Romell R Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 I feel for ya Harry but not much, 115 degrees is average here in Mojave 120 usually in Aug.
Harry P. Posted July 20, 2011 Author Posted July 20, 2011 I feel for ya Harry but not much, 115 degrees is average here in Mojave 120 usually in Aug. Yeah, Romell... but it's a "dry heat"... Like they say... It's not the heat... it's the humidity! Today was one of those days where you can literally sit still and not move a muscle... and start sweating! And tomorrow is supposed to be worse...
highway Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 For those that don't know, it's Summer. Not in the southern half of the world!!!
Rob Hall Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) Been cooler than usual for July here in Phoenix. Low 100s and dry....had another haboob dust storm last night, freaky.. looking forward to taking a long weekend next week and going to the beach. Edited July 20, 2011 by Rob Hall
Luc Janssens Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 It's been in the 90s for days here, and no rain... my lawn is a lovely shade of tan! Tomorrow the forecast is 98. When you factor in the humidity, the "heat index" (what it feels like) will be 110. Sheesh! Harry, can we do trade? Send some sun our way and I'll. give you some (or a lot of) rain.. It's supposed to be summer here, but has been raining since last week, with temps in the high 60s, sometimes low 70s.....
brett Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Not in the southern half of the world!!! Tell me about it Matt, its freaking freezing down here, about 12degrees Celsius and below 0 over night and humidity's always high here (damp hole).
Guest Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 The dew paoints here have been in the mid to upper 70's, approaching 80, with temps in the upper 90's. More like Vietnam than MN. 5 am Sunday it was 83 degrees here, and when I went out to get the paper, the pavement was actually damp from moisture in the air, not rain. I dont recall in 50 years it being this bad in MN.
Dr. Cranky Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Move on down to Florida, at least you can go into the water, or since you are going to be in the heat anyway, you might as well do a bit of fishing!
GrandpaMcGurk Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Kinda nice here in Florida, no hurricanes today....think I'll go to the beach. Honestly, after doing a tour in Viet Nam the summer time heat and humidity here doesn't seem bad at all. Try stompping around in the jungle with full gear...115 & up degrees (real temp. not heat index) in the shade, not to mention the humidity....now that's downright uncomfortable.
crazyjim Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Been low 90s for the past couple of weeks, little bit of rain, low 90s for at least the next week and very little rain. The last couple of mornings were 65 and I almost needed to put on my flannel shirt.
Rob Hall Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 I used to live in the Florida Keys (Marathon)...I remember the winters were great, a bit hot and humid in the summers. And then there was hurricane season...
crazyjim Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Hey Don - the heat/humidity in the 'Nam might have been the reason for going from 196 lbs to 135 lbs in less than 8 months. Now it seems like the heat/humidity adds weight to my old body.
Junkman Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) 'Nam? You mean Cheltenham? That's not a place to go to, that's a place to run away from! You go from 196 Pounds to 135 Pounds in less than 8 minutes there if you don't watch out for pickpockets. Edited July 20, 2011 by Junkman
Agent G Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Wussy right back atcha. 106 and 10% humidity. That's kid's stuff. I've been to Vegas several times... 100 degrees plus and you don't even break a sweat in that dry desert air. Try 95 degrees and 70% humidity and see how long you last! Harry I grew up and did my entire career in St Louis. We're talking 98 and 90 percent humidity some summers. I got tired of breathing through a straw and moved here. Trouble is week before last we had, for us, high humidity (40%) and heat (upper 90's). That created some of the gosh darndest thunder storms I've seen lately. The desert cannot absorb that much water that fast so we had flooding and roads washed out. Still I wouldn't trade it for the midwest ever again. G
BOSWELL891 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) my town made the national news becuase it was the hottest place in the united states like two weeks ago with the heat index and everything it was 128 Fahrenheit! Edited July 20, 2011 by BOSWELL891
Harry P. Posted July 20, 2011 Author Posted July 20, 2011 Well, turns out we missed the record today. It was "only" 100 at the lakefront (the record for this date is 101). Dang! So close! The good news (for me at least) is that this is all heading east in the next few days. So all of you guys east of Chicago... here it comes!
Harry P. Posted July 20, 2011 Author Posted July 20, 2011 Harry I grew up and did my entire career in St Louis. We're talking 98 and 90 percent humidity some summers. I got tired of breathing through a straw and moved here. Trouble is week before last we had, for us, high humidity (40%) and heat (upper 90's). That created some of the gosh darndest thunder storms I've seen lately. The desert cannot absorb that much water that fast so we had flooding and roads washed out. Still I wouldn't trade it for the midwest ever again. G G, I am so jealous. I'd love to be in Vegas or some similar climate right now. You can take this dang midwestern heat and humidity, I have no use for it!
MikeMc Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Move on down to Florida, at least you can go into the water, or since you are going to be in the heat anyway, you might as well do a bit of fishing! Or go to Hooters and sit on the porch with a bucket of beers......its always 92 and 92 down here....gotta find shade.....
Agent G Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 G, I am so jealous. I'd love to be in Vegas or some similar climate right now. You can take this dang midwestern heat and humidity, I have no use for it! I have a three bedroom place, it's just the two of us and a spastic beagle........ Just sayin................... G
Danno Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Haboob Season .... It's a dirty heat! Edited July 21, 2011 by Danno
Lownslow Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 hasnt been as hot here some friends of mine took the ghetto AC idea too far and brought their apartment down to around 66 degrees, the best part about it is they all have colds i told them not to over kill it
Rob Hall Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I try and keep my house around 77 degrees...the electric bill is about $400/month in summer doing that..
Lownslow Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I try and keep my house around 77 degrees...the electric bill is about $400/month in summer doing that.. when done right this method only cost 5$ a day less if you can get it for free
Harry P. Posted July 21, 2011 Author Posted July 21, 2011 when done right this method only cost 5$ a day less if you can get it for free Well, yeah! It costs a lot less if you can get it for free! In fact, if you can get free electric, I'd bet your cost would be darn near zero!
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