what is “heat index”? i have seen a measure “temperature plus relative humidity” used to tell when your horses are likely to be in trouble (at index 150), useful, probably important, to know. but for most purposes good old fashioned “temperature” is more likely to be understood, and more meaningful, for most readers.
Ron (RC) Weakley (A.K.A., Darryl For A While At EV) says:
In parts of the US such as the SE, then even illiterate people know what heat index is. Recently, a few weeks back to early June, we had a week of 90F plus with low humidity, when temperature and heat index were equal. Everyone here loved it. It was like we had moved to AZ. We were also in a drought. Well, that is all in the past now. Temperatures remain roughly the same, but it feels like (heat index) over 100F now. If anything, the heat index understates the discomfort effect of higher humidity. Anyone that lives in these parts is schooled on heat index with each local weather forecast during summer months. The NW, particularly with an onshore breeze, is not likely to have conditions where weather forecasters find the term “heat index” relevant to their forecasts.
The heat bubble seems to have broken out in the Seattle area. We were out in the upper 60s and low 70s on the Olympic Peninsula. I gather it is a lot worse on the other side of the Cascades, still in the 100°Fs.
104, indexed at that. Is that all you got? Back in the Eastern Sierra/Mojave area:
Last week early afternoon actuals ranged from 110 to 116. Thermometer under the patio routinely has 110 in the afternoon the last week and a half.
Now we are getting humidity as well. Nice little thundershower came by and dropped the temperature to 100 even. A damp 100. I don’t want to know the heat index.
Massachusetts (in the North East) is about 10 degrees cooler than Oregon (North West), so we have nothing to complain about, temperature wise. Now, kooky/Trumpy conservative elements in the state GOP trying to intimidate (GOP) centrist hero/guv’nah Charlie Baker – that is something to complain about.
Ron (RC) Weakley (A.K.A., Darryl For A While At EV) says:
since i mentioned that Lytton, British Columbia set an all time high for Canada at 121°F in this thread, i should also add that the entire town burned to the ground the next day, displacing 250 residents:
— Lytton, which saw 121 degrees Tuesday, was in flames Wednesday night as massive blazes erupted in British Columbia. One day after it set Canada’s all-time heat record, a British Columbia village was devoured by flames. A fast-moving wildfire roared over the village of Lytton on Wednesday evening, which shocked climate scientists when temperatures there surged to 121 degrees on Tuesday, breaking Canada’s national heat record for a third straight day. The blaze was a sobering symbol of a hellscape in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, where hundreds have died and wildfires are erupting as temperatures climb to astonishing heights.
Dan
what is “heat index”? i have seen a measure “temperature plus relative humidity” used to tell when your horses are likely to be in trouble (at index 150), useful, probably important, to know. but for most purposes good old fashioned “temperature” is more likely to be understood, and more meaningful, for most readers.
Coberly,
In parts of the US such as the SE, then even illiterate people know what heat index is. Recently, a few weeks back to early June, we had a week of 90F plus with low humidity, when temperature and heat index were equal. Everyone here loved it. It was like we had moved to AZ. We were also in a drought. Well, that is all in the past now. Temperatures remain roughly the same, but it feels like (heat index) over 100F now. If anything, the heat index understates the discomfort effect of higher humidity. Anyone that lives in these parts is schooled on heat index with each local weather forecast during summer months. The NW, particularly with an onshore breeze, is not likely to have conditions where weather forecasters find the term “heat index” relevant to their forecasts.
Forecasted high today in Denver is 25°C. Quite pleasant.
dB:
You know I will be out there (Denver) after Labor Day.
@Run,
Our front patio is open for you. http://3968vrain.com
dB:
I thought I would mention I would be around for a couple of weeks. We could grab a beer if you are up to it. Nice patios.
92°F on the thermometer in St. Louis. Heat index of 101°F. Glad to have A/C.
97 degrees F. where I am…
The heat bubble seems to have broken out in the Seattle area. We were out in the upper 60s and low 70s on the Olympic Peninsula. I gather it is a lot worse on the other side of the Cascades, still in the 100°Fs.
104, indexed at that. Is that all you got? Back in the Eastern Sierra/Mojave area:
Last week early afternoon actuals ranged from 110 to 116. Thermometer under the patio routinely has 110 in the afternoon the last week and a half.
Now we are getting humidity as well. Nice little thundershower came by and dropped the temperature to 100 even. A damp 100. I don’t want to know the heat index.
Eighties and nineties in Michigan with extraordinarily high humidity. Easy to sweat while doing little.
Excellent. AB has embraced the art of conversation at last. Thanks.
Massachusetts (in the North East) is about 10 degrees cooler than Oregon (North West), so we have nothing to complain about, temperature wise. Now, kooky/Trumpy conservative elements in the state GOP trying to intimidate (GOP) centrist hero/guv’nah Charlie Baker – that is something to complain about.
Heatwaves Are Scorching Siberia and Eastern Europe Too – Bloomberg
Record Heatwaves Are Scorching Eastern Europe and Siberia
The extreme temperatures are linked to variations in the jet stream, a phenomenon that’s also influencing heat and drought in the Western U.S.
By
Laura Millan Lombrana
June 25, 2021, 8:29 AM EDT
Lytton, British Columbia, was 49.6°C (121°F) on June 29th; the previous world record temperature above 50N of latitude was 44.4C/112F.
only three US states have ever had higher temperatures, any day, any year..
since i mentioned that Lytton, British Columbia set an all time high for Canada at 121°F in this thread, i should also add that the entire town burned to the ground the next day, displacing 250 residents:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/07/01/wildfires-british-columbia-lytton-heat/
— Lytton, which saw 121 degrees Tuesday, was in flames Wednesday night as massive blazes erupted in British Columbia. One day after it set Canada’s all-time heat record, a British Columbia village was devoured by flames. A fast-moving wildfire roared over the village of Lytton on Wednesday evening, which shocked climate scientists when temperatures there surged to 121 degrees on Tuesday, breaking Canada’s national heat record for a third straight day. The blaze was a sobering symbol of a hellscape in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, where hundreds have died and wildfires are erupting as temperatures climb to astonishing heights.