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Currently in the Twin Cities — August 3, 2023: Another steamy day
Plus, Beijing gets its worst rainstorm in history.
Sven Sundgaard & Eric Holthaus
August 02, 2023
The weather, currently.
Another steamy day
Thursday will be another steamy day with highs back in the low 90s and dew points flirting with 70 degrees making for a likely heat index in the mid to upper 90s by afternoon. While an isolated thunderstorm can’t be ruled out, we’ll be mainly dry. We’ll gradually see cooler conditions over the weekend. It’s looking increasingly likely we’ll see a widespread rainfall develop late Saturday into Sunday night. There are still various model scenarios but it’s something to monitor. Temperatures next week look below normal; mainly in the 70s to around 80 degrees with highs just around 70 north.
What you need to know, currently.
Beijing has just endured 744.8 mm (29.3 in) of rain in just 72 hours — the heaviest three-day rainstorm in the recorded history of the capital city of China, dating back to at least 1860.
Images and video from Beijing and the surrounding area show absolutely torrential floodwaters and widespread effects as thousands of rescue workers have been dispatched to help look for survivors.
The rain came from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, which Currently covered last week as it was approaching the Philippines and Taiwan. Sea surface temperatures near the Chinese coast are well above average, contributing to the anomalous moisture in the air. In Hebei Province, just to the west of Beijing, the rainfall totals were even higher — as much as 1003 mm (39.5 in) over the past 72 hours.
The river course in the west of Beijing after the heavy rain
— Jim yang (@yangyubin1998)
11:14 AM • Aug 1, 2023
China’s hottest-ever temperature was also recorded this summer — as Sanbao in Xinjiang Province hit 52.2°C (126°F) on July 16th — which Currently also summarized as it happened.
What you can do, currently.
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