"User" Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43790899/ns/weather/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43792318#43792318 By now people are aware of the heat that's gripped the continent over the past few weeks and shows no signs of letting up. Normally I'm an advocate of getting younger folks like Milkyway outside for some exercise that all kids so desperately need nowadays but in this case it's obviously more dangerous to be outside than in. Anyways, if you have any comments or stories you'd like to share concerning the triple digit temperatures post them up! There's been a couple of news stories already about people who have died overnight due to their AC breaking down or something. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Guess what? It's only 21-23^c (70-75^F) here in the Seattle area. Very comfortable, not too hot, not too cold. Just right. Have fun burning to death. :trollface: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redeemer Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 SCREW YOUR HEAT I'M DYING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psygonis Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 It's damn hot here in Quebec too! Hot sun, then a bit of rain and then, a damn hot and wet weather! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"User" Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 It's 90 F right now in Toronto at 6:25 pm but it feels like 106 F with the heat index factored in. Thursday seems to be the hottest day for the rest of week with it getting up to 97 F with a humidity of 115 F. Good thing I'll be in Vegas to get away from this heat...oh wait...THERE IS NO ESCAPE! :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxMcCloud Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Reminds me of the good ol' southern days when I lived down near New Orleans. I left pretty much after Katrina, due to family reasons. But currently residing in New York, its kinda fun to watch all the people complain about the brutal heat here even though its like 80-90; its not to bad to me. For others it is kinda hot, so I can understand. Now when winters come around oh god...... I can't wear shorts like many of the other kids do.. I saw one kid wearing a t-shirt and flip-flops in a snow storm... I was like WTH.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusakov Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I rode my bike to the library today. I wasn't as sweaty as I usually was though, probably because of the wind. But it was still freaking hot out and it doesn't help that there are several small rises on the way to the library. Now when winters come around oh god...... I can't wear shorts like many of the other kids do.. I saw one kid wearing a t-shirt and flip-flops in a snow storm... I was like WTH.. Heh, I guess you can say us northerners have adapted to the cold. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluxy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I walked in the hard heat all the way to work and back, without sweating... LIKE A BOSS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"User" Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 I saw one kid wearing a t-shirt and flip-flops in a snow storm... I was like WTH.. This isn't uncommon for people from northern Ontarian who come down to Toronto during our winters. They laugh at how Torontoians bitch about the snow and temperatures when they get 3 times as much snow and temperatures 20 degrees colder. I agree with them completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deploy Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I don't see why people are complaining about the heat so much. It's the summer. It comes with the season. And *GASP* in the winter it gets... COLD!!! This just in! It's hot this summer!... Yeah... it's a slow news day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psygonis Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Sure, but there's quite a difference between hot and daaaaaaamn hot! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deploy Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Sure, but there's quite a difference between hot and daaaaaaamn hot! Seems like a pretty normal summer to me. Guess it depends on the area. But yes, it is hot, because it's summer. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarita Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I've pretty much decided I'm flying south to Mexico for the summers It's currently a nice 77 degrees here. With nice breezes and clouds and happiness. Even still, in my native Alabama, it's only 84 Not bad. Coolest summer ever, I would consider for home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psygonis Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 It's always weird to see expressions such as "a nice 77 degrees" or "it's only 84" when you're not used to Fahrenheit! Deploy> Well apparently, it's not for quite a bunch of people! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deploy Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Deploy> Well apparently, it's not for quite a bunch of people! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Fox Runner Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 You guys think you've got it bad. Here in St. Louis, it'll be in the high 90s all week and 80s in the evenings. And on Wednesday, 100 degrees. And that is not including the humidity increasing the temperature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 It was 114 F with the dew point here yesterday. This heat wouldn't bother me nearly as much if it didn't cause me so much pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thu'um Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 high 90s and 100s but thats normal here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. Nintendo Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 It's not so hot in Portland right now as it probably was 1 week ago. Currently, it's 72º where I am and last week, it was about 83º-90º. But heat doesn't scare me though because it doesn't like me when I am hot-headed. (OK, puns intended...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Inari Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 "In Chicago, city officials said a half-dozen cooling centers would remain open this week, as temperatures as high as 105 were forecast in Illinois." ffff... No kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 97deg is an average temp for Texas. We've surpassed 110F here this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusakov Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 "In Chicago, city officials said a half-dozen cooling centers would remain open this week, as temperatures as high as 105 were forecast in Illinois." Jeez, and I'm in the Chicagoland area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"User" Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 I don't see why people are complaining about the heat so much. It's the summer. It comes with the season. And *GASP* in the winter it gets... COLD!!! This just in! It's hot this summer!... Yeah... it's a slow news day... This is a huge (area wise) heat wave that we haven't see this "bad" for at the very least the last 5 years. It's affecting more than half of the U.S. states and most of the Canadian population as well. Crops will be ruined, people might not have enough water, People have died in their sleep or been injured due to highways buckling over this so yes, it very well is news worthy. At least it's "refreshing" to listen to instead of daily news on how the U.S. can't figure out their debt problems. Seems like a pretty normal summer to me. Guess it depends on the area. But yes, it is hot, because it's summer. The humidex (which is what Canadian meteorologists use) got to around 115 F yesterday and for the rest of the week (excluding today) it will be just as bad). Personally I don't mind the extreme heat though. It's always weird to see expressions such as "a nice 77 degrees" or "it's only 84" when you're not used to Fahrenheit! Only Americans use Fahrenheit anyways... It was 114 F with the dew point here yesterday. This heat wouldn't bother me nearly as much if it didn't cause me so much pain. Sorry to hear. It's not so hot in Portland right now as it probably was 1 week ago. Currently, it's 72º where I am and last week, it was about 83º-90º. But heat doesn't scare me though because it doesn't like me when I am hot-headed. (OK, puns intended...) Having been to Portland twice it never really gets hot there on a long term basis. It's like Vancouver, relatively nice year round with no extremes in either direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Inari Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Jeez, and I'm in the Chicagoland area! I'm in Chicago itself. Today the heat is utterly merciless, I'm in my bedroom with a window AC unit going full blast and it's still not enough to take the edge of heat out of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dublinthefox Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 For me, everything is going to get even hotter. Theres supposedly a heat wave thats going to be going on until the end of Thursday and it is going to be approximately 105 degrees. What makes it even worse is that our refrigerator has been having problems and most of our drinks have gone bad. Good thing the freezer is still working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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