114 F

[Zema Bus]

It was 114 F here Friday, that made it really pleasant trying to concentrate on work with no A/C. One thing I discovered today - my upstairs thermostat can't display any temp over 95 F, it'll just say "HI" until the indoor temp drops back down to 95 F. I used my laser temp reader to see the actual temp upstairs - 97 F.

At least it wasn't as bad as Palm Springs which reached 120 F.
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I'll be hanging out downstairs this weekend

[Grogan]

Of all the times to be out of cryo grenades...

[Michael_horatio]

It was 114 F here Friday, that made it really pleasant trying to concentrate on work with no A/C. One thing I discovered today - my upstairs thermostat can't display any temp over 95 F, it'll just say "HI" until the indoor temp drops back down to 95 F. I used my laser temp reader to see the actual temp upstairs - 97 F.

That's hard to imagine people trying to live in that heat.
When I was in West Africa years ago, I remember one day it was 44C and about 90% humidity. In the day time I could just about manage a 10 minute walk.
Pretty well didn't go out till after dark. Going out in the day time it felt like you had a warm wet blanket thrown over you.
Sorry to hear it Zema.
Btw, Seattle is at a balmy 75F with light winds at the moment...

[Grogan]

That's probably above the lethality ratio... e.g. 35C with 95% = fatal because the sweat cooling mechanism doesn't work

I couldn't live like that. I have to get out of my computer room at 26C/78F (that's what I measured at the point it's intolerable for me to sit at the computer)

[Michael_horatio]

That's probably above the lethality ratio... e.g. 35C with 95% = fatal because the sweat cooling mechanism doesn't work

I couldn't live like that. I have to get out of my computer room at 26C/78F (that's what I measured at the point it's intolerable for me to sit at the computer)

That could have been wrong; that's what I was told, but had no way to know if it was acurate. The thing was, if you hung something out to dry it stayed wet...

[Grogan]

I meant could be fatal, after a period of time (hours). You could tolerate a lot more for a short time. If you were trudging through the bush in those conditions it could be fatal. That critical point changes with temperature too, 32C at 100% can kill you etc. or 40C at 90, sort of thing. (I'm not looking up the figures here by the way, but it's something very like that)

[Zema Bus]

Even ordinary summer heatwaves come with lots of fatalities, especially in the elderly and those with certain medical conditions.

Heat-related deaths have steadily increased over the last few years from 1,563 in 2021, to 1,702 in 2022, and, provisionally, 2,297 deaths in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC typically does not release its official tally of annual heat deaths until well after summer.

From washingtonpost.com

During one of my college geology field trips we stopped in Badwater in Death Valley in February, and it was 95 F. Badwater is 282 feet below sea level.Only tourists from Europe go there during the summer lol!

[Zema Bus]

Thanks Michael, only thing about the Seattle area is all the rain and the summer fires that have been happening in recent years, and Washington state is too expensive (though still cheaper than California).

[Grogan]

Terrain is something that is going to change too with climate change. It's not only coastal areas, but there are going to be deserts where there weren't before. We're already seeing things change now with persistent hot dry conditions in places where it never used to be that way. Other areas are going to have flooding.

The things a lot of people own are going to be worthless. A lot of land is going to become useless.

If you move to Arizona at least you'll know what you're getting (probably isn't going to be flooded, and it's already an arid zone )

[Michael_horatio]

Thanks Michael, only thing about the Seattle area is all the rain and the summer fires that have been happening in recent years, and Washington state is too expensive (though still cheaper than California).

I hear you Zema, personally, having been born here, I love the rain.

[Grogan]

We always get enough rain, but I don't think we get as much precipitation as we used to (rain or snow). After seeing people with drought conditions and fires elsewhere, I don't think I will ever complain about the rain again (as long as it remains outside the house lol!)

[Michael_horatio]

We always get enough rain, but I don't think we get as much precipitation as we used to (rain or snow). After seeing people with drought conditions and fires elsewhere, I don't think I will ever complain about the rain again (as long as it remains outside the house lol!)

I think that applies to here too. Especially the snow in Winter. When I was a kid it seemed like we had about a foot of snow pretty much all winter and much colder weather. We get enough rain, but not too much, especially in the summer. We usually get two or three stretches of no rain for 2 or 3 weeks.
I never complain about the rain, unless it's because there's not enough of it.