It hit 107 in Salt Lake City yesterday, tying a record for the hottest temp in Salt Lake which, IIRC, was hit just last year and a couple of other times in the past.
In Pocatello, Idaho, we hit 100 last week and no end in sight. It feels like it should be mid August. This is not a good thing with the decreasing water situation.
There are greedy humans in charge who get to ruin any efforts to address the situation. It's discouraging.
Western Europe is really struggling right now. Maryland seems normal. July is a hot time of year for us. I think we've been getting more rain than normal for this time of year (thankfully.)
Just a tip -- If you don't have A/C, you might be better off keeping the windows closed and curtains drawn (or shades down) during the daytime hours. This is an old trick from the southern U.S. that was used in the days before air conditioning. It keeps the cooler nighttime air inside for longer.
kentish Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What is the humidity level? The UK usually has > high humidity which makes 100F in Salt Lake very > different from 100F in London.
Third of Five Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 38C / 100F in England. I was enjoying it until > last night, now I have heat exhaustion. Just not > used to it.
Our south facing conservatory actually hit 51c. We didn't use it, of course. Way too hot!
About 100 here in Utah, which is normal, this years a lot better than last year, June was in the 80s, average rain, no forest fires, I guess global warming is done.
We have yet to get above 90F here...but there's a lot of summer yet to go. Yesterday we had monsoon thunderstorms but thankfully no hail and Medicine Hat had violent wind shear and possibly a tornado.
I was puzzled by the news from the UK concerning railways tracks buckling under the heat, puzzled why track does not buckle here under such heat. Could British steel be made to a different specification? I called a good friend who is a retired metal expert and he gave a simple response. No clickety clack on British rail line. It is seamless track which since there are no gaps between sections of rail, there is no room for expansion caused by the heat.
Here in the PNW When we have ultra-HOT days ( my railroading days) they halted operations.
CWR isn’t 100% continuous bc there are switches & separate rail circuits for signals & at-grade vehicle crossings… but that may have also changed since I was a conductor…
At one time cwr was manufactured in Asia, idk if that’s still the case; also there was (now?) a good video about joining rails on YouTube.
Kentish Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was puzzled by the news from the UK concerning > railways tracks buckling under the heat, puzzled > why track does not buckle here under such heat. > Could British steel be made to a different > specification? I called a good friend who is a > retired metal expert and he gave a simple > response. No clickety clack on British rail line. > It is seamless track which since there are no > gaps between sections of rail, there is no room > for expansion caused by the heat.
UK track has been specced from - 10 to +35 c until now. With climate change the spec will need to be adjusted.
In Phoenix, AZ, it'll be 110F today and 114F tomorrow and Friday. Thankfully, the temperatures will go below 110F Saturday and possibly below 100F next Tuesday and Wednesday due to summer storms. While we're near record heat for this time of year, our temperatures are normally above 105F this time of year, and most people do have air conditioning. That said, I do worry, given the lowering water levels at both Lakes Powell and Mead, that we may lose our electricity, including our air conditioning, on one of these hot days. Fortunately, that hasn't happened yet.
Blindguy, see what I wrote above. If you lose your A/C, shut the blinds and curtains on your windows. It really does help. The windows have to stay closed as well during the daytime hours.
summer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Blindguy, see what I wrote above. If you lose your > A/C, shut the blinds and curtains on your windows. > It really does help. The windows have to stay > closed as well during the daytime hours.
Thank you Summer. Actually, we've been doing this all along so we're ahead of the game on this one.
That said, our night time lows are not very low at all. This morning it cooled to 90 degrees F which means that our a/c was working overnight. And, my mom, who is now 81 and lives with us, is affected much more by those hot temperatures now than she was in her younger years.
All of that said, we'll manage and again thank you for the advice.
And, as a previous poster stated, if only I could hie to Kolob...wait a minute! That's not part of the Catholic mythology!
One more thing -- if your A/C goes out, mention to the HVAC technician that you have your 81 year old mother living with you. I know my own technician is very careful to prioritize repairs when elderly or medically fragile people are involved.
Where I live in Texas God is blessing us with a lot of hot sunshine. Hot and delightsome lol. So glad that I am not pregnant and that I am not wearing any garments anymore. When I was a TBM one of my children was born in July it was so hot and I was wearing the huge pregnancy garments and long short and bra and garment top and shirt that covered my shoulders. :( Why did I make it hotter for myself than it already was?
The worst thing about Texas is it never cools down at night. I was lucky enough to be in Czech Republic this week where it felt pretty good most of the day and evening.