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It's 102F/39C where I am and 104F/40C at the airport and it isn't expected to be this hot tomorrow (a cooler 100 ) so it's safe to say that this will be the hottest day of the year.
It's 102F/39C where I am and 104F/40C at the airport and it isn't expected to be this hot tomorrow (a cooler 100 ) so it's safe to say that this will be the hottest day of the year.
Combined with the typical humidity you see in Mississippi, I can only imagine the misery!
Combined with the typical humidity you see in Mississippi, I can only imagine the misery!
This area was under a heat advisory from Thursday/Friday until today, when the entire state was upgraded to an Excessive Heat Warning (heat index at least 110). We'll be under that until 7AM Wednesday, but that will likely be extended to 7PM. On Thursday it'll probably be downgraded to a heat advisory that will end... not any time in the near future.
It's very crappy. I work inside, but I'm still wearing shorts. I won't even try to imagine what it's like for those unfortunate enough to work outside.
I won't even try to imagine what it's like for those unfortunate enough to work outside.
Try imagining working in a large metal box all day, with the occasional break of going out in the sun to do manual labor. I think if everyone did my job, no one would like summer. At least not here.
The hottest it's been here is 101 degrees, which may not sound like much compared to other cities, but all summer we've been in the mid to upper 90s almost every single day. This is the South, but this has been a very warm summer, even for us!
The lowest temperature--hmmmm....looks like it was 11 degrees one morning in January. We also had a very cold winter. Our nights were frigid!
Try imagining working in a large metal box all day, with the occasional break of going out in the sun to do manual labor. I think if everyone did my job, no one would like summer. At least not here.
Makes sense. The Southeast didn't become a booming region until air conditioning became common, and before that I would just assume that people up north didn't bother to work on the hottest days.
New highest temperature: 105 on August 2nd, smothering the 63-year-old previous record set on that day of 102.
Makes sense. The Southeast didn't become a booming region until air conditioning became common, and before that I would just assume that people up north didn't bother to work on the hottest days.
Funny how people flock to the sunbelt for the warmth and sunshine, yet they spend the majority of their time inside air conditioned homes, stores, offices, cars, etc.
I never understood that either. Most people I know claim they love summer, but when summer actually gets here the only time they are outside of air conditioning is when walking from the car to a building. Then when we get to the hottest part of the year, they complain about how hot it is and how they're sick of it.
Them: "I love summer! But this heat is too much."
Me: "This IS summer. This what summer is like here!"
Them: "No we usually get a shower in the afternoon that cools us down quite a bit."
Me: "Are you sure you actually live here?"
I think some people here are actually thinking about Spring or Fall when they're talking about Summer.
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) so it's safe to say that this will be the hottest day of the year.
