The 'hottest stretch of weather' could hit these areas
By
John Roach, AccuWeather staff writer
Published May 27, 2020 9:39 AM EDT
People congregate on Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach with the San Francisco skyline as a backdrop, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Alameda, California. The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Bay Area through Thursday, May 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Reduced air travel – passenger volumes have fallen as much as 89 percent in the most recent week – may be keeping coast-to-coast travelers from experiencing a shock to their system. The West is enduring a scorching heat wave, while the East and parts of the Midwest are cooler and certainly wetter.
San Francisco broke a daily record on Memorial Day (90 F) that was set in 1951, while San Jose and Oakland also tied or set new record high marks for the date. And in Los Angeles, every day from May 1 to May 25 experienced above-normal temperatures except two (May 19 and 20), according to AccuWeather records.
“Los Angeles will have temperatures in the 80s this week, with readings in the 90s across the inland valleys, but the real heat will be across the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys,” said AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dave Samuhel. “Highs will be in the 100s over the next few days. A few places could touch 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
“This will be the hottest stretch of weather for the Central Valley so far this season,” Samuhel said. “By the weekend, the highest temperatures will be found over the Rockies, with Salt Lake City and Boise approaching 100 degrees.”
Several West and Southwest states are currently in severe drought conditions, according to the United States Drought Monitor, while parts of California, Oregon, Colorado and Kansas, are experiencing extreme drought conditions.
It’s a different picture in the East and Midwest. The long-term average temperatures are noticeably lower in Philadelphia (4.2 degrees F lower), Washington, D.C. (3.7 degrees F), Cincinnati and New York City (both 3.5 degrees F).
Estimated costs for cooling from May 1 through May 25 compared to long-term normal averages are substantially lower in those cities, according to an AccuWeather analysis. They’re also significantly higher in the West, though the sample sizes are small for both. It’s still early in the cooling season, which typically begins May 1 and can last until late in the year in many United States cities. The costs of cooling, including electricity, vary from year to year and from place to place, so the percentage change in your bill may vary from these percentages.
For Chicago, it’s not lower temperatures, but record-setting rain. The city already has set a record for its wettest May for the third straight year (9.14 inches, according to AccuWeather records). That’s particularly noteworthy for a city with weather reports dating to 1871, according to the Washington Post.
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For areas sweltering in the pre-summer heat, AccuWeather forecasts a pending respite.
“Warm air will surge across the western United States over the next few days, but there will be a trend toward cooler weather again over the weekend,” Samuhel said.
Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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The 'hottest stretch of weather' could hit these areas
By John Roach, AccuWeather staff writer
Published May 27, 2020 9:39 AM EDT
People congregate on Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach with the San Francisco skyline as a backdrop, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Alameda, California. The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Bay Area through Thursday, May 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Reduced air travel – passenger volumes have fallen as much as 89 percent in the most recent week – may be keeping coast-to-coast travelers from experiencing a shock to their system. The West is enduring a scorching heat wave, while the East and parts of the Midwest are cooler and certainly wetter.
San Francisco broke a daily record on Memorial Day (90 F) that was set in 1951, while San Jose and Oakland also tied or set new record high marks for the date. And in Los Angeles, every day from May 1 to May 25 experienced above-normal temperatures except two (May 19 and 20), according to AccuWeather records.
“Los Angeles will have temperatures in the 80s this week, with readings in the 90s across the inland valleys, but the real heat will be across the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys,” said AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dave Samuhel. “Highs will be in the 100s over the next few days. A few places could touch 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
“This will be the hottest stretch of weather for the Central Valley so far this season,” Samuhel said. “By the weekend, the highest temperatures will be found over the Rockies, with Salt Lake City and Boise approaching 100 degrees.”
Several West and Southwest states are currently in severe drought conditions, according to the United States Drought Monitor, while parts of California, Oregon, Colorado and Kansas, are experiencing extreme drought conditions.
It’s a different picture in the East and Midwest. The long-term average temperatures are noticeably lower in Philadelphia (4.2 degrees F lower), Washington, D.C. (3.7 degrees F), Cincinnati and New York City (both 3.5 degrees F).
Estimated costs for cooling from May 1 through May 25 compared to long-term normal averages are substantially lower in those cities, according to an AccuWeather analysis. They’re also significantly higher in the West, though the sample sizes are small for both. It’s still early in the cooling season, which typically begins May 1 and can last until late in the year in many United States cities. The costs of cooling, including electricity, vary from year to year and from place to place, so the percentage change in your bill may vary from these percentages.
For Chicago, it’s not lower temperatures, but record-setting rain. The city already has set a record for its wettest May for the third straight year (9.14 inches, according to AccuWeather records). That’s particularly noteworthy for a city with weather reports dating to 1871, according to the Washington Post.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP
For areas sweltering in the pre-summer heat, AccuWeather forecasts a pending respite.
“Warm air will surge across the western United States over the next few days, but there will be a trend toward cooler weather again over the weekend,” Samuhel said.
Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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