30 July 2012
Tulsa Hits 108 Degrees Sunday- Forecast for Wednesday 113!
Posted by Dan Satterfield
The temp. at midnight in Tulsa was 95 degrees after a high of 108 on Sunday.
The heat goes on and on and on… FYI- the all time record for Tulsa is 116 degrees in the dust bowl August of 1936. From what I see on the numerical models tonight, that record is in jeopardy.
Update 1 am EDT Tues. 31 July: Tulsa set an all time record high minimum on Monday at 88 degrees. The afternoon high was 109. Little rock hit 111 which is 3 shy of the hottest ever recorded there.
Hey, Dan, I’ve been reading your blog for a few months now, and I’m really enjoying it. I’m an Intrade gambler (small time), and I’ve been making steady money every month since March betting on the Global Temperature Anomalies. I’ve learned a lot since I started researching the global temps, and I was wondering if you had any advice for someone trying to predict the GISS temps from month to month.
For example, every week I study the SST maps of the ocean temp anomalies, and I’ve found that comparing one month to the next really helps. Like, here’s the end of June map:
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/data/sst/anomaly/2012/anomnight.6.28.2012.gif
And here’s the end of July:
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/data/sst/anomaly/2012/anomnight.7.30.2012.gif
It’s obvious that as far as ocean temps go, July is warmer than June.
Anyway, I was hoping you could enlighten me on other ways to help me accurately predict the monthly temps from GISS.
Thanks.
That is the millon dollar question Scott, but there are some things you can take to the bank. A large volcanic eruption will cause a drop and El Nino will cause it to go up. In the long run, it will go up as long as the greenhouse gases keep rising. We have a developing El Nino so I would bet on some increased anomalies as we go into the autumn.