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[Beachnutt]

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[Diamond_Dog]

1. I hope their power is still on!

Yikes…

[Beachnutt]

3. me too..

[ARPad95]

2. WOW if that reads 116!

Hotter than Hades!

[Mariana]

11. The thermometer has either been in the sun or it needs calibration.

It never got to 116 degrees in Conroe Texas today. The heat index may be 116, but the thermometer wouldn't read that.

[Beachnutt]

15. Could be but I know this guy and he wouldn't

send it if he thought it was wrong..
He lives in a very nice upscale home 600 grand.

[Mariana]

21. Is that even his thermometer, or is it a picture from somewhere else? nt.

[Beachnutt]

24. I have no idea honestly..

its super hot regardless, 109 in college station today
https://mobile.twitter.com/NWSHouston/status/1546223719525322767?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[bronxiteforever]

33. Cold front moving in on Thursday-dips to 98

[Quixote1818]

51. Weather Channel says the high was 104 in Conroe, TX today

Those type of thermometers are not very accurate.

https://weather.com/weather/today/l/3516d0be02aa42ddc9e1dc9a9058431d821d435474fc0d0c7250984756237188

[NullTuples]

63. Weather underground is showing 105 right now at 5:30 pm PST so...7PM Texas time?

Where I am in California, we are regularly around 5 degrees hotter than the official reading station, so...maybe?

[AllTooEasy]

62. Amateurs. In Phoenix, we call that "Tuesday"

I though Texans were tough

[NullTuples]

64. "I though Texans were tough" - only the Democrats.

[nature-lover]

4. Just north of Houston. NOT a dry heat!

[House of Roberts]

5. 116 degrees and almost 40% humidity.

That’s dangerously hot.

[soldierant]

43. No kidding.

https://theconversation.com/how-hot-is-too-hot-for-the-human-body-our-lab-found-heat-humidity-gets-dangerous-faster-than-many-people-realize-185593

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Excessive heat has made it into Houston with an air temperature of 104

Link to tweet

[GoCubsGo]

10. We had a couple of days just like that here in South Carolina a week or so ago.

Same temps. Same humidity levels. Needless to say, I did not go outside, other than to water my potted plants. I am so happy I have a wooded lot.

[cilla4progress]

7. What about all the animals

stuck outside in this?

🥺🥺

[Beachnutt]

8. I know, that can't be good.

[Srkdqltr]

9. You guys are in the wrong pare of the county. 76 degrees and 52% humidity here in Southern Michigan

[Skittles]

34. I'll take January in Michigan ANY DAY over Texas in July

it's fucking MISERABLE here

[electric_blue68]

12. Good Luck people, and critters!

Up in NYC humidity of 40% would be on the dry
side for us, esp in the heat. 👍🧡


I have a long time friend outside of Dallas.


And 2 new acquaintances who moved to FLA

[AllaN01Bear]

13. eep. 102 for us tomrrow. was originaly 107.

[Emile]

14. Must be hard to grow a garden in that

heat.

[LastDemocratInSC]

22. Photosynthesis efficiency declines significantly at 104 degrees F.

[NJCher]

27. We used to have a poster from Texas

who put pics on the Gardening thread and I recall he had to construct covers for the tomatoes.

I keep a supply of old window screens around for the rare days when we get something really hot like that.

[LeftInTX]

39. Summer is dormant season

We grow veggies spring and fall

It's recommended to pull veggies in June, but many people keep them in. Only Okra is recommended in summer

[Martin68]

16. My wife just got back from 3 weeks in Texas. the high most days were in the 100s.

Here in Virginia it's actually been pleasant this summer. Every time the weather gets up into the 90s a thunderstorm comes through the the high go back to 70s and 80s.

[2naSalit]

48. I am very thankful...

That the heat/thunderstorm situation is doing just that over here in Montana this year too. Last year, on 7/5 it jumped up to the high 90s and stayed there for almost two months with no relief, got into triple digits several times. In Montana, most of which is north of the 45th parallel!

[moonshinegnomie]

17. austin hit 110

tie dteh record for the hottest july temp ever and 3rd hottes all time temp
tomorrow may be hotter. the all time record is 112

[Texasgal]

19. It is awful...

My Mom is in Travis Heights and she recorded 109 in her back yard!

[LeftInTX]

57. Official high was 105

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/tx/austin/KAUS/date/2022-7-10

[Texasgal]

75. Depends on which airport they are reporting from.

Mabry hit 110-ABIA hit 105.

[LeftInTX]

76. I couldn't find Mabry's so I was wondering if they still report..kinda like Stinson here.

[Texasgal]

77. Yes. They still report

Camp Mabry.

[Eliot Rosewater]

18. Global warming , stay tuned.

[Beachnutt]

20. Exactly..

the right wing deniers are eating crow...fried.

[Tommymac]

23. How is the Power Grid holding up? nt

[Beachnutt]

26. So far so good in Dfw area

I'm staying cool here.

[Tommymac]

54. Cool! nt

[evemac]

28. A friend of mine who lives near the Heights (Central Houston)

Texted to say it was 117.
It makes me so sad.
We went to Estes Park (CO) last night where we almost always need a light jacket in the summer for the cooler evenings. Yesterday was the first time we didn't need it.

Edited for spelling

[Beachnutt]

30. Thanks for the confirmation,

some folks on here don't seem to believe it.

[Mariana]

38. Because it's not true.

Heat index and temperature are not the same thing.

[LeftInTX]

45. Not true

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/tx/houston/KHOU/date/2022-7-10

High at Hobby Airport was 103 at 5:53 PM

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/tx/houston/KIAH/date/2022-7-10

High at Bush Intercontinental was 104

[FreeState]

58. But weather isnt just in two spots

When I look at the hobbies weather stations I see a lot of variance. That’s what the above photo is by the way - it’s not an official weather station - it’s a hobby station and comparing it to professional stations is disingenuous at best.



You can see for yourself here (at 7pm most of these are higher than the official high still):

https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/tx/conroe

[LeftInTX]

68. Hobby is Hobby International Airport. It's an official NWS Station

The NWS Stations are cited so they don't have reflective heat.

Many home stations are subject to numerous factors, including reflective heat.

My front yard had 120 degrees once in the winter because I put the thermometer too close to the brick in my entry way.

[Mariana]

37. Was 117 the temperature or the heat index?

Because every source I've looked at says the high temperature in Houston today was about 102.

[calimary]

61. The temperature in suburban Portland OR got up to 116 last summer.

Fortunately there were only three days that unbearable. ONLY three days. And then it was back down to double-digits. When 90-degree readings start to sound cooler.

[Mariana]

65. My sister lives there and experienced that. I texted her "RIP your garden!"

Nevertheless, every source I've looked at says the high temperature in Houston today was about 102.

[ashredux]

31. Yep....it's damn hot 🥵

[Historic NY]

32. Toasty, on the bright side they could probably cook on the sidewalk

[Beachnutt]

35. Save electricity..

cook on the sidewalk..

[Ishoutandscream2]

36. My AC here in Dallas area is having a hard time keeping up

From 2 in the afternoon to about 830 at night, my air can't keep up. My SIL is an HVAC, and it's not my AC. It's just too damned hot. Here I am, in an air conditioned house, and it is the hottest I've experienced it all this very early summer. No telling what August is going to bring.

[Mariana]

46. AC usually won't reduce temperature much more than about 20 degrees.

So, if it's 105 outside, it will be 80-85 degrees inside.

[Lurker Deluxe]

52. That is misunderstood

The "split" across a HVAC evaporator coil is around 20 degrees when/if the system is functioning correctly. The rest is up to insulation and proper air flow.

There is no functional difference between your HVAC system and your freezer.

I am in Houston and it is 104/5 outside and I am sitting at 77 inside and my system is cycling as it should. I could drop it to 72 and it would do it ... expensively.

The reduction in temperature is not an absolute due to the HVAC "split".

[LeftInTX]

53. It's 71 in my house right now and it's 105 out there!

[Mariana]

56. "Usually" does not mean the same thing as "always". nt.

[txwhitedove]

40. At 12 miles south of Conroe in Spring, it's 106 with 15% chance of rain.

[flying_wahini]

42. I'm from The Woodlands, lived there 15 years!

[txwhitedove]

47. Hey! I've lived around Houston since '83, and Spring for 15 years. Yard is

scorched, but all plants under the pergola are still good.

[flying_wahini]

41. It was 109* in my car last night. Hot steering wheel, too! (DFW)

[LudwigPastorius]

44. When I die, I will not fear Hell.

...for I have lived in Texas.

[Aviation Pro]

49. METAR from George Bush International Airport (Houston)

KIAH 102253Z VRB05KT 10SM SCT085 SCT250 40/21 A2979 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP088 CB DSNT NE MOV S T04000206

Bolded is the temperature of 40C and dew point of 21C at 5:53PM. Converted it's 104F and 70F. For comparison here's Sky Harbor (Phoenix).

KPHX 102251Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW100 FEW190 SCT250 44/08 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP076 T04390083

Bolded are temperature and dew point of 112F and 36F at 3:51PM.

The humidity in Houston makes it feel like 110F while Phoenix feels like 98F.

[Quixote1818]

50. Weather Channel says the high was 104 in Conroe, TX today

https://weather.com/weather/today/l/3516d0be02aa42ddc9e1dc9a9058431d821d435474fc0d0c7250984756237188

[Mariana]

66. They're pretending the heat index is the temperature, I think. nt.

[area51]

55. Afaik,

it got up to 106 degrees in Houston today.

[YoshidaYui]

59. San Francisco is always under a fog in summer

maybe i should count my blessings. ... nah...

[Jerry2144]

60. 107 here in Las Vegas

But only 9% humidity. It didn’t feel so bad in the shade

[LeftInTX]

71. Isn't that pretty normal?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

67. Houston tied a record

Link to tweet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

69. ERCOT has issued an alert for possible rolling blackouts Monday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m

Link to tweet

[LeftInTX]

70. It may be picking up heat from the wood and might be in the sun.

Installing a Personal Weather Station Properly

The thermometer sensor never receives direct sunlight.
The thermometer receives plenty of ventilation and is not blocked from the wind.
If the thermometer is placed on a roof-top, make sure it is at least 5 feet above the roof-top.
If the thermometer is placed above grass, again, it should be at least 5 feet above the grass surface.
The thermometer is at least 50 feet from the nearest paved surface.

https://www.wunderground.com/pws/installation-guide

For what it's worth, when it was 111 degrees here in 2011, I had my little thermometer with me. I got huge variations in temperature just by moving the thing up and down by a few feet. It was really weird. Maybe the anomalous temps that day was causing lots goofy air mixing, but I saw the thermometer vary widely. My fence was really hot. I thought under the trampoline would be cool, but it wasn't. It was just really weird.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

72. Greg Abbott is pulling a Cancun Cruz while Texas has rolling blackouts

Link to tweet

[JCMach1]

73. About 104 in McKinney today... It's seriously approaching Dubai misery levels

[LeftInTX]

74. Could be worse: Laredo was 108 and they are quite humid over there too.

It's not a dry heat.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

78. Beto will fix the Grid

Link to tweet