We're hitting 91-95F (33-35C) between today and tomorrow, the season until now was fine after a coldish wettish spring. Apparently 4th July was the hottest day ever recorded on earth, although that's a bit of a strange statistic and can't be easy to determine.Our summer vacation will be North. First time in ages I'm travelling in July-August, off-season just had become the default to avoid heat/mass tourism or to go Southern hemisphere.
― Nabozo, Monday, 10 July 2023 08:09 (nine months ago) link
xp no joke i marveled at how lovely the early summer months were and over the span of the pre-July 4th weekend it turned into the moments of August that i hate dealing with.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 10 July 2023 08:19 (nine months ago) link
In Greece right now and it's effin hot.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 10 July 2023 12:16 (nine months ago) link
I was just in Greece two weeks ago, yeah. Hot! We got like one little drizzle of rain the whole 10 days.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 10 July 2023 12:44 (nine months ago) link
Came out of the gate the first week of summer on fire. Got annoyed looking at the forecast, thinking, I hate it when they use the heat index instead of the actual temperature. Then I realized, oh no, the forecast really is 105° (41°C).
But now here we are on July 10, and the low this morning was 65° (18°C). So muggy, it still felt like 85°.
― pplains, Monday, 10 July 2023 13:49 (nine months ago) link
I didn't think it was that muggy here, but then I noticed that opening the freezer created this little rolling cloud of vapor in front of it
― mh, Monday, 10 July 2023 17:29 (nine months ago) link
Speaking of Greece, we are only going to be back in Athens for a day, but it's supposed to hit 106 or something there, as part of this massive European heat wave. Where we are now is cooler but still effing hot.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 July 2023 06:33 (nine months ago) link
This is the definition of compound, concurrent heat extremes! What you're looking at is the pressure pattern & wind flow at the 500mb level (5600 m, 18K ft). This is why Death Valley hit 129, the Med may hit 118, Iran heat index 152F and China hit an all-time heat record of 126. pic.twitter.com/qlXnoaAMmq— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) July 17, 2023
Really striking how in sync these are and how long they're sticking around. And in most cases this isn't even the effects of the latest El Nino yet.
― nashwan, Tuesday, 18 July 2023 16:59 (nine months ago) link
Iran downright muggy.
To reach a heat index of 152°F (66.6°C), Persian Gulf International Airport had to hit the following trifecta:
Temperature --- 104°F (40°C)Humidity ------ 64.5%Dew Point ----- 90°F (32°C)
I not-so-randomly looked at Louis Armstrong International Airport outside New Orleans for comparison. Right now, their heat index is "only" 108°F (42°C) with the following conditions:
Temperature --- 92°F (33°C)Humidity ------ 64%Dew Point ----- 78°F (26°C)
And let me tell you something, New Orleans is dank and steamy enough already.
― pplains, Tuesday, 18 July 2023 17:16 (nine months ago) link