Any time you can wear shorts and t shirt? (Portland: new house, neighborhoods)

[McGregorShow]

Originally Posted by notnamed

Anything above 75 is unbearably hot for me. 50s is the start of shorts weather.

Doesn't it get wet everyday though?

[jjpop]

Originally Posted by McGregorShow

Doesn't it get wet everyday though?

Why would rain stop you from wearing shorts? Especially if it's not cold

[LTtheKid]

Originally Posted by Yankeemama

I consider it to be very hot in OR when the temps are in the 90's for weeks on end and there is no breeze AND it's still sunny until 10 PM. I consider that hot and yes, I lived in NYC with insane humidity but there is a reason I am back on the left coast, where I am thankfully from, and not in a swamp or a desert. And many Portlanders don't have central air so there's that.

90's for week's on end? LOL! Weeks would indicate two or more. That's 14 days. The longest spell of 90 degree days in Portland's history (up through the summer of 2013 per the attached graph) is 10 days. Second longest is 8 days. We do not get weeks on end of 90+ degree days.

[seashelly]

Originally Posted by jjpop

Why would rain stop you from wearing shorts? Especially if it's not cold

Yeah, even better. Wearing shorts keeps your pant legs out of the puddles.

Here along the 101 I even see cyclists wearing shorts OVER their sweatpants in the winter months.

[Yankeemama]

Originally Posted by LTtheKid

90's for week's on end? LOL! Weeks would indicate two or more. That's 14 days. The longest spell of 90 degree days in Portland's history (up through the summer of 2013 per the attached graph) is 10 days. Second longest is 8 days. We do not get weeks on end of 90+ degree days.

I cannot believe the pickiness on this forum. The summer before last was brutal in Beaverton which is slightly hotter than Portland and I do believe it was in the 90's for two weeks. The bright sun especially here on the west side beats on my house for days...weeks. Homes out here in the burbs don't have the same 50-100 year old trees on the streets to keep homes cool. It has been hotter here in Beaverton than my old house in NE Portland. I can't believe I am arguing about this.

[notnamed]

Originally Posted by McGregorShow

Doesn't it get wet everyday though?

Don't your legs generally dry off faster than pants? Waterproof hiking pants and such aside.

[CAjerseychick]

Originally Posted by notnamed

Don't your legs generally dry off faster than pants? Waterproof hiking pants and such aside.

good point actually, put in my roses today, jeans soaked and muddy and boots caked-- shorts and some sturdy walking water sandals might have been a cleaner bet (just hose off)...

[OneTimeSEALover]

Originally Posted by notnamed

Anything above 75 is unbearably hot for me. 50s is the start of shorts weather.

Short sleeved shirts, too. I tolerate temps higher, and prefer temps lower. But 55 is perfection.

[LTtheKid]

Originally Posted by Yankeemama

I cannot believe the pickiness on this forum. The summer before last was brutal in Beaverton which is slightly hotter than Portland and I do believe it was in the 90's for two weeks. The bright sun especially here on the west side beats on my house for days...weeks. Homes out here in the burbs don't have the same 50-100 year old trees on the streets to keep homes cool. It has been hotter here in Beaverton than my old house in NE Portland. I can't believe I am arguing about this.

Pickiness? It facts vs fiction. You're spouting fiction when you say that it's 90's for weeks on end in Beaverton in the summer. It isn't and never has been. If you didn't realize that shade and orientation matter in a home, that's your fault. To say the actual outside air temperature is hotter as a result of your lack of shade on your home is ludicrous.

I just looked up for 2015, which has universally been considered the hottest on record. From June 1 to August 31st there were 28 days at or above 90. Of those, the longest stretch of 90+ was 8 days. The next longest was 4 days (twice). That's the facts.

[pdxMIKEpdx]

I just looked up for 2015, which has universally been considered the hottest on record. From June 1 to August 31st there were 28 days at or above 90. Of those, the longest stretch of 90+ was 8 days. The next longest was 4 days (twice). That's the facts.

That sounds like it was in the 90's (or close to it) for weeks to me! Especially with a over a week of 90°!

To say the actual outside air temperature is hotter as a result of your lack of shade on your home is ludicrous.

I think Yankeemama meant that her house in Beaverton was hotter inside than her old house in NE Portland because she doesn't have large shade trees all around it.

BTW, the official Portland high and low temps and weather data are collected at the Portland Airport, so the weather in Beaverton could well have been in the 90°'s for two weeks like she said it was.