tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post449539674058948846..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: SMOKEZILLA Versus the Heat WaveCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58040711083031875142017-08-04T08:20:02.411-07:002017-08-04T08:20:02.411-07:00Wunderground does. Particulate matter currently li...Wunderground does. Particulate matter currently listed at 158/500, "unhealthy."Mr. Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868393628991979003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16221202475511003492017-08-04T08:08:36.806-07:002017-08-04T08:08:36.806-07:00What are the odds of 89 degrees and free windows o...What are the odds of 89 degrees and free windows on Sunday?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00248585108254261256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-48755159077295795852017-08-04T03:42:46.500-07:002017-08-04T03:42:46.500-07:00We closed on our house that week, so I very vividl...We closed on our house that week, so I very vividly remember that heat wave. However am I wrong in recalling the record high on 8/3/09 as being hotter here in Redmond WA (with a daytime high of 107)? Poor movers were ready to keel over. Zeesalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09238731749231269312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40660753857452632642017-08-03T23:23:19.841-07:002017-08-03T23:23:19.841-07:00a bit hazy.... i see what you did therea bit hazy.... i see what you did thereA Non Mouse 42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12430624193152222564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25563329837108330092017-08-03T23:08:19.684-07:002017-08-03T23:08:19.684-07:00So Smokezilla allows less heat to reach the surfac...So Smokezilla allows less heat to reach the surface. Where does the energy go? Reflected? Upper atmosphere and then stays there? (mixing?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087743932673108397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76739928487957280352017-08-03T20:35:48.324-07:002017-08-03T20:35:48.324-07:00I can't smell the smoke.
Neither does it bu...I can't smell the smoke.<br /> Neither does it burn my eyes or irritate my lung. It's just odd to look at. <br /><br />August. In like a smokezilla out like a.....?...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768003793767265278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63904526047225507862017-08-03T20:29:49.415-07:002017-08-03T20:29:49.415-07:00I'm slowly heading south from the northern Can...I'm slowly heading south from the northern Canadian Gulf Islands and smoke is getting considerably less dense.annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216864609031741126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-3606652137731434532017-08-03T18:30:34.717-07:002017-08-03T18:30:34.717-07:00I believe it was 72 overnight of 7/29/09 during o...I believe it was 72 overnight of 7/29/09 during our record heat wave. 103 that day in Seattle broke the all time record. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942246053068133630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75257792530609107222017-08-03T14:50:10.030-07:002017-08-03T14:50:10.030-07:00Was the high temperature at UIL 98F or 99F? The N...Was the high temperature at UIL 98F or 99F? The NWS F-6 shows 98F. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110821733265370614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73949630635441526042017-08-03T14:49:13.054-07:002017-08-03T14:49:13.054-07:00Was the high temperature at UIL 98F or 99F? The N...Was the high temperature at UIL 98F or 99F? The NWS F-6 shows 98F. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110821733265370614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72594509008584032072017-08-03T14:47:52.114-07:002017-08-03T14:47:52.114-07:00Joe - there is a very interesting relationship bet...Joe - there is a very interesting relationship between the high temperatures and the presence of the smoke in our area. (No, it's not the relationship between fire and heat). Cliff has explained this in past posts. See if you can find those and learn about it.John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03575682658318674003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-77801929789175134492017-08-03T14:38:58.316-07:002017-08-03T14:38:58.316-07:00Cliff -- really appreciate these smoke updates, bu...Cliff -- really appreciate these smoke updates, but the question on everyone's mind is if you have any prediction of when the smoke will clear? Are there any shifts in wind direction in the near forecast? I have a full-moon/stars photograph I'm aiming for this weekend and it will be ruined by any haze. Thanks!clephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856604824213615001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-10046924035745092272017-08-03T14:30:46.876-07:002017-08-03T14:30:46.876-07:00@Joe Mamma: We can certainly have less heat and le...@Joe Mamma: We can certainly have less heat and less smoke, simultaneously. ;) If it were raining, the smoke would be flushed out of the air. ;)Beetlecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813425947012240598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16323613051553316242017-08-03T14:16:08.771-07:002017-08-03T14:16:08.771-07:00How many high quality air days does Beijing get in...How many high quality air days does Beijing get in a year? Yeah this 'smokezilla' is once a decade event in the PacWest, otherwise our air quality is just about tops in the world ALL year long.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76438283090847012522017-08-03T14:03:50.936-07:002017-08-03T14:03:50.936-07:00Is the poor air quality on par with the *average* ...Is the poor air quality on par with the *average* air quality in places like Beijing? Bob Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598368072366661638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81314007678516393662017-08-03T12:08:24.924-07:002017-08-03T12:08:24.924-07:00Pretty awful three days running here in north What...Pretty awful three days running here in north Whatcom County. Haven't seen smoke to this extent, and for this length of time, in the 21 years I've lived here. The stagnant air and unusually high humidity are making for some extremely unpleasant and unhealthy conditions. Not seeing a lot of relief in sight, either.<br /><br />~ ColleenColleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635233372638773800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42389661780136870792017-08-03T11:29:33.292-07:002017-08-03T11:29:33.292-07:00Absolutely none of my iPhone weather apps even men...Absolutely none of my iPhone weather apps even mentions the smoke or its effect. If I didn't also have air quality apps and you, I'd never have known. This needs correcting. Air quality is definitely part of the weather, unless you're a robot.<br />OneTwoThreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690685516951313970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44406463076036061812017-08-03T09:24:08.078-07:002017-08-03T09:24:08.078-07:00What is the Seattle record for highest nighttime l...What is the Seattle record for highest nighttime low? Seems like we could break that one.<br />Nancy Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290499346408596738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7138276894954036902017-08-03T09:12:53.596-07:002017-08-03T09:12:53.596-07:00This is appalling. When I moved here in the 70...This is appalling. When I moved here in the 70's this smoke business only happened briefly every 3-4 years. Now is seems to be almost every year- and it is more acute.<br /><br />Global warming indeed. Plus a legacy of fire suppression, which, apparently, eventually comes back to haunt us.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-66516372463537812962017-08-03T09:08:44.234-07:002017-08-03T09:08:44.234-07:00When will the smoke clear? When will the smoke clear? Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684162879127891403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-597861903968985182017-08-03T08:27:04.127-07:002017-08-03T08:27:04.127-07:00We are "losing" about 6 KWH/day on our s...We are "losing" about 6 KWH/day on our solar array post smoke compared to pre smoke days. Who do we sue? ;-) Up here in Bellingham we may have a bit more smoke as there is a fire between Chuckanut and Blanchard Mts. Hope they get it out quickly.Jennie and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500621503502046660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-91083294433411534232017-08-03T07:26:22.308-07:002017-08-03T07:26:22.308-07:00That's what I want to know!!!That's what I want to know!!!Walli Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852468418982574151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-32727574685909127882017-08-03T07:08:08.824-07:002017-08-03T07:08:08.824-07:00Smokezilla is admittedly unpleasant, but I have a ...Smokezilla is admittedly unpleasant, but I have a harder time dealing with the Dewpoint Fairy. The water content of the air is noticeably higher, and mornings have a hint of that East Coast sticky feel. <br /><br />Yechhh!herrbrahmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308204686231352936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-48552652920826658782017-08-03T06:50:34.597-07:002017-08-03T06:50:34.597-07:00After the eclipse? BuahahahaAfter the eclipse? BuahahahaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768003793767265278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-12014922337497271442017-08-03T06:45:43.295-07:002017-08-03T06:45:43.295-07:00Cliff, I recall a day in the early 80's... 81?...Cliff, I recall a day in the early 80's... 81? when I was working in Taholah and living in Hoquiam... and, while I'm a bit hazy on this, I believe it was late May - early June. We had one day where it hit 99-100. I'm kind of surprised Quillayute's 99 was an all time high... anyway, I'm ready for this to end ASAP. 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