The Weather Where You Live?

[N4521U]

Yesterday nice morning and was working in the garage,
Then about 1pm a couple of sprinkles.
By 3pm it was torrential rain....
Who knows what today will bring, it's 3.30am!

 

[Old Wizard]

After several days in the 30s C, it changed yesterday to the mid-teens and lots of rain.

 

[Gnomey]

And here too - 38C / 100.4F at 15.00 hrs !!!

Topped 40C/104F here…

 

[GrauGeist]

Currently 104°F (40C) at 15:30

 

[Vic Balshaw]

And here I am sitting in the crisp cool of a winters morning (2C outside) with the sun blazing in from the north. Lovely way to start the day.

Come summer it will be a different story so you all have my sympathy.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

We hit 105F today, projected for 108-110F tomorrow.

At least it's a dry heat ...

 

[N4521U]

And here I am sitting in the crisp cool of a winters morning (2C outside) with the sun blazing in from the north. Lovely way to start the day.

Come summer it will be a different story so you all have my sympathy.

Stealing my sun are you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Stealing my sun are you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Yep" and looks like I'll have it till the end of the month.

 

[GrauGeist]

We hit 105F today, projected for 108-110F tomorrow.

At least it's a dry heat ...

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My Mom lives in Lufkin and she mentioned that it hit 103° today with humidity at 51% (she hates it there, btw) - so 103 @ 51% puts the heat index over 120°, which has to be savage.

Our temp of 103° today with 5% humidity puts the heat index in the mid-90's, which is nice.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

My Mom lives in Lufkin and she mentioned that it hit 103° today with humidity at 51% (she hates it there, btw) - so 103 @ 51% puts the heat index over 120°, which has to be savage.

Our temp of 103° today with 5% humidity puts the heat index in the mid-90's, which is nice.

My dad's side of the family is from northeast Texas, where 90/90 is normal between May and September, and 100/70 or -/80 temp/humid was not uncommon. Your mom's gotta have it bad.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

My dad's side of the family is from northeast Texas, where 90/90 is normal between May and September, and 100/70 or -/80 temp/humid was not uncommon. Your mom's gotta have it bad.

The hottest I've ever seen a thermostat run is 124°, at Dharan in July 1992, but when it's that dry, shade actually can help. When it's humid there's no relief outdoors, and shade does you no favors.

 

[GrauGeist]

My dad's side of the family is from northeast Texas, where 90/90 is normal between May and September, and 100/70 or -/80 temp/humid was not uncommon. Your mom's gotta have it bad.

Yeah, she can't breathe and, because she had a major case of Rheumatic fever as a little girl, can't sweat.
She was born in Southern Oregon (north of Medford) and moved to Anaheim in the late 50's. From there, she moved to Northern California in the 80's - so this east Texas humidity is something she is neither used to nor acclimated to.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yeah, she can't breathe and, because she had a major case of Rheumatic fever as a little girl, can't sweat.
She was born in Southern Oregon (north of Medford) and moved to Anaheim in the late 50's. From there, she moved to Northern California in the 80's - so this east Texas humidity is something she is neither used to nor acclimated to.

Anywhere east of the line Dallas-Houston (and south along the coast, obvs) is fair game for very high humidity. I hope she's got good electricity, that AC is gonna be working overtime.

 

[ThomasP]

I do ot know if this has been posted before, but for anyone interested here is the current US NWS/NOAA Heat Index Conversion Chart:

 

[GrauGeist]

The hottest I've ever seen a thermostat run is 124°, at Dharan in July 1992, but when it's that dry, shade actually can help. When it's humid there's no relief outdoors, and shade does you no favors.

The hottest I've ever experienced, was 128° in the shade at a place in Death Valley called Furnace Creek (aptly named, btw).

 

[GrauGeist]

With the discussion of low or negligible humidity in relation to high temps (like in Death Valley, the Sahara, Redding), here's the expanded heat index chart that shows how it seems cooler than it actually is.
For us Native Californians used to extreme heat, it's not an issue, but for transplants and visitors, it can be very deceptive and often results in serious trouble.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The hottest I've ever experienced, was 128° in the shade at a place in Death Valley called Furnace Creek (aptly named, btw).

My mom and I drove through Death Valley in July 1983, in the afternoon, to include a tire blowout. I don't have any numbers to hand, but "goddamned hot" sums it up neatly.

After that experience, when I reported for duty in Ft Worth in 1989, I planned my drive from SoCal at 3pm departure, so that I could get to Tucson at around 4am. I wanted nothing more to do with driving a desert afternoon.

 

[N4521U]

I hitch hiked thru El Centro going to Phoenix middle of July, midnight was 105F!

WTF.................... I was in Navy dress blues!!!!!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

The hottest I've ever seen a thermostat run is 124°, at Dharan in July 1992, but when it's that dry, shade actually can help. When it's humid there's no relief outdoors, and shade does you no favors.

Often used to get 49/50C (120/122) at Tabuk with hot winds but it was very dry heat.

 

[special ed]

To cool us down, the coldest I have ever been was in the back seat of a Morris Minor driving through Amarillo Texas in December 1960. Confession, later while my driving turn, the only time I ever ran from law enforcement. Evaded successfully.