It's HOT! It's COLD! It's WINDY! It's DRY! It's WET! It's OUR Weather! (Dallas: reputation, based)

[Double-G]

Originally Posted by ReppingDFW

It's 75 degrees outside here in my area of DFW.

Yeah, it dropped about 15 degrees in a few minutes and it looks ominous.

This is unprecedented.

/NBC

[ReppingDFW]

Originally Posted by Double-G

Yeah, it dropped about 15 degrees in a few minutes and it looks ominous.

This is unprecedented.

/NBC

My type of weather.

[synchronicity]

Originally Posted by kenshi

She did certainly live in an old apartment, and most of the apartments in the area looked the same way. I figured it was a Chicago thing, Chicago being a much older city than any I've ever lived in. She lived near the intersection of Sheridan and Bryn Mawr. I could get off the train there and walk to her apartment in about five minutes. I'll try to talk to her about it again. I think that was her first apartment in Chicago (and the United States for that matter) although she'd been in it for a while but now she's been in two others. I never asked her if the others had air conditioning.

That's really close to where my mom lives (hi-rise, each unit has air), where a close friend lived many years ago (smaller complex, I'll check with him, but I'm pretty sure his unit had air), and where I lived in that period in the 90's (as noted, didn't have air but it sure looked like most people had window units. I never did a formal census or anything but in the summer there were scads of window units visible).

I do note that it's been over 100 for 3 days straight in my old stomping grounds in Chi, and that is REALLY rare. It hit 96 early this AM (per weather.com) but has been dropping since (79 now).

As a pure personal experience anecdote, I find 95 in Dallas easier to deal with (usually) than 90 in Chicago (the whole "dry heat/humidity" issue).

[-Focused-]

As an Illinoisan, I can safely say: Chicago, I'll take your weather right now!

It's not been nearly as hot in that part of the state, which is funny because the news has been reporting on Chicago's weather an awful lot. Though, I understand, since it's one of the biggest cities in the U.S.

[Double-G]

Originally Posted by -Focused-

As an Illinoisan, I can safely say: Chicago, I'll take your weather right now!

It's not been nearly as hot in that part of the state, which is funny because the news has reporting on Chicago an awful lot.

Bizarre - the weather in Chicago is far more extreme.

Moderator cut: Off-Topic

[Acntx]

The following statistics are based on National Weather Service climate data and cover the period from July 1 through July 7, while the 100°F figures date back to June 1.

Average High Temperature
Normal 94.4
2008... 98.7
2009... 97.0
2010... 91.0
2011... 100.9
2012... 97.3

Average Low Temperature
Normal 74.3
2008... 75.1
2009... 76.4
2010... 75.6
2011... 77.4
2012... 76.4

Rainfall
Normal 0.64 inches
2008... 0.00 inches
2009... 0.07 inches
2010... 2.05 inches
2011... 0.00 inches
2012... 0.05 inches

Number of 100°F+ Days
2008... 7 (Highest: 101 on June 15)
2009... 8 (Highest: 103 on June 27 & 28)
2010... 4 (Highest: 100 on June 5, 20, 22, & 23)
2011... 13 (Highest: 104 on June 18)
2012... 6 (Highest: 106 on June 26)

Greatest Consecutive 100°F+ Days
2008... 2 (June 15-16)
2009... 3 (June 23-25 & July 2-4)
2010... 2 (June 22-23)
2011... 7 (June 13-19)
2012... 5 (June 24-28)

There was only one day last July when the temperature didn't top 100°F (July 1 - 98°F). July 2, 2011 was the start of a 40-day streak of consecutive 100°F+ Days. That streak will begin to show up in next week's update.

[highcotton]

[highcotton]

Originally Posted by synchronicity

I find 95 in Dallas easier to deal with (usually) than 90 in Chicago (the whole "dry heat/humidity" issue).

Originally Posted by Double-G

Bizarre - the weather in Chicago is far more extreme.

Chicago: 18 Deaths Blamed On Recent Heat Wave

[kenshi]

Originally Posted by synchronicity

That's really close to where my mom lives (hi-rise, each unit has air), where a close friend lived many years ago (smaller complex, I'll check with him, but I'm pretty sure his unit had air), and where I lived in that period in the 90's (as noted, didn't have air but it sure looked like most people had window units. I never did a formal census or anything but in the summer there were scads of window units visible).

I talked to her this weekend. She said the first apartment she lived in (the one where she lived when I visited her) had no air conditioner and she just used fans. The second one she lived in also came with no air conditioner but when her mother visited, she put in a window unit. The third one, which she very recently moved into, has central air.

She also said most people do get the window units. She's just good at dealing with the heat (as much as she complains about it). It must be common for apartments not to come with them though.

[elan]

Originally Posted by Double-G

Yeah, it dropped about 15 degrees in a few minutes and it looks ominous.

This is unprecedented.

/NBC

It did again sunday afternoon, man I could get used to this.