But it's a dry HEAT

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Billy Griffin said:
...How's the heat where you live?
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It's been non-existent until the last two days. So now we know where all the damn heat's been.

As noted in other threads, the heat in the midwest and northern plains has been significantly lacking up to this point in the season. Things are bound to change over the next month or so though.
 
It's been pretty seasonable here in southern oklahoma. The nights and mornings have felt great! Usualy this time of year even 3 am feels horrible. Now if we could squeeze a little rain out of the rain gods we would be really good.
 
Up here in northwest Iowa, my home station hit its' highest mark of the year on Sunday (88.2) with a nice dewpoint of 72 to go along with it.. Not quite a dry heat here.

We look to finally break the 90 degree mark on Friday though, current forecasted high is 92...
 
109 today; can easily shoot up to 115 or more. I live in the Sonoran Desert. Not complaining though, you just have to watch it. This is the hottest time of year in the Desert Southwest--just before Monsoon, although Monsoon is here so temps are taming down (just a teeny bit). Phoenix isn't even the hottest; out in the western deserts/Colorado River area you can hit 120 easy. The hottest temp I think I have experienced out here was 125 F at the NW AZ corner. The desert floor is hotter; rocks and sand can radiate the heat. It is tempting to stay up late as I often do, nocturnal behavior just comes naturally during the desert summertime. That's okay with me; I am a night owl and Monsoon chasing is a night activity so all the better. It is quite hot, but that is the way of things in a Sonoran summer.
 
The big western US ridge is cooking the West Coast for sure. It's expected to be 110 F in Sac today, with the wildfire smoke returning with a vengeance. Perhaps it's time to get above the inversion and head to the High Sierra.
 
Perhaps it's time to get above the inversion and head to the High Sierra.
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+1 on that! Driving down I-5 yesterday, I could make out only the top of Mt. Rainier clearly. The inversion was clearly visible about half way up the mountain, or I'd guess around 5-10,000 feet. Quite hazy below, and a very dark layer of, I guess you'd just call it haze/smog/ozone/etc. then above that it was crystal-clear. If this weather pattern continues on the West Coast, I wouldn't be surprised to see some air stagnation advisories if not already.

Forecast is for ~90 here again today, cooler obviously near the water. May not sound horrible when compared to 115, but when you consider that most homes up here have no air conditioning, it can become quite uncomfortable.
 
Its pretty warm here in Idaho. Currently it is 91 degrees with a Dewpoint of 46 and Humidity 21. Fire danger is increasing quick here. Wont be long till we get some dry thunderstorms to spark up some wildfires. But yeah, definetely warm here. good thing is the nights still get down to the mid to low 50s which is really nice. I feel bad for those of you that have the heat all day and all night as well.

Stay cool out there, or at least try. =)

-gerrit
 
Yuck! Another 90 degree weekend coming for up here for much of Washington and Oregon. Wife is getting a little tired of not having any A/C with this kind of heat this many days in a row! :-)
 
I'd much rather have the heat than the frigid cold. Susan, I'd love to live in the Sonoron Desert, or someplace near Phoenix. But my wife just won't go for it. Think about it, you really only have to tolerate a few months of intense heat, while the fall, winter and spring months are great! Many times in the northern states you're freezing your rear off for several months! I'll take the heat over the cold!
 
Mike Ridgeway said:
I'd much rather have the heat than the frigid cold. Susan, I'd love to live in the Sonoron Desert, or someplace near Phoenix. But my wife just won't go for it. Think about it, you really only have to tolerate a few months of intense heat, while the fall, winter and spring months are great! Many times in the northern states you're freezing your rear off for several months! I'll take the heat over the cold!
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Can't say I blame you, but then again I'm biased :).

I used to live in Northern California where the heat almost seemed more miserable because the summer air could be pretty bad (rice burning...I don't think they do that anymore though). The air feels "thick" when it is hot and I do remember temperatures esp in the Central Valley over 100 degrees F and quite uncomfortable, unless in San Francisco where it was actually cold in the summertime. And in the wintertime, Valley fog would drive people crazy.

Although Phoenix is capable of intense heat esp June/July, I find the climate here much more preferable. Fog in the desert comes once a year! :D Fall, winter, spring in the Sonoran are awesome; I do admit feeling kind of spoiled sometimes. If I want snow, I can go to the Mogollon Rim or Flagstaff. Although a point in California's favor was all the skiing I did in the Sierra. That I do miss.

The Sonoran has its own special characteristics and nuances; feel free to email me if you ever want to chat about them or hit DesertUSA.com, you'd like that.
 
Billy, why do the homes up in that part of the country not have AC installed in them. To me that makes no sense. Also I had a supervisor that used to live up in that area an she made the comment that alot of the time cars aren't sold with ac either. Be kind since I have never been up in that part of the US.:confused:
 
Hey Susan, they still do rice burning, but it's much more regulated now, and it's highly dependent on wind and stability (my agency allocates the acreage). The temps here in the Central Valley were around 108 last week, but have thankfully cooled into the mid 90s now.

The only time I ever tried monsoon chasing, the trip started during a monsoon break. Now THAT heat was brutal.
 
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