Do we underestimate and downplay how Great Sacramento weather really is? (San Diego: dog friendly, spiders)

[sacguy71]

Indeed, feels a lot like Phoenix this month.

[Chimérique]

Really, Not the first 13 days,
and probably not even the last half despite our first real heat wave for the season.

Aug 1 to Aug 13, 2020


PHOENIX
High Temp for the Day
110F to 115F = 8 days
105F to 109F = 5 days
100F tp 104F = all days hotter (Heat Index)
96F to 99F = all days hotter
90F to 95F = all days hotter (Heat Index)
80's = Zero days, all days hotter

Low Temp for the Day
90's = 4 days
High 80's = 7 days
Low 80's = 2 days
70's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
60's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
50's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter

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AUSTIN, Texas
High Temp for the Day
110F to 115F = 9 days (Heat Index)
105F to 109F = 4 days (Heat Index)
100F tp 104F = all days hotter
96F to 99F = all days hotter
90F to 95F = all days hotter
80's = Zero days, all days hotter

Low Temp for the Day
90's = Zero days
High 80's = 3 days (Heat Index)
Low 80's = 10 days (Heat Index)
70's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
60's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
50's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter

*********************

SACRAMENTO
High Temp for the Day
110F to 115F = Zero days
105F to 109F = Zero days
100F tp 104F = Zero days (Heat Index)
96F to 99F = 2 days
90F to 95F = 8 days (Heat Index)
80's = 2 days

Low Temp for the Day
90's = all days Cooler
80 = all days Cooler
70's = all days Cooler
60's = 9 days
50's = 4 days

[tstieber]

Originally Posted by Chimérique

Really, Not the first 13 days,
and probably not even the last half despite our first real heat wave for the season.

Aug 1 to Aug 13, 2020


PHOENIX
High Temp for the Day
110F to 115F = 8 days
105F to 109F = 5 days
100F tp 104F = all days hotter (Heat Index)
96F to 99F = all days hotter
90F to 95F = all days hotter (Heat Index)
80's = Zero days, all days hotter

Low Temp for the Day
90's = 4 days
High 80's = 7 days
Low 80's = 2 days
70's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
60's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
50's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter

*********************

AUSTIN, Texas
High Temp for the Day
110F to 115F = 9 days (Heat Index)
105F to 109F = 4 days (Heat Index)
100F tp 104F = all days hotter
96F to 99F = all days hotter
90F to 95F = all days hotter
80's = Zero days, all days hotter

Low Temp for the Day
90's = Zero days
High 80's = 3 days (Heat Index)
Low 80's = 10 days (Heat Index)
70's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
60's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
50's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter

*********************

SACRAMENTO
High Temp for the Day
110F to 115F = Zero days
105F to 109F = Zero days
100F tp 104F = Zero days (Heat Index)
96F to 99F = 2 days
90F to 95F = 8 days (Heat Index)
80's = 2 days

Low Temp for the Day
90's = all days Cooler
80 = all days Cooler
70's = all days Cooler
60's = 9 days
50's = 4 days

I'm finding it a little confusing to figure out what are actually temps here... Is this just a heat index comparison?

In any case, it'll be interesting to see if Sac breaks 110f this week. My Google forecast just got even hotter with three days predicted above 110 and multiple nights bottoming out in the upper 70s. Don't see that too often.

[tstieber]

Google forecast keeps intensifying... now showing Monday at 112, Tuesday at 115, and Wednesday at 112. I imagine that must be flirting with all-time record highs... If it comes to fruition. Interesting!

[sacdukeman]

Originally Posted by Chimérique

Really, Not the first 13 days,
and probably not even the last half despite our first real heat wave for the season.

Aug 1 to Aug 13, 2020


PHOENIX
High Temp for the Day
110F to 115F = 8 days
105F to 109F = 5 days
100F tp 104F = all days hotter (Heat Index)
96F to 99F = all days hotter
90F to 95F = all days hotter (Heat Index)
80's = Zero days, all days hotter

Low Temp for the Day
90's = 4 days
High 80's = 7 days
Low 80's = 2 days
70's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
60's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
50's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter

*********************

AUSTIN, Texas
High Temp for the Day
110F to 115F = 9 days (Heat Index)
105F to 109F = 4 days (Heat Index)
100F tp 104F = all days hotter
96F to 99F = all days hotter
90F to 95F = all days hotter
80's = Zero days, all days hotter

Low Temp for the Day
90's = Zero days
High 80's = 3 days (Heat Index)
Low 80's = 10 days (Heat Index)
70's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
60's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter
50's = Zero days, all mornings and nights hotter

*********************

SACRAMENTO
High Temp for the Day
110F to 115F = Zero days
105F to 109F = Zero days
100F tp 104F = Zero days (Heat Index)
96F to 99F = 2 days
90F to 95F = 8 days (Heat Index)
80's = 2 days

Low Temp for the Day
90's = all days Cooler
80 = all days Cooler
70's = all days Cooler
60's = 9 days
50's = 4 days

Being lower than Phoenix and Austin means we are less horrible, not "great".

[Chimérique]

Originally Posted by sacdukeman

Being lower than Phoenix and Austin means we are less horrible, not "great".

We are not just better than Phoenix and Austin, we are better than 3/4 or more of the rest of country.

We so often measure our entire summer experience by 2, 3, 7 days of a summer heat wave, and ignore all the other GREAT days.

Folks wait all year long to post in this thread during the inevitable August heat wave and ignore the rest of months and months of GREAT weather.

And, we act like, the rest of the country, doesn't have hot August heat waves.

In the southwest, like Texas, they CAN'T drive just an hour away to much cooler weather during a heat wave, but we can. Ironically, the very reason that we have Cool coastal weather so close makes us more critical of our weather instead of appreciating how GREAT it actually is MOST OF THE TIME.

In Texas, its HOT AND HUMID everywhere, no escape, you can drive 300-400 miles in every direction and its still hot and humid; ironically, they complain less about their summer weather than we do.

[dontbelievehim]

Downtown Sacramento hit 111f today :0


This heatwave will be historic. keep tabs if you have the time, chim.

Fresno hit 107, but clouds and dry air made the day tolerable.
Clouds go away tomorrow afternoon for us

Wasn't expecting this

Late afternoon
86f lake Tahoe
84f shaver lake

[sacdukeman]

Originally Posted by Chimérique

We are not just better than Phoenix and Austin, we are better than 3/4 or more of the rest of country.

We so often measure our entire summer experience by 2, 3, 7 days of a summer heat wave, and ignore all the other GREAT days.

Folks wait all year long to post in this thread during the inevitable August heat wave and ignore the rest of months and months of GREAT weather.

And, we act like, the rest of the country, doesn't have hot August heat waves.

In the southwest, like Texas, they CAN'T drive just an hour away to much cooler weather during a heat wave, but we can. Ironically, the very reason that we have Cool coastal weather so close makes us more critical of our weather instead of appreciating how GREAT it actually is MOST OF THE TIME.

In Texas, its HOT AND HUMID everywhere, no escape, you can drive 300-400 miles in every direction and its still hot and humid; ironically, they complain less about their summer weather than we do.

Same point - being less awful than Texas doesn't = great. Nor does being "close" to cooler weather (an hour without traffic but there's always traffic). Nor does Sacramento's persistently terrible air quality = great. Get real.

[Chimérique]

Originally Posted by sacdukeman

Same point - being less awful than Texas doesn't = great. Nor does being "close" to cooler weather (an hour without traffic but there's always traffic). Nor does Sacramento's persistently terrible air quality = great. Get real.

Your wrong again, Sacramento has not had a single air quality day in the unhealthy range to date this year.

[Chimérique]

Originally Posted by dontbelievehim

Downtown Sacramento hit 111f today :0


This heatwave will be historic. keep tabs if you have the time, chim.

Fresno hit 107, but clouds and dry air made the day tolerable.
Clouds go away tomorrow afternoon for us

Wasn't expecting this

Late afternoon
86f lake Tahoe
84f shaver lake

It's been awhile since we've had a pretty bad heat wave, stay cool and comfortable.