Heat wave !!

jogiba · 07-22-2011, 04:54 AM

Woke up this morning at 7am and the heat index is already at 100° !!!

reeftool · 07-22-2011, 07:02 AM

It was downright nasty yesterday. We aren't used to triple digit temps here in the north country. The radio said it was 101 around 5:00 yesterday afternoon. Being a refrigeration mechanic, I have some pretty accurate electronic thermometers. Air temp in the parking lot was 117. Street temps on the blacktop will be similar with the added heat radiation off car and truck engines so anybody stuck in a traffic jam without AC was pretty uncomfortable. I'm off today and I'm loading up the kayak with the intention of staying wet all afternoon.

Parallax · 07-22-2011, 07:27 AM

Look at the bright side; 6 months from now we'll all be complaining about the snow and cold. Hopefully we'll have a nice day or two somewhere in between; but you have a better chance of that where you are than we do here.
We have 4 seasons here: Winter's coming, Winter, still Winter, and sunovabeach it's hot!

jogiba · 07-22-2011, 08:11 AM

Today is the first time I ever seen it go over 100° with a temp of 101° before 11am and the heat index was 115° !!

Ratmagiclady · 07-22-2011, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

Look at the bright side; 6 months from now we'll all be complaining about the snow and cold. Hopefully we'll have a nice day or two somewhere in between; but you have a better chance of that where you are than we do here.
We have 4 seasons here: Winter's coming, Winter, still Winter, and sunovabeach it's hot!

I don't think that coming from ridiculously-extreme winter to unheard-of-extreme summer and looking forward to ridiculous winter again, maybe after drought and/or flood is really what most of the country's supposed to be like.

I'm just hoping there'll *be* temperate climes by the time I get back to one.

mickeyobe · 07-22-2011, 08:38 AM

Feel Better.

Mickey

jogiba · 07-22-2011, 08:43 AM

You Tube

Parallax · 07-22-2011, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by mickeyobe

Feel Better.

Mickey

A little better now. Thanks, Mickey!

TomK · 07-22-2011, 08:51 AM

Thank You Mickey !

According to the NYC radio at 10:00 AM EDT this morning (7/22) it was
94 degrees (F )in NYC and only 90 degrees (F) in Phoenix.
This afternoon it is supposed to be so hot that at the Manasquan Inlet, NJ
they are planning to catch fried fish !

jogiba · 07-22-2011, 09:00 AM

Atlantic City NJ :

RioRico · 07-22-2011, 01:49 PM

Many decades ago (in my wasted youth) I made the mistake of venturing from my San Francisco home to upstate NY, between Rochester (KODAK COUNTRY!) and Syracuse, north of the Finger Lakes along the Erie Canal. (Yeah, I was chasing a girl.) I made the further mistake of bicycling to Lake Canandaigua one summer day. Temperature and humidity were both around 98. I felt like I was exercising inside a boiling teapot. This reinforced my view that USA east of the Rocky Mtns is unfit for human habitation, and should be condemned and torn down.

Then I spent a couple years (courtesy of US Army) in central Kansas, where it's either too hot and too windy, or too cold and too windy. But that's another story. At least I had cameras in both locales.

Parallax · 07-22-2011, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by RioRico

This reinforced my view that USA east of the Rocky Mtns is unfit for human habitation, and should be condemned and torn down.

Up until a couple of years ago, I would have argued with that.

johnmflores · 07-22-2011, 02:02 PM

I'm not leaving my air-conditioned house until September.

borno · 07-22-2011, 02:03 PM

I love this weatherman

You Tube

Ratmagiclady · 07-22-2011, 03:32 PM

Well, Rico, many decades ago, that would have been pretty rare for upstate NY, indeed. though summer heat and humidity together are no joke.

Down here, it's really just slowing me down a lot, but with the sun beating on the roof, it's started baking in here just since I turned off the AC just to try and do a bit ease off for the peak load hours when people are getting home.

I always think this roof should have PV panels on it, raised a little off the shingles, for shade as well as power.

But I wonder how they consider the South habitable *without* relying on all this AC.

I miss New England.

07-22-2011, 04:54 AM	#1
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	Heat wave !! Woke up this morning at 7am and the heat index is already at 100° !!!

07-22-2011, 07:27 AM	#3
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Look at the bright side; 6 months from now we'll all be complaining about the snow and cold. Hopefully we'll have a nice day or two somewhere in between; but you have a better chance of that where you are than we do here. We have 4 seasons here: Winter's coming, Winter, still Winter, and sunovabeach it's hot! Last edited by Parallax; 07-22-2011 at 08:15 AM.

07-22-2011, 09:00 AM	#10
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491 Original Poster	Atlantic City NJ : Last edited by jogiba; 07-22-2011 at 12:31 PM.

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07-22-2011, 07:02 AM	#2
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,554	It was downright nasty yesterday. We aren't used to triple digit temps here in the north country. The radio said it was 101 around 5:00 yesterday afternoon. Being a refrigeration mechanic, I have some pretty accurate electronic thermometers. Air temp in the parking lot was 117. Street temps on the blacktop will be similar with the added heat radiation off car and truck engines so anybody stuck in a traffic jam without AC was pretty uncomfortable. I'm off today and I'm loading up the kayak with the intention of staying wet all afternoon.

07-22-2011, 08:11 AM	#4
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491 Original Poster	Today is the first time I ever seen it go over 100° with a temp of 101° before 11am and the heat index was 115° !!

07-22-2011, 08:30 AM	#5
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by Parallax Look at the bright side; 6 months from now we'll all be complaining about the snow and cold. Hopefully we'll have a nice day or two somewhere in between; but you have a better chance of that where you are than we do here. We have 4 seasons here: Winter's coming, Winter, still Winter, and sunovabeach it's hot! I don't think that coming from ridiculously-extreme winter to unheard-of-extreme summer and looking forward to ridiculous winter again, maybe after drought and/or flood is really what most of the country's supposed to be like. I'm just hoping there'll be temperate climes by the time I get back to one.

07-22-2011, 08:38 AM	#6
mickeyobe Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,759	Feel Better. Mickey

07-22-2011, 08:47 AM	#8
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by mickeyobe Feel Better. Mickey A little better now. Thanks, Mickey!

07-22-2011, 08:51 AM	#9
TomK Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NJ USA Posts: 281	Thank You Mickey ! According to the NYC radio at 10:00 AM EDT this morning (7/22) it was 94 degrees (F )in NYC and only 90 degrees (F) in Phoenix. This afternoon it is supposed to be so hot that at the Manasquan Inlet, NJ they are planning to catch fried fish !

07-22-2011, 01:49 PM	#11
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Many decades ago (in my wasted youth) I made the mistake of venturing from my San Francisco home to upstate NY, between Rochester (KODAK COUNTRY!) and Syracuse, north of the Finger Lakes along the Erie Canal. (Yeah, I was chasing a girl.) I made the further mistake of bicycling to Lake Canandaigua one summer day. Temperature and humidity were both around 98. I felt like I was exercising inside a boiling teapot. This reinforced my view that USA east of the Rocky Mtns is unfit for human habitation, and should be condemned and torn down. Then I spent a couple years (courtesy of US Army) in central Kansas, where it's either too hot and too windy, or too cold and too windy. But that's another story. At least I had cameras in both locales.

07-22-2011, 02:00 PM	#12
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by RioRico This reinforced my view that USA east of the Rocky Mtns is unfit for human habitation, and should be condemned and torn down. Up until a couple of years ago, I would have argued with that.

07-22-2011, 02:02 PM	#13
johnmflores Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerville, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,361	I'm not leaving my air-conditioned house until September.

07-22-2011, 03:32 PM	#15
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Well, Rico, many decades ago, that would have been pretty rare for upstate NY, indeed. though summer heat and humidity together are no joke. Down here, it's really just slowing me down a lot, but with the sun beating on the roof, it's started baking in here just since I turned off the AC just to try and do a bit ease off for the peak load hours when people are getting home. I always think this roof should have PV panels on it, raised a little off the shingles, for shade as well as power. But I wonder how they consider the South habitable without relying on all this AC. I miss New England.