Hot here again today, man is it hot!

[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.

 

[lihpster]

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

Who looked around this incredibly beautiful country and said, "You know where we should put the adult playground? The oven."?

 

[LVSteve]

Who looked around this incredibly beautiful country and said, "You know where we should put the adult playground? The oven."?

I think it was more a case of, "Ya know, if there is going to be a city with gambling and half naked dancing girls, stick it out in the middle of the desert where it cannot do too much harm."

 

[wood714]

This time of year the heat creates these pop up storms that come out of nowhere. Never got a drop from it, but may get up to 3"+ Sunday.

 

[lihpster]

One of the things my brother liked about living in Kansas, and there weren't many, was the sudden intense thunderstorms at night during the summer. People used to think he was strange because he would walk around, looking up, just reveling in the spectacle above him.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Kev, your drone's camera resolution is impressive.

 

[Skeet 028]

103 today. Dry heat...4% humidity Still 80 outside at 0037. A/C is still on...

 

[robvious]

lost power July 31 with an epic storm... over half the city without power... "they" said it may be back on late today.. August 4th... it has been over 95 every day today its supposed to be 97 and tomorrow 99... haven't slept much, and too hot to eat... hopefully we have lights and A/C by tomorrow... it's my Birthday...

 

[NYlakesider]

My electric power bill for July was a 1/3 higher than our normal average. It was not just the AC, the dehumidifier in the basement also ran a considerable amount of time. (Course the dehumidifier is basically a AC unit missing a couple parts.) Its plumbed into a floor drain so other than keeping the air filter clean no maintenance!

Not complaining having the air run kept us very comfortable and the dehumidifier keeps our gun things and other items in a much better humidity. Looking over past power bills I can see the amount of usage going up.

 

[notsofast]

Last summer was very hot in the New Orleans area, hotter than the usual oppressive heat, too many days of 115* heat index. This year we have gotten a lot of rain with over cast sun blocking clouds, but this coming week is going to be 97* without factoring in the humidity index, yep gonna be hot. We won't be out of the hurricane season until late November/early December, keeping an eye on the weather for sure.

 

[smoothshooter]

I HATE THE HEAT.
I would have moved to north-central Montana years ago if I could have gotten the wife to go, and I found a decent job.

 

[smoothshooter]

Last summer was very hot in the New Orleans area, hotter than the usual oppressive heat, too many days of 115* heat index. This year we have gotten a lot of rain with over cast sun blocking clouds, but this coming week is going to be 97* without factoring in the humidity index, yep gonna be hot. We won't be out of the hurricane season until late November/early December, keeping an eye on the weather for sure.

New Orleans is one of the armpits of the US; the other one being Houston.