Heat wave covers the Northeast and Midwest.

[BuffaloKyle]

11 minutes ago, pubic_assistance said:

NYC is a frying pan 99 degrees Fahrenheit .  Haven't left the house in two days, except to get a coffee on the corner. 

Hopefully an iced coffee! 

[MikeBiDude]

1 hour ago, eRutt said:

We do, but it's in September/October. 

When I went to university in San Francisco I always felt I had a 5 month summer, 3 in SoCal and those beautiful September/Octobers in SF.

[d.anders]

The past 4 days in Manhattan have been near 100ºF. I do not enjoy NYC heat waves, except for all the naked people outside. Can't go outside to enjoy them.

[+ Pensant]

54 at the moment here in the PNW with a projected high of 63. Dew point 51. Most don’t realize that dew point, not humidity, is the measurement of mugginess. Under 60 is the ideal.

[marylander1940]

14 hours ago, eRutt said:

We do, but it's in September/October. 

that's no summer.... 

14 hours ago, pubic_assistance said:

NYC is a frying pan 99 degrees Fahrenheit .  Haven't left the house in two days, except to get a coffee on the corner. 

Unfortunately, I had to run some errands on Tuesday but they were nearby and I only spent 1 hour outside. Yesterday I stayed home...

[marylander1940]

13 hours ago, MikeBiDude said:

When I went to university in San Francisco I always felt I had a 5 month summer, 3 in SoCal and those beautiful September/Octobers in SF.

That's not what science says!

Looks like on average LA has more summerly days than San Francisco, if we consider a high temperature of 70 to be summer at all. 

 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

2 hours ago, marylander1940 said:

if we consider a high temperature of 70 to be summer at all. 

The average temperatures posted above are meaningless without factoring in humidity and wind speed for a "feels like" or "wind chill" temperature.  As a former Californian, I can attest that within a small temperature range of 65-75F can feel either terribly cold if there is a foggy marine layer present or uncomfortably hot if it is sunny with no breeze or shade. 

In Las Vegas, it's not summer if it's not over 100F.  Anything under 80F requires a jacket.  The hot weather here only gets uncomfortable in late July-August when humidity levels here soar to double digits, often reaching 10-12% humidity!

 

Edited June 26 by Vegas_Millennial

[mike carey]

12%! The humanity!!

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

15 minutes ago, mike carey said:

12%! The humanity!!

When combined with 113F temperature, we can feel every single percent of humidity!

[mike carey]

But you're right, there's more to it than just the temperature. Humidity and wind all contribute to how it feels. And whether it feels like 'summer' (or in the same vein feels like 'winter') is a relative question. For me, April in Palm Springs is 'summer' enough, but for locals, the chill may only be slowly leaving the air.

It's easy for heat to become oppressive, even if the thermometer doesn't say it's all that hot (whatever your personal frame of reference is for 'hot'). 35 degrees in Singapore (or in Washington DC to my experience when it's 150% humidity) is far worse than 40+ in Palm Springs (or Baghdad).

Those of us even in temperate climates would not recognise summer in Scandinavia (apart from 20 hours of daylight), but the locals would certainly assure you that what you were experiencing was indeed that (and be wearing shorts and t-shirts to your more rugged-up attire).

I'm sure the high veld or altiplano or whatever it is of Las Vegas brings different experiences.

[marylander1940]

1 hour ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

The average temperatures posted above are meaningless without factoring in humidity and wind speed for a "feels like" or "wind chill" temperature.  As a former Californian, I can attest that within a small temperature range of 65-75F can feel either terribly cold if there is a foggy marine layer present or uncomfortably hot if it is sunny with no breeze or shade. 

In Las Vegas, it's not summer if it's not over 100F.  Anything under 80F requires a jacket.  The hot weather here only gets uncomfortable in late July-August when humidity levels here soar to double digits, often reaching 10-12% humidity!

 

I have a Brazilian escort who also reacts to cold so easily even now that he's no longer as slim as before. Also, different bodies experience heat in different ways. 

To most walking up a hill is no big deal but to others is D Day

Edited June 26 by marylander1940

[Luv2play]

I woke up this morning and the heat was gone. Back to seasonal weather. 👌

[+ Pensant]

Again, guys, the dew point is the better marker than the humidity. Right now it’s cloudy and 53 here with 96% humidity and a low dew point of 51 and I’ve got the heat on.

[+ PhileasFogg]

Sorry guys…in the Caribbean at the moment and it’s cooler than my gulf coast home and the Midwest!   Shocking, I know!