What is 100+ degree weather like? Is it too hot to handle?

[ausweatherman]

Originally Posted by jamies

It's hot today that my outdoor thermometer fell off the wall and committed suicide. I need one that goes up to 140.

The a/c in my garage has been on nonstop and it's still 95 inside. Yes the garage has ac.

Ah, AZ in the summer.

Yikes! Just remembered, it's not even summer for another three weeks. Alaska here we come!

Hmm while here it reached 69 as a max today..

[kell490]

This isn't hot yet wait until July 4th 110 with humidity right now it's a dry heat still cools down at night by July 4th it will be 100 degrees at 3:30 am.

[Travelin Mann]

I've thrived in Arizona for many years without air conditioning or swamp cooler in home or air in vehicle. Granted I don't live in Phoenix -- though I did for a couple years with my same New York truck!

My apartment is luckily sheltered from the brunt of the sun. I open everything up at night and close everything at first light. I've made neat window and patio door inserts of foil-backed foam. I shower, cook, wash dishes, and use electric lights in the evenings to avoid producing extra heat during the day.

I'm semi-retired and self-employed, working outside. In the summer I work late afternoons to evenings to beat the heat. As I warm up the air temperature cools down. Even 100 degrees at this elevation cools to comfortable by dark. That is, if one is away from pavement, which exudes heat for hours longer.

It's not a lifestyle that would appeal to everyone but it works for me!

[jamies]

You know you can put a window ac unit in for about $100. No reason to suffer.