Sat Jul 7, 2012, 05:35 PM
At 105, D.C. closes in on all-time heat record
Source: Washington Post
It has been truly exceptional,” said Chris Vaccaro, a spokesman for the National Weather Service. The high by 3:35 was 105 degrees at Reagan National Airport. That breaks the previous record for this date, 102 in 2010, and this is only the 5th time on record that the temperature has hit 105 in DC. The all-time record is 106 degrees. “We continue our record-setting stretch of days at or above 95 degrees,” Vaccaro said. Today is the tenth consecutive day, and tomorrow will likely be the eleventh, he said. “We made a quick run for the for the triple-digit mark: The temperature hit 100 degrees before noon,” he said. It will be triple digits all afternoon and into the early evening hours. . . Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/regional We're not alone, I know. Ran errands this morning and staying in like everyone else today, in the (thankfully) up and running air conditioning. For now. Only one man could possibly describe how hot it is today. 
It was so hot today that Burger King was singing, "if you want it your way, cook it yourself." It was so hot today I saw a robin dipping his worm in Nestea. It was so hot, musicians were snorting ice cubes. It's so hot, your Odor Eaters have sent up a white flag. It’s so hot I saw two trees fighting over a dog.
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 At 105, D.C. closes in on all-time heat record (Original post) |
Faygo Kid | Jul 2012 | OP |
| Comrade Grumpy | Jul 2012 | #1 | |
| sofa king | Jul 2012 | #4 | |
| BlueToTheBone | Jul 2012 | #43 | |
| Ghost Dog | Jul 2012 | #2 | |
| Fuddnik | Jul 2012 | #3 | |
| Faygo Kid | Jul 2012 | #6 | |
| sofa king | Jul 2012 | #8 | |
| L0oniX | Jul 2012 | #45 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jul 2012 | #5 | |
| obxhead | Jul 2012 | #7 | |
| awoke_in_2003 | Jul 2012 | #24 | |
| obxhead | Jul 2012 | #33 | |
| riderinthestorm | Jul 2012 | #30 | |
| obxhead | Jul 2012 | #34 | |
| riderinthestorm | Jul 2012 | #39 | |
| Marrah_G | Jul 2012 | #40 | |
| riderinthestorm | Jul 2012 | #42 | |
| Marrah_G | Jul 2012 | #44 | |
| wordpix | Jul 2012 | #9 | |
| cyberswede | Jul 2012 | #10 | |
| crimson77 | Jul 2012 | #11 | |
| primavera | Jul 2012 | #12 | |
| Liberal_Stalwart71 | Jul 2012 | #13 | |
| Samantha | Jul 2012 | #31 | |
| Liberal_Stalwart71 | Jul 2012 | #49 | |
| tclambert | Jul 2012 | #14 | |
| Historic NY | Jul 2012 | #15 | |
| frazzled | Jul 2012 | #16 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | Jul 2012 | #17 | |
| LittleGirl | Jul 2012 | #18 | |
| emilyg | Jul 2012 | #19 | |
| onehandle | Jul 2012 | #20 | |
| We are Devo | Jul 2012 | #21 | |
| bloomington-lib | Jul 2012 | #22 | |
| wordpix | Jul 2012 | #41 | |
| Hissyspit | Jul 2012 | #23 | |
| wordpix | Jul 2012 | #29 | |
| obxhead | Jul 2012 | #35 | |
| sofa king | Jul 2012 | #38 | |
| BREMPRO | Jul 2012 | #25 | |
| DocMac | Jul 2012 | #26 | |
| Louisiana1976 | Jul 2012 | #27 | |
| DocMac | Jul 2012 | #28 | |
| Ter | Jul 2012 | #32 | |
| obxhead | Jul 2012 | #36 | |
| Faygo Kid | Jul 2012 | #37 | |
| wordpix | Jul 2012 | #46 | |
| obxhead | Jul 2012 | #47 | |
| felix_numinous | Jul 2012 | #48 |
Response to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #1)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 05:55 PM
4. Oddly enough, only 40% right now...
Response to sofa king (Reply #4)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 01:12 PM
43. I was trying to explain to my west coast beloved
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that you have to learn to just ooze into the heat. If you fight it, you'll be more uncomfortable. Also, move from shade to shade outside. He was also astounded that there was such a temperature as zero!
Before we moved here, I was just explaining it as 4 season weather!  |
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 05:47 PM
3. A high of 89 in "too hot in the summer, Tampa Florida" today.
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 06:12 PM
7. I've been working outside in it for the last 2 weeks
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at a golf course in Dumfries. It's been horrible. Extreme humidity in the morning gives way to extreme heat and still bad humidity by noon. You don't get used to it, you just get used to sweating a lot.
When the heat wave breaks Monday and we see a high of 84 I'm gonna need to break out the parka. |
Response to obxhead (Reply #7)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 08:28 PM
awoke_in_2003 (34,582 posts)
24. We have something blowing through...
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DFW. I just came back from a smoke break- 78 deg. I almost caught pneumonia
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Response to obxhead (Reply #34)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 11:17 AM
39. Our area well repair guy was gone for the July 4th holiday without any backup.
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Pretty unusual for him and of course major equipment malfunctions always seem to happen like that.
Our neighbor lives close enough we could run hoses from two of their hydrants, and we have a large portable water tank we usually use to keep the dust down in the arenas. I can't imagine how hard this would have been if we hadn't been able to access any water during this. We've been to the local pool daily to shower and clean up each night which actually turned into a good family ritual for all of us together. It was a calming end to the day (even if my hair's a little green from the chlorine!). The bright spot in all of this was that I pretty much gave up cooking so I've had a lovely run of restaurants and take-out. 
I'm pretty sure that losing electricity would be tons worse. No A/C would have been unendurable. When I hear the stories of those without power I don't feel too bad. |
Response to riderinthestorm (Reply #42)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 01:23 PM
44. I'm glad all of you are doing well
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It's a great thing to hear about neighbors helping neighbors. Every time I hear something like that it renews my hope for humanity
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Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 06:34 PM
9. but dew point is 69% & heat index at 6:30 pm is 108F
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 06:50 PM
10. It's 104 here at 5:50 p.m.
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I'm in SE Iowa. The air almost hurts your skin when you step outside.
My laundry is drying really quickly on the line, though. |
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 07:08 PM
12. Good thing global warming is just a hoax
Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #13)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 01:23 AM
31. Yes, Verizon weather posted 106 this evening
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 07:22 PM
14. Sen. Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) is staggering around DC in a parka muttering, "Damn Al Gore!
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 07:24 PM
Historic NY (36,574 posts)
15. So how hot was is?
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Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 07:34 PM
frazzled (18,389 posts)
16. It was 105 in Chicago Friday
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 07:34 PM
Rhiannon12866 (175,460 posts)
17. When I was in school, I worked outside every summer...
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I just can't imagine doing it now...
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Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 07:43 PM
LittleGirl (7,735 posts)
18. 104 in Indy with 37% humidity=107
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 07:50 PM
22. I'm starting to get used to 100+
Response to bloomington-lib (Reply #22)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 12:41 PM
41. I saw some squirrels in DC ---very skinny
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 08:23 PM
Hissyspit (45,788 posts)
23. Where are all the right-wing D.C. blabbermouths who mock climate change every
Response to Hissyspit (Reply #23)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 12:26 AM
29. they're up north or in home states, raking in their million$ for their next election or Rmoney's
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Up to no good, anyhow |
Response to Hissyspit (Reply #23)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 11:10 AM
38. A Member of Congress need never see daylight.
Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 08:35 PM
BREMPRO (2,328 posts)
25. ouch! that's hot!! this is the time i love being in Maine!
Response to Louisiana1976 (Reply #27)
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 09:00 PM
28. hahahaha
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Thanks. I was beginning to wonder what was funny these days.
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Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 01:46 AM
32. Meh, I love it
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Cold weather sucks.
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Response to Faygo Kid (Original post)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 03:21 PM
48. Try wearing a wet scarf around your neck
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as it evaporates, it is cool. It cools down the major arteries of the neck and shoulders, and let the rest of the cool scarf hang down the front of your body. I don't care that my shirt is wet. I just keep wetting it, and it helps a lot
Cotton or rayon is best, especially gauze material. |
