Triple-Digit Heat Across Southeast; Driest, Hottest September On Record Across All 120 KY Counties

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A rare October heatwave in the Southeast and Midwest pushed into the Northeast Wednesday and sent temperatures soaring. Records were broken in 164 cities Wednesday as nearly half the country had temperatures above 90.

Saint George, South Carolina, is now in the grips of a flash drought, brought on by extreme heat and no rain. To see the effects, CBS News flew a drone over a cornfield. Stanley Gruber said his insurance agent told him his corn crop is a total loss. “I mean there’s no ears here,” he said.

Temperatures reached the mid-90s in Saint George. On average in the month of October, it would usually be in the mid-70s. This is the first time in 50 years that Gruber won’t make any money on his corn crop.

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The first half of 2018 saw remarkably wet conditions that put Kentucky on track to have a record year for rainfall. But now, the state is facing one of the worst droughts since records began in 1895. All 120 counties in Kentucky have issued drought declarations as unprecedented hot and dry conditions pummel the state and much of the Southeast. Persistent drought conditions are already affecting this year’s farmers and cattle producers and could impact the state’s drinking water if they last much longer.

Last month will likely go down as the driest September on record with an average of 0.28 inches of rainfall across the state. At the same time, it’s likely to be among the hottest ever Septembers on record, State Climatologist Stuart Foster.

“In a very real sense what we are seeing now has never happened before in our recorded record,” Foster said. “Almost any way you look at it this is an unprecedented situation for us here in Kentucky.”

While every drought is unique, this year’s weather pattern is consistent with climate change models in national and regional climate assessments, Foster said. Climate scientists say the frequency of extreme weather including heavy downpours, droughts and heatwaves will become more common as average temperatures rise.

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https://climatecrocks.com/2019/10/03/heat-wave-scorching-southeast/

[greymattermom]

1. Here in Atlanta too.

My pool is still open, but we are supposed to have a major cool down tonight.

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2. We just need to burn more clean coal

and everything will be fine.