You know one thing that drives me crazy in these heat waves (crimes, camp)
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But still, it's dang hot! And I don't like it one bit. It's only early July and this is already the hottest summer I've experienced in NJ (7 summers total) although either 06 or 07 was pretty bad too. I know a lot of people complained about the rain and cool weather we had for half of last summer, but I'd take that weather in a heartbeat over this crap. And I know a lot of people complained about the snow last winter, but I loved every minute of it. I can't wait for September!
Maybe I'm more cut out for life in Vermont than NJ.
I wonder where all the "It's too hot in Florida for me to live there" backers who won't leave New Jersey are now? I've consistently maintained that summers in New Jersey are as miserable as they are in Florida, and even moreso than coastal Florida.
Had to laugh at that one, Mike. My brother emailed me yesterday, telling me it hit 106 at his office in NJ. He asked me how hot it was in Atlanta, fully expecting that it'd be hotter than in NJ, and when I replied that it hadn't broken 90, he didn't believe me.
We've been in the high 80's/low-mid 90's for the past three weeks, but with little humidity- it's 91 right now, with 44% humidity, and a 66 degree dewpoint (for a "feels like" 93), which is right about what we've been having for the past few weeks. By comparison, Branchburg, NJ is currently showing 99 degrees, 30% humidity and a 62 degree dewpoint, for a "feels like" 100. It looks like they're going to "cool down" into the mid 80's over the next few days, but only because of some storms, which will drive the humdity up into the 60-70% range, for a "feels like" of around 90. Bleh......
Had to laugh at that one, Mike. My brother emailed me yesterday, telling me it hit 106 at his office in NJ. He asked me how hot it was in Atlanta, fully expecting that it'd be hotter than in NJ, and when I replied that it hadn't broken 90, he didn't believe me.
We've been in the high 80's/low-mid 90's for the past three weeks, but with little humidity- it's 91 right now, with 44% humidity, and a 66 degree dewpoint (for a "feels like" 93), which is right about what we've been having for the past few weeks. By comparison, Branchburg, NJ is currently showing 99 degrees, 30% humidity and a 62 degree dewpoint, for a "feels like" 100. It looks like they're going to "cool down" into the mid 80's over the next few days, but only because of some storms, which will drive the humdity up into the 60-70% range, for a "feels like" of around 90. Bleh......
yet when it was colder in atlanta than here over the winter, it was an anomaly.
and the bolded kind of proves the point. you said "which is right about what we've been having for the past few weeks". we have not, or will not, have this weather for weeks. i know we're not talking about georgia (but somehow it does veer off topic), but the premise is the same.
But still, it's dang hot! And I don't like it one bit. It's only early July and this is already the hottest summer I've experienced in NJ (7 summers total) although either 06 or 07 was pretty bad too. I know a lot of people complained about the rain and cool weather we had for half of last summer, but I'd take that weather in a heartbeat over this crap. And I know a lot of people complained about the snow last winter, but I loved every minute of it. I can't wait for September!
Maybe I'm more cut out for life in Vermont than NJ.
duh. don't you know these 3 days are the yardstick that is used to generalize NJ summers for ever and ever and ever? never mind that I used my air maybe 2 times last summer (and that's no exaggeration) and I can't remember the last time it hit 100, these 3 days are IT! FLORIDA SUMMERS = NJ SUMMERS DAMMIT!
yet when it was colder in atlanta than here over the winter, it was an anomaly.
and the bolded kind of proves the point. you said "which is right about what we've been having for the past few weeks". we have not, or will not, have this weather for weeks. i know we're not talking about georgia (but somehow it does veer off topic), but the premise is the same.
Here's a question for you- Why is it that you hear about people dying from the heat in places like NJ, PA, etc. practically every year, yet you never (I know- never say never....) hear about it happening in the south?
I think that during heatwaves like this it's comparable, as long as we have high humidity, too, but that's the only time. In Florida, you don't just have this with heatwaves. It's just normal weather for maybe 8-9 months. Then it's just slightly cooler for a couple months. Although this year they had a very odd end to their winter, with not just cool but often cold temperatures lasting for a few weeks.
I don't even want this weather for a couple days. Moving back to it for 8-9 months out of the year isn't something I'd want to do.
It's not normal to be north of 100 degrees for 8-9 months out of the year anywhere in Florida, even in a place like Ocala or Immolakee. You will approach 92-94 degrees for maybe 3-4 months out of the year inland in Florida.
The highest recorded temperature in Florida is only higher than I think only 4 other states. It's almost impossible to get that hot because water moderates air temperatures in almost every region of the state.
In no way am I backing the Sunshine State. I have relatives there, have visited there many, many times, and have several issues with several areas of the state. However, Florida receives a bad weather rap that is often unwarranted. The current summer weather in the northeast is a perfect example.
Here's a question for you- Why is it that you hear about people dying from the heat in places like NJ, PA, etc. practically every year, yet you never (I know- never say never....) hear about it happening in the south?
It's not normal to be north of 100 degrees for 8-9 months out of the year anywhere in Florida, even in a place like Ocala or Immolakee. You will approach 92-94 degrees for maybe 3-4 months out of the year inland in Florida.
The highest recorded temperature in Florida is only higher than I think only 4 other states. It's almost impossible to get that hot because water moderates air temperatures in almost every region of the state.
In no way am I backing the Sunshine State. I have relatives there, have visited there many, many times, and have several issues with several areas of the state. However, Florida receives a bad weather rap that is often unwarranted. The current summer weather in the northeast is a perfect example.
100 degrees is not normal, but 90's with stifling humidity is. It's not "normal" here and you can't use 3 days of unusual weather to make a blanket statement and say NJ summers = FL summers.
Well, according to the news, there's been at least 1 death in NJ, 1 in NY, and 8 in MD attributed to the current heat wave. I'm not going to go digging back through the news archives to find past years, but it happens pretty much every time it gets hot up there.
Well, according to the news, there's been at least 1 death in NJ, 1 in NY, and 8 in MD attributed to the current heat wave. I'm not going to go digging back through the news archives to find past years, but it happens pretty much every time it gets hot up there.
see my edited post
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