Oh yea at a certain level of heat a fan doesn't work at all, like when it's hotter than the human body temperature :~)
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Oh yea at a certain level of heat a fan doesn't work at all, like when it's hotter than the human body temperature :~)
Much more tolerable today---now just mourning the flower garden and such. My Crocosmia had just begun blooming, now toast. This is west-facing sun scorch.
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All I can think is "wqw!!!". That is hot
The temperature drop was amazing last night. 53 degree difference. We stood outside in the breeze and almost seemed frigid :cool:
Oh no Kay, that is really sad.Quote:
Originally Posted by KayLR
116F in Portland? I can't even begin to grasp this as a former five year Portlander in the 90's. What's really scary to me - Portland is a city that is rarely all that hot so very few people have AC there as for the most part, you can skid by without it, especially since those who own their property have basements there and it's much cooler in a basement. Glad to hear that cooling is on the way. Hang in there NW folks. Living in Phoenix we just broke a record two weeks ago - the most number of 115F or higher days in a row - 6!!! (former record was 4).
But this is Phoenix. Such is not so over the top and utterly unfathomable here - in Portland 116F is almost like go out and buy lottery tickets. Your chances of winning might be something like the chances of such a hot day in Portland. Rob
PS Came back to add - if it can get up to 116F in Portland now, 9 degrees above the former all time record before this heatwave began - there's nothing to stop it from getting up to 129F in Phoenix, which would be 9 degrees above our all time high. The concept of a climate refugee no longer seems so out there to me now. I can see such happening if this warming continues. Rob
Oh no! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by KayLR
Yesterday I used my Fiat 500e electric vehicle, parked under a shady tree in my driveway, as my air conditioned office for most of the day. Worked great - comfortable seats, good stereo, cup holders, recharge outlets for my computers, lovely view.
The fact that the highest ever record, a temperature normally only seen later in the season, was broken not just by a degree or two, but by 9 degrees, is really scary.
Yep, it is. That's what I keep thinking about. Our normal is changing. Not saying we're going to continue getting these events, but we can't be shocked anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1