Hum Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 An "unrelenting" heat blanketed the continental U.S. on Monday, once again sending temperatures into triple digits, forcing officials in several Midwestern cities to order emergency measures, including opening cooling centers for people without air conditioning at home. One National Weather Service forecaster called the heat "unrelenting," saying sweaty residents in 17 states, from Texas to Michigan, shouldn't expect any relief soon: A so-called "heat dome" over the region isn't moving much, he said. Excessive heat warnings have been posted for much of the nation's midsection, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, as well as South and North Dakota, where forecasters say heat indexes could reach 115 degrees, Reuters reports. The National Weather Service also warned that the potentially deadly heat could hit some states on the East Coast by the middle of the week. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still1 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Iowa- Cant agree more. Its hot as hell here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 93 here in Western New York today, and expecting that to keep going up until at least Friday or Saturday :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji@nBing Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I wish we had a heatwave here. It's been a cold, cloudy, miserable summer here so far. The other day I was wearing my hoodie and I was still cold. At 3pm in the middle of July!! The headline in the paper yesterday was "2011 - The Summer that Never Was". I think you guys must be stealing all of our heat :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trag3dy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Interesting. Here in Oregon it was raining yesterday and today it'll barely be 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpGreen Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 And to think I was actually starting to enjoy the recent cool down. Today's 90 something is the hottest its been since like Thursday of last week where we were lucky to break 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Smith Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Yup, rather uncomfortable in Ohio too, mid 90's, absurdly humid, and a heat index that seems to be somewhere around a bajillion. The person who invented central air conditioning should be granted sainthood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard Cowboy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Current in Iowa City Temp 94F Heat Index 111F Ugh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neurodave Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 96 over here in Jersey. But about 55 in my room ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstrider Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Yup, rather uncomfortable in Ohio too, mid 90's, absurdly humid, and a heat index that seems to be somewhere around a bajillion. The person who invented central air conditioning should be granted sainthood. Willis Haviland Carrier (November 26, 1876 ? October 7, 1950) was an American engineer and inventor, and is known as the man who invented modern air conditioning. Born November 26, 1876 Angola, New York, USA Died October 7, 1950 (aged 73) New York, New York, USA Start a petition, you never know! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 > The person who invented central air conditioning should be granted sainthood. Amen to that. It's been hot & humid here too, but that's not unusual for July/August in Michigan. Back in the late 90's we had a heat wave of >100?F that cracked & heaved several roads up to 24". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanVP Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Yup...hot 'n humid as hell here. I hate Ohio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richteralan Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 96 over here in Jersey. But about 55 in my room ;) This is kinda wasteful. Set it to 65~70 probably will be better for both the planet and your bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted July 18, 2011 Veteran Share Posted July 18, 2011 It was humid as hell today in CT - we got it extra thick! It was about 91F also. We got some rain/wind however so that cooled things down, we were under stome watches with strong winds/hail possible but none of that yet. Guess we'll see later, battery backups need a workout people! :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted July 18, 2011 Member Share Posted July 18, 2011 I feel for you guys. We've had it back here in the Southeast as well but it's been a wee bit better the last few days. Last week we had heat indexes of 115 and above nearly all week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 yeah try dealin with this with only 2 windows acs in a large 4bedroom house. and being extremely heat sensitive and havin skin issues... arrg... so lookin forward to winter. temps have been in the 90s here ;-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstanov Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Heat Wave? As far as Texas summers go, there was one day it got to 105 around 1 pm however since then it's been pretty mild. Nowhere near as bad as usual. Also those of you complaining about anything lower than 97-105 degrees outside should go to a state with real summers like Georgia. Damn, that was terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactuzJak Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 hit 39C (102F) with the humidex here in southwestern ontario today (toronto area) and 46C (115F) in Windsor (us/canada border) where my parents live.. its ridiculous and is only getting hotter apprently.. a/c ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Patriot Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I feel for you guys. We've had it back here in the Southeast as well but it's been a wee bit better the last few days. Last week we had heat indexes of 115 and above nearly all week. Yeah, pretty much the same here, but it has also been overcast for much of the last two weeks, with only two days where it actually rained (although it rained a LOT those two days). I guess we are just used to it, and it is pretty much a given that people in our part of the country have central A/C. Sometimes it is hard to imagine that it isn't so common in other parts of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 well in my area 60% of people don't have central ac though you normally don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nvllsvm Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 96 over here in Jersey. But about 55 in my room ;) Oh yea, I keep my room at a sweet 60. :cool: I don't even notice it's over 90 outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Smith Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Heat Wave? As far as Texas summers go, there was one day it got to 105 around 1 pm however since then it's been pretty mild. Nowhere near as bad as usual. Also those of you complaining about anything lower than 97-105 degrees outside should go to a state with real summers like Georgia. Damn, that was terrible. Heh no joke.. a long time back I moved from Keflavik, Iceland to Terrell, TX in the middle of a summer heat wave. First thought that came into my head was "so this is what spontaneous combustion feels like." Here in Ohio it's been in the mid 90's, but the humidity is the worst, very oppressive. Got the industrial sized AC set low enough to get frost on the windows, I refuse to go outside again until winter. Sub-zero I can deal with. Humidity thick enough to swim in, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 It's 74 out currently and it feels like 86!!! that's how bad it is! 91% hum. right now!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJerman Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 It's 74 out currently and it feels like 86!!! that's how bad it is! 91% hum. right now!!!! I'd take 100 F and very low humidity over 80 F and 90% or more humidity. That's the worst part. I can deal with dry heat, I can't deal with the nasty humid heat that just makes you sweat your ass off standing still. It's not 100+ here, but highs aren't supposed to drop below 95 until next week, and there isn't a high under 90 on the 10 day. Plus, this is NC, so you can count on some humidity too, but luckily only about 60% for the coming days. My grandparents live in Oklahoma and there is only on day on the 10 day forecast that's under 100! :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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