Ugly Hot

[Vaughn McMillan]

I dunno about the rest of you folks, but it was stinkin' HOT this weekend in my part of SoCal. The high at the house Saturday was 112° F...today it was lower (I didn't record the high temp), but it's still 105° as I write this at almost 10:00 PM. Yesterday I spent the day indoors doing work stuff, but today I spent all afternoon (until about 7:30 PM) outside, mostly running a mortiser into fir 4X4s and doing yardwork. I feel like I lost about 10 pounds in sweat alone.

Is it cookin' in your neck of the woods?

- Vaughn

[Barry Stratton]

Blistering here to. High in the mid 60's and low in the mid 40's:D

Seriously, I don't know how you can take that heat, I'd be a puddle....at the base of the lathe stand of couse.

[John Bailey]

It's been hot in Northern Michigan this year. Been in the 90's quite a bit, and that's hot for us. It was also hotter than usual in Greece this summer. Usually, because of the moderating influence of the Ionian Sea, it doesn't get passed the mid 90's. This year we had a number of days it got to 40C, and one day that got to 42, which is about 108. Of course, when kayaking it's easy to just dip in the water and cool off.

John

[Karl Laustrup]

Been hot here too. Had several days in mid 90's with humidity to match and no rain. Finally got 2.5 inches last Wednesday with about 1/2 inch on Saturday and just got some more overnight. Was beginning to think we were going to become a desert here. :(

Good to see you back John. :)

Karl

[Joe Pelonio]

We had been spared the heat that took most of the country last week, but it got us Friday and is still here. At least we have no humidity. Saturday I was working all day at my Mom's outside and it was 104.
Had to keep going back to the house for water a lot. By evening it was 90 inside the house. I offered to buy them a window A/C but they are stubborn, insisting that they only get a few days a year of it. Since Saturday it's been dropping a little each day, yesterday just 94. In the past it's always cooled down well at night here, but this morning it was 72 at 4am and no breeze.

[Dennis Peacock]

Yes'sir...!!!!!!!!!!! Been hot here too. The highest temp so far that we recorded on our temp-o-meter is 104º. I remember the 1st summer we had after moving to Arkansas. We thought we had move very near the Devil's home turff..!!!!! I can take the cold a LOT better than I can take the heat and even at 47 years old? I still prefer the cold.

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[Ken Fitzgerald]

We've been in the 103-107 range for a few days now. That's about 15 degrees higher than normal for this time of year. The "hot weather" time of year is coming up. I can't wait to see what that brings!

[Joe Pelonio]

We've been in the 103-107 range for a few days now. That's about 15 degrees higher than normal for this time of year. I "hot weather" time of year is coming up. I can't wait to see what that brings!
I hadn't thought about that, same here, it's always hottest in August here too. Yikes!:eek:

[Andy Hoyt]

73° and a mild breeze right now.

Brrrrrrr:D

[Don Baer]

I saw 114 on saturday. I jumped in the pool to cool off and was dissapointed to find that the pool temp was 90 degrees. Not a bit refreshing.

[Lee DeRaud]

Amazing difference 25 miles makes: it only got up to 92 here yesterday. :cool:
(Of course another 15 miles south puts you in Singer-ville, which was maybe low 80s.)

[Lee DeRaud]

I remember the 1st summer we had after moving to Arkansas. We thought we had move very near the Devil's home turff..!!!!!You're pretty close. :eek:

"If I owned Hell and Texas, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell." - Mark Twain

[Joe Pelonio]

My sister in law in the bay area east of San Francisco just had a hot tub put in. She went to try it out this weekend when it was 106, got in and got back out. She'd left it off so the water would be cold, but the water was 97 just from being in the sun.

[Eddie Watkins]

We had a been up around 102-105 for a while but last week we got in the 108-110 range. Friday was supposed to be the really hot day but a "cold" front came though and it only got to 102;) . THe weekend was in the low 90's and was amazingly cool. It is amazing how the body acclimates so fast. THis morning it was 64 when I went out for a walk at 5:30 and I was a little cold.:eek:

Eddie

[Cecil Arnold]

You're pretty close. :eek:

"If I owned Hell and Texas, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell." - Mark Twain

Hay, we resemble that remark! Actually, here on the Gulf Coast, it has been in the low 90's with overcast skys and occasional rain showers, dropping to the mid to low 70's at night. That holds down the heat but the humidity is tough (about 88% this morning when I got out).

[Don Baer]

Yup, still hot.

[Frank Chaffee]

Yup, still hot.
Don,
I remember heat in the Valley; 80°@ 8, 90°@9, 100°@10… ‘But it is a dry heat, or used to be, anyway.

Frank

[Vaughn McMillan]

Don, I saw from your picture that you have a "talking" thermometer. So on a day like today, does it say "Hooo-weeee! It's hotter than HELL out here! :confused: :D


Don,
I remember heat in the Valley; 80°@ 8, 90°@9, 100°@10… ‘But it is a dry heat, or used to be, anyway.

Frank
Part of the problem lately is the humidity, which has been higher than usual, making us SoCal nancy boys sweat like a nerd in a biker bar. :eek: Our house is just a bit east of the Valley, in the foothills on the northern edge of the Crescenta Valley. We're often cooler than the San Fernando Valley, but not as cool as the lower elevations near the coast. This pic shows our location, and it also proves that when I say I live on the "edge of town", I really mean it. ;)

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- Vaughn

[Frank Chaffee]

Vaughn,
When I referred to the “Valley” I meant the valley in Arizona that contains Tucson and Phoenix.

But on a related note, when I mentioned to my gf that I have been in touch with a Creeker from TaJunga, and she informed me of the proper pronunciation, I have to question whether that place name is acceptable to SMC TOS.

Frank

[Vaughn McMillan]

Vaughn,
When I referred to the “Valley” I meant the valley in Arizona that contains Tucson and Phoenix.

But on a related note, when I mentioned to my gf that I have been in touch with a Creeker from TaJunga, and she informed me of the proper pronunciation, I have to question whether that place name is acceptable to SMC TOS.

Frank
Oops...wrong valley. :o

If you think Tujunga (Ta-HUN-ga) is bad, you'd appreciate one of my previous New Mexico hometowns: Pojoaque (Po-WHA-kay). (Man, them Native Americans have a different word for everything.)

- Vaughn

[Joe Pelonio]

After yesterday's all time record high low of 74 it dropped to 65 last night. Today the forecast is for just 82 and a low tonight of 56!! Hooray!

[Lee DeRaud]

If you think Tujunga (Ta-HUN-ga) is bad, you'd appreciate one of my previous New Mexico hometowns: Pojoaque (Po-WHA-kay).The most common example of that is La Jolla: tourists typically know how to pronounce it, but they don't recognize the name when they see it on a map or a highway sign. :cool:
(Man, them Native Americans have a different word for everything.)GF's mother used to live in a town called Manitowoc (pronounced pretty much the way it's spelled, for all the good that does you):
she claimed the name was derived from an Indian phrase that means "all the good names were taken". :D

Speaking of New Mexico, I once drove through Sicorro in a Scirocco...haven't been the same since.

[Joe Pelonio]

Try some of our state's city names, like Puyallup, Sequim, Hoquiam,
Dosewallups, Ephrata, Pe Ell, and Steilacoom to name a few.

[Bruce Benjamin]

Anybody able to top 116? We spent the last 5 days camping up around 4500 feet and it was fantastic. It still got up to 100 one day but for some reason it didn't bother us that much. Usually it was in the high 80's or low 90's and at night it got down into the 50's. It helped that the stream we camped on had water so cold that it took your breath away. We built a small dam to make a fishing/swimming hole and we all loved it. But coming back down the mountain yesterday to our 500 foot elevation was quite a shock to the system. It was 114 when we got home and briefly touched 116 around 5:00. It made it to 117 last week. We actually had a little rain last Thursday up at the campsite. Just a few sprinkles but enough to knock the dust down. I pulled a bunch of trout out of the stream and just enjoyed life with my wife and kids. Supposed to be 114 again in Redding, Ca. today...:(

Bruce

[John Kain]

I'm at right at 92 in my garage....er woodshop. Perfect for working on a bookcase.........

[Don Baer]

Anybody able to top 116?
Bruce

When I drove over from Phoenix last friday and was passing through Palm Springs the temp was 122..:eek:

[Dan Oliphant]

We have been averaging about 105/106 with night time temps averaging 75/80. You might notice that I live in the high desert of So. Cal. This is the first year in quite some time that the San Fernando valley areas have exceeded our temperatures, usually we are 10/15 degrees hotter than those more southerly areas.
By the way, almost ejected a fur ball after seeing our electric bill yesterday, price increase of 40% over last year at this time and going up again next month by some LARGER amount.:mad:

[Bruce Benjamin]

When I drove over from Phoenix last friday and was passing through Palm Springs the temp was 122..:eek:

Well I know it's hotter somewhere but I meant where you live. :rolleyes: I don't think it's ever been that hot here in Redding but it did make it to 120 once. One thing about Redding is that not only does it get up to at least 115 every summer but we also get down into the single digits occasionally and we also regularly get over 50" of rain a year and sometimes lots more. I wonder what the biggest spread between the high and low temperatures is outside of a desert environment. Pretty much at least once every year Redding is the hot spot in the U.S. and I remember once it was the hot spot in the world.:( I drove through Death Valley once and it was 126. I stopped to get out and take a few pictures. I was standing by the car and it was sooo hot. I thought it was the heat coming off of the catalytic converter so I stepped farther away from the car. It was still just as hot! It cooled off here today to a cool 104. Brrrrrrr....Sweater weather. ;)

Bruce

[Don Baer]

Well I know it's hotter somewhere but I meant where you live.

Well I've been driving from CA to Phoenix so much I figure I live on I-10..Between Alta Loma and Phoenix.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Bruce.......we have the beginnings of a cold spell......only got to 99 today.

[Bruce Benjamin]

Well I've been driving from CA to Phoenix so much I figure I live on I-10..Between Alta Loma and Phoenix.

I know what you mean, Don. I used to have a very long commute between cities and it was disturbing how much of my life I spent on that miserable highway. So, Ok, I'll give you that one since I've been there. ;)

Bruce

[Andy Hoyt]

I don't envy you one bit Bruce. I spent some time in Redding a few years back (lived a few blocks off Churn Creek) and came away with the observation that it was either really wet or really hot and not much in between. Go cool off up at Whiskeytown Lake.

[Bruce Benjamin]

I don't envy you one bit Bruce. I spent some time in Redding a few years back (lived a few blocks off Churn Creek) and came away with the observation that it was either really wet or really hot and not much in between. Go cool off up at Whiskeytown Lake.

Yes, we do have our weather extremes here but one thing we don't get a lot of is snow. At least not down here in the valley. Drive a half hour to an hour and you're into lots of deep snow. There's still over 6' of snow about 45 minutes away from here. The best part about the rain is that the majority of it is dumped in a few months. Spring and fall temperatures here are usually pretty nice. Redding has so many lakes, rivers, and streams within a 5 minute to 1 hour drive and the mountains on 3 sides of the city are really beautiful. The Sacramento River flows right through the middle of town. If the summers were cooler here the place would be overrun with people wanting to live here. The heat keeps the wimps out and keeps the beautiful outdoors relatively uncrowded.

I was born in Stockton and moved here when I was 4 so I'm pretty used to it. I've lived from the east coast to the West coast and up to Alaska from the time I was 18 until about 14 years ago. My wife and I moved back here so that we didn't have to raise our kids in a big city. Portland, Or. is beautiful but the gangs and crime problems along with the traffic, (and the liberals :eek: ;) ) drove us out of the state and back to California. Redding is so far removed from the major population centers of the state in so many ways. Being almost 600 miles from Los Angeles puts us in a completely different environment than what most people think of when they think of Cal. The hard part about Redding is earning a healthy living. My wife and I have been up and down on that one and it ain't easy. After living in so many different parts of the country I don't think there's anywhere else that has what Redding has to offer me and my family. I live here by choice but I do understand that it's not for everyone. We could make double the money living elsewhere but for me Redding is home sweet home.

Bruce

[Corey Hallagan]

I have a buddy and client in Sacramento and he says it has been brutal. Pretty hot here as well. 100 plus with horrid humidty. I mowed and I got pretty week in the knees by the time I was done. It is very dry here. Western Nebraska is having fires now. We are supposed to get a break mid next week.

Corey

[Al Willits]

We've had almost two weeks of 90's, was 102 in my garage today and their predicting 102 tomm and 104 Monday..

I thought this was Minnesota, land of 10 months of winter...????

Went though three tee shirts today, they'd get soaked with sweat and sawdust so I'd go change, notice the last one got wet then dry....figured it was time to quit when I wasn't sweating anymore.

Be carefull out there people.

Al

[Lee DeRaud]

Went though three tee shirts today, they'd get soaked with sweat and sawdust so I'd go change, notice the last one got wet then dry....figured it was time to quit when I wasn't sweating anymore.Something I saw on WoodCentral while SMC was down was a pointer to the Underarmour "Heat Gear" line of clothing. I got one of the more-or-less standard T's, $25 at a local sporting goods store. I think they're intended for athletes working out in temperature extremes.

I say "more-or-less standard" because I ended up with a XXL: they're made of lycra and very tight. (Note: don't buy a white one unless you're either in perfect shape or want to look like the Michelin Man.) Two best features are (1) they wick off sweat almost instantly and (2) wood chips and saw dust don't stick to them. So far, so good. The long-sleeve model probably makes a nearly perfect turning smock, except that sleeves that tight felt too wierd, at least to me.

[Barry Stratton]

Something I saw on WoodCentral while SMC was down was a pointer to the Underarmour "Heat Gear" line of clothing.

That is GOOD stuff, I wear it hunting all the time. Never thought to use it turning.....but I guess our high of 68 today doesn't qualify as "hot" to you folks:D

[Lee DeRaud]

That is GOOD stuff, I wear it hunting all the time. Never thought to use it turning.....but I guess our high of 68 today doesn't qualify as "hot" to you folks:DYeah, I knew about their cold-weather stuff (very popular in the NFL, I understand), but this was the first thing I'd heard about the hot-weather gear.

[Al Willits]

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I say "more-or-less standard" because I ended up with a XXL: they're made of lycra and very tight. (Note: don't buy a white one unless you're either in perfect shape or want to look like the Michelin Man.)
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Well, considering I have a pretty good start on looking like the Michelin Man already, maybe I'll pass on the lycra....:)

But thanks for the suggestion.

Al....who thinks some people just shouldn't wear lycra/spandex, riding a bike or not...:D

OH....heat index today was 112 here, was a pretty good breeze so it didn't seem like much over 110, started in the garage at 7:30 this morning and got a lot done considering the number of times I changed tee shirts again, and restocked on ice water/lemon sour.....wife says I'm doing laundry if this keeps up though.

[Lee DeRaud]

Well, considering I have a pretty good start on looking like the Michelin Man already, maybe I'll pass on the lycra....:)

But thanks for the suggestion.

Al....who thinks some people just shouldn't wear lycra/spandex, riding a bike or not...:D Oh, trust me: I'm never wearing this anywhere but inside my garage...alone. :p

[Barry Stratton]

Oh, trust me: I'm never wearing this anywhere but inside my garage...alone. :p

Is the thong on top or underneath??????:eek: :eek:

56 and rain today:D

[Jim Becker]

"Ugly Hot" is on the way (back) here this week...they are calling for 100 degrees tomorrow and Wednesday and 98 today. There was one day when we were away on vacation that it reportedly got to 101 degrees...but we missed that while enjoying the "cooler" 89 degrees and 98% humidity in Maine... :)

My biggest concern is the kids at camp drinking enough water. No matter how much you discuss it, the message doesn't always get through. Personally, I'm staying inside and sipping iced tea. :D

[Keith Starosta]

"Ugly Hot" is on the way (back) here this week...they are calling for 100 degrees tomorrow and Wednesday and 98 today. There was one day when we were away on vacation that it reportedly got to 101 degrees...but we missed that while enjoying the "cooler" 89 degrees and 98% humidity in Maine... :)

My biggest concern is the kids at camp drinking enough water. No matter how much you discuss it, the message doesn't always get through. Personally, I'm staying inside and sipping iced tea. :D

Yep. Last night, my little WeatherBug icon was flashing with a weather warning, talking about severe heat warnings for my region. When I got to the part about heat indexes topping 110, I got up and lowered the A/C. :eek: :eek: :)

Gonna be a hot one...

- Keith

[Steve Clardy]

Wheew. 104 here yesterday.
Wind was pumping hot-hot air.
No cool down expected till thursday

[Frank Guerin]

Don't know nothin about what homestead is for most of you boys. The rest I read in some fancy vacation thing that was in my mailbox at sometime or another but here in S texas its the usuall mighty warm. We really don't hang those thermometer things around. They keep bustin about this time each year. We did have a little rain the other day. Just caused a bunch of problems in the long run. What few cows we have left all passed out and we had to go throw dirt in there face to bring em back to but hey we make jerky without all that fancy dancy machines. When old Betsy falls over it's done.

[Steve Clardy]

7:23 and its cooled down to 96 in the shop.
Standing in front of my big 4' fan, feels like I'm standing next to a blast furnace.

[Rob Russell]

Ya know that heat wave that cooked the west and midwest - those of us on the east coast got to enjoy it for the past few days.

We lost power at 9PM last night and didn't get it back until 5:30PM today. That wasn't fun - I can imagine what those folks in Kansas City went through for multiple days of the same heat without power.

[Steve Clardy]

Tad cooler here today outside. 95

Yesterday I took a thermo outside in the sun, set it on the hood of my old 95 ford, and went back a little later too retreive it.
121 degrees on the hood.

Its cooler outside now, high 80's.
Supposed to be cooling down with rain.

[Ken Salisbury]

I just don't understand all the complaining. It gets hot and muggy in Alabama on June 24th and stays hot until September 11th (my birthday) :) :D :p

[Rob Russell]

I just don't understand all the complaining. It gets hot and muggy in Alabama on June 24th and stays hot until September 11th (my birthday) :) :D :p

And if your Bud Lights were hot - how happy would you be?

[Dennis Peacock]

I'm so tired of this heat that I could just SCREAM!!!!!! I've got two A/C units in the shop and they run full blast and my shop only gets down to around 85º by the time I get ready to go in the house and go to bed.

Oh.!!! The other wonderful thing? Our electric power rate per Kilowatt has DOUBLED from last month to this month. :mad: :mad: And to top it all off? Our natural gas prices climb faster than the sun.:eek:

Come on Fall..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[Mark Pruitt]

I used to work for my Dad, in a non-air conditioned shop. Dad is so resilient that he can tolerate it, even today at the age of 75 when guys 10 years younger that he plays golf with are ready to hang it up and go inside. (When Dad gets through playing golf, he goes home and cuts grass. Mom's about ready to smack 'im.) Heat tolerance a trait that I did NOT inherit from him.:( I remember one day it got so hot in Dad's shop that I was to the point of tears, desparate for a break in the heat wave. That was in Birmingham, and I understand exactly what Ken Salisbury just said, although my A/C at the house would run till sometime in October. Now I'm some 500 or so miles further north and it's hotter than blue blazes here too (upper 90s), but the good news is, the temperature breaks much sooner.

In case you missed it, here's a post from a few weeks ago that (unfortunately) is still relevant:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=39817
Mark

[glenn bradley]

Vaughn, I'm in the Inland Empire, east of Riverside; I feel your pain. I used to live in Folsom (yeah, the place with the prison. No, I wasn't a resident) it was worse.

[Lee DeRaud]

Vaughn, I'm in the Inland Empire, east of Riverside; I feel your pain.You guys are supposed to keep the Heat Monster confined to the east side of the Orange county line...
you really did a crummy job of that last month. :eek: :p :cool:

[Frank Chaffee]

I to came here to Arizona and missed the devastating heat wave in Wisconsin... a balmy 95° or so every day, and while with the onset of the monsoons the humidity is higher, in no way does it compare with Wisconsin’s. Good thing too, as the wedding party and visit time is over and I am manning a shovel the better part of every day.

Frank