Weather thread...

[jthomas666]

Saguaro cacti collapsing in Arizona extreme heat, scientist says

Arizona's saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West, are leaning, losing arms and in some cases falling over during the state's record streak of extreme heat, a scientist said on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

Arizona's saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West, are leaning, losing arms and in some cases falling over during the state's record streak of extreme heat, a scientist said on Tuesday.

Summer monsoon rains the cacti rely on have failed to arrive, testing the desert giants' ability to survive in the wild as well as in cities after temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) for 25 days in Phoenix, said Tania Hernandez.

 

[Bazza]

Orogrande, New Mexico.....

 

[TexasBama]

The Economic Cost of Houston’s Heat: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore’

Businesses and residents in America’s fourth-largest city have moved much of life indoors, changing work and spending habits, and denting the local economy.

www.wsj.com

 

[Bazza]

 

[Padreruf]

High in upper 80's today -- lots of rain; our July numbers have been about average for Charleston, SC -- lows in the mid 70's and highs in the low 90's.
Being coastal helps to moderate our temps...if you want hot, go to Columbia, SC...sits in a bowl and the heat + humidity are unreal.

 

[Bazza]

 

[rolltide_21]

Been in Gulf Shores since Thursday. Weather & water have been perfect. Friday & Saturday the water was on the warm side but not bath water hot. Today it was cold and would almost take your breath. Kinda like it is in the spring.

 

[TexasBama]

Houston is getting so hot that people have stopped going out

More Houstonians are staying home and finding entertainment on the couch as extreme heat continues.

www.chron.com

 

[TexasBama]

July 2023 will not only end up being the hottest July on record, but it will also shatter the hottest month ever recorded for Phoenix by about 4 degrees Fahrenheit, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/record-heat-wave-in-phoenix-could-end-with-a-bang/1564900

 

[TIDE-HSV]

July 2023 will not only end up being the hottest July on record, but it will also shatter the hottest month ever recorded for Phoenix by about 4 degrees Fahrenheit, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/record-heat-wave-in-phoenix-could-end-with-a-bang/1564900

They should have had better sense than to name their capitol after a bird which burned up periodically...

 

[92tide]

July 2023 will not only end up being the hottest July on record, but it will also shatter the hottest month ever recorded for Phoenix by about 4 degrees Fahrenheit, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/record-heat-wave-in-phoenix-could-end-with-a-bang/1564900

sounds like august may be worse

 

[TexasBama]

sounds like august may be worse

Everything between here and there is forecast hot and no rain until the middle of August.

 

[TexasBama]

They should have had better sense than to name their capitol after a bird which burned up periodically...

I'd have to look, but I imagine the "feels like" daily high has been as high or higher here than in Phoenix during all this. There is factual basis for "but it's a dry heat"

 

[92tide]

Houston is getting so hot that people have stopped going out

More Houstonians are staying home and finding entertainment on the couch as extreme heat continues.

www.chron.com

i figured a bunch of folks would be heading to cancun

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I'd have to look, but I imagine the "feels like" daily high has been as high or higher here than in Phoenix during all this. There is factual basis for "but it's a dry heat"

Yeah, they are all probably wearing coats.

120 is still 120. It is hot..

 

[crimsonaudio]

Strangely, our weather hasn't been as bad as normal.

Historic averages for Memphis are a high of 92°F and a low of 74°F.
In 2023, we've averaged a high of 89° and a low of 74°.

It's been hella humid, as normal, but the heat itself really hasn't been bad at all here this year.

 

[TexasBama]

i figured a bunch of folks would be heading to cancun

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Strangely, our weather hasn't been as bad as normal.

Historic averages for Memphis are a high of 92°F and a low of 74°F.
In 2023, we've averaged a high of 89° and a low of 74°.

It's been hella humid, as normal, but the heat itself really hasn't been bad at all here this year.

About the same over here. We've had much, much worse. Of course, we've had it easier here on the mountaintop. High today was 84 and the hottest it's been was 88. We never hit 90 last year...

 

[92tide]

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i have a hard time deciding whether he looks like a bigger tool with or without the beard

 

[92tide]

Strangely, our weather hasn't been as bad as normal.

Historic averages for Memphis are a high of 92°F and a low of 74°F.
In 2023, we've averaged a high of 89° and a low of 74°.

It's been hella humid, as normal, but the heat itself really hasn't been bad at all here this year.

we've been well above average, and very dry, for a while. i haven't checked, but it seems like going back to the first week or two of june if not before.