The weather outside is not so delightful....

And doggone HOT.... It seems like some of the Southwest heat has been creeping East. Temperatures have been ridiculously hot. Last 3 weeks, the official temperatures and heat indices were:

August 05: 98/112
August 06: 97*/ 108
August 07: 99/ 112
August 08: 102*/ 115
August 09: 104*/ 117
August 10: 102*/ 115
August 15: 99*/105
August 16: 101*/108
August 17: 97/105
August 19: 97/ 105
August 20: 103*/109
August 21: 105**/112
August 23: 99/ 105
August 24: 99*/105

*= Record temp for the day.
**= Ties ALL time record at RDU airport for hottest day ever in Raleigh back on Aug 18,1988.



I love to talk to about the weather, as many of you know, so this will be a very active topic. Since it is hurricane season, I am sure that I will have alot to talk about.

Well Hurricane Dean is proving to be a monster. Currently it is category 4 and has it "eye" on Jamaica. It appears that the ridge to the north will force it to Mexico by late Monday or Tuesday morning.

Rumor has it ( the computer models) that another Tropical Storm may be forming by the end of the week. It will be named Felix if it forms.