Hot here again today, man is it hot!

[wood714]

We had a heat advisory today. Got up at 5:40 so I could start my yard work early. Started at 6:40 and was finished with the front yard around 7:00. The back yard is shaded in the morning.

Not supposed to mow before 7:00, but I have my neighbors approval. The sun doesn't hit my front yard till around 7:10. There's a world of difference between working outside in the sun compared to the shade.

Was still drenched in sweat by the time I was finished, but didn't feel all that hot really.

 

[sophie]

Well we did set another record today of 107 degrees here in Amarillo.

We set a record of 106 degrees yesterday. Quite a lot of days over 100 degrees this summer. It seems to be hotter everywhere this summer.

 

[toad67]

It's been warm here, in western Montana as well. Maybe 3 days below the 90's in July, with the majority being mid, or upper 90's. Had a few days over 100, with the next few around 100, then back to the mid, to upper 90's....

 

[oldbrownhat]

We're just a buncha wusses up here in the extreme NW part of the PNW. Hit 88º today but my 120' earth tube cooling system fed moderate air (~68-70º) in and it stayed about 8-10º below outside. Tomorrow supposed to be the same with a 30% chance of showers with a Humidex (whatever that is) of 36. Rest of the week in the mid 80's and sunny. Fine with me

No fires near me, thank heavens, but a number burning in BC, and the resort town of Jasper AB is reeling from a wildfire that destroyed 30% of its buildings recently

@arjay & lhipster: For rain, talk to the folks in VT. They'd be more than happy to offload the misery they've been experiencing

 

[Beemerguy53]

...Rest of the week in the mid 80's and sunny. Fine with me ...

As somebody who detests summer, and waits all year for fall and winter, if I never in my life experience temperatures higher than 80 degrees, that would be just fine with me as well...

 

[madmikeb]

This is my first summer in Arizona, we've been from high 90's to the the mid hundreds now for the last month or so. According to my thermometer we hit 111 one day. I've only run my a/c 3-4 afternoons so far. We have ceiling fans in every room and if we close the windows and blinds in the morning before the heat really comes up, it stays pretty comfortable in the house, generally mid eighties.

I'm outside puttering most days so when I do come in the house for a break it seems really nice. Maine summers were usually high humidity so I can handle this!

 

[LVSteve]

This is my first summer in Arizona, we've been from high 90's to the the mid hundreds now for the last month or so. According to my thermometer we hit 111 one day. I've only run my a/c 3-4 afternoons so far. We have ceiling fans in every room and if we close the windows and blinds in the morning before the heat really comes up, it stays pretty comfortable in the house, generally mid eighties.

I'm outside puttering most days so when I do come in the house for a break it seems really nice. Maine summers were usually high humidity so I can handle this!

Single or two storey? What you describe is doable in a modern, well insulated home with sensibly sized windows with good IR rejecting double glazing, especially a one storey.

 

[oldbrownhat]

As somebody who detests summer, and waits all year for fall and winter, if I never in my life experience temperatures higher than 80 degrees, that would be just fine with me as well...

Given the "thermal creep" that seems to be advancing across the continent, i can see a move to Alaska in your future

 

[WardenRoss]

'Twas 82° at daybreak on our morning run today. The humidity was about 95%.

Quigley handles it better than me. By 0800, it was time to head to the AC at the hacienda.

 

[ladder13]

Bring it on. Better than trying to walk in snowshoes.

 

[tlawler]

Y’all should come down to Florida and cool off

Seriously though, even though the humidity is a killer, we rarely see upper 90’s over here on the West coast of Florida. Growing up in Orlando, I remember a few triple digit days each summer.

Even with a dry heat, I can’t imagine having to work in 110+ degree heat.

 

[Skeet 028]

100 here yesterday...102 today. Humidity was 11% yesterday. The house is at 4200 ft elevation. I do not have to mow the yard out front. There is no grass. burned up. Behind the house I have a sub irrigated lawn( hay field). 60 last night at 0 dark 30. We open the windows at night...close all up and the A/C will usually start at 1700 hrs.****n till 22-2300Gotta go to Billings today. Forecast ...103

Neat little story..I was out on the porch giving the chickens water chasing the squirrels away..and saw the local wolf. He came out of the dry gound ..got to the irrigation ditch...jumped in..maybe 10 seconds crawled out shook off and went on his way. Guess they ain't dumb,huh?

 

[madmikeb]

Single or two storey? What you describe is doable in a modern, well insulated home with sensibly sized windows with good IR rejecting double glazing, especially a one storey.

It's a single story, about 6 years old, and we're at about 3800' of elevation. It seems to be well insulated and lots of big windows that seem to be of good quality. We do have blinds on all windows and doors, and ceiling fans in every room. Even when it's mid 100's the house rarely gets above mid to high eighties. We have broken down and turned the air on for a couple hours in the afternoon 3-4 times.

 

[1sailor]

I live on the Oregon coast. The high temps here for the past couple of weeks have been in the mid 60's to the lower 70's. I went for a ride yesterday and headed inland where it's warmer. What a crazy difference a few short miles can make. By the time I had traveled less than 20 miles inland the temps had risen into the mid 90's, and the smoke was so thick that even though I was surrounded by mountains you couldn't even see them. It's pretty common knowledge that it gets warmer when you head inland but the amount of difference and the speed at which it changes always astounds me. I also do not miss all that smoke. I feel sorry for all the people who are stuck in those conditions. Whenever it gets this bad there's always warnings on the news not to seek shelter on the coast unless you have a confirmed place to go because everything gets booked solid.

 

[fiasconva]

94 with a "feels like" of 107 right now. Thunderstorms in the forecast.

 

[Farmer17]

It rained earlier today which was an unexpected surprise, the weatherman said there was about a 2% chance of rain and I'm glad he was wrong. It stayed overcast nearly all day and things seemed pretty comfortable compared to yesterday.

 

[Rustyt1953]

The rain stopped.

 

[Greyman50]

Reminds me of where I was in 72…….

 

[Old cop]

Our neck of the woods featured 104 today so this senior citizen enjoyed the AC inside.

 

[LVSteve]

Today was the first day since 20th June that we failed to hit 105°F. We only made it to 104°F.