Posted on 08/11/2016 6:22:02 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A high pressure system sitting in the eastern Atlantic has caused one of the coldest nights in recent history, driving temperatures down to just above zero on Wednesday night, the German Weather Service (DWD) reports.
In Carlsfeld, Saxony, the mercury dropped to 1.3°C (34.3°F), thereby setting a record for the coldest August temperature ever recorded in the town since first being measured in 1990.
Meanwhile, in Bad Königshofen in Bavaria, a temperature of 1.5°C (34.7°F) was also just one decimal place above a record set in 1987.
In several mountainous regions of the country, frost also covered the grass on Thursday morning.
The chilly front couldn’t be in greater contrast to the same time last August, when Germany was sweating through the second hottest summer since records began. …
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That can’t be, we have been told that this is the hottest year EVER.
The Gore-Bull Warming folks better get on the stick and correct these obviously erroneous readings.
103 today in North Texas, typical for this time of year. HS kids are in band camp. Our band, all 350+, have been practicing from 8 to 8 since last week. Wednesday's are the exception, they only go to 4:30.
Football practice has started, too.
August is the worst month of the year. July sets the stage, by burning off any residual standing water. August puts huge cracks in grassy areas.
Bttt
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