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Southwestern U.S. to experience extreme heatwave in the coming days (some areas reaching 120°F)
- Thread starter Joco
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In Chicago, it's been in the 90s with 40-60% humidity for like 2 weeks now and the school I'm working in is even hotter than outside. It's been rough.
The thermostat in my cousin's garage (where I workout) said 103 a couple days ago with 50% humidity. Can't say I gave it 100%.
The thermostat in my cousin's garage (where I workout) said 103 a couple days ago with 50% humidity. Can't say I gave it 100%.
I do not miss PHX for those near 120 degree days. Last summer I lived there my primary transportation had a broken AC. I had to take a shower in the work gym before I got dressed in my office attire.
Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk that. I feel like I'm dying when it hits 32 in the UK. But we are hard bastards we don't do (can't afford) aircon.
Think about it like this; you can save energy even with your AC on as you can do all your cooking on the street...
I know you might have been partially joking (cause biblical Exodus reference and all), but.... they arrived months ago:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/africas-worst-locust-plague-in-decades-threatens-millions.168477/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/its-2020-so-of-course-india-is-battling-locusts.214314/
Every ERAZonaian during the pandemic and this weekend
Yep, that's about right.
For those who live in places it gets hot like that, how much of a difference can you feel for like..100 compared to 120?
It doesn't get that hot here, but for instance it can drop down to 5 or even 0 some winters and that's really cold, but the difference between 14 and 30 for instance is less noticeable.
Is there a point where it's just too hot and you can't really tell the difference?
It doesn't get that hot here, but for instance it can drop down to 5 or even 0 some winters and that's really cold, but the difference between 14 and 30 for instance is less noticeable.
Is there a point where it's just too hot and you can't really tell the difference?
My parents live in the desert in CA, and I used to live there for a while out of college.
If you're used to it, anything under 105º (40º C) can still feel relatively "nice" (especially in the shade). Once you go over that though its starts feeling really oppressive, even with the low humidity. As it gets into the high teens / over 120, it straight up starts feeling like an oven.
You can definitely tell the difference between 100 and 110-120. Some people like to say that anything over 100 is all the same, but it's noticeable.
Below about 105 it can be acceptable if you're in the shade with a breeze as long as the humidity is low. Its not nice, but its ok. At least sweating cools you down. I have a swamp cooler(evaporative cooler) for when I need to do things in the garage during summer, and since its dry, it does a good job at lowering temperatures.
Above that, and especially when you climb past 110, its just hot no matter what. If there's a breeze it doesn't even feel nice. You know when you're baking, and you open the oven door and get that hot air in your face, its kinda like that but all over.
I do prefer Fahrenheit over Celsius for the human experience. Kelvin is better for Science. Metric for everything else though.
Just in time for the 30th anniversary weeks ago..."reaching 120°F"
-10c : heavy winter coat
0c : normal winter coat
10c: light coat
20c: perfect temp
30c: shorts, t. Hot but fine with low humidity
40c: miserable hot
50c: (122f) Seriously why do you live here
Straightforward to me (as an American who's ditched miles/farenheit use)
Yeah, I've lived in the valley in CA my whole life, and I think 110+ is the "can't even tell the difference anymore" tier. Once you're up there, it's kind of just unbearably hot. June through August is usually low 100s here (104 today), and it's manageable as long as you're not standing in direct sunlight for incredibly long stretches of time.
For indoors, air conditioning is still a must though. I've lived in houses that were swamp only and once you hit that 105+ range they're not doing anything for you. Don't think I could live like that again.
As others have said 100F is tolerable, especially if you stay in the shade.
110F+ is like walking around in an oven, it's oppressive, your body feels like it's cooking, slow cooker style.
Even at 100F you must be careful with your pets, as roads and sidewalks will burn their paws. It's very common for people that have just moved here to accidentally burn their dog's paws, taking it for a walk during the afternoon. People will also make the mistake of shaving their dogs - it's a mistake because it almost always leads to the dog getting sunburned.
I have a birdbath, at 100F+ I have to refill it twice a day. At 110F+ I have to refill it every 2 hours and the birds are in it constantly.
People are still outside and active here, just not while the sun is out. You will see people out and about early (5-7am) and late (after 8pm). Older kids will play organized sports like soccer at 10-11pm here.
It's "only" 116 here on Sunday.
To join in to the above conversation, I'd say low 110s and high 110s are differentiable, but mid-110s you're at the point where simply opening a door to go outside is oppressive. It literally feels like standing to close to an oven door as you open it. Simply being outside, even in the shade, is physically painful to at least some extent.
To join in to the above conversation, I'd say low 110s and high 110s are differentiable, but mid-110s you're at the point where simply opening a door to go outside is oppressive. It literally feels like standing to close to an oven door as you open it. Simply being outside, even in the shade, is physically painful to at least some extent.
Yeah, from 10AM - 8PM you just stay inside unless you're in a pool. Even when you go out past 8 its still 95 - 100 degrees outside. Last night it was still over 90 at midnight.
