Brrrrrr....

The weather is turning, the weather is turning!!!

It's hard to imagine that just 2 days ago, the high was 105 degrees!

Most Recent Observations at September 30, 2005 - 18:00 GMT

	18:00	Max since Midnight	Min since Midnight	24 Hour Max	24 Hour Min
Temperature	80.0° F	80.0 at 18:00	53.0 at 9:00	80.0 at 18:00	53.0 at 9:00

p/s: K. Restoule..none of us have spontaneously combusted yet *hehe*, and we'll gladly take this turn in the weather, tardy or not!

( map courtesy of Mapquest.com)

Can someone explain to me why it gets hotter in Texas even though Malaysia is closer to( if not almost ON ) the Equator??

Wow, the map just reminded me how far away from home I am....

he distance between abilene and batu pahat

The distance: Origin: Destination: Johor, Malaysia Distance in miles: Distance in kilometers: Please note: The distance is calculated "as the crow flies". It uses the latitude and longitude of the cities to calculate the distance, so this may vary from the driving distances. If you wish to lookup other cities, then you can use this form.

I'm Melting...I'm Melting.....

Abilene swelters in 104-degree heat
(Our local county weather station says 107F)

Abilene Reporter News
September 26, 2005

You would think hitting 104 degrees this late in the year would break a record.

You'd be wrong.

Sunday's 104-degree high only tied a record set for the date in 1977.

This was the fifth day temperatures went over 100 this year; the last one was July 26.

You would think that maybe this is last time Abilene hits 100 this year.

You might be right.

The forecast calls for highs only in the upper 80s today and Tuesday. However, Abilene has recorded 100-degree temperatures even in October. Abilene's latest 100-degree fall day fell in 1979 when it hit 102 on Oct. 8.

Abilene wasn't the only sweltering place in the Big Country Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Brownwood baked at 106 degrees, Comanche cooked at 104, and Sweetwater sizzled at 100. Big Spring and Snyder simmered at only 99.

*sigh*

Well, there's always next year...

OR New Mexico.

First of all, thank you to everyone who had us in your thoughts over Rita. Sorry I haven't blogged for a few days. I've been filling up ( or trying to ) my brain with Physiology and man, after having graduated from medical school 4 years ago, and not having practised medicine for almost 2 years, things get a little rusty.

But back to the matter at hand.

Abilene was hosting its Big Country Balloon Fest the past few days, which got me terribly excited because I had never been in a hot air balloon or seen one up close. And one of the attractions was tethered ballon flights.

So, I was really disappointed that during the few days that the festival was held, I didn't even see ONE, because of non cooperative weather ( i.e. windy conditions - hey, the fall and spring seasons in Abilene are real gusty, what WERE they thinking.. ).

Well, at least now I'll have an excuse to bug David into bringing me to New Mexico for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta that's starting end of this month..

Rita is turning northward

RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR.

A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. ON THIS TRACK... THE CORE OF RITA WILL BE APPROACHING THE
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST LATE FRIDAY.

...INLAND HURRICANE WATCH FOR BROOKS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED...

Looks like Brooks county is going to have to brace for just tropical storms right now. I pray that people who are stuck en route getting out of the affected areas manage to do so safely

Here we go again

NOAA BULLETIN

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...415 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2005

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE RITA MOVING WESTWARD
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE WHICH INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: KENEDY...WILLACY...CAMERON...
BROOKS( Where our other home in South Texas is )...AND HIDALGO COUNTIES.

Rita, the ninth hurricane and 17th named storm of the June 1-Nov. 30 Atlantic hurricane season, was about 755 miles (1,215 kilometers) east-southeast of Corpus Christi, on the Gulf Coast. This is the first time in 10 years that Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes, named in alphabetical order, have reached the letter ``R.''

Galveston, Texas, smashed in 1900 by the deadliest hurricane ( that killed up to 12,000 people ) in U.S. history, is in the center of the storm's projected path.