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re: Extra Hot today in the desert
Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:00 pm to lsunurse
Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:00 pm to lsunurse
I was driving straight through from L.A.to El Paso that day. Didn't have time to stop and smell the roses after breakfast, sightseeing, lunch, and fuel. I got food at the Shell station there when I was getting fuel, but that was after I snapped that pic. Idk where their thermometer in town is, but mine was pretty fricking close to what they recorded, so it was probably accurate.
I'm outside here most of the day, most of the week. That high temperature was hot on my skin and when I was breathing, but it didn't bother me. 95° mornings here after it has rained all night are much worse. To put it in perspective, it was upper 80s here today, and I was perfectly fine
I'm outside here most of the day, most of the week. That high temperature was hot on my skin and when I was breathing, but it didn't bother me. 95° mornings here after it has rained all night are much worse. To put it in perspective, it was upper 80s here today, and I was perfectly fine
quote:And you can GFY with that. Not sorry I proved you wrong since you try and call me out 24/7. I've done it probably 20 or 30 times on here to various people, and it got old a long time ago. Give it a rest
The more he posts, the more I realize just how much he lies on here.
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Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:01 pm to lsunurse
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It got up to 120 here this past weekend. 3 hikers died
Why the frick would you wanna hike in those conditions?
Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:10 pm to VABuckeye
I guess it's whatever you're accustomed to. August days in Louisiana are brutal, but I prefer them over being in a place with dry heat. It makes me feel like I'm inhaling dust.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:29 pm to RLDSC FAN
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Why the frick would you wanna hike in those conditions?
People don't take it seriously I guess. They don't bring enough water, or hike early enough, or wear proper clothing.
What is crazy is the mountain biker that died. She was 28 and very fit. Avid mountain biker and a personal trainer. She did everything by the book on safe riding in the desert in the summer(plenty of water, was riding early in the am, with a group, etc) and she STILL died of heat stroke.
My husband had planned on going riding Sunday but our garage door broke so it messed up his plans. After reading what happened to that other mountain biker, I'm glad he didn't go.
ETA: The sun rises really early here as well. Sun is fully shining at 5 am. When I would hike in the summer I would get up at like 3 and be at the trail at 4:00-4:30 and the sun was starting to come up, giving plenty enough light to hike by.
This post was edited on 6/20/16 at 11:33 pm
Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:42 pm to palm springs tiger
Worked on the Colorado River near Yuma during the summer of 1980. Three days in a row of 120 or above...topped out at 122. No air conditioning but did have a swamp cooler (evaporative cooling fan) that made sleeping even slightly possible. Dry heat...like working in an oven. We drank about 5 gallons of water per person per day during the peak. I'll take the NW any day.
This post was edited on 6/21/16 at 12:39 am
Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:46 pm to islandtiger
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I'll take the NW any day.
Yep. Not a lot of temperature variation but it's fairly comfortable all year around.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:47 pm to NoHoTiger
Went out in the garage just now and could smell the woodsmoke from fires over the mountain - most likely Azusa. That is about 90 miles and a mountain range away.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:26 am to lsunurse
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The sun rises really early here as well. Sun is fully shining at 5 am
I absolutely hate that shite.
I had light coming in my bedroom at 4:30 this weekend.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:34 am to RLDSC FAN
I will never forget the day I played outside basketball from late evening till dark on the highest low day ever in the valley. I lived in Phoenix from March 2002 to January or February 2006.
The highest temperature Phoenix has ever endured was 122 degrees back on June 26th, 1990. Even more amazing is the fact that our hottest overnight low was 96 degrees on July 15th, 2003. Phoenix's longest streak of temperatures at 110 degrees or hotter was 18 days in 1974.Aug 2, 2
The highest temperature Phoenix has ever endured was 122 degrees back on June 26th, 1990. Even more amazing is the fact that our hottest overnight low was 96 degrees on July 15th, 2003. Phoenix's longest streak of temperatures at 110 degrees or hotter was 18 days in 1974.Aug 2, 2
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:38 am to Rize
I've worked at a remote location in the Sonoran desert and it was so hot, you couldn't even get cold water out of the faucet. Couldn't take a cold shower
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:40 am to upgrayedd
Somebody posted on FB how they baked cookies by sticking the cookie dough on a pan inside their car this weekend.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:42 am to lsunurse
I wouldn't doubt it.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:52 am to palm springs tiger
Palm Desert is hot but Needles CA and Blythe CA are scary hot.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:58 am to Farkwad
I visited my dad when he lived in Palm desert for the summers while I was in high school. There were some beautiful women at college of the desert and it was beautiful out there but hot. I remember going to work sometimes it would be in the 40's in the mornings and 110 degrees after work. Also layed out to get some sun on my dad's back patio while looking at the snow in the mountains in Big Bear.
This post was edited on 6/21/16 at 1:01 am
Posted on 6/21/16 at 1:05 am to lsunurse
Nurse I got to see how the rich and famous lived while I lived in the palm Springs area. My uncle owned a company that installed garage doors and those big arse gates that opened when the big money wanted in. My aunt ran a cleaning company that cleaned Kathy Lee Gifford's house. My aunt is a Christian lady but she told me straight up that Kathy Lee was the biggest bitch ever! 
Posted on 6/21/16 at 1:21 am to lsunurse
quote:I described it like this last night. And it was only 115 during the day.
After 105...it could be 0 humidity and it is still miserable if you are out in it for an extended period of time. Feels like you are sitting inside an oven. And if the wind blows....feels like a massive hair dryer is blowing hot air over your entire body.
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First night there I got off the plane, walked outside, and pretty much had my breath taken away. I could feel everything. Like, I was aware of every inch of my body because I could feel the heat on my skin. I'll never forget that shite. I could feel my hairline.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 3:20 am to lsunurse
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You realize those are not that accurate.
Mine said 125 one time when I first got in my Jeep to go to the store.
I don't think he does.
But I have an all black vehicle and keep a thermometer in the AC vent. I have seen the temp on it as high as 160 degrees when I forgot to crack the windows.
I actually like the feeling of the extreme heat when I'm in phoenix, I usually get myself a lemon mint bubble tea, add a little bourbon, and stroll.
There isn't much that mint and bourbon won't help.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 3:25 am to VABuckeye
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But it's dry heat. Doesn't count.
Bull fricking shite. I was in Phoenix once around this time of the year a while back. It was about 105 with maybe 8% humidity and a breeze of about 7-8 mph. That HAS to be what the inside of a microwave oven feels like. The breeze made it almost unbearable.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 3:47 am to lsunurse
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Somebody posted on FB how they baked cookies by sticking the cookie dough on a pan inside their car this weekend.
Maybe that's where the Las Vegas Review--Journal got that idea from. They had that on their FB page today.
One thing that's making it worse out here is that it also gets pretty windy during the day. It gives you the "hair dryer in your face" effect. One thing that I learned fast when working outside here is...drink LOTS of water, even if you don't think that you're thirsty or dehydrated. If you start sweating, it's already too late. If you stop sweating, you're in a WORLD of crap.
ETA: as I type this, it's 1:48 am in Vegas and the temp is 101. Picked a good time to retire.
This post was edited on 6/21/16 at 3:51 am
Posted on 6/21/16 at 6:07 am to RogerTheShrubber
I've been in the 130s for a summer in the Middle East. Dry heat, didn't sweat as much as if I'm checking the mailbox in louisiana.
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