toploader55
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Good Lord Joe.
Although I think I wouldn't mind it for a bit...
Although I think I wouldn't mind it for a bit...
We're Having A Heat Wave, A Tropical Heat Wave!
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Have you got the the beach umbrellas over the outdoor AC units again?
Believe it or not, I was reading an old Consumer Reports that endorsed the idea that ACs in direct sunlight have to work harder. I dunno.
Have you got the the beach umbrellas over the outdoor AC units again?
Believe it or not, I was reading an old Consumer Reports that endorsed the idea that ACs in direct sunlight have to work harder. I dunno.
iheartmaytag
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We had a nasty storm last night, 90 mph winds, two inches of rain. Today it hit 98 with no wind and humidity pushed he heat index to 110.
My daughter and I spent about two hours in the pool this evening, felt good.
My daughter and I spent about two hours in the pool this evening, felt good.
Now its HOT my way-94 a few days ago-afternoon and evening thunderstorms-that just makes the heat WET!!!This is forcast for today and tomorrow.
Had a few days of 70's and sunny this week, but started raining last night over 2 inches and now in the low 60's cloudy and foggy. The tall ships are in Boston this weekend and they are currently "parked" out in front of my house in the bay but cannot see them because of the fog. They are supposed to be coming into Boston harbor today maybe by tugboat assistance. There is zero wind today compared to yesterday being like a coastal storm with very high winds. Supposed to clear up late today and get back up into the mid 80's tomorrow.
Jon
Jon
Low 90's here, and mostly sunny.
As for it being 120 or more, we were in Needles, CA in late July of '72. It was 120 when we got to the motel. They were putting 50 lb. blocks of ice in the pool to cool it off.
As for it being 120 or more, we were in Needles, CA in late July of '72. It was 120 when we got to the motel. They were putting 50 lb. blocks of ice in the pool to cool it off.
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The heat wave around here was short lived. Here it is the first day of summer and it's in the low 50's tonight. Barely made it to 70 today. I'd like it a little warmer. Always love those soft summer nights with the windows open.
I agree Matt. I'm hoping it's not one of those cool summers we had a few years ago where I had to put on gloves to ride my bike in July of all things. Sarnia/Port Huron in particular could never seem to break out of it yet drive literally 10 mi south along the river and the temps shot right up.
According to the long range forecast for the next 2 weeks, the highest temperature we are going to reach is 23 C (73 F)....way cooler than last summer.
Gary
Gary
Yeah it looks like the first couple of weeks around here aren't going to be that great... possible rain everyday just about.. and the car show is this sunday in the park.. rain forecasted 
Getting our butts kicked. Heavy storms and tornado warnings all over the place.
ptcruiser51
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People make fun of me
To my friends up north...
Today's temps: Boynton Beach, FL: 90 degrees F.
Newark, NJ: 92 degrees F.
Who's your daddy?
To my friends up north...
Today's temps: Boynton Beach, FL: 90 degrees F.
Newark, NJ: 92 degrees F.
Who's your daddy?
2 days it hit the 90's since our supposed spring broke and it never hit 90 last year. Its been 1 day nice then rain and then 6 more days of rain for April, May and June so far. I got to mow, come on Mother Nature, enough with this crap and let it dry out. Thankfully we are not getting what comes in on the southern coast. But we get every system from the Atlantic and the west to east and all seem to merge over New England, but it is rarely severe by the time they do, thankfully, just annoying.
Finally we're getting relief here. We hit triple digits a couple of times over the past week, and most homes around here don't have A/C.
This afternoon the coastal fog came blowing back through the Golden Gate, obscuring the bridge entirely. Yay! Some 45 miles south, a delicious bay breeze is cooling things down tonight and temps should return to normal over the weekend. I still have fans running in key windows because the house needs all the help it can get to cool down.
This was too much too soon, and six out of the last seven nights have been unbearable. For all I care, temps can stay below normal the rest of the summer. I can sum up the past week with one word: brutal.
This afternoon the coastal fog came blowing back through the Golden Gate, obscuring the bridge entirely. Yay! Some 45 miles south, a delicious bay breeze is cooling things down tonight and temps should return to normal over the weekend. I still have fans running in key windows because the house needs all the help it can get to cool down.
This was too much too soon, and six out of the last seven nights have been unbearable. For all I care, temps can stay below normal the rest of the summer. I can sum up the past week with one word: brutal.
Brutal...
Yes, it's been rather warm around here lately.
I bought a ticket for Sunday's A's game, where they swept the Yankees 4 games to 0. That was the best part. But the seat I bought was in the sun all afternoon, and it must have hit 100 there. It was so bad you had to cover the seat bottom and back with a shirt or something for half an hour until it got cool enough to sit on. A lot of people with seats in the sun headed upstairs to find empty ones shaded by the balconies above.
Today was another scorcher... but it is supposed to cool down tomorrow and into the weekend. When I was younger I used to love hot weather. Now, not so much. Still, being the Bay Area, it's possible to run fans all night and then button up the house in the morning and it stays reasonably cool until the next sundown. I did get a Delonghi portable A/C unit last year, but so far haven't had to set it up. It's when the evenings don't go below 80F that it will get plugged in, just not yet. I expect that may happen around August, which is usually our hottest month.
Yes, it's been rather warm around here lately.
I bought a ticket for Sunday's A's game, where they swept the Yankees 4 games to 0. That was the best part. But the seat I bought was in the sun all afternoon, and it must have hit 100 there. It was so bad you had to cover the seat bottom and back with a shirt or something for half an hour until it got cool enough to sit on. A lot of people with seats in the sun headed upstairs to find empty ones shaded by the balconies above.
Today was another scorcher... but it is supposed to cool down tomorrow and into the weekend. When I was younger I used to love hot weather. Now, not so much. Still, being the Bay Area, it's possible to run fans all night and then button up the house in the morning and it stays reasonably cool until the next sundown. I did get a Delonghi portable A/C unit last year, but so far haven't had to set it up. It's when the evenings don't go below 80F that it will get plugged in, just not yet. I expect that may happen around August, which is usually our hottest month.
gusherb
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The weather this summer for us has been somewhat unpredictable. First we had a few 94 degree days pop up in June, then July was mostly in the 80s not getting above 90, with some days in the 70s. Then the first half of August was cool in the 70s with the latter half warming into the low 80s. And now the first two weeks of September were so cool that the trees started changing early in the month, and now this past week has been in the upper 80s with the last three days having been 95, and today 93.
Combining the heat with the full sun (not a cloud in the sky the last three days!) and the humidity, people were melting at the farmers market today and they decided to close it early.
The A/C here has worked harder in the last three days than it did on any day in July. Having full sun really adds to the heat load of the house, starts running continuously around 2 and doesn't shut off til around 6.
Combining the heat with the full sun (not a cloud in the sky the last three days!) and the humidity, people were melting at the farmers market today and they decided to close it early.
The A/C here has worked harder in the last three days than it did on any day in July. Having full sun really adds to the heat load of the house, starts running continuously around 2 and doesn't shut off til around 6.
Hot here today; presently 91F. Yesterday the radio said it was 95 mid-afternoon, and was still 90 at 8PM. Predicting about the same for the next several days. The last week of Aug. and first part of this month was cool; some days it barely made it up to 60. Was afraid if that kept up that we would have snow before Halloween! Forecast is saying back down to upper 60's by Fri. Hope warm, but not hot, weather will stay into Nov.
It is nearly the end of September
And am getting that fed up to the back teeth with having to run the AC!
Temps here haven't been that high (maybe into the 80's during day), but the moistness just won't go away. And contrary to what someone else stated in another thread no, it is not about rain being imminent (we've had very little). Just the constant weather pattern of cyclones/storms causing the jet stream to push all that humid air up from the south.
There are times when it is only in the 70's but the humidity is 60% to 85% or more. The constant high dew point levels are causing oneself and other New Yorkers to turn on the AC more to dehumidify indoor air than cool. In fact it creates a problem as thermostats have to be set down to low 70's in order for the AC to even come on that things get rather chilly. Sort of like walking down the frozen food aisle in winter.
And am getting that fed up to the back teeth with having to run the AC!
Temps here haven't been that high (maybe into the 80's during day), but the moistness just won't go away. And contrary to what someone else stated in another thread no, it is not about rain being imminent (we've had very little). Just the constant weather pattern of cyclones/storms causing the jet stream to push all that humid air up from the south.
There are times when it is only in the 70's but the humidity is 60% to 85% or more. The constant high dew point levels are causing oneself and other New Yorkers to turn on the AC more to dehumidify indoor air than cool. In fact it creates a problem as thermostats have to be set down to low 70's in order for the AC to even come on that things get rather chilly. Sort of like walking down the frozen food aisle in winter.
warmsecondrinse
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"The constant high dew point levels are causing oneself and other New Yorkers to turn on the AC more to dehumidify indoor air than cool."
This is the main reason I prefer to undercool (on paper) a space and have more smaller units than fewer larger ones.
On a positive note, it's the end of September and I'm heading to Gunnison Beach tomorrow
This is the main reason I prefer to undercool (on paper) a space and have more smaller units than fewer larger ones.
On a positive note, it's the end of September and I'm heading to Gunnison Beach tomorrow
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