How Hot is your area this week?

originally posted by: igloo

This year spring was much cooler/wetter and now june has been very rainy. It totally went back to the way it was before but I do miss the dryness. The endless rain is tedious. Good for the forests though.

For my general area, we've had a lot of small rain showers, but not very many actual storms this year. Kinda weird really. Instead of a big rain that would then be able to dry up, we keep getting just enough rain to keep the ground damp.

Knoxville TN is forecasting 96 today. That’s the high for the week.

75 F

but the air quality is straight poop, since western alaska seems to be on fire, and parts of central alaska are in danger of floating away from flooding.

a reply to: JAGStorm

Current temp is 92 humidity is 65% . We have a heat advisory in effect.

a reply to: JAGStorm

-Blackouts?
-Heat related deaths because people can’t afford air conditioning?
-Wildfires?
-Water restrictions (not for us as we are on well but for people out west esp)
-high gas prices, you know just cuz!
-and our personal favorite, people going cra cra and RIOTs! Nothing brings the crazies out like the heat.

Blackouts? Definitely......got my generator ready. Live with 2 window units and only run 1 at a time.
Heat Related deaths? Probably already happening here in Texas, but they won't report it. That's all part of the plan by the way.
Water Restrictions? Here in Texas, that's already the case. We have extreme draught conditions here.
High Gas Prices, yea, that's already happening and businesses are starting to shut down because no one is shopping. (All part of the plan BTW)

Yea, the riots and violent crime will surge to unprecidented levels. But the killings are also all part of the plan.

To sum it up.......its all about population reduction.

Oh, and you left one out! WAR! When the economy looks really crappy, the "Controllers" usually get the US into a war somewhere. I am guessing they'll provoke the use of tactical nuclear weapons to trigger fallout in Europe to kill even more people.

a reply to: JAGStorm

It's normally in the 70s here during June. It's been in the mid-50s for the entire month.

Currently, 76 here in rural SC, supposed to hit 96 around 6 pm or so. It seems to be about the same as last year; the second half of June into July is rough. The rest of the year is quite lovely, though, mid 70's the entire time.

a reply to: putnam6
Same a little farther north in South Carolina. 101*F today, not including heat index.
It's gonna be a HOT one this year.

a reply to: Hypntick
I am closer to the coast. You in the midlands or upper part?

a reply to: JAGStorm

in CO we got up to i think 104 F according to the car, around all the concrete but i think technically the air temp was like 99 or 100. Usually its in the low 90s or high 80s this time of year so def. warmer than usual.

originally posted by: PurpleFox
High of 104 in Atlanta today, apparently

I think that's the heat index or how it feels... actual high temp is 96

I went camping and canoeing this weekend and got my 3rd sunburn ever in my life, and it's to be hotter than that for at least the next 2 weeks. I don't want to put on clothes and go to work today.

a reply to: JAGStorm

We have a heat advisory for Florida it's supposed to be up 105! I thought this was just for our state and not everywhere, which is odd.

Can someone explain why weather is now measured as "heat index" and "wind chill"? By definition, they both add/subtract degrees based on how the weather "feels". How can a meteorologist know how I "feel"? This can't be based on science.

I have an idea! From now on, let's take the actual temperature, add the heat index and then subtract the wind chill. It should then get back to what mercury measures.

I guess it's the times we live in. We have to add "feelings" to everything.

originally posted by: putnam6

originally posted by: PurpleFox
High of 104 in Atlanta today, apparently

I think that's the heat index or how it feels... actual high temp is 96

I've been living in metro Atlanta for more than 40 years. These temps are pretty normal so hopefully no one is jumping off tall buildings over this. It's summer time. Enjoy it.

a reply to: Quadrivium

Midlands, right next to Upstate. It's not bad here; it just rains fairly often.

64.4 Fahrenheits and humity 80%.. can´t believe it is summer.. they say next week is even colder and rainy :/

a reply to: Nyiah

Yeesh, rush posts on phones are rough when not proofread...

To expand on that, what I did was get myself some solar screening, and replaced the old screens in our windows with it. It cuts down on the UV radiation & thus heat coming in, quite substantially if I'm honest here. I first did it with pur south facing bedroom windows, we bake in there some days even with the window unit running.

Pre-Rona, I had custom horizontal blinds made in a desperate effort to both cool the room furyher, AND reduce the ACs strain. I had them made twice as deep (2 instead of 1 inch front to back) and I forget how many times thicker now, but thick enough to almost pass for faux wood blinds.

That did help immensely, the AC was finally able to keep the room in the mid-80's instead of pushing 90 still (unairconditioned, its over 100 in there during summer peak)

I added the solar screening later on, and it ticked the room temp closer to 80 pretty quick.

Sooo, recently, I thought back to that Temperature War glory win, and looked at the bare, screenless glass windows above the screens.

And thought, "Why not? Why not test if gel tape can hold screen taped to 4 corners of window pane in high direct heat?"

Turns out it can (!!!) Also turns out I CAN hit temps in the 70s in there, lol. Just took a few years of testing ideas out (the thicker the blind slat, the better the heat reflection) and slapping some reusable utility tape up for a go.

I'm part-way through doing the same to other bare south facing windows.

Folks, seriously, give the screening a try if you need cheap sun & heat mitigation options, it's only drawback is that it does darken the room. If you need the high, bright natural light as unfiltered as possible, then this won't do for you maybe. It does make it damn near impossible to see inside more than a few inches during the day, kinda like having a one-way mirror but it's a one-way window screen. Sometimes also comes in handy for spooking offspring passing by a window.
Not that I'd ever do that

originally posted by: LogicalGraphitti
Can someone explain why weather is now measured as "heat index" and "wind chill"? By definition, they both add/subtract degrees based on how the weather "feels". How can a meteorologist know how I "feel"? This can't be based on science.

I have an idea! From now on, let's take the actual temperature, add the heat index and then subtract the wind chill. It should then get back to what mercury measures.

I guess it's the times we live in. We have to add "feelings" to everything.

Those are not new things.

originally posted by: putnam6
We are on broil here in Georgia during the days ...

Typical Summer days here.
"That hot old Georgia sun , make you beg for your next breath'''
HW Jr. "Country State of Mind" when in concert in Georgia.