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For those of you from the Northeast lamenting the heat down this way, Central Park in NYC is reporting 102 degrees this hour, with a heat index of 115.
For those of you from the Northeast lamenting the heat down this way, Central Park in NYC is reporting 102 degrees this hour, with a heat index of 115.
I do not find the heat index to be useful, other than making people feel worse. Just tell me it is hot AND humid. Don't tell me it is 95 but "feels like" 115. so 95, polluted and humid is equivalent to 115 ... and what? Dry clean air? I still think the 2 would feel different.
A friend of mine on FB typed yesterday "Woo 43 degrees out tannning today hot."
The 43 threw me a bit but hes in Ottawa his temp is in celcius so I converted and thats 109 Fahrenheit.
I know they dont have humidity or this heat index but thats hot.
Hang in there and look at temp Midwest and be grateful for these mid 90's.
I hope the lake is somewhat refreshing tomorrow.
Enjoy summer best you can, we have another month to go.
A friend of mine on FB typed yesterday "Woo 43 degrees out tannning today hot."
The 43 threw me a bit but hes in Ottawa his temp is in celcius so I converted and thats 109 Fahrenheit.
I know they dont have humidity or this heat index but thats hot.
Hang in there and look at temp Midwest and be grateful for these mid 90's.
I hope the lake is somewhat refreshing tomorrow.
Enjoy summer best you can, we have another month to go.
Yea I know, its like the further north you go the hotter it is.
I was visiting Chicago back in July 2005 and it was over 105º. That was not the index either. Milwaukee was the same that weekend. I looked on my phone at the temp in Charlotte and it was 93º. I'm sure all that concrete and asphalt in those mega cities don't help.
I was visiting Chicago back in July 2005 and it was over 105º. That was not the index either. Milwaukee was the same that weekend. I looked on my phone at the temp in Charlotte and it was 93º. I'm sure all that concrete and asphalt in those mega cities don't help.
The asphalt and concrete help drive what's called the "heat island effect". The biggest difference is the overnight temps....in major metropolitan cities, the overnight low does not drop off as much as its rural surroundings...
The asphalt and concrete help drive what's called the "heat island effect". The biggest difference is the overnight temps....in major metropolitan cities, the overnight low does not drop off as much as its rural surroundings...
The heat island effect is what intensified the downtown Atlanta tornado in 2008. In the evenings, cities radiate their heat-island-caused warmth back up into the atmosphere, but the surrounding areas are usually already cooled. The heat convection near the city caused the storm to blow up right over the downtown area. Let's hope that never happens here!
They have started some rolling black outs in the NE because the antiquated power system there can't handle the electricity requirements. Thankfully Duke Energy is in much better shape here in Charlotte and surrounding areas.
(would be a bit of a downer to have the power cut off right now)
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