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The weather today in NW In. has been unbearable. The temp is 91, heat index is 100 and the dew point is 75. The windows are fogged up from the ac, and it is too hot to even cook outside. So, who's cookin', and I don't mean food?:)
Gina O
06-30-2002, 04:20 PM
At 5:15 we have 92 degrees with 52% humidity and a 7 mph wind. I like it! :) Except for the fact that my grass is pretty much dead from the lack of rain, I am loving the hot weather. Yesterday I biked, today I am headed to the pool to swim laps. Beats a negative 15 wind chill any day. Gina
Kristine
06-30-2002, 04:22 PM
It's a pleasant 73 degrees at 3:28pm in my neck of the woods. :) We've had beautiful weather lately!
dcornelius
06-30-2002, 04:32 PM
The high is sposed to be 110 and we usualy reach our high in the late afternoon so we still have a chance! This is why when we bought our house here I refused to buy anything unless it had a pool!
JackieO
06-30-2002, 04:37 PM
90 Degrees , Dew Point 74 degrees , it really doesn't get much worse than this in Yankee territory. I worked out after church, hit the pool for 20 minutes and came home to read the newspaper in a very cool house. Good thing I own stock in the local utility....:o
wallycat
06-30-2002, 05:04 PM
My outdoor thermometer read 101...but that's probably because the sun was beating on it. Think it was supposed to get up to 92 in Brookfield.
94 tomorrow and still yucky humidity.
I'm DYING to make this stupid rhubarb pie and refuse to turn on the stove with this heat. Maybe wed..:confused: :rolleyes: ;)
Canice
06-30-2002, 06:47 PM
Just the other day I was complaining that it was too cool (65-ish) and breezy and would stay that way until the August fog arrived and brought downright cold weather. Well, what a surprise -- today was a beautiful 77-78 I'd guess with just the teensiest cool breeze coming through every now and again. DBF was working (AGAIN) so I took his dog to GG Park and loooved walking around in a t-shirt, not even a sweatshirt around my waist "just in case". It was amazing! We went to the Rose Garden and everyone looked so happy and smiling! All these people literally stopping to smell the flowers! And families/friends/couples paddling around Stow Lake in little boats. Siiiigh. (Hadn't had an unconditionally "warm" day in ages in case you couldn't tell :rolleyes: )
Two stupid weather questions, if I may, on dew points and humidity: We've had some very nice (well, to me) days with temps around 70 and cool breezes off the ocean; very pleasant and comfortable, but I'd read that humidity was 65%. That seems pretty high to me. No, not D.C. in August high, but high for not feeling humid at all. Is there such thing as 0% humidity? What about the notorious "dry heat"? dcornelius, are you there? What's your humidity this time of year??
I'd never even heard of a dew point til I read them in wallycat's postings, so I just popped by weather.com and found that we have 57% humidity with a dew point of 58%. What on earth does that mean?? (Oops, maybe I should have just gone to Ask Jeeves. Sorry. :rolleyes: )
Well, it's cooled off enough for me to go tackle the Sunday night soup -- Sweet Potato and Corn tonight (with red bell and jalapeño peppers -- yum!).
ClaraB
07-01-2002, 09:06 AM
Well, we hit 111 on Saturday :eek: , but we're only expecting a cool 90 today. Thank goodness for a/c!!
ClaraB
07-01-2002, 09:14 AM
Originally posted by Canice
Two stupid weather questions, if I may, on dew points and humidity: We've had some very nice (well, to me) days with temps around 70 and cool breezes off the ocean; very pleasant and comfortable, but I'd read that humidity was 65%. That seems pretty high to me. No, not D.C. in August high, but high for not feeling humid at all. Is there such thing as 0% humidity? What about the notorious "dry heat"? dcornelius, are you there? What's your humidity this time of year??
I'd never even heard of a dew point til I read them in wallycat's postings, so I just popped by weather.com and found that we have 57% humidity with a dew point of 58%. What on earth does that mean?? (Oops, maybe I should have just gone to Ask Jeeves. Sorry. :rolleyes: )
I'll try and answer your questions - first, 0% humidity does theoretically exist, but I don't think it occurs in nature - it simply means that there is absolutely no evaporated water in the air. Dew point refers to the temperature at which your air would become saturated with water (100% humidity). So if you have an air temperature of 85 F, and a dewpoint of 57 F, it means that if the air temperature dropped to 57 F, you'd have 100% humidity. Dewpoint is a function of the humidity in the air - the higher the relative humidity, the higher the dewpoint becomes. Hope that helps!
LaraW
07-01-2002, 09:33 AM
We are at 81 right now at 9:30 am. I believe that we are supposed to be in the 90's today and through the next couple of days.
We have had 10 straight days over 90 degrees. Icky!
The way I understand dew point is the temperature at which water condenses on things (like your car windows).
For example, if your dew point was 60, you would begin to see water (dew) accumulating on objects outside (grass, windows) etc, when the temp approaches 60 degrees. The thing that I used to pay attention to when I lived in the midwest was the dew point approaching 70. This is when you really start to feel the mugginess.
I have seen that in Arizona near the fire that they are battling, that the humidity has been approaching 0% (it has been very low - in the single number percentages).
aggie94
07-01-2002, 10:46 AM
Canice,
I found this chart on average relative humidities in different cities the other day after DH & I had a conversation about it.
http://ggweather.com/ccd/avgrh.html
I was surprised to see that the average morning and afternoon relative humidity this time of year is nearly the same between Austin (where it always feels muggy, although not nearly as bad as Houston/D.C.) and Eugene (where it never once felt muggy to me in the 6 years I lived there).
I know nothing about dewpoint. But I'm starting to wonder if it's dewpoint that makes it feel muggy, as opposed to the relative humidity number? I can't imagine why 80 degrees with 55% relative humidity would feel different in Eugene versus Austin. :confused:
LaraW
07-01-2002, 11:06 AM
Originally posted by aggie94
I know nothing about dewpoint. But I'm starting to wonder if it's dewpoint that makes it feel muggy, as opposed to the relative humidity number? I can't imagine why 80 degrees with 55% relative humidity would feel different in Eugene versus Austin. :confused:
I think that the dewpoint is exactly why 80 degrees with 55% relative humidity feels different. I bet if you checked, the dewpoint in Austin is way higher than in Eugene.
kwormann
07-01-2002, 11:08 AM
At 5 am when I was watching the news....it was already 80....ps when I was in Austin last week, it felt like HEAVEN compared to here! I didnt want to come back to Houston.,.
JackieO
07-01-2002, 11:11 AM
About dew points. Here's a column from our local tv meteorologist:
by Paul Joseph of The Wisconsin Weather Team
The key to summertime comfort is the amount of moisture in the air. Drier air results in more efficient evaporation of sweat from the human body and as a result comfortable conditions. In contrast, as atmospheric moisture increases, the human body has a harder time cooling off. This results in the sweat staying on the body and a very uncomfortable feeling. People often call this type of weather "heavy air".
The dew point is the most direct way to see how much moisture is in the air. It is far more informative than relative humidity. The higher the dew point, the more moisture is in the air. Summer dew points in the 50s, as we have experienced the past few days, mean comfortable conditions. If the dew points get into the 60s it means increase discomfort while 70s mean very humid, tropical, uncomfortable conditions.
Another interesting fact is that the temperature cannot drop below the dew point. Moisture in the air reduces the ability of the air to cool. So when dew points are in the 70s, for example, overnight lows will be quite warm in the 70s or 80s. Those are the nights that those without air conditioning long for a Canadian cold front.
BTW, I think the dewpoint is still in the 70s today. I am "working" from home and haven't left the house yet, but I hear it is quite steamy.
:(
Canice
07-01-2002, 01:32 PM
Wow, thanks everyone!
The dew point is clearly the interesting thing to watch - now it seems crazy that I'd never even heard of it before!
Originally posted by Canice
Wow, thanks everyone!
The dew point is clearly the interesting thing to watch - now it seems crazy that I'd never even heard of it before!
Dewpoint must be what our Accuweather refers to as "RealFeel". Every day they publish the actual temps, and then the "RealFeel" temps. Right now at 4 PM it's supposed to feel like 98 degrees, and trust me, it does. It's due to be in the low 90s (actual temp) for the rest of the week. Ugh!
Mickey17
07-01-2002, 01:55 PM
Heh. It is about 95 out here in the sort of middle of Ca. With 26% humidity and a dew point of 57 degrees.
It is definately warm out there, but not unbearable.
linsleyd
07-01-2002, 02:14 PM
Sue,
I have had the luxury of not being outside since 7 this morning and now I am not looking forward to getting into my hot car and driving an hour home!
Thanks a lot! :D
I had no idea how hot is was outside until I mistakenly stumbled upon these posts, now I am sad!
LaraW
07-01-2002, 05:01 PM
Well, our temp has gone down 4 degrees. We are down to 100! :eek:
At least it's a dry heat! :D
JackieO
07-01-2002, 07:46 PM
Originally posted by LaraW
Well, our temp has gone down 4 degrees. We are down to 100! :eek:
At least it's a dry heat! :D
Congratulations. It's only 84 degrees here at the moment, but with a dew point of 71 degrees.:(
We live in this funky, 75-year-old house -- a Dutch Colonial -- that has separate duct work for the upstairs and the downstairs, which means we have two furnaces and two air conditioners. Given the age of the house and its support systems, there's always something on the fritz. Tonight, the upstairs air conditioner is REALLY struggling to keep up with the outside conditions. It's been running beautifully all day, but tonight it seems to be on its last legs. I've shut it down and am hoping that giving it a "rest" will help it work through the night. If not, I guess we'll be sleeping in the guest room downstairs.
The separate ductwork is both a curse and a blessing. Two of everything to fail, but if one system konks out, there's a back-up. Kind of like a nuclear power plant...
MaryH
07-01-2002, 08:50 PM
Was supposed to hit 104 and must have gotten close or over that. (I really can't tell the difference of anything over 98.) Running joke here is ytou know you're in Fresno when 96 is considered a cooling trend.
LaraW
07-01-2002, 09:13 PM
We got home from work tonight and we had no electricity in the house! For some reason the thermostat still registered the temp and time, maybe it has a battery backup. But it registered 97 inside the house!!! Ugh!!
But, all is well. Our neighbor across the street offered to let us put our food in her fridge, and wouldn't you know we were barely back home when the electricity came back on. :) Our a/c is doing its thing right now....
Chris415
07-02-2002, 06:35 AM
We had high 80s yesterday and today and tomorrow it's supposed to be in the 90s. And that's with heavy humidity and haziness. I can't even seen the mountains this morning. One good thing about coming to work is the AC! :D
Peggy C.
07-02-2002, 06:44 AM
High today of 95 with humidity it should feel like 106, the description is hot, humid, hazy and SULTRY! LOL, now there is a word I don't often associate with Cleveland! (I'm alowed to say that, I live here :D)
beejayw1
07-02-2002, 07:06 AM
It's supposed to be pushing 100 today with the dreaded triple H.
Thank goodness I put in the air conditioners last night!
beckms
07-02-2002, 07:27 AM
I don't know how hot it is here in Boston but it is TOOOO HOT!!!! I went to school in Houston, and so should be used to the hot, muggy weather, but in Houston everyone has air-conditioning! It's almost worse being here, where there's no escape from the oppression. My poor puppies are sitting in the living room in front of a fan, with their tongues lolling in bowls of ice!
I remember the steamy August days in Houston, where the buildings would actually SWEAT...I was a summer tour guide for my school, and it was brutal! I was always afraid people would pass out before we got back to the admissions office!
Someone remind me why I've been missing Texas lately???
aggie94
07-02-2002, 08:11 AM
Originally posted by beckms
Someone remind me why I've been missing Texas lately???
Because when I left for work at 8:30 this morning, it was 68 degrees outside. :eek: :D
Of course, it's also black as night and raining cats and dogs... :rolleyes:
ajkerkhoff
07-02-2002, 09:07 AM
Originally posted by aggie94
Because when I left for work at 8:30 this morning, it was 68 degrees outside. :eek: :D
Of course, it's also black as night and raining cats and dogs... :rolleyes:
Same deal in San Antonio. I don't know if it's EVER been 70 degrees here in July before. Course, I have a new pool in my backyard -- and it's a little muddy!
MaryH
07-02-2002, 02:44 PM
It was 75 this morning at 6:30 a.m. (ugh.........) and supposed to get to 103 - but I could swear that it cooled down a little between 6:30 and 8:00 - of course I could just be hallucinating :)
ClaraB
07-02-2002, 06:57 PM
Originally posted by SueK
Dewpoint must be what our Accuweather refers to as "RealFeel". Every day they publish the actual temps, and then the "RealFeel" temps. Right now at 4 PM it's supposed to feel like 98 degrees, and trust me, it does. It's due to be in the low 90s (actual temp) for the rest of the week. Ugh! Nope, they're not the same thing - dewpoint refers to the amount of moisture in the air (the temp at which the air would be saturated), while the "RealFeel" (heat index) is a function of heat and humidity - if the temp is 95 with a dewpoint of 55, the heat index will be lower than if the temp were 95 and the dewpopint were 70. Basically, the drier it is, the cooler you'll feel, even if the temp stays the same. The dewpoint is never higher than the actual temp, while the heat index often is.
Originally posted by ClaraB
Nope, they're not the same thing - dewpoint refers to the amount of moisture in the air (the temp at which the air would be saturated), while the "RealFeel" (heat index) is a function of heat and humidity - if the temp is 95 with a dewpoint of 55, the heat index will be lower than if the temp were 95 and the dewpopint were 70. Basically, the drier it is, the cooler you'll feel, even if the temp stays the same. The dewpoint is never higher than the actual temp, while the heat index often is.
Thanks for the clarification. I had it backwards. (The heat is frying my brain :) ) Today at noon our RealFeel was 104 degrees. Tomorrow it's going to be even hotter than today. All I have to say is the pool we just got was the best money I've spent in ages!
KimKelly
07-03-2002, 08:33 AM
Forcast for San Diego.... low to mid 70's again...
Geez... same ole thing every day, what's a girl to do???:cool:
Kim
401krep
07-05-2002, 10:42 AM
It hit 100 degrees in Baltimore yesterday and our humidity is a nightmare! There have already been 5 deaths in MD in the last couple weeks due to the heat. Glad to have A/C !
beckms
07-05-2002, 10:45 AM
Finally! Our heat wave broke!!! It's beautiful in Boston today...let's keep our fingers crossed that it stays this way! I had my first good night of sleep last night for the first time in a week!
Meg O'C
07-05-2002, 10:48 AM
So far much more pleasant in NJ today than it has been in a long time. Mid-80's and much less humid! There is a nice breeze too! This is the summer I love!!
Curleytop
07-05-2002, 05:22 PM
WHAT HEAT!
I am sitting here in sweats! Here on the ocean side in CA it is cool and foggy. At 7:00 am it is usually 58° (when I go for my run).
Maybe 70° in the middle of the day, that is if the fog lifts! Here it is called JUNE GLOOM!
Give us some of your sun and heat!:D
Originally posted by Curleytop
WHAT HEAT!
I am sitting here in sweats! Here on the ocean side in CA it is cool and foggy. At 7:00 am it is usually 58° (when I go for my run).
Maybe 70° in the middle of the day, that is if the fog lifts! Here it is called JUNE GLOOM!
Give us some of your sun and heat!:D
You may not feel that way when it's 100º degrees in November... :p
Curleytop
07-06-2002, 09:57 AM
Yea Gail, Since you live close to me you know the feeling!
In past years we would go to the beach on Thanksgiving morning, while the turkey was roasting in the oven!
It never gets to be summer here until August!
Peggy
07-06-2002, 09:59 AM
Looking forward to 110 degrees by Wednesday...:( :( Will be spending a lot of time submerged in the pool!
Peggy
KimKelly
07-06-2002, 02:18 PM
Originally posted by Curleytop
Yea Gail, Since you live close to me you know the feeling!
In past years we would go to the beach on Thanksgiving morning, while the turkey was roasting in the oven!
It never gets to be summer here until August!
I have to admit that I'm so ready for summer! The neat thing though, is that when it gets really hot and finally time to go buy some new shorts or something they are all on sale.
I also have no problem with wearing shorts to my Christmas dinner. We acutally did Thanksgiving on the beach the first year we moved here and had a blast.
Go away June Gloom!
Kim
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