Current temp at my house: 121.5

[Coventina]

It's official: I'm in hell.

[Lotusflower70]

1. Omg!

Are you out west? Stay safe and hydrate.

[Coventina]

3. Phoenix, AZ.

Inside since 1pm today.

Had to go out for a doctor appointment, and it was already 109 at 10am.
I knew that wasn't a good sign.

By the time the appointment was over, and a short grocery run, it was already 114.
Been inside ever since.

As long as the power doesn't go out......
I'm drinking (water) like crazy and praying to my a/c goddess.....

[CanonRay]

6. I lived there a year, but only hit 116

But that was back in 90-91.

[izzybella]

13. I'm in Phoenix too.

I feel like I'm melting.

The temp in the pool is 92.

[Coventina]

15. I feel your pain.

And, I'm sorry to say, that might actually be more than just a feeling that you're melting.

On edit: I know. People can hardly believe it, but it does actually get too hot to swim here at times like this. You're more likely to get dehydrated and die when the pool gets that warm. You don't realize how much you're sweating.

[Lotusflower70]

20. Oh ok

I have family and friends there. The heat wears a person out. Good idea to stay inside. Hopefully the a/c stays strong for you.

[Me.]

2. Can You Imagine How Much Hotter It'd Be

If there was global warming?

[Coventina]

7. Ha! Reminds me of an episode of "King of the Hill"

when his neighbor scoffs at Global Warming, Hank says, "It's already 110 degrees. If it gets any hotter I will personally kick your ass!"

[Me.]

9. Made Me Laugh

Thanks

[trueblue2007]

4. it is 82 degrees in my house. 3:30 pm in Oregon

all we have right now are indoor fans going.

[Shrike47]

17. We don't really have air conditioning (window model in bedroom). Not happy.

Like so many Oregonians, we have ceiling heat. For a few weeks every year, I plot air conditioning, but then it gets cold again.

[Iwasthere]

32. 94 in Salem a half hour ago

[hlthe2b]

5. The old adage "but it's only dry heat" doesn't apply well above 100 degrees, imo.

'Hope all stay safe... Check in on any elderly neighbors, if you can.

[Coventina]

11. Just got off the phone with my Grandmother.

She still lives alone at 93.

I've been calling her everyday since this wave hit.

I will continue to do so. She says she's fine. Not going outside for any reason.

My brother is going to go over there tonight to fix her dryer! And, also make sure everything is OK with his own eyes.

[CanonRay]

8. Still a lovely 65.8 on the Oregon coast

C'mon up and visit!

[Shrike47]

18. Don't invite more people! Parking's bad enough already.

And they might find out that the entire Oregon coast belongs to the public and is yours for the walking.

[MontanaMama]

27. That's precisely why

I come to Yachats every summer for a week of heavenly weather!!

[CanonRay]

40. I live just south of there.

[MontanaMama]

43. Oh dear

CanonRay...You live in paradise. I'm hoping to be out there as soon as my kiddo is done with all star baseball this summer. The Oregon coast is addictive.

[underpants]

10. I thought tomorrow was supposed to be the hot one.

121.5 yikes

[Coventina]

14. Yes, tomorrow is supposed to be even worse.

Our current all-time record is 122.

We might break that today, almost certain to break it tomorrow....

[3catwoman3]

12. You certainly are. I. Can't. Even...

I pretty much wilt at anything above 82, and will turn on my AC at the slightest hint of humidity, even if the temp is not high.

If I had to choose between central air and having a refrigerator, I would ha[[ily get a ginat ice chest, keep it filled with ice, and shop for food every couple of days. I cannot abide hot and soggy.

[Warpy]

16. That's why I live up in the mountains in NM

We'll get triple digit heat until Sunday, when we'll get a 1-2 day break. June is generally the hottest month here. Once the monsoons start, we'll get cool outflow winds if we don't get the storms, themselves.

I live in front of a fan for the whole damned month, making sure I drink at least 3 liters a day of various fluids.

[Eyeball_Kid]

19. It was in 1973 that the temperature in San Rafael, California reached 120.

But that was a rare event. Phoenix will feel heat like that as an occasional-to-regular occurrence.

[malchickiwick]

21. 121.5 here in Laughlin/BHC too -- supposed to hit 122+ tomorrow.

But I LOVE it.

I'm willing to put up with a few months of scorching heat in exchange for the absolute beauty of Fall, Winter and Spring here in the Mohave.

Stay COOL!!

[LeftInTX]

47. Omg - I can barely tolerate Texas

[Adsos Letter]

52. I go down to Anza-Borrego pretty regularly.

I love the desert.

[orleans]

67. lol. you sound young. :) n/t

[malchickiwick]

75. LOL -- Thanks: I'm 48, but I feel young (most of the time...)

[Laffy Kat]

22. OMG, get out!

Literally, get out of that house!

[Coventina]

23. Sorry! Not in the house!!! At my house.

Thermometer on my back porch!

Sorry!!

No, I have the a/c set to 78 inside. Which means most of the house is at about 80 degrees.

[rurallib]

36. that answers my question - how cool can you keep it in the house?

78 is 44 degrees cooler than the 122 - man that is some serious cooling!

How many years will an AC last out there? And if you don't mind - how much does it cost to stay - uh - cool? You don't have to answer. Thanks.

[Coventina]

41. I have a tiny house, and it is VERY well insulated. My electric has only gone over

$200 once.

For people with 4 bedroom homes and 2000+ square feet monthly electric bills can easily top $1000.



on edit: when temps spike like this, government and utilities as that no one set their temps below 78 degrees. 1) The less hard your unit has to work, the less likely it will break down and 2) Less danger of overloading the grid, and causing a major power outage.

[rurallib]

45. thanks - i was so curious

[panader0]

24. Hit 105 here outside Sierra Vista today.

Hottest I can remember. Damn!

[left-of-center2012]

25. "Global warming is a Chinese hoax"

[Squinch]

26. I cannot even begin to imagine. Stay safe.

[LisaM]

28. Ugh. That sounds terrible.

I'm sorry it's like that.

[EarthFirst]

29. Yes, but it's a "dry heat" -no?

I always get a kick out of that!

[luvMIdog]

30. That's too hot. I think I'd pass out if I left the house in that heat. Poor you!

[RGinNJ]

31. 114 in Las Vegas.

[Stuart G]

33. I have a friend who lives in Yuma AZ...115 quite normal in the summer..BUT

In 1997 , I was visiting him, and we went out into the desert about 15-25 miles from Yuma, can't remember exact mileage, and it was about this time of year....and it was 94 degrees at about 2pm. A couple of local people..who were there, were commenting how cool it was...(cool I thought)...A couple of days later, it was 112 at about the same time....................NOW....I MUST ADD THIS:::::::

I hear from Bob in January, when it is zero in the upper Midwest, near Chicago where I live....and Bob is nice enough to tell me that it is............about............................68 degrees in Yuma.....

SO....it is the good and the bad......ain't it?

[pintobean]

34. Freezing Hot

[yuiyoshida]

35. THE ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

When its 115 in Concord, its a nice 54 degrees in the city!!

[Boxerfan]

50. Sacramento SUCKS when it is hot....

Bringing the cool fog of the bay in through the gate....

Used to work in San Rafael & it would be hot as hell-going over the small bridge into Sausalito would yield a 20-30 degree drop...Loved it.

In Oregon now & doing fine mid 80's-but love your posts as a tie in.

Thanks!

[yuiyoshida]

51. domo arigatou!

[Major Nikon]

37. Sounds like an emergency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_emergency_frequency

[kwassa]

38. I've been in Quartzite at 117 degrees.

We bought ice cream and walked outdoors. Mistake.

My girlfriend was complaining that the pavement was burning her feet through the bottom of her leather sandals.

[Coventina]

42. Yes, thick soled shoes are required for this kind of heat.

[pansypoo53219]

39. was 70's/60's yesterday in milw wi, storm came thru + we are down to 50/60's.

but we'll take the snow for the summers.

[blogslut]

44. PROTIP

Hopefully it won't happen but if the air conditioner craps out, fill the tub with cool water and dip into it throughout the day.

[Coventina]

46. Great idea!!

Thanks!!

[alphafemale]

48. Is cool water even a thing at those temps?

I'd think it would come out of the taps warm.

[Coventina]

49. It can come out of the taps boiling hot, so you need to let it run a few seconds.

Especially hoses / outside taps.

Kids have been burned that way.

[yellowdogintexas]

79. cool showers and ceiling fans will also do the trick

We used to use reversed breezeboxes at night to pull the night air through the house. It would get fairly cool in the house.

Of course this was Kentucky, where it cools down at night and the humidity and the temperature are often the same. Sometimes it feels like you are walking into a wall. We call it "air you wear"

[doc03]

53. I was there on May 10th, I was hoping for 100 plus temperatures just

to see what it was like. My luck it was in the 70s and beautiful.

[Coventina]

54. We hit 100 back in March, but yes, we had a lovely May.

That whole bizarre climate change, I guess.

Right now, I'd welcome some global cooling....

[ghostsinthemachine]

55. 100 now, 105 earlier, gold country, CA

Not far from Sacramento...
Staying in, sitting under the cooler. A swamp cooler that actually keeps me, and the furry fucks, pretty cool. I got a 200 sq ft space and a full size house cooler, so it works great.

Got some 110 plus coming tomorrow and Thursday.

[Coventina]

56. Yes, stay hydrated and cool!!! You and the little fur babies!!

We get no relief until next Monday, when it's supposed to drop to 109.....

*sigh*

[customerserviceguy]

57. Forget about cooking an egg on the sidewalk

You could roast a whole chicken!

[Coventina]

58. Not that I would, but you could at least grill a steak!!

(I don't eat cows)

[yellowdogintexas]

80. my daughter baked an apple in her car...

we went to a movie and she had an apple for her lunch in the car. Good thin it was in a plastic bag because it was almost liquified by the time we got back to the car.

[onecaliberal]

59. 110 Fresno

[demosincebirth]

60. Who was the first settler in that area? Must have been nuts.

[Coventina]

63. Actually, Phoenix is built on the ruins of the large Hohokam civilization.

In fact, our canal system was built by them!!

They lived in the area of Phoenix from about the year 0 to the 15th century, but were at their height from about 800-1300.

Of course, it was a different climate. Still a hot desert, but they got more rain, and temperatures dropped into the 60s at night.

It's our pavement that has radically changed the environment (for the worse).

An extended drought drove them from the area (except a few holdouts along the Gila River) in the 15th century.

It is very common to find sherds of pottery, or even entire villages, when one digs in the Phoenix area. Construction needs to be halted and the site fully excavated and documented before construction can continue. Of course, I suspect many finds are never reported.

My great-Uncle was the City of Phoenix Archaeologist for over 40 years.

[demosincebirth]

66. Good info. Thanks

[zanana1]

81. Thank you for that info

Do you know how I can get more information about this?

[Coventina]

82. If you are near or in the valley, please visit!!!

https://www.visitphoenix.com/listing/pueblo-grande-museum-and-archaeological-park/201/


Good info here!!!

[hlthe2b]

61. Only just shy of 100 degrees where I am today in Colorado, but I've felt sick all day...

I do keep one room reasonable (82 degrees or so) with fans and a little mini portable AC and my unfinished basement stays quite cool, but still... Pup has not even wanted to go out much... (feet burn on the asphalt)...

I hope you, like me, have a freezer full of flexible cold packs. wow, what a "gawd"-send.

[Blue_Tires]

62. Go see the D-Backs... Their stadium has AC!

[FakeNoose]

64. I live in Pittsburgh

...and it rarely goes over 90 here. June is mostly rain - almost every day.
By July the rain goes away and we get some hot days, but it usually cools down at night.

Last summer I didn't even put my air conditioner in. Waiting to see if I'll need it this year.

I guess I'm saying this is great compared to you guys out West.
I've just retired and have no plans to move anywhere south.
Our weather is pretty great here, it's just that we don't get a lot of sun.

[steve2470]

65. "only" 92 for me but very muggy in Florida as always, cool off soon!!! nt

[DFW]

68. Even here in Paris, it is 35 today

That is 95° F, which is VERY hot for Paris in June.

Because of the attempted bombing in Brussels the day before yesterday, there are cops and paramilitary all over, and they are wearing bullet-proof vests which must make them sweat like pigs and have lousy moods. I hope their mood hold long enough for me to get my ass up to Sprout City this evening, not that the security people will be any less on edge there than they are here.

[Coventina]

69. Probably very dangerous, as I would imagine less homes are air conditioned in Paris

than here in Phoenix.

Stay cool and safe!!!

[DFW]

70. You're right, they mostly aren't here!

But I walk from office to office, and the train up to Belgium will be air-conditioned, as is the hotel where I'm spending the night. The Métro in Sprout City is not, but it's only 3 métro stops from the Zuidstation to the hotel, which I can handle as long as no one blows it up while I'm on it.

[Coventina]

71. Aw jeez. Please stay safe DFW!

[DFW]

73. Thanks, I have every intention of it!

I have to travel this segment one more time next week, and then it's just me, my family and the lobsters. I don't think Allah's warriors have established too serious a toehold on the Outer Cape yet!

[Coventina]

74. Oh, sounds heavenly!!!!

Have a wonderful time!!!

(As I'm sure you will!)

[DFW]

76. This is where we'll be:

https://www.google.se/search?q=long+nook+beach&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOhbfD_dHUAhXMJZoKHb12CusQsAQIQg&biw=1600&bih=768

Thank you JFK for making this National Seashore a National Park! Thirty solid miles of pure nothing-but-nature! Long Nook is our favorite beach on the East Coast of North America.

[Saviolo]

72. It's so hot, even your thread is on fire!!

[Kali]

77. Current temp IN my house: 98.1

thank dog for my little bag of water on sticks, excuse the bees - this was from a couple years ago, they aren't this bad this year (yet)

[Awsi Dooger]

78. I lived in Las Vegas for 25 years

Summers were absolutely unbearable. Dry monotonous furnace heat. Miserable beyond description.

I was gone as often as possible during those months. As a sports bettor normally I fared well enough to depart for at least 1-3 months, escaping the heat while refueling for the next football season. But I do remember the agonizing summers when I had to stay for various reasons -- 1988, 1993, 2001. Ghastly. Dry heat my flat ass. I would mostly sample sportsbooks at night while otherwise staying home.

Now I'm in Miami. Give me 90 and humidity any day over that furnace hell. We actually have varied days and nights, with wonderful cloud cover followed by sporadic storms. I can actually play golf in the summer and not feel on the verge of baked death. Yeah, I'm interrupted by showers but it's mostly an enjoyable oddity. I dash toward the clubhouse in my cart and eat a sandwich under the overhang while waiting for the shower to clear. Rarely longer than 20 minutes.