It is 1000 degrees F in the Pacific NW right now.

originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: JAGStorm

It's a different climate here. We're not used to high heat.

We're delicate.

< pats shoulder gingerly, goes to wipe now sweat-covered palm off >

It's ok, buddy, it'll go away. MI has it's heat spells, too. Usually not for another month or so, but we do get up into the 90's. We had a warm stretch in the upper 80's last month and insane humidity, sky-high moisty-moist "Is that a sweat sheen, or a humidity sheen, because I haven't been dry in a week and I just don't know anymore" bullcrap. To say my fuse was asininely short was an understatement. Even hubs was getting ornery, and he LIKES that warm, humid weather torture.

Like OR weather, though, I really can't complain about MI weather in general, it beats FL's by a WIDE margin. I'm happiest when it's around 65* & bone dry. I can handle a bone dry day in the 90's, but I'm not going to like it much ("But it's a dry heat!" it's still hot, #in' aye already)

But either way, we've GOT to have a window unit in the master bedroom -- top floor, southern facing, no shade.

It BAKES in there without A/C, it easily gets up to 10* hotter than the outdoor temperature, with regular predictability. So for example, if we're having a 92* high humidity summer torment day, then the bedroom is over 100*, too. And just as humid.

We put up with trying to snooze through several summers of that before we gave up and bought a window unit.

The older kid's room is right across the hall, and north facing, with ample dense shade. Her room actually stays cooler naturally, it's never gone over 85* on the hottest days. Lucky midget offspring

Southwest Michigan here, rather hot and sticky here but missed most of the rain. 3-4" is all in the last few days. 81 here at 5:30 and real sticky. Rain off and on just enough to be wet everywhere. And I mean everywhere.

Shop and house have good AC. The shop fridge is 34 so it's all good

originally posted by: mikell
Southwest Michigan here, rather hot and sticky here but missed most of the rain. 3-4" is all in the last few days. 81 here at 5:30 and real sticky. Rain off and on just enough to be wet everywhere. And I mean everywhere.

Shop and house have good AC. The shop fridge is 34 so it's all good

Damn, just 3-4 inches? You got off easy, we got between 6 and 7 of it up here around GR. **Edit: not snark, just a little envious you're more dried out than we are.

I had no idea what kind of a sauna my backyard still was/is today, and I had to mow that damn thing before the next batch rushes in on a dime.

I about died, it was swelteringly sticky humid

Texan here. I'm so sorry ya'll are going through this-- normal for these parts and it sux so bad!! I was born here and I despise the summers! I feel for you guys.
A favorite trick of mine is to keep a spray bottle of water IN THE FRIDGE.. mist liberally when you get really overheated and stand in front of fan if you can. Some kind of breeze is needed or you'll just drown from the humidity but, that icy cold water in a mist is a real life saver! Stay cool guys!

a reply to: Starcrossd

I was stationed in Texas a long time back.

Was in a building with big glass doors. We'd had weeks with 100+ temps, I looked out the glass and saw mist and I thought, "Thank God!""

I opened the door and walked right into a sand storm.

Texas has some great people, I kid you not, but the weather?

Fuggidaboutit.

Our weather man explained it.

Thanks to you guys hoarding all the heat we're stuck with weather more like yours - constant clouds and rain and cool for this time of year.

So thanks PNW. Take your dreary suck weather back.

originally posted by: ketsuko
Our weather man explained it.

Thanks to you guys hoarding all the heat we're stuck with weather more like yours - constant clouds and rain and cool for this time of year.

So thanks PNW. Take your dreary suck weather back.

WTF, shut the hell up, Ket! That's begging for their CURRENT weather in exchange.

DO NOT DARE MOTHER NATURE.

originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Starcrossd

I was stationed in Texas a long time back.

Was in a building with big glass doors. We'd had weeks with 100+ temps, I looked out the glass and saw mist and I thought, "Thank God!""

I opened the door and walked right into a sand storm.

Texas has some great people, I kid you not, but the weather?

Fuggidaboutit.

Guess you like all kinds of boobs?
abc13.com...

a reply to: Nyiah

Their current weather is our normal though for this time of year.

originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Nyiah

Their current weather is our normal though for this time of year.

I know, I'm just yanking ya

Though there is some truth to getting more than one bargains for. I....uh...may be the reason MI has been so rain-soaked the past week.

Evidently, "Would you just #ing RAIN already!?" is not the way to go about asking the universe to water the plants for you. Seems like Mother Nature answered back with, "Jesus Christ, FINE. Have the damn rain, have some extra. No, have the whole months' worth in a week, and shut the # up!" XD

Today was pretty warm again. Hit 109f again but humidex feel like 120f. Humidex was more intense today. I gotta admit that it was hot but I love the heat. All school districts and some businesses shut down due to intense heatwave.

Lytton, B.C. broke an all time record once again at 47.9c 118f

originally posted by: whiteblack
Today was pretty warm again. Hit 109f again but humidex feel like 120f. Humidex was more intense today. I gotta admit that it was hot but I love the heat. All school districts and some businesses shut down due to intense heatwave.

Lytton, B.C. broke an all time record once again at 47.9c 118f

It was a bit more humid, not my cup of tea! hard on the pets too. I'm happy around 80 My house is 89, with AC 24/7, thats the kitchen and living room, bedroom on other end, a good 90+.

My new hobby is standing in front of the open fridge

a reply to: DBCowboy

HARP weather control. Its even dry and hot here in the northeast. It's going to cool down tomorrow and for the next few days but we still could use some rain.

Just a random thought that I have zero expertise about.

Why not do cloud seeding with silver iodide to cause rains periodically?

That would keep the woodlands safer and potentially keep the atmosphere a bit cooler, no?

a reply to: Nyiah

Too late...he made the heat index hit 100-102 today here in SW Ohio. Maybe storms tomorrow and Thursday. Should cool back down by Friday.

Maybe DB could go up to Glacier National Park and get a cool drink before it all evaporates since it was 110-115 there today.

a reply to: Ahabstar

It's 72F right now and I'm still miserable.

a reply to: DBCowboy

Any idea as to the cause? Willing to entertain climate change, tropical systems or whatever else. But even here in PA, I've noticed strange weather patterns

originally posted by: JBurns
a reply to: DBCowboy

Any idea as to the cause? Willing to entertain climate change, tropical systems or whatever else. But even here in PA, I've noticed strange weather patterns

Just weather.

In Oregon we broke a record.

The last time it got this hot was in 1899.

That's right. 1899. Back then they had too many mowers or something.

Glad it cooled off a little last night, sleep was nice. But supposed to be mid 80's in Seattle today, and store had 2 bags per customer limit, so yeah the profiteers are ready

Seriously just thankful we don't have unbearable smoke like the previous 2 summers. Does feel like the summers are getting warmer the past 5 years, but my tomatoes and peppers aren't complaining

a reply to: Nyiah

Oh, I ask the universe to water my plants by watering my plants. Seems to work every time although getting over an inch of rain every night for the past three or four nights has been a bit too much kharma.