The official tropical weather thread 2020

[nervewrecker]

Whoever that is must be put their thermometer directly in the sun in a closed box instead of a properly calibrated Stevenson screen. Reporting news like that is very irresponsible.

isn't the met office equipment in a cool breezy area?

I visited the met office some years ago and its was distinctly cooler than port of spain at midday.

Temps have since went up a lot.

I measured 72 degrees C on a dark green door about a year ago.

The temps in my car gets so hot it melts this stuff:
https://www.instamorph.com/
I usually throw it in boiling water to melt it.

I have since measured temps of over 50 degrees in many places and air condition systems need 50 deg C max to dissipate heat. At those temps they are now taking in heat. The ac in my truck feels like its not functioning during the daylight but it frosts the glasses in the late evening/night. I've since opted for one of my supercharging systems on it.

As of late we have a lot of compressors tripping on thermal overload because of the sheer heat load.
I measured 475 PSI on the discharge side on a R410 system. The coils are clean and the system has the factory charge. I also have R22 systems on over 300 PSI.



so far the only solution has been this system I have built

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Goes back to farmer's guide and say: full moon later this week, expect some rain

[redmanjp]

i thought Met Office say the average temp only gone up about 1C in the past few decades?

[sMASH]

I want to say Is more like 2 degs.
But the average means that highs will be higher and greater duration.

[Musical Doc]

Rain in sando

[sMASH]

Very brief rain.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Bahamas cant be so sour

[redmanjp]

right now dey cyah even take ah tropical storm

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Thu Sep 12 2019

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

1. Satellite images indicate that the area of disturbed weather over
the central and southeastern Bahamas is gradually becoming better
organized while surface pressures are falling in the area.
Conditions are becoming favorable for a tropical depression or a
tropical storm to form within the next day or so as the system moves
toward the northwest through the northwestern Bahamas and toward
the Florida Peninsula at 5 to 10 mph. If this development trend
continues Potential Tropical Cyclone advisories will likely be
initiated later today. This disturbance will bring heavy rainfall
and gusty winds across portions of the Bahamas through Friday,
especially in portions of the northwestern Bahamas affected by
Hurricane Dorian. An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is
scheduled to investigate the system this afternoon, if necessary.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.

[brickman]

The heat today was on a different level....

[redmanjp]

[matr1x]

Geezer...no relief for them?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

The heat today was on a different level....

today had the highest temperature for the week so far

[MG Man]

two different cars I drove yesterday and today indicated 37

[aaron17]

Met office saying 34 today...would it feel like 40?

[toyolink]

AC compressors taking a real licking for the pass few weeks.
Operating temps and conditions have been at extremes and if you are not achieving cooling you have come to expect during middle of day there may be no need to panic.
Everything running hotter than usual.

[aaron17]

Damn its 36 to 37 degrees.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Feels that way^

[DTAC]

Allyuh want to say I's one of you? Take heat from downstairs in yuh tail.

[maj. tom]

well next year is drought in we mc for sure. Gonna have to buy another Rotoplastic tank before the year end.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

That is definite^....allyuh better start organizing tanks and pumps etc

[hydroep]

Meh plants ketchin' dey arse...even the ones in the shade...

[brickman]

*crosses fingers for some relief today*

[sMASH]

Saw some clouds roll around last night. This morning feels humid.

[aaron17]

It gone...

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

[K74T]

Finally some rain in Barataria

[matix]

This place too damn hot

[PariaMan]

Overcast in Santa Cruz

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Blue skies up east

[bluefete]

*crosses fingers for some relief today*

Like yuh dun know!

Keep crossing dem fingers.