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yellowdogintexas

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

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 11:55 PM

Jun 2017

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"

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Current temp at my house: 121.5 [View all] Coventina Jun 2017 OP

Omg! Lotusflower70 Jun 2017 #1

Phoenix, AZ. Coventina Jun 2017 #3

I lived there a year, but only hit 116 CanonRay Jun 2017 #6

I'm in Phoenix too. izzybella Jun 2017 #13

I feel your pain. Coventina Jun 2017 #15

Oh ok Lotusflower70 Jun 2017 #20

Can You Imagine How Much Hotter It'd Be Me. Jun 2017 #2

Ha! Reminds me of an episode of "King of the Hill" Coventina Jun 2017 #7

Made Me Laugh Me. Jun 2017 #9

it is 82 degrees in my house. 3:30 pm in Oregon trueblue2007 Jun 2017 #4

We don't really have air conditioning (window model in bedroom). Not happy. Shrike47 Jun 2017 #17

94 in Salem a half hour ago Iwasthere Jun 2017 #32

The old adage "but it's only dry heat" doesn't apply well above 100 degrees, imo. hlthe2b Jun 2017 #5

Just got off the phone with my Grandmother. Coventina Jun 2017 #11

Still a lovely 65.8 on the Oregon coast CanonRay Jun 2017 #8

Don't invite more people! Parking's bad enough already. Shrike47 Jun 2017 #18

That's precisely why MontanaMama Jun 2017 #27

I live just south of there. CanonRay Jun 2017 #40

Oh dear MontanaMama Jun 2017 #43

I thought tomorrow was supposed to be the hot one. underpants Jun 2017 #10

Yes, tomorrow is supposed to be even worse. Coventina Jun 2017 #14

You certainly are. I. Can't. Even... 3catwoman3 Jun 2017 #12

That's why I live up in the mountains in NM Warpy Jun 2017 #16

It was in 1973 that the temperature in San Rafael, California reached 120. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2017 #19

121.5 here in Laughlin/BHC too -- supposed to hit 122+ tomorrow. malchickiwick Jun 2017 #21

Omg - I can barely tolerate Texas LeftInTX Jun 2017 #47

I go down to Anza-Borrego pretty regularly. Adsos Letter Jun 2017 #52

lol. you sound young. :) n/t orleans Jun 2017 #67

LOL -- Thanks: I'm 48, but I feel young (most of the time...) malchickiwick Jun 2017 #75

OMG, get out! Laffy Kat Jun 2017 #22

Sorry! Not in the house!!! At my house. Coventina Jun 2017 #23

that answers my question - how cool can you keep it in the house? rurallib Jun 2017 #36

I have a tiny house, and it is VERY well insulated. My electric has only gone over Coventina Jun 2017 #41

thanks - i was so curious rurallib Jun 2017 #45

Hit 105 here outside Sierra Vista today. panader0 Jun 2017 #24

"Global warming is a Chinese hoax" left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #25

I cannot even begin to imagine. Stay safe. Squinch Jun 2017 #26

Ugh. That sounds terrible. LisaM Jun 2017 #28

Yes, but it's a "dry heat" -no? EarthFirst Jun 2017 #29

That's too hot. I think I'd pass out if I left the house in that heat. Poor you! luvMIdog Jun 2017 #30

114 in Las Vegas. RGinNJ Jun 2017 #31

I have a friend who lives in Yuma AZ...115 quite normal in the summer..BUT Stuart G Jun 2017 #33

Freezing Hot pintobean Jun 2017 #34

THE ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO yuiyoshida Jun 2017 #35

Sacramento SUCKS when it is hot.... Boxerfan Jun 2017 #50

domo arigatou! yuiyoshida Jun 2017 #51

Sounds like an emergency Major Nikon Jun 2017 #37

I've been in Quartzite at 117 degrees. kwassa Jun 2017 #38

Yes, thick soled shoes are required for this kind of heat. Coventina Jun 2017 #42

was 70's/60's yesterday in milw wi, storm came thru + we are down to 50/60's. pansypoo53219 Jun 2017 #39

PROTIP blogslut Jun 2017 #44

Great idea!! Coventina Jun 2017 #46

Is cool water even a thing at those temps? alphafemale Jun 2017 #48

It can come out of the taps boiling hot, so you need to let it run a few seconds. Coventina Jun 2017 #49

cool showers and ceiling fans will also do the trick yellowdogintexas Jun 2017 #79

I was there on May 10th, I was hoping for 100 plus temperatures just doc03 Jun 2017 #53

We hit 100 back in March, but yes, we had a lovely May. Coventina Jun 2017 #54

100 now, 105 earlier, gold country, CA ghostsinthemachine Jun 2017 #55

Yes, stay hydrated and cool!!! You and the little fur babies!! Coventina Jun 2017 #56

Forget about cooking an egg on the sidewalk customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #57

Not that I would, but you could at least grill a steak!! Coventina Jun 2017 #58

my daughter baked an apple in her car... yellowdogintexas Jun 2017 #80

110 Fresno onecaliberal Jun 2017 #59

Who was the first settler in that area? Must have been nuts. demosincebirth Jun 2017 #60

Actually, Phoenix is built on the ruins of the large Hohokam civilization. Coventina Jun 2017 #63

Good info. Thanks demosincebirth Jun 2017 #66

Thank you for that info zanana1 Jun 2017 #81

If you are near or in the valley, please visit!!! Coventina Jun 2017 #82

Only just shy of 100 degrees where I am today in Colorado, but I've felt sick all day... hlthe2b Jun 2017 #61

Go see the D-Backs... Their stadium has AC! Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #62

I live in Pittsburgh FakeNoose Jun 2017 #64

"only" 92 for me but very muggy in Florida as always, cool off soon!!! nt steve2470 Jun 2017 #65

Even here in Paris, it is 35 today DFW Jun 2017 #68

Probably very dangerous, as I would imagine less homes are air conditioned in Paris Coventina Jun 2017 #69

You're right, they mostly aren't here! DFW Jun 2017 #70

Aw jeez. Please stay safe DFW! Coventina Jun 2017 #71

Thanks, I have every intention of it! DFW Jun 2017 #73

Oh, sounds heavenly!!!! Coventina Jun 2017 #74

This is where we'll be: DFW Jun 2017 #76

It's so hot, even your thread is on fire!! Saviolo Jun 2017 #72

Current temp IN my house: 98.1 Kali Jun 2017 #77

I lived in Las Vegas for 25 years Awsi Dooger Jun 2017 #78