Is it hot enough yet

[farmbif]

had our hottest day so far this year, 93--yeah, I know its nothing compared to 100+ degrees out west. I guess the humidity has a lot to do with how hot it really feels outside.,
after getting chores done I spent most the day holding the chair down in room with AC in it.

[ryanmattes]

A couple weeks ago, after the rain stopped, I tried to go out to take care of the bees, and I just about fell out from heat exhaustion. It was 106 that day, and 100% humidity, and I was in a full bee suit. Not a good idea. I've switched to doing it early mornings, so now it's just miserably hot, instead of dangerous.

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[Idaho45guy]

On my way home from the store...

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And when I got home...

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Supposed to be even hotter tomorrow.

[ryanmattes]

That's crazy for Idaho, isn't it? I expect those temps here in Texas, we're used to it.

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[Ural Driver]

Supposed to be hot.......it's summertime.

[Idaho45guy]

That's crazy for Idaho, isn't it? I expect those temps here in Texas, we're used to it.

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Yep. Records are being broken. This is exceptionally hot weather for here.

[Idaho45guy]

Supposed to be hot.......it's summertime.
This would be the equivalent of it being -10 in Dallas in November.

[ryanmattes]

This would be the equivalent of it being -10 in Dallas in November.Well... We got that in February this year.

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[BJK]

Yes, hot and humid in Maine today. I don't know how hot it got I just stayed indoors in the A/C. Not as hot and humid as I've ever seen it though. I've seen it 100° with 100% humidity. Seriously. Go out do some work for 10-15 minutes then head inside to cool off. There was no cooling off outdoors unless one cooled off with a hose. One of our dogs died in that.

[PNW_Steve]

111 degrees here in S.E. Washington State.

Postponed my casting until it cools down a bit. it was 83 in my shop at 5:00am this morning.

[memtb]

I am more than ready to get some snow! However, until then.....some rain would be nice! memtb

[slim1836]

After having had a heatstroke, 80 is too hot., Glad I finally got AC in my shed even if it's only 8000 BTU. Sitting in 72* typing this now. And thankful of it.

Slim

[358429]

Today 94, tomorrow an wednesday 95, 96, weatherman forecast. It gets hot in the workshop!

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[Krag 1901]

It's been up to 115 here, but cooler now in the 90's. I'm going shooting in the morning. supposed to be 68 at 08:00 and won't get to 90 until 13:00 so I plan on doing my 50 rounds before Noon. Fortunatly the club where I shoot has overhead shade and good air flow.

[QuackAttack24]

We hit 115 on Sunday and 114 today. Supposed to "cool off" to 92 tomorrow. Highest temperatures here in the last 100 years. When I lived in Phoenix 115 was commonplace during the summer. It's not supposed to get that hot here.

[wildwilly]

Gee whizz....as I type this, it's 2310 PDT and 94 F. Enjoy your evening.

[MrWolf]

Just don't charge your electric vehicle during the mandatory usage reduction times in California. Saw where they had to backtrack a bit and are saying to charge them before the hours stated as the grid cannot handle it. Not making any comments as this is not the Pit. Keep cool folks. Those wet wraps around your neck and wearing a vented hat make a difference. Be careful.

[hoodat]

My cooling device -- an old cotton shirt with sleeves cut off. Soak it down, wring it out, put it on. When it dries, repeat.

Im in Eastern Oregon, and we're having records broken. I finally decided to take my old beater Cherokee to the shop to see if they could fix the AC. Prolly spend a grand to fix a rig that's worth -- a grand. jd

[PhilC]

Was 104 yesterday and is forecast to be 109 just south of Spokane WA today and 107 tomorrow, then we cool down to "just" 101 and 100...never thought I'd be happy to see upper 90s.

[trebor44]

Recall the "Great American Desert" during the 'Oregon Trail' days. There is a desert out there folks and AC gave the developers a new profit source and politicians a new tax base.

[Gator 45/70]

I saw in the news that the PNW was melting down and may fall off in the Pacific ocean ?
We don't have to worry about the heat to much along the Gulf, It rains once or twice a day
Then the sun comes back out and you get steamed.

[waksupi]

My cooling device -- an old cotton shirt with sleeves cut off. Soak it down, wring it out, put it on. When it dries, repeat.

Im in Eastern Oregon, and we're having records broken. I finally decided to take my old beater Cherokee to the shop to see if they could fix the AC. Prolly spend a grand to fix a rig that's worth -- a grand. jd

Leave the long sleeves on it, it works better.

[Dunross]

It's the rainy season in Florida. It's hot and humid, or hot, humid, and raining.

The only time it is actually cool is when a thunderstorm stalls then proceeds to drop multiple inches of rain. When it stops it might dip into the seventies briefly, but you'll have to wade to get wherever it is you're going. No matter what once the hurricane season starts it's going to be sticky outside.

[Ural Driver]

This would be the equivalent of it being -10 in Dallas in November.

Does -3 count? We did that for several days in February.....along with no (grid) power for 3 full days.
The bottom line is, we have become so spoiled.

[bangerjim]

We here in the PHX area are having a cool spell.............only 105 for highs for the next several days. Drops of rain in the forcast but nothing to write home about. We normally have highs in the 110-116 range this time of the year. The NW is burning up. Friends in Seattle and Portland are going crazy because most do not have A/C. The loony liberals on the LEFT coast could use a good dunking in the Pacific ocean when the land melts off!!!

Here in the desert SW we live by a/c and heat pumps!

[Conditor22]

Western Oregon, 115°, 116° and 117° with 132° on the hot side of the house Monday. My AC decided to quit (dead capacitor) on Monday :groner:[smilie=b::shock:

It's supposed to cool down to the mid 90's today.

[BJK]

Dittos the heat pumps B'Jim! We're in Maine which isn't supposed to get this hot and we live by them too. They're great pieces of gear.

We had 2 installed right before the heat hit last summer and we fell in love with them. It's A/C that isn't obnoxious. It's like the A/C at the theater or the mall. It just there. And in the winter it's relatively inexpensive heat that is also quiet. Doesn't work worth a hoot in a power failure though so there must be a heat backup. I had our oil tank fillled at the start of the heating season and we didn't touch a drop.

[Duckiller]

Just south ofPortland OR went to get food yesterday car thermometer said 115 at 6:00 pm. at 8:00 pm it was 82. Heat wave is over. Now if it would just rain for a few hours.

[NyFirefighter357]

We consider anything above 75F too hot! It's 93F outside but 62F inside! I know where I'll be.

[JoeJames]

Around here when it got pretty hot, some would say that it was a bad time to try to sell land to Yankees. From y'all's temps, might not be a bad time after all. So far we've had highs in the mid 90's is all. Not too bad for sitting outside in the shade, if one has a refreshing cold beverage and a good book. At least that was my experience last Saturday afternoon.

[Alstep]

94 here a little while ago. A lot of years we don't hit 90 all summer. As long as I'm in the shade I'm OK. In fact, the heat just bakes all the arthritis pains out of my joints. Just came in from changing a 38" tractor tire and I actually feel good. I think about shoveling snow and the price of coal and the heat feels even better. Got to look on the bright side. We need rain around here. Crops are really drying out.

[Ithaca Gunner]

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[1I-Jack]

115 F today, still in the hundred teens tomorrow and 100+ through next Wednesday at least. Took a surface temp on the asphalt in my driveway at 6pm and it was 147 F. Concrete was a "cool" 136 F. This isn't supposed to happen in the Pacific NW! Not for this extended of a streak anyway.

[Three44s]

Yes it’s hot in the PNW:

https://weather.com/weather/today/l/27a544e8eda2e703c98fe9aa9b9a6813194785d6afd226b61f bb012547c5c58e

Three44s

[Idaho45guy]

Hit 109 in my town today. All 100 year records shattered. Had to leave around noon to go to an eye appointment, then had dinner and played dominoes until 10 pm with my folks. Girlfriend and I got home and it was 88 degrees in my house.

Opened up all the windows and exterior doors, and placed large fans in strategic areas and the bedroom went from 88 to 81 in 20 minutes. Have a fan blowing directly on the GF and she is fast asleep.

I'll be up another 4 hours before I go to bed. Hopefully it will be cool by then. Supposed to be 104 tomorrow.

[2A-Jay]

Here on the Long Beach Peninsula on the left side of WA yesterday was 101 degrees. Today it was only 74 degrees. Hoping for the same tomorrow

[bangerjim]

Dittos the heat pumps B'Jim! We're in Maine which isn't supposed to get this hot and we live by them too. They're great pieces of gear.

We had 2 installed right before the heat hit last summer and we fell in love with them. It's A/C that isn't obnoxious. It's like the A/C at the theater or the mall. It just there. And in the winter it's relatively inexpensive heat that is also quiet. Doesn't work worth a hoot in a power failure though so there must be a heat backup. I had our oil tank fillled at the start of the heating season and we didn't touch a drop.

If you love heat pumps, they you will REALLY like my set-up. I installed an 8KW solar array two winters and , with the almost every-day bright sun we have here in PHX, our entire all-electric house runs for free most days! Even in the dead heat of summer. It's nice to walk into the cool 75°F house in the 115°F daytime and know it is all for free! In winter, I sell most power back to the grid. Solar is not for everywhere in the USA, but in the desert SW it is really great. I now have to design a system that allows me to run it when the grid goes down, as the converter runs on 220 vac grid-supplied power.

With VFD motors on the compressors and the air handlers, I have to walk outside to listen to see if the units (2 of them) are even running! LOVE IT! :p

[Shopdog]

Was out early this a.m. digging post holes for a long range archery target. Spent little over 2 hours and was dripping wet with sweat. Got back in the house round 11. Humidity was running near 100% that early in the day. It is what it is,be back at it tomorrow a.m.

[GregLaROCHE]

I’ve found that a real straw hat keeps me the coolest when it’s really hot. They used to sell them a lot, but today they are becoming harder to find.

[jonp]

Those neck gaiters that are made of cooling fiber really do work.
93 and sunny with humidity here. Got up at 0145 as usual and it was 74. Got home 1400 and finished putting joists on the 14x16ft deck. Looked like I'd been swimming. 16ft 2x10 pt joist by yourself suck haha

[jonp]

If you love heat pumps, they you will REALLY like my set-up. I installed an 8KW solar array two winters and , with the almost every-day bright sun we have here in PHX, our entire all-electric house runs for free most days! Even in the dead heat of summer. It's nice to walk into the cool 75°F house in the 115°F daytime and know it is all for free! In winter, I sell most power back to the grid. Solar is not for everywhere in the USA, but in the desert SW it is really great. I now have to design a system that allows me to run it when the grid goes down, as the converter runs on 220 vac grid-supplied power.

With VFD motors on the compressors and the air handlers, I have to walk outside to listen to see if the units (2 of them) are even running! LOVE IT! :p

When I lived in Phoenix I always wondered why every roof didn't have panels on them.

[BigAlofPa.]

Our heat wave is ending this eve. It's raining and has cooled down.

[358429]

Took this picture at 5.15 pm today. Northern Virginia. At six thirty pm was still 99°F. Just too hot to cast boolets, I was so sad. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210701/5dbeac8ba7ead1ea8388bf146478a7dd.jpg

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[Idaho45guy]

On my way into work tonight at 5:30 PM...

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43C yesterday in the shade here. 56 degrees north
43C is 109F
Six months ago it was -40C (-40C is the same as -40F)
It is a dry heat so it ain't so bad. I prefer it to -40.
at -40 the cold can kill in an hour or less if you are not prepared

[Idaho45guy]

43C yesterday in the shade here. 56 degrees north
43C is 109F
Six months ago it was -40C (-40C is the same as -40F)
It is a dry heat so it ain't so bad. I prefer it to -40.
at -40 the cold can kill in an hour or less if you are not prepared

I've been in both extreme heat and extreme cold. Coldest I've been in was in Iowa in a blizzard and it was -60 with wind chill. Car broke down and I walked the last 3 miles home. Hottest was in the Mojave desert at 128 degrees while in training at Fort Irwin. Had to wear gloves to touch or armored vehicles, and it was dangerous walking on them since your boots got slick when the soles melted.

I can get warmer easier than I can get cooler, so I prefer the cold. Though I agree it is more dangerous.

[Mr_Sheesh]

Sneaky trick some use, wear a sweat top and carry a big misting bottle of water, then spray yourself down with water to keep cool. Works pretty well.

If it's cold, an ascot will keep you surprisingly warm, even one of a layer or 2 of parachute material.

[ryanmattes]

When I have to do outdoor work in the summer, I wear a boonie hat. It shades your head a little, and I can wet it with the hose and the evaporation is cooling.

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[Dunross]

News says the heat dome is beginning to shift to the east. Is anyone seeing any relief?

[Freischütz]

It was 106 ºF on the range yesterday. Even waiting two minutes between shots the barrel of my 03-A3 became too hot to touch after ten rounds.

[Ithaca Gunner]

We're in for a few days of mid-70's and rain. Typical pre-July 4th weather in central PA.

[1I-Jack]

So who's messing with the weather??? It was 115 F yesterday. It is currently in the high 70's! (the forecast was for 101 F) It may still hit the 100 F if the clouds blow away but this is sort of crazy.

[Mr_Sheesh]

Instead of being 106F here like it was Tuesday, 90F yesterday, it's cloudy, and like 73F here right now.

I think I can stop basting myself in BBQ sauce now, maybe?

[Idaho45guy]

Big electrical storm came through the area last night and blew the neighbor's tree into some electrical wires. My 4Runner was parked right under it. I had to come home from work and move it so the utility company could trim the tree. But it did cool off into the 80's.

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[Mr_Sheesh]

Glad your vehicle didn't get flambeed!

[BJK]

It's in the low mid 60s here today, the heat started to break yesterday, noticeably so, it was in the high 90s. The humidity is much lower too even though it's showery. I'd like to see it soaking rain for a week, we can use it.

During the 3 hot days we had I asked those folks new to heat pumps if they liked them and the typical response was "Thank GOD for heat pumps!". The A/C is there without noise either inside or out by the outside unit. The cool is just there like being in the theater or mall.

[Gator 45/70]

Was snowing yesterday north of Deadhorse AK,Then it warmed up to 37.deg's.

[NyFirefighter357]

Weather finally broke 54F this morning. I have the sliding door wide open, it's beautiful weather.

[Texas by God]

87 degrees in North Texas on July 3rd!
I'll take it.
I hope the heat breaks soon for my Northern friends; it's got to be rough for those unaccustomed to it.

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