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spwill wrote: Mon 17/08/2020 19:48
Richard wrote: Mon 17/08/2020 17:44

Describe what that was like :-k
the Summers for much USA are hot.
yes and a much more consistent heat too. Ive got to know a hobby plant breeder quite well in Missouri who's been sharing some of his sweet potato seed with me, the comparable growing conditions are so different to here, his hottest daily max temps are around 35C but his coldest summer days are around 25C.
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125F (52C) at 12.08pm, this is getting crazy!!!
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First time I've ever seen a 56C forecast in my life, it's not like the NWS to exaggerate either in their forecasts :eek: :eek:
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That heat is very extreme, Las Vegas being the closest city have forecasted highs of 46c, 115F!

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A few storm chasing legends got together for a podcast today (sadly whilst I was at work).

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Heads up, not graphic, but tragically this video shows a vehicle being thrown, a 73 year old man lost his life. He was driving a SUV with a trailer carrying a car behind it.

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it does amaze me as you see it a lot in the USA where people just carry on driving thinking they are safe somehow
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Crazy cold system being modeled in parts of US next week, really dramatic temperature change!

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i hear horrific stories of dramatic wildfires over there making the skies go orange. hope all is OK over there.
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Hard to believe this chart is real but it is and it's today.
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Cyclone Tracy wrote: Thu 29/10/2020 11:20 Hard to believe this chart is real but it is and it's today.
they sure are having a active hurricane season this year. la nina i bet. meanwhile their tornado season was crazy in april but died in may.
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Texas, Oklahoma etc have just had major troubles with Ice build up on structures. Several important radio/TV towers of the 1000' type have collapsed when several inches of Ice build up on them.
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Another great Hank Schyma (Pecos Hank) video.
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