Incredibly Hot Today

[SoonerP226]

The hottest temp I've seen since I've been in OK was 115° when I lived in Olustee. But the humidity was probably in the 40% range. It was generally much drier out there than it is here near Ada.

About 10 years ago, we didn't get out of triple digit highs for most of July and August (shoot, I don't think it got below 90 at night during that stretch). What we didn't have was rain in freaking July.

That rain might be good for lots of things, but the humidity it leaves behind is hell on human-type people...

 

[Big House]

I just registered a "Heat Index" of 128° on my weather station. I got 123° yesterday and didn't think it could get much higher. It's actually hard to breathe outside right now. This is the hottest I've seen since I've been in Oklahoma.

Temp was 95° and RH was 75%.

Welcome to Florida.

 

[1911DA]

Being a COPD patient, with CHF and afflicted with back problems no human should have all the doctors and specialists tell me to stay inside if the temperature is above 80degrees and the lower the humidity the better. Well I'm been having respiratory distress for the past few weeks and the first day they can get me into Integress Pulmonary is yesterday and today..........over 95 degrees on both days and damn near 100% humidity and the first thing the bright eyed little nursing assistant says " so are we having trouble breathing today". Being an almost 79 year old wise ass l had to bite my tongue and let my wife give her critical information........... but the PA was more than helpful and hopefully things are back on track breathing wise

 

[THAT Gurl]

Yep, I think I saw 111F on the weather earlier. I've had to check waterers 4 to 5 times a day for the last couple of days. And Lord my critters are spoilt. They have ALL learned that if they hear the water come on that means SOMEBODY is getting nice cold water. The chickens come running from all 4 corners of the yard to drink out of the bucket under the faucet ... And ALL the rabbits bang on their waterers trying to convince me what they have isn't good enough now. Lol

I don't mind, bless their hearts. So ... When it's like this they all get fresh, cold water 4 times a day. Because God forbid they actually run out of water for any length of time. I'd never forgive myself.

 

[THAT Gurl]

Being a COPD patient, with CHF and afflicted with back problems no human should have all the doctors and specialists tell me to stay inside if the temperature is above 80degrees and the lower the humidity the better. Well I'm been having respiratory distress for the past few weeks and the first day they can get me into Integress Pulmonary is yesterday and today..........over 95 degrees on both days and damn near 100% humidity and the first thing the bright eyed little nursing assistant says " so are we having trouble breathing today". Being an almost 79 year old wise ass l had to bite my tongue and let my wife give her critical information........... but the PA was more than helpful and hopefully things are back on track breathing wise

I feel ya. I'm SO tired of condescending medical staff. This whole hero worship (mostly THEM worshipping themselves ) is ridiculous.

 

[Chuckie]

Wind chill will affect pretty much any animal or humans. Wind chill can be very dangerous because the moving air will more rapidly remove heat from the body. It's exactly why a fan helps to cool you when you're hot. It will affect inanimate objects but only by lessening the amount of time it takes for that object to cool to the ambient air temp.

Heat index is real, also. At higher humidity levels your perspiration doesn't evaporate so it doesn't cool your body like it's supposed to. Therefore it seems hotter than it really is.

It's similar to the Wet Bulb temperature. Sustained exposure to a wet bulb temp above 95° is very dangerous to humans. At that temp the body loses the ability to shed heat and starts to absorb it from the environment.

I don't know if it's used by global climate change activists or not but it's a real measurement of the real affect of heat and moisture in the air. As a weather forecaster for the Air Force it was something we routinely briefed the wing commander on for those required to work outside...like on the flight line...in summer.

Talking about evaporation to keep ourselves cool, anyone remember these?

 

[bigred1]

I think outside is low on freon.....

 

[dancer4life]

Yes, it was warm today for sure.

 

[Frederick]

do **** before the sun gets here....5-9 is your sweet spot my guy.

 

[Chuckie]

I know the humidity must have been high . . . got mushrooms poppin' up all over the lawn!