Summer Heat wave thread

[Cyclenall]

I just took a bottle of ice water and a thermometer and put myself in a parked car sitting in the sun. I closed to door fast so the heat could not get out. Let me tell you, the thermometer got up to 50 C (real temp) within 3 minutes and when I breathed the air through my nose, it felt like fire. It was unreal. I had to get out of there fast because the thermometer might have exploded since it's non-electric. I drank water every 5 seconds in that car. I would guess you would faint within 18 minutes being in there without water.

I don't think anyone should try what I just did. It's almost dangerous even for a few minutes.

[Jim Cantore]

Dangerous? it's deadly!

Clouds have moved in and dropped it to 99, heat index peaked at 114 and the temp peaked at 101

The local forecast on the weather channel for tommorow I quote

"Mostly sunny, near record high temperatures, high 101. heat index near 115"

And also calling for 99 on thursday

[Jim Cantore]

Tonights low: 80
tommorows low: 81

thats unbelieveable for this area, I dont remember it ever happening

[Jim Cantore]

some clouds moved in for a bit you can tell when

Temperature log

August 1st

12:15am: 81
12:37am: 82
9:25am: 86
9:47am: 87
10:09am: 87
10:10am: 88
10:23pm: 89
10:47am: 89
10:53am: 90
11:10am: 91
11:33am: 91
11:42am: 92
12:00pm: 93
12:36pm: 94
12:52pm: 95
12:59pm: 96
1:15pm: 97
1:49pm: 100
2:00pm: 101
2:19pm: 99
2:31pm: 94
2:41pm: 96
2:44pm: 99
2:46pm: 100
3:25pm: 99
3:42pm: 102
3:46pm: 100
4:00pm: 101
4:26pm: 100
4:45pm: 101
5:26pm: 97
5:53pm: 98
6:42pm: 94
6:58pm: 95
7:38pm: 93
8:07pm: 92
8:19pm: 91
8:34pm: 92
8:47pm: 90
9:18pm: 89
9:38pm: 88
10:09pm: 87
11:43pm: 87
11:59pm: 87

August 2nd

12:00am: 85
12:15am: 85
12:54am: 85
12:59am: 84

[CaptinCrunch]

A break down of Temps for the month of July in the D/FW area.

RECORD
HIGH............ 110........ 07/12/1998, 07/18/1980, 07/02/1980



LOW........... 56....... 07/05/1924, 07/10/1905


HIGHEST......... 107..... 07/18
LOWEST......... 68..... 07/07

AVG. MAXIMUM........ 98.4
AVG. MINIMUM........ 77.0
MEAN ......... 87.7

DAYS MAX > 90..... 31
DAYS MAX < 32..... 0
DAYS MAX > 100..... 15
DAYS MIN < 32..... 0
DAYS MIN < 0..... 0
DAYS MIN > 80..... 9

[stormtruth]

Those days where the minimum is over 80 are the worst. Nothing ever seems to be able to cool down, even with AC, when you get a stretch of those.

[CrazyC83]

It's cooled down a bit due to clouds here - severe thunderstorms to the north and east.

Thermometer now reads 93 - down from 99 at 3:00 pm.

[TexasStooge]

Today's DFW Temp Log: (All Times Central)

5:00AM: 81
6:00AM: 80
7:00AM: 80
8:00AM: 81
9:00AM: 83
10:00AM: 86
11:00AM: 90
Noon: 92
1:00PM: 95
2:00PM: 97
Now: 99

[conestogo_flood]

In Waterloo, ON.

Date: August 1, 2006 Time: 5:30 pm

Temperature (current): 32.8 °C / 91F
Temperature (24 hour max/min): 33.7 °C /25.3 °C
Humidex: 46.3 / 115F
Precipitation (15 min/1 hour/24 hour): 0 mm / 0 mm / 0 mm
Relative Humidity/Dew Point: 69.3 % / 26.4 °C / 80F

[Jim Cantore]

look at all these heat advisorys



and in my area, Excessive heat warnings in pink, Heat advisorys in Orange

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Willl New york hit 110 degrees.

[Stephanie]

Willl New york hit 110 degrees.

No - that's probably the heat index it will be though.

[Tanylisa]

It's 90 degrees here at 8:30 at night, tommorow it's 100 and it'll feel like 110 to 115. I'll certainly be glad when this breaks!

[Jim Cantore]

It's 90 degrees here at 8:30 at night, tommorow it's 100 and it'll feel like 110 to 115. I'll certainly be glad when this breaks!

92 here

[all_we_know_is_FALLING]

I heard that there was an unoffical heat index reading of 122 degrees!!! I didn't quite catch where it was, but it was somewhere in the Mid Atlantic and NE.

[angelwing]

I just got home from work and they said on the news it's 90 degrees..at 10pm!!!!!!!!!

[TexasStooge]

Today's DFW Temp Log: (All Times Central)

5:00AM: 81
6:00AM: 80
7:00AM: 80
8:00AM: 81
9:00AM: 83
10:00AM: 86
11:00AM: 90
Noon: 92
1:00PM: 95
2:00PM: 97
3:00PM: 99
4:00PM: 100
5:00PM: 99
6:00PM: 99
7:00PM: 98
8:00PM: 96
9:00PM: 94
Now: >>>92<<<

DFW Forecast by the NWS:

Wednesday: 100
Thursday: 100
Friday: 99
Saturday: 100
Sunday: 100
Monday: 98
Tuesday: 100

[angelwing]

Now I'm really hot, the hubby is watching the rockies game on MLB and its raining there and people are wearing long sleeves because it's damp & rainy

[Jim Cantore]

I just got home from work and they said on the news it's 90 degrees..at 10pm!!!!!!!!!

still 87 now

[Jim Cantore]

Tuesday August 1st 2001, wrapup

High: 102
Peak Dew Point: 77
Peak Heat index: 114*
Comments: I could of gone to Florida and needed a sweater compared to this.

* = Highest I can remember