8/22/07 More Heat Numbers. Longest Heat Wave in History.
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I just got off the phone with the National Weather Service. We had a nice talk about our heat wave. Thanks to Howard Waldron and his "whiz-bang forecaster/Met-Tech" as he called him for "crunching the numbers" for me.
Here we go:
Our heat wave, 95 and above has lasted 19 days including today. The previous record is 18 back on August 15th through September 1st of 1993.
Today will be the 7th day of 100 or above. The record is 15 in 1952
The hottest summer average, June-August is 82.0 in 1993. This summer so far: 81.0 (could break this)
The hottest year in Chattanooga: 1938 with an average of 63.1. So far this year: 61.6 (including the freeze in April)
What a summer. We can be thankfull for the wet and "cooler" July we had.
See you soon,
Brian
DROUGHT * WATERING USAGE * PLANTINGS: GROUND COVERS & TREES *
Submitted by WILLIAM SIMPSON (not verified) on August 24, 2007 - 7:45am.
DEAR BRIAN,
START A "THINK GREEN" CHATTANOOGA! SAVE OUR WATER RESOURCES AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES BY DOING AWAY WITH LAWNS EXPENSIVE LAWN MOWERS & GASOLINE POWERED EQUIPMENT BY PLANTING GROUND COVERS: IVY, VINCA MAJOR AND/OR VINCA MINOR. YOU DO NOT HAVE CUT, WATER, WEED & TRIM AND THEY ARE ALWAYS PERENNIALLY GREEN!
MENTION THE NATIONAL & TENNESSEE WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION.
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YOUR AUDIENCE WOULD ENJOY SEEING THE EXPENDITURES BY THE COUNTY/SCHOOL SYSTEM/CITIES FOR SIMPLY: GRASS CUTTING AND THE AMOUNT OF OUR MONEY SPENT ON THE LABOR, PETRO CHEMICALS & GASOLINE/DIESEL FOR NEW EQUIPMENT (AND THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE OF THAT EQUIPMENT IN PARTS & LABOR); THE AMOUNT OF WATER & FERTILIZERS (SPRINKLERS & LABOR) THAT OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT USES DAILY IS RIDICOUSLY WASTEFUL (IT IS NOT FREE). THE GERMAN OWNED WATER COMPANY JUST REC'D A GIGANTIC INCREASE IN THEIR PROFITS (18% RATE INCREASE THIS YEAR )FROM OUR POLITICIANS!
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