks to climate historian Charles Fisk). For Minnesota, an air temperature of 97 degrees teamed with an 84 degree dew point to create a heat index value of 125 degrees at the Red Wing airport at 3:00 pm on July 30, 1999.? http://climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/extremes.htm United States ?On Monday, the nation's highest heat index -- a measure of heat and humidity -- was the miserable 125 recorded in Biloxi, Mississippi. In Dallas, two deaths have been attributed to the recent hot weather. Forecasters don't expect a break in the Southern heat until at least later in the week.? http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WEATHER/07/18/heatwave.02/ |
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Re: Weather Records for high, low and humidity
From: bobbie7-ga on 18 Jan 2005 04:55 PST |
Dear Dr. Crutchfield, I have been working on your question and unfortunately I was not able to come up with all the information requested. If you are interested in the partial information that I was able to locate, you could lower the price of your question accordingly and I will post the information as the official answer. (You can change the price by going to "My Account," selecting "My Unanswered Questions", clicking on the question, and then clicking on "Change Question Parameters" to modify the pricing.) Best regards, Bobbie7 ======================================================= Highest recorded temperature Minnesota Moorhead 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the 6th July, 1936 http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/worldtp.html The highest temperature recorded in Minnesota is 114°, Fahrenheit. This record high was recorded on July 6, 1936 at Moorehead. http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/mn_geography.htm United States The highest temperature in the United States belongs to Death Valley, California which registered 134oF (56.7o C) on July 10, 1913. http://www.birch.net/~lindabrown/000227.htm World The highest recorded belongs to Libya which reported a temperature of 136oF (58.0oC) on September 13, 1922. http://www.birch.net/~lindabrown/000227.htm ======================================================= Lowest recorded temperature Minnesota Tower -51.1 C (-60.0 F) on the 2nd February, 1996 http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/worldtp.html The lowest temperature in Minnesota, -60°, was recorded on February 2, 1996 at Tower. http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/mn_geography.htm United States Lowest Temperature in the United States Temperature: -80 degrees Fahrenheit Location: Prospect Creek Camp, AK Date: Jan. 23, 1971 http://cbsnewyork.com/wickedweather/ World Lowest Temperature in the World Temperature: -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit Location: Vostok, Antarctica Date: July 21, 1983 http://cbsnewyork.com/wickedweather/ ======================================================= Lowest Windchill Minnesota ?What was the coldest windchill ever seen in Minnesota? The answer can be a little tricky because on November 2001 the formula on how to calculate the windchill was changed. Perhaps the coldest windchill the Twin Cities has ever seen was -67 with the new formula (-87 with the old formula) back on January 22nd 1936. The temperature was -34 with a wind speed of 20mph. Without a lengthy state-wide wind record, it is difficult to say when was the coldest statewide windchill. There are some candidate dates though besides January 22, 1936. On January 9th and 10th, 1982 temperatures of -30 and winds of around 40mph were reported in Northern Minnesota. This would translate to -71 by the new formula (-100F by the old formula.)? http://climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/extremes.htm United States - World - Canada ?The coldest wind chill recorded in Canada was at Pelly Bay, Nunavut, on January 13, 1975, when 56 km/h winds (a wind chill factor of 3,357 watts/mē) made the temperature of ?51 C feel more like ?92 C.? http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/windchill.html ======================================================= Highest humidity ?Forks, Washington takes the crown for most humid city, averaging 83 percent. Olympia is right behind with an average 78 percent. Then, more logical answers like Port Arthur, Texas (77.5%) and Lake Charles, Louisiana (77%) dot the list. Why don't we notice it as much? Our dew points (the temperature at which air saturates) are much lower here. Humidity doesn't start to feel uncomfortable until dew points reach over 60 degrees. Around here, they're typically in the 35-50 degree range. Along the Gulf Coast, they're typically between 60 and 70 degrees.? http://www.komotv.com/asksteve/story.asp?ID=24842 The dew point temperature ?The dew point temperature is the temperature to which the air must be cooled at constant pressure for it to become saturated. The higher the dew point is, the more uncomfortable people feel. This is because people cool themselves by sweating and if the dew point is at a high temperature, then it becomes more difficult for sweat to evaporate off the skin.? Minnesota 80 degree dew points are rare in the Twin Cities historical record. Since 1945, there have been only twenty hours of 80 degree dew points recorded. Ten of those twenty hours came in a ten hour period on July 12 and 13, 1995. The highest dew point temperature ever recorded in the Twin Cities was 81 degrees at 11:00 am on July 30, 1999. The highest single hour dew point was in 2003 was 77 degrees and 75 degrees in 2004. http://climate.umn.edu/doc/twin_cities/mspdewpoint.htm United States ?According to the Mount Washington Observatory's Weather Notebook, it's not possible to have 95 degrees and a 95 percent humidity in the Western Hemisphere. The warmest temperature possible with a 95% humidity (which is near saturation) is about 85 degrees. However, a 93-degree dewpoint temperature was recorded once on the Persian Gulf, so it would be possible to have a 95-degree, 95% humidity at that location. The highest dewpoint temperature I've ever seen in the United States is in the lower 80's. Anything above 68 to 70 degrees is quite humid.? http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:UJ-GJfCeEZAJ:www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/weather/qa_forum.html%3FforumId%3D593%26mode%3Ddisplay%26action%3D%26type%3Dlist%26pageNo%3D3+%22highest+dewpoint+%22+&hl=en World World's highest dewpoint -- The record high dewpoint in the world is 93°, observed near Dubayy, on the Persian Gulf in the United Arab Emirates(07/30/00) http://wgntv.trb.com/news/weather/wgntv-weatherwords-w,0,2831016.story?coll=wgntv-weather-4 ======================================================= Highest heat adjustment Minnesota ?What about the highest heat index ever reached in the Twin Cities or Minnesota? The heat index is a "feels like" measure which factors together temperature and dew point. The highest heat index value ever recorded in the Twin Cities is believed to be 119 degrees, occurring on July 11, 1966 (our thanks to climate historian Charles Fisk). For Minnesota, an air temperature of 97 degrees teamed with an 84 degree dew point to create a heat index value of 125 degrees at the Red Wing airport at 3:00 pm on July 30, 1999.? http://climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/extremes.htm United States ?On Monday, the nation's highest heat index -- a measure of heat and humidity -- was the miserable 125 recorded in Biloxi, Mississippi. In Dallas, two deaths have been attributed to the recent hot weather. Forecasters don't expect a break in the Southern heat until at least later in the week.? http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WEATHER/07/18/heatwave.02/ |
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Re: Weather Records for high, low and humidity
From: bobbie7-ga on 19 Jan 2005 05:09 PST |
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