Heat in the South and Southwest
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Hasn't really hit 90 here...maybe briefly yesterday. Supposed to be 85 today but after today supposed to play with a 100 for the next 10 days. Only thing been bad here is humidity for the last couple weeks 30-45%...usually at or near 4-5% as far as winter last...that minus 15 was the high for a couple days...39 below twice last winter...This sure beats those Eastern Shore of Md 96-98 days 96 degrees 98% humidity...till ya had rain...then it was worse...95 degrees -105% humidity...talk about wearing weather
I just went out and received my mail.
Imagine a tangerine suspended in Jello.
Imagine a tangerine suspended in Jello.
You people in the Southwest need to de-populate and move...you're pumping all the ground water and causing the earth to tilt! Go to Florida, they can fill in some more swamps and accommodate all of you and maintain their proud record of being the fastest growing state in the good ole U S of A! Better hurry though before all of NYC and Long Island beat you to the best spots.
You're making me hungry...Imagine a tangerine suspended in Jello.
Here in the still-mostly-unscathed PNW it was a decent 89º yesterday. My home-made earth tube cooling system helped keep the house comfy:
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SnidelyWhiplash
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This morning at 5AM when I took the dog out the temperature was 92 degrees. Back in the mid-Atlantics whiner I moved from that would be sweltering weather. Here after so many days of 110+ degrees in the afternoon I felt I needed a sweater.
Today and tomorrow it's supposed to hit 119 or possibly higher. It's a good day to stay in and watch something on Netflix...like the last two weeks has been.
Today and tomorrow it's supposed to hit 119 or possibly higher. It's a good day to stay in and watch something on Netflix...like the last two weeks has been.
Many years ago when I lived in Vancouver BC, I used to see an old East Indian fellow dressed in a long coat and wearing fur-padded ear muffs - in summer, when it was in the 70's. I thought he was nuts, until I realized that if he had emigrated from India, he was probably accustomed to temps. above 120º.
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Grayfox
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I sympathize with you folks. I truly do. been there, done that more times than I can count. I spent 42 years working in open air shops and very often out in the sun. I even suffered heat exhaustion once back in the late 1980s. I do know what you're going through.
However, here in West Tennessee, it ain't been that bad this year. Normally about now our temps would be hovering right at 100 with humidity in the upper 90 %. But this year we're having many days in the upper 80s to low 90s with low humidity. We've had a few days hit 100. But not as many as usual.
I can't explain it, but I sure ain't complaining.
However, here in West Tennessee, it ain't been that bad this year. Normally about now our temps would be hovering right at 100 with humidity in the upper 90 %. But this year we're having many days in the upper 80s to low 90s with low humidity. We've had a few days hit 100. But not as many as usual.
I can't explain it, but I sure ain't complaining.
I've lived on the east coast of Florida for 22 years. I've yet to experience a summer hotter than the 43 years I lived in Cincinnati.
We never had AC in the house growing up. The second floor had 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. We had a window fan in the bathroom pulling air out of the house, we kept the bedroom windows open to allow a hair dryer like breeze at night.
We never had AC in the house growing up. The second floor had 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. We had a window fan in the bathroom pulling air out of the house, we kept the bedroom windows open to allow a hair dryer like breeze at night.
Back in 1954 when I was a little guy, my folks drove us kids from SF up to Red Bluff, Calif. for the summer to visit family and friends during rodeo time.
We wore shorts and a t-shirt with a cap, optional, while roller skating on the side walks out front or spent time in the rubber swimming pool.
The dogs and cats had water inside & outside in pans and we also shared the hose, now and then or even the pool, if they got the notion.
A big old shade tree was a must, also, until the folks let us all back inside the house, that had fans.
However the wash hanging on the close line only took 2-3 hours to be gathered in a basket to be taken inside, in the summer.
Heat did have it's good points, also.
We wore shorts and a t-shirt with a cap, optional, while roller skating on the side walks out front or spent time in the rubber swimming pool.
The dogs and cats had water inside & outside in pans and we also shared the hose, now and then or even the pool, if they got the notion.
A big old shade tree was a must, also, until the folks let us all back inside the house, that had fans.
However the wash hanging on the close line only took 2-3 hours to be gathered in a basket to be taken inside, in the summer.
Heat did have it's good points, also.
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cmj8591
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We spent 8 years being told by the POTUS that climate change and ocean rise were the biggest threats in the history of mankind. The first thing he did when he left office was buy a multi million dollar house on the beach in Martha's Vineyard. Martha's Vineyard. On the beach. He steps out his back door and he's standing on wet sand. Think about that in the context of melting permafrost and the threat of rising oceans. People can choose to believe whatever and whoever they want, but sometimes it's good to question things because propaganda depends on not being questioned.
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I arrived in Fairbanks, AK, in late February '83 when the temps were sub-zero at night, maybe the teens during the day. Guys were working in t-shirts while I froze in my parka. The next year as the temps got into the teens from the previous typical -30s to -40s, I, too, was working in a light shirt. One adapts.
Maddog 521
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We are in the "Texas Heat" and getting by. Last year we installed a new Heat Pump and it's working great. Lower monthly bills and dryer cool air are the way to go. Stay cool
I'll pass on one told to my wife today:
"Opened the door and it was like Satan farted in my face."
"Opened the door and it was like Satan farted in my face."
It is currently 82° with 80% humidity.
A good unit, properly installed, seems to be the answer for heating and cooling, and if you already had a forced-air furnace, the ducting is already there. One concern is that they still use a fair bit of power, largely, I think, due to the compressor, so backup power in an outage can require a big genny.
How big ("tons" of cooling) is yours and what's the power requirement? From what I've read, most run on 220v and require a 20A breaker or bigger.
Here on the southern edge of the High Plains it's always hot this time of year. 100 degrees plus is pretty normal - has been as long as I can remember.
This June and July have been no exception. Last summer was pretty mild (as our summers go). This year is hotter than normal after a mild May and early June.
Saturday we're getting a break. It's going to be below 100 for the first time in what feels like a month. In reality there've been a few days here and there of sub 100 temperatures. Forecast says 97 for Saturday so still pretty hot.
It's a dry heat here. We'll survive it just like we always have. Six months from now we'll be whining about the cold.
This June and July have been no exception. Last summer was pretty mild (as our summers go). This year is hotter than normal after a mild May and early June.
Saturday we're getting a break. It's going to be below 100 for the first time in what feels like a month. In reality there've been a few days here and there of sub 100 temperatures. Forecast says 97 for Saturday so still pretty hot.
It's a dry heat here. We'll survive it just like we always have. Six months from now we'll be whining about the cold.
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