Thursday, Aug 7 was a new record temperature for the month of August in Phoenix. It was 118 F.
New August record temp in Phoenix
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Owen Lucas
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“It’s a dry heat” 
LOL I loved that stupid comment. [No disrespect intended!] I would reply with "heat up your oven to 118F and stick your head in there, that's a dry heat too."“It’s a dry heat”
We hit 120° for a single day last summer. Honestly, it doesn't feel that much warmer than 115°.
I wonder how many people put boots on dogs to go out and pee when the temps get that high.
Propflux01
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C'mon down to Arkansastan at 120F and see how much sweltering it is!
No thanks!! That's a wet heat isn't it?
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I think Atlanta set a record on Monday (Aug 5)... for being cold. After two months of horrid heat and humidity, the temperatures for a few days dropped down and set a record COLD temp. of 69ºF. It was incredible. Unfortunately it didn't last and now it's back to 75% humidity and 95ºF.
Austin's only had 8 days this year where the temperature was 100+. A few years ago, we had 73.
The local weather I use has a contiuous Pavement Temperature reading on their website. Currently, it's about 6am and the temperature on pavement is still 88F. By mid-afternoon, it's in the 140s, and sometimes higher. I take my dogs out as soon as it's light enough to pick up their business without having to carry a flashlight.
Propflux01
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It’s so wet you can hold a cup in the air and it’ll be filled up in a minute!No thanks!! That's a wet heat isn't it?
We had a hot humid spell too, it got up to around 100F for a few days. Combine that with the smoke from the Canadian wildfires and it sucked!
Living in the north/east,
I heat my house in the summer and
air-condition it in the winter.
Most people do it wrong and spend a lot of money.
I heat my house in the summer and
air-condition it in the winter.
Most people do it wrong and spend a lot of money.
sad, as the city grows, with more asphalt and buildings, these cities don't cool off at night, as a result temps will keep rising.
My work in victorville is always a few degrees hotter than my house.
Hermann
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Air you can wear.No thanks!! That's a wet heat isn't it?
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It’s been a pretty mild summer too.
Last year we had 113 days straight over 100* or more. 143 total days of 100* or more. And we also had 70 days of 110* or more.
Last year we had 113 days straight over 100* or more. 143 total days of 100* or more. And we also had 70 days of 110* or more.
My oven is propane fired. So it be moist in there. I wish it was calrod and leave the gas to the stove top.
It is amazing what you can stand in a sauna with the air dry, 180F for quite a while, but throw some water on the rocks or get some air moving, and then it feels real warm!
118F outside touching metal stuff in sun would be hard to take though. Rare steak is not much warmer!
