How's the weather treating you today?

[Nanny]

90's with dew points approaching 75. We sweat.

[arewethereyet]

90's with dew points approaching 75. We sweat.

Here I am looking at our forecast for the month with temps in the upper 80s and low to mid 90s for most of the month and thinking...damn that's pretty cool for this time of year.  And it is for here.  I'd expect to see triple digits by now.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Update: We're 50 miles away from the fatal flooding, but we're getting hammered. Yesterday, I went outside to find my truck upholding a big and old oak tree. The first pic, you can see the stump left by the broken tree, at the far right. My truck is barely visible at the far left.





We had a bit of a reprieve this morning but this afternoon it came back for a fifth helping of pissing down. This is what our street looked like as it was falling. The gully in front of our house was empty twenty minutes before I took 

That’ll buff right out.

Seriously, though, sorry for your troubles, mate. Mother Nature can be a heartless bitch.

Boru

There's so many people who have it so much worse, it's almost funny to be complaining about this.

[Nanny]

90's with dew points approaching 75. We sweat.

Here I am looking at our forecast for the month with temps in the upper 80s and low to mid 90s for most of the month and thinking...damn that's pretty cool for this time of year.  And it is for here.  I'd expect to see triple digits by now.

We've had two 100+ days so far this year. It's the humidity here that is most bothersome. It's here through August.

[Pat Mustard]

That’ll buff right out.

Seriously, though, sorry for your troubles, mate. Mother Nature can be a heartless bitch.

Boru

There's so many people who have it so much worse, it's almost funny to be complaining about this.

Keep safe, and sorry to hear about the truck.

[AFTT47]

It's 10:30 PM here in Phoenix on 9 July and the temperature is down to 101F. That's 38C. At 10:30 at night. Better than the 117F (47C) it reached during the day. Thankfully, it's only forecast to reach 114F (45C) tomorrow so we'll be getting a little break.

Don't misunderstand; I'm not bitching about it. I made the decision to live here and I despise people complaining that water is wet and that shit stinks. It's so pointless. But I wonder what the people who worship the fucking economy think this will cost us. More to the point, what will such over-the-top temperatures cost cities who aren't prepared for this? Granted, New York, Boston and Seattle are not going to see temperatures like this - but they are going to see temperatures they are not prepared for. Every home in Phoenix is equipped with A/C and if they aren't poor, it works. Not the case in northern cities. What is the cost when they are hit with temperatures they were not built to handle?

Welcome to global warming. I think the short-sighted idiots who didn't think it was economically practical to address it are in for a reality check.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

It's 10:30 PM here in Phoenix on 9 July and the temperature is down to 101F. That's 38C. At 10:30 at night. Better than the 117F (47C) it reached during the day. Thankfully, it's only forecast to reach 114F (45C) tomorrow so we'll be getting a little break.

Don't misunderstand; I'm not bitching about it. I made the decision to live here and I despise people complaining that water is wet and that shit stinks. It's so pointless. But I wonder what the people who worship the fucking economy think this will cost us. More to the point, what will such over-the-top temperatures cost cities who aren't prepared for this? Granted, New York, Boston and Seattle are not going to see temperatures like this - but they are going to see temperatures they are not prepared for. Every home in Phoenix is equipped with A/C and  if they aren't poor, it works. Not the case in northern cities. What is the cost when they are hit with temperatures they were not built to handle?

Welcome to global warming. I think the short-sighted idiots who didn't think it was economically practical to address it are in for a reality check.

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I'm not sure I could tell the difference between 117 and 114, mostly because I think I'd be dead. It once went up to 82 here, and I was sweating like Tommy Chong at a DUI checkpoint.

Boru

[Thumpalumpacus]

The rains have quit for now, two rain-free days, nice. chances through the weekend are higher, but it's been okay, if goddamned humid as the ground dries out.

[Pat Mustard]

It's 10:30 PM here in Phoenix on 9 July and the temperature is down to 101F. That's 38C. At 10:30 at night. Better than the 117F (47C) it reached during the day. Thankfully, it's only forecast to reach 114F (45C) tomorrow so we'll be getting a little break.

Don't misunderstand; I'm not bitching about it. I made the decision to live here and I despise people complaining that water is wet and that shit stinks. It's so pointless. But I wonder what the people who worship the fucking economy think this will cost us. More to the point, what will such over-the-top temperatures cost cities who aren't prepared for this? Granted, New York, Boston and Seattle are not going to see temperatures like this - but they are going to see temperatures they are not prepared for. Every home in Phoenix is equipped with A/C and  if they aren't poor, it works. Not the case in northern cities. What is the cost when they are hit with temperatures they were not built to handle?

Welcome to global warming. I think the short-sighted idiots who didn't think it was economically practical to address it are in for a reality check.

All three cities you mention are going to see sea levels that they can't manage.  That's going to be much hairier than temperature.

[Alan V]

Granted, New York, Boston and Seattle are not going to see temperatures like this - but they are going to see temperatures they are not prepared for.

All three cities you mention are going to see sea levels that they can't manage.  That's going to be much hairier than temperature.

The question is, "How soon?" It could be well over a century. Meanwhile, temperatures will go up.

Miami and New Orleans will be flooded much sooner.