My perfect summer day: Heat, Humidity and T-storm
It’s been a while since I updated my blog. It’s summer by the way and I’m enjoying every bit of it. Furthermore, major updates in our major site, www.TorontoForecast.com, on Canada Day but more on that in another blog.
In the last four days, Southern Ontario has been suffering from an extended period of heat and humidity. Humidex advisories, t-storm warnings and even a tornado watch have been issued. Here is a brief summary of maximum temperatures and THSW index (combination of temperature, humidity, sun and wind readings):
May 6: 33.8 deg. C (THSW: 44)
May 7: 32.5 deg. C (THSW: 41)
May 8: 34.5 deg. C (THSW: 44)
May 9: 35.1 deg. C (THSW: 46)
As you can see, today is the hottest day so far and it felt like 46 this afternoon. Of course, we also have the perfect ingredient for severe t-storms. As of 22:55 EDT, we already received 18.0 mm of rain and it’s still raining. We got some major impressive cells this afternoon and at 16:31 EDT, we recorded a rainfall rate of 303.2 mm/hr!
Here are some radar images of nocturnal t-storms in the area (Toronto East York weather station is indicated by a temperature of 76 deg. F in the map in Sunnybrook Park area):
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Cheers,
KLM
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