August 12, 2024 Monday Weather Update
Tropical Storm Ernesto named but will remain well off US East Coast
August 2024 was the 16th-warmest August in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 74.0°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 73.1°F (+1.0°F).
August 2024 was the 44th-driest August in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 2.5in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.7in (-0.2in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
Happy Monday!
Tropical Storm Ernesto (05L) named 300 miles east of Antigua and 600 miles ESE of Puerto Rico on a blistering pace WNW at 28 mph. Ernesto is slowly getting better organized with broken bands of convection in a very large circulation, but storms near the center have bubbled up.
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