Easy forecast: Good this weekend- small next week.
SURF:
Summer keeps a chuggin' along. Fun little waves this past week as well as warm water temps and sunny skies in the afternoon. Typical southern California. We've got some interesting stuff going on for this weekend though...
FORECAST:
After a good weekend of surf, there's isn't anything impressive on the charts unfortunately. Monday starts off with dying chest high+ SW groundswell and then it gets smaller after that.
WEATHER:
As advertised above, we've got an odd low pressure system actually coming from the E (most low pressure systems for us come from the N or W) and as it moves through our area this weekend it will pick up monsoon moisture from the desert and we get a little chance of showers around here on Saturday. By Monday the clouds start to go away and we're left with typical low clouds and fog in the nights/mornings the 2nd half of next week.
BEST BET:
Should be a fun weekend of surf if you don't mind the clouds above.
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
Whether or not you believe in global warming, you have to admit it's been darn hot around here. So hot that last month was one of the hottest on record for Mother Nature. The facts from NOAA:
•The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for June 2013 tied with 2006 as the fifth highest on record, at 0.64°C (1.15°F) above the 20th century average of 15.5°C (59.9°F).
•The global land surface temperature was 1.05°C (1.89°F) above the 20th century average of 13.3°C (55.9°F), marking the third warmest June on record. For the ocean, the June global sea surface temperature was 0.48°C (0.86°F) above the 20th century average of 16.4°C (61.5°F), the 10th warmest June on record.
•The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the January–June period (year-to-date) was 0.59°C (1.06°F) above the 20th century average of 13.5°C (56.3°F), tying with 2003 as the seventh warmest such period on record.
Even though June was hot across the globe, no place on earth has the notoriety of our friend to the east, Death Valley. At just 280 miles from L.A., it has been famous for being one of the hottest and driest places in North America. In fact, Death Valley holds the record for the world’s highest surface air temperature ever recorded—134°F recorded at Greenland Ranch July 10, 1913. While 134°F is definitely well-above Death Valley’s average summer temperatures, temperatures frequently reach or exceed 100°F from mid-May until early October.
On July 5–14, 1913, Death Valley endured an intense stretch of hot weather. The high temperature reached 125°F or more every day, and that 10-day period still ranks as the longest consecutive stretch of temperatures that high on record in the valley. The hottest days were from July 9 to the 13, when the high temperature reached as least 129°F each day, and on July 10 the temperature spiked to 134°F. Although Death Valley had been known for being an extremely hot place, this reading helped to solidify its reputation.
On September 13, 1922, a temperature of 136°F was recorded at El Azizia, Libya. This was eventually certified by the World Meteorological Organization as the hottest air temperature ever recorded on Earth. However, additional evidence recently came to light indicating that the 136°F reading was invalid. On September 12, 2012, the World Meteorological Organization officially re certified the 134°F reading at Death Valley as the all-time highest surface air temperature recorded on the planet.
So, why is Death Valley always so hot? Part of the reason is that the depth and shape of Death Valley influence its summer temperatures. The valley is a long, narrow basin 282 feet below sea level, yet is walled by high, steep mountain ranges. The clear, dry air and sparse plant cover allow sunlight to heat the desert surface. The heat radiates back from the rocks and soil, and then becomes trapped in the valley’s depths. Summer nights provide little relief as overnight lows during the summer may only dip into the 85°F to 95°F range. During the hot spell we had earlier this month in the southwestern United States- Death Valley on a couple nights never got below 100 degrees. Now that's brutal.
BEST OF THE BLOG:
With all your hard work this summer, I thought you deserved some deals on Rip Curl, Rusty, Von Zipper, Reef, and Ocean Minded gear. And a killer pic to hang on your wall. Huh? Get the skinny on the North County Surf blog. All of that and more in the blog below!
PIC OF THE WEEK:
With all the great weather and warm temps lately, I thought I'd throw this cold water gem at you for a loop. You know the days are getting shorter around here (June 21st is the longest day of the year and we're about a month past that already). December 21st will be here before you know it. And these frigid lines will start looking pretty good with that 4/3, booties, and hood of yours. Man I should just appreciate summer while it's here; no use getting ahead of myself!
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
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