How hot is it?

[orezok]

Had to go down to Palm Springs yesterday. 118* on car thermometer

 

[2manyrocks]

After last week's heat index hitting 116F during the day, yesterday morning felt like the first day of Fall. This morning's temp in Middle TN was 58F.

 

[MH8675309]

It seems the weather is all over the place here in America this year. We (Michigan) started out very dry this spring - dry enough where the first cutting yield was less than normal. July was unusually wet and cooler affecting drying times and produce (vegetables) was behind a good three weeks as things were slow to ripen. August was wetter yet. It finally stopped raining long enough to get my round bales off the field and the mud was like spring mud. I talked to a fella yesterday from Kentucky and he said they had an excellent year there. Saw a man a week ago from Wisconsin and he told me it was very dry there all year

 

[scootr]

We are finally under the triple digits in So Cal... predicted low 90s today and low 80s tomorrow. Now that's better!

 

[Snobdds]

It seems the weather is all over the place here in America this year. We (Michigan) started out very dry this spring - dry enough where the first cutting yield was less than normal. July was unusually wet and cooler affecting drying times and produce (vegetables) was behind a good three weeks as things were slow to ripen. August was wetter yet. It finally stopped raining long enough to get my round bales off the field and the mud was like spring mud. I talked to a fella yesterday from Kentucky and he said they had an excellent year there. Saw a man a week ago from Wisconsin and he told me it was very dry there all year

You seemed surprised by the weather.

This is a good example how the media now expects people to believe the weather needs to be a constant and predictable temperature with low severity from storms being the norm.

Weather has always been variable and it's always had severity as a constant.

Big climate has won. They have programmed the masses into a belief norm.

 

[MH8675309]

You seemed surprised by the weather.

This is a good example how the media now expects people to believe the weather needs to be a constant and predictable temperature with low severity from storms being the norm.

Weather has always been variable and it's always had severity as a constant.

Big climate has won. They have programmed the masses into a belief norm.

I've spent a good amount of time outside year around for decades - the weather here in Michigan is anything but typical this year. I studied weather and know how to look for signs of rain and fair weather without any media - dont watch TV. Somehow the idea of being lumped in with "the masses" suggests that one is easily lead, simple or sheepish

 

[Molalla1]

Wet today here close to Colton, OR . . . about 60* now at 2:10 pm.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Still hot and dry here. It was still at 101* around 6pm here.

We also had the driest August on record with 1.10” recorded. The previous record was 1.40”. Average is somewhere between 6 and 7”.

Azaleas are dead, magnolia trees are dead, lawns are all dead.

 

[ultrarunner]

Lawns may come back… at least they do here.

I try to keep the back lawn going watering each of 3 zones 20 minutes 2x a week so one hour total twice a week.

Used 630 gallons per day for 57 days…

All in including meter fee and tiered usage totals $570.86

So $10 each and every day for city water with 90% going to summer landscape…

 

[Complete Turf Care]

We finally got about an inch of rain yesterday afternoon. It soaked into the ground quickly.
The heat is still on. Heat index was up around 109* after the rain.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Heat index at 113.5 this afternoon. Still hot!!!

 

[Oaktree]

I would have expected much higher humidity in Louisiana. Even up here it's been in the 75+% range this week.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

I would have expected much higher humidity in Louisiana. Even up here it's been in the 75+% range this week.

I don't know how accurate my little sensor is. I assure you the humidity stays above 70% more than below, especially this time of year. We get up to 90% fairly often

 

[bnold]

Right after remotely turning HVAC on in car yesterday. Thats toasty.

 

[2manyrocks]

I don't know how accurate my little sensor is. I assure you the humidity stays above 70% more than below, especially this time of year. We get up to 90% fairly often

You could compare your sensor against the official humidity reported for your location. 44% would almost certainly have to be indoor humidity I would believe.

Kenner, LA Weather History | Weather Underground

Our temps and humidity in middle TN dropped about 10 degrees in the past week.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

We are on the downswing of the heat here in the southeast, mid 80's until next week. Gonna be down in the mid to high 70's by Wednesday of next week. HALLELUJAH!!!

 

[lman]

64 here approaching noon.

 

[bigtiller]

It's hot living in a corn field. Dew point was 85

 

[ponytug]

I don't know how accurate my little sensor is. I assure you the humidity stays above 70% more than below, especially this time of year. We get up to 90% fairly often

Well, your local weather station went from a low of 61% RH to a high of 99% today, so I suspect your little gauge needs calibration. Low cost humidity sensors are pretty notorious for drift. Some of the old dial style ones used a strand of hair wrapped around the spindle of the gauge.
Personal Weather Station Dashboard | Weather Underground

All the best,

Peter

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Finally some relief. It's 69* here now. Dewpoints have come down a good bit so there isn't much heat index the last 2 days.
It has been a brutal summer. Our local weather man said we have broken every heat record in the book this summer.