It was 35 degrees cooler at my house today than it was on Wednesday...

[First Speaker]

...the high on Wednesday was 98, by my outdoor thermometer. Today it didn't get higher than 63. (I'm in southern CT.) Right now it's 49--astounding for July. After the misery of earlier in the week, it's a nice break. I'm enjoying it while it lasts...

[dweller]

1. The Gates of Hell

have now closed as Rumsfeld has since arrived in his final resting place

✌🏻

[smirkymonkey]

2. 40 degrees cooler here in Boston than it was 2 days ago.

Was almost a hundred degrees on Tues and Wed, and now it is hovering around 55-60, depending on the time of day. I happen to love the coooler weather, so i am very happy with the temp drop.

I know it won't last long, but at least it will give me a little break on the AC bill.

[Trueblue1968]

3. it was 115 degrees in PORTLAND OREGON. hotter that it has ever been before

[ailsagirl]

5. Very disturbing. I heard that up in Vancouver Island, it was also hot as hell.

[ailsagirl]

4. How high was your humidity on, say, last Wednesday?

Just curious. Here in the Bay Area (California), we often have off-shore winds which make the humidity plunge.

God, I hate summer.

[First Speaker]

6. It was brutal...

...the area right along the Sound often gets cool breezes, and sometimes a break from the humidity. Where I am--only three miles inland--the Sound might as well be in another time zone...

[ailsagirl]

7. I feel for you!!

🥵

[FakeNoose]

8. Same here in Pittsburgh

A storm came through and cooled us off quickly. Just in time too, because I think my window-box geraniums were about to bite the dust.

I'm glad we have missed most of the hot weather they're getting in the west, but we had a nasty couple of days here too. I can take the cold weather just fine, but the summer heat and humidity really do me in.

[First Speaker]

9. I envy anyone who lives in Pittsburgh...

...I've visited it several times in recent years for ballpark trips. It may not have the absolute overwhelming quality of NYC or Chicago, but pound-for-pound it's America's greatest city. Wish I could go for a walk around Squirrel Hill today...

[FakeNoose]

10. PNC Park is about the best place to be on any summer evening

It's a very cool place to watch a game. They've opened up to pre-Covid seating so the crowds should be coming back to the stadium this weekend.

[jpak]

11. 55 degrees and pouring rain in Maine today

Indoor grilling tonight