What the hell is going on with this heat? (high school, living in)

[lola8822]

I don't know what ya'll are arguing about but it's friggin' HOT!!!

[_Charles_]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Well now we have heat AND humidity. Dewpoint is rising (47 at my weather station right now) and there is even a chance of t-storms in parts of Phoenix metro the next couple days. Tomorrow may well be a record (humid) day and the 100+ days for May record will be shattered with this heat wave. It is unusual. Denial helps, though.

Read Shelton's book.

[Valley Native]

I remember only one other May being excessively hot like this, and that was 1984. That year, we were into the 100s in the early to middle part of May, and even some monsoonal activity happened during the latter part of the month if I remember correctly. By the end of May, 1984 (around Memorial Day weekend) Phoenix had all time record highs of 110 to 113. Needless to say, it was the hottest May on record. This May could easily be the second hottest, or even break the 1984 record of being the hottest on record if we don't get any significant relief for the next two weeks.

Normally, May has some 100 degree days toward the end of the month ... but it usually stays in the 80s & 90s for most of the month. However, what is considered "average" isn't so much average anymore, especially when you consider how much hotter it has become overall during the past 20 to 30 years. It's not necessarily global warming, but definitely the urban heat island effect. Every single year since 1980 has seen at least one record high temperature reading (often more than several record highs occur during one year) ... but Phoenix has officially tied or broken record lows only three times since 1980!

[teeniebeenie]

Originally Posted by acrylic

Minnesota isn't too bad in the summer. Minneapolis has a pretty good summer. Duluth is absolutely ridiculous in terms of weather. The other day was around 70 and super humid. Today was around 40 and windy. It's bi-polar here.

So, I think Minnesota is a pretty good place to be from June-August only. Other than that, it's a bit too cold, even for me.

Oh no, I would have to disagree! I live in the cities. Yeah, its not cold over the summer. But it is insanely humid and the MOSQUITOS! They are terrible down here! You literally cannot leave your house without layers of poison on your skin. I can't stand anything about the summer OR the winter. The fall, those 10 or so nice days in September...those are the best. Other than that, the weather in Minnesota stinks!

[acrylic]

Originally Posted by teeniebeenie

Oh no, I would have to disagree! I live in the cities. Yeah, its not cold over the summer. But it is insanely humid and the MOSQUITOS! They are terrible down here! You literally cannot leave your house without layers of poison on your skin. I can't stand anything about the summer OR the winter. The fall, those 10 or so nice days in September...those are the best. Other than that, the weather in Minnesota stinks!

Very true. Though the last couple years, mosquitos have been pretty good, unless you live by a lake. My Minnesota seasons go like this.
Winter = Frozen hell on earth
Spring = Still cold, and allergies
Summer = Hey, this isn't too bad, but why am I wearing a sweatshirt once the sun goes down?
Fall = Ahh! Just as it started getting nice and hot, it's getting cold again!

I was thinking about the temperatures, and I think the hottest we got here this spring for one freak day was 72? I figured: That's what Phoenix gets like in the WINTER. If it's like that in the winter, that's like paradise.

Phoenix will have a new addition in a year's time!

[NJ2AZSusan]

The weatherman said the other night that even though it's been unseasonably hot recently, that doesn't mean the whole summer will be hotter than usual.

I guess that means we can rest assured that it's not proportional and it won't be 150 degrees by July.

So we've got that going for us.

[shiphead]

The day it is 150, the day i move north.

[freedom2]

Well at least in Phoenix I'm told yall have dry heat so you don't feel it as much as wet heat that would really help us here I know its very hot there We'll be visiting soon so I guess we'll find out for ourselves
Thanks for the info

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by NJ2AZSusan

The weatherman said the other night that even though it's been unseasonably hot recently, that doesn't mean the whole summer will be hotter than usual.

I guess that means we can rest assured that it's not proportional and it won't be 150 degrees by July.

So we've got that going for us.

True, it will just be a longer summer. lol
It's just like that snow storm people get in the end of May. lol

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by weroses

Well at least in Phoenix I'm told yall have dry heat so you don't feel it as much as wet heat that would really help us here I know its very hot there We'll be visiting soon so I guess we'll find out for ourselves
Thanks for the info

It feels MUCH hotter, but less sticky. You still sweat buckets, dont kid yourself. The only difference is that your sweat dries fast if you find some shade and sit still for awhile.