Record Alert

Atmospheric Heat Dome & Subsidence Dynamics

Atmospheric Cross-Section (200 - 1000 hPa) DALR = 9.8°C/km

Synoptic 500 hPa Ridge & Regional Probes All-Time August Record Threat

Regional Station Sounding Probes & Heat Index

Station Elevation Surface Temp (°F / °C) Heat Index (°F) CIN Cap (J/kg) 850 hPa Temp Threat Level
Thermodynamic Physics Insight: Sinking upper-tropospheric air at -4.2 cm/s undergoes dry adiabatic compression (~9.8°C/km), warming the column by +6.8°C. Low soil moisture (14%) shunts incoming solar flux into sensible heating (+1.8°C), locking a 420 J/kg inversion cap over Texas.
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