Pacific North West - Excessive heat warning issued

[oosik]

I'm still here and at almost 5 AM it's 72F outside. Fans going full bore - trying to get the inside temps down a few more degrees.

Brownie and I soak ourselves down in the late afternoon and the fans keep us cool.

Interesting - as dawn approaches, I see clouds forming to the East. Maybe, hopefully, this "heat dome" is changing slightly.

It's not that the heat is so bad - it's all the effort required to stay cool that is somewhat taxing.

On the plus side - we eat very sparingly - we drink water like there is no tomorrow.

The elevation here at the house is 2300 feet. This probably helps, a little, at being cooler than some coastal locations.

 

[Egon]

I have a roll of phone line like that... copper over steel. They had tossed it down a hill when replacing the lines on an esker years ago. It's difficult to unravel but makes great grape vine trellis among other things. If I can uncoil enough I plan to use it as a center strand when putting up electric fencing.

I think AC runs on the perimeter of a wire. That would explain the copper coating.

 

[Egon]

Ethiopia has some refreshing temperatures!

Dallol, Ethiopia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[oosik]

Around here that type of wire is called Copperweid. Parent company is in Tennessee - I think. I have a big, 'ol nasty roll of it myself. It was used, and still might be, for telephone service. Stuff is tougher than a bull moose.

 

[MossRoad]

Ethiopia has some refreshing temperatures!

Dallol, Ethiopia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

WOW! The record LOW temperature is 70F! Just WOW! YIKES!

 

[MossRoad]

I'm still here and at almost 5 AM it's 72F outside. Fans going full bore - trying to get the inside temps down a few more degrees.

Brownie and I soak ourselves down in the late afternoon and the fans keep us cool.

Interesting - as dawn approaches, I see clouds forming to the East. Maybe, hopefully, this "heat dome" is changing slightly.

It's not that the heat is so bad - it's all the effort required to stay cool that is somewhat taxing.

On the plus side - we eat very sparingly - we drink water like there is no tomorrow.

The elevation here at the house is 2300 feet. This probably helps, a little, at being cooler than some coastal locations.

What's the average humidity been during this blast of heat?

 

[arto98607]

What's the average humidity been during this blast of heat?

Close to bone dry!

We had 107F and 14% humidity around 3-4 PM yesterday.

https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=pqr&sid=TR951&num=72&raw=0

 

[Username Taken]

I'm still here and at almost 5 AM it's 72F outside. Fans going full bore - trying to get the inside temps down a few more degrees.

Brownie and I soak ourselves down in the late afternoon and the fans keep us cool.

Interesting - as dawn approaches, I see clouds forming to the East. Maybe, hopefully, this "heat dome" is changing slightly.

It's not that the heat is so bad - it's all the effort required to stay cool that is somewhat taxing.

On the plus side - we eat very sparingly - we drink water like there is no tomorrow.

The elevation here at the house is 2300 feet. This probably helps, a little, at being cooler than some coastal locations.

Right now, a little after 9AM here, it is currently 82 degrees. We're at 17 feet above Sea Level. Maybe less. This evening it will go down to a low of 75 degrees. Which is kind of better than average for around here. I tell you this as my bona fides.

In the heat, what gets people isn't always the heat itself but the constant changes in the temperature. Once you go outside, STAY outside. Once you break into a sweat, STAY outside. Don't go inside with the A/C on 70 degrees and dry off, cool down, and then go back out.

Turn the Thermostat up. It won't kill you. We keep ours around 80 during the day, 77 at night.

Wear loose-fitting clothing. By that I mean, NO T-Shirts! Wear short-sleeve, button-up shirts that you can button and unbutton with ease. Don't tuck them in unless... Just don't. Obviously, wear shorts. If you don't have boat shoes you can wear with no socks, wear your tennis shoes with no socks.

At least, at elevation you should get some wind/breeze to cool things off. The big thing is, don't go in and out of cooled buildings all the time, dress for the weather and don't turn the A/C down so much. You mostly want it to take the humidity out of the air and to drop the heat by a few degrees. Down too low and when you go back outside it's like getting kicked in the face.

Hydration is always important but don't overdo it. It can slow you down, make you feel lethargic.

 

[Oaktree]

Around here that type of wire is called Copperweid. Parent company is in Tennessee - I think. I have a big, 'ol nasty roll of it myself. It was used, and still might be, for telephone service. Stuff is tougher than a bull moose.

Never seen copperweld used for telephone service, but ham radio operators sometimes use it for longwire antennas. As you noted, it's strong and doesn't stretch or break easily. Can be a bit of a PITA to work with.

Another use is for ground systems for AM radio stations (AM stations require a system of buried ground wires)...it discourages copper thieves. They've learned to carry magnets because copperweld is almost worthless as scrap.

As for the heat, nothing here like in the PNW, but still upper 80s/low 90s (and humid) with night time lows only getting into the low 70s. We don't have A/C here at the house...normally don't need it (and I don't particularly like it), but the house is insulated well enough so it stays relatively cool until late afternoon. Not doing much outside work right now, feel bad for those who do for a living.
Looks like the heat is going to break in a couple days.

I feel for you Northwest folks but down in my neck of the woods that's called Summer Time.

Don't know how you handle it. I couldn't live anywhere that hot.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

The weather folks down here are calling that a "1000 year event". Even Death Valley hit a new high. I feel for you Northwest folks but down in my neck of the woods that's called Summer Time.

The thing is, we're not living where the weather tries to kill you. AC is an option, like a attached garage. Lots of people get along fine without it. I had to do a construction project on the Gulf to learn that, when the power goes out, your houses become uninhabitable. I agree, most people in the PNW have no idea how miserable your weather is. We also have natural ways to stay cool, with abundant streams and rivers, an ocean handy, and mountains. Once you get a mile or more above sea level, your sweat evaporates instantly. It may be 100 degrees, but it doesn't feel like it.