Unusally Hot Here

Ladskater · Aug 14, 2015

Wow has this been an unusual summer for us on the West Coast of BC. We have had several heat waves and a water restriction was put in to place for the first time in my life time. We always have an abundance of water - usually thanks to mother nature, but we've had the lowest amount of rain in years. It's almost like being in California some of the time. Unfortunately, fires are burning much of our beautiful forests. Oh for some rain! We often joke - "I wish it would rain" usually our mantra is "rain, rain go away, come again some other day." Oh well, I am sure we will soon be dusting off our umbrellas and rain gear fairly soon!

:shrug:

karne · Aug 14, 2015

*chuckles* You've never known water restrictions? I've never known a time without them.

I believe this one's due to the good ol' (insert common Australian term of endearment/insult here) El Nino. We're expecting another drought spell as a result. Not cool.

merrywidow · Aug 14, 2015

I just knew you had to be close to NW Montana. I'm actually beginning to become accustomed to 95 -100 degree heat!

Layback11 · Aug 14, 2015

I live in a certain region of the U.S. which is currently ridiculously hot. And I really wish it would rain.

iluvtodd · Aug 16, 2015

^ Oy! I hope you get relief ASAP!

Dee4707 · Aug 16, 2015

Layback11 said:
I live in a certain region of the U.S. which is currently ridiculously hot. And I really wish it would rain.

I live in the Midwest and we have had nothing but rain. I wish I could send you some. :clap:

sabinfire · Aug 16, 2015

I'm dying. 90°F/32°C today and tomorrow. Autumn is only a month away, my favorite season... and coincidentally, the same time figure skating/hockey season ramps up.

MalAssada · Aug 16, 2015

You think 32°C is hot? :rofl:

If you ever visit Brazil, do it in winter. Winter has just ended here and we have the same temperatures in the state of São Paulo. Rio might actually be worse, and the northern beaches :drama:

That's at least 35°C year around (I've lived, burned and suffered there).

Mathman · Aug 16, 2015

I guess we will have to get used to it. July 2015 was the hottest July ever in the history of global record-keeping, and we are on track to totally shatter the record for the hottest full year (2014 holds the current record).

Layback11 · Aug 16, 2015

It was 105 degrees yesterday. We had at least 15 people in our pool all day.

Today, it's 95. Several people migrated over to our pool again. It's like fire to a moth on hot days :rofl:

nguyhm · Aug 17, 2015

Here in TX a 32°C day in July/August is a result of what we call a "cold front"

. Our hottest days would be around 40°C/105°F. We actually had a "cold front" blown in bringing the temperature down to the 90's°F for this week. I am ready for fall.

Layback11 · Aug 18, 2015

nguyhm said:
Here in TX a 32°C day in July/August is a result of what we call a "cold front" . Our hottest days would be around 40°C/105°F. We actually had a "cold front" blown in bringing the temperature down to the 90's°F for this week. I am ready for fall.

That's about comparable to Palm Springs (resort town in the Southern CA desert where I used to vacation every year). About eight years ago, it was above 115 for the entire week we were there! :slink:

This was, I think, July 2007. A bunch of my family is really heat-sensitive, too...

karne · Aug 18, 2015

Today it is 10C where I am. On Friday it will be 19C, which is practically a heatwave for this time of year. I keep waiting for the weather to turn again; it's August, and August here is usually very cold and very windy, but the closer we get to September, the more I'm starting to think it won't.

It's just the natural cycle of things. Comes and goes.

sabinfire · Aug 18, 2015

karne said:
Today it is 10C where I am. On Friday it will be 19C, which is practically a heatwave for this time of year. I keep waiting for the weather to turn again; it's August, and August here is usually very cold and very windy, but the closer we get to September, the more I'm starting to think it won't.

Take me with you!

Btw, karne, I used to work for an American-based company (Domino's Pizza headquarters) and every year, they'd give out generous Christmas boxes with loads of stuff. One year, the theme was 'international' -- this is how they represented Australia:

https://youtu.be/6dg391IrC88 (shot from my phone in LQ, sorry!)

rollerblade · Aug 18, 2015

Layback11 said:
I live in a certain region of the U.S. which is currently ridiculously hot. And I really wish it would rain.

Arizona? We hit 119F (48C) here over the weekend, and the overnight low was 92F. :laugh:

It has been so ridiculously dry for a monsoon season, so I echoed your sentiment - WHERE IS THE RAIN?!
(Although I tend to snicker at AZ's definition of monsoon.... it's like a puppy tickle compared to the monsoon at the Tropics.)

Sam-Skwantch · Aug 18, 2015

sabinfire said:
Take me with you! Btw, karne, I used to work for an American-based company (Domino's Pizza headquarters) and every year, they'd give out generous Christmas boxes with loads of stuff. One year, the theme was 'international' -- this is how they represented Australia:

https://youtu.be/6dg391IrC88 (shot from my phone in LQ, sorry!)

OMG!!! That thing is sweet!! I got this as a secret Santa Gift once and someone stole it from me.

https://youtu.be/FwxEhnJP3i8

I want to be mad that they stole it but it's so awesome I couldn't really blame them :laugh:

Now: What the heck is the deal with all of the weird structures at the Dominos headquarters. I always assumed it was a super secret U of M weather controller similar to HAARP but instead just made it cloudy bizarre weather. :confused2:

Layback11 · Aug 19, 2015

rollerblade said:
Arizona? We hit 119F (48C) here over the weekend, and the overnight low was 92F. It has been so ridiculously dry for a monsoon season, so I echoed your sentiment - WHERE IS THE RAIN?!
(Although I tend to snicker at AZ's definition of monsoon.... it's like a puppy tickle compared to the monsoon at the Tropics.)

Close, but not Arizona. We got almost 2 inches in an hour one day and it was miraculous. Our dirt hill got muddy and tons of dirt got in our pool. It took two hours to get the drainage pipe in our driveway cleared and keep the other drains open enough to stop the dirty water from going into the pool. It was nuts.

It's cooling off, though, so that's good. And I saw a thunderstorm for the first time in years this July!

sabinfire · Aug 19, 2015

Sam-Skwantch said:
Now: What the heck is the deal with all of the weird structures at the Dominos headquarters. I always assumed it was a super secret U of M weather controller similar to HAARP but instead just made it cloudy bizarre weather. :confused2:

Tom Monaghan (founder of Domino's Pizza) originally wanted to construct Domino's Farms HQ with a super hotel that was taller than the Ann Arbor township ordinance would allow at the time, so he created these 'mock' hotel structures that were completely useless other than an symbolic F U to Ann Arbor for not allowing him to use his original plans.

Btw, here's another animated Christmas Hat (with the Noid!), worth its weight in gold because it scares the bejeezus out of my cats:

https://youtu.be/sufpo7gkodo (it's 20x louder than it sounds)

Sam-Skwantch · Aug 19, 2015

Haha!!! My avatar totally photobombed that video

karne · Aug 19, 2015

sabinfire said:
Take me with you!

I will swap gladly with anyone who is too hot right now! I hate being cold. I feel it in my very bones and once I'm properly cold, it can take me hours to get warm again. I much prefer summer.

sabinfire said:
https://youtu.be/6dg391IrC88 (shot from my phone in LQ, sorry!)

IT SINGS OMG

Aside: where the heck did they get that awful cover of Land Down Under?

Sam-Skwantch said:
OMG!!! That thing is sweet!! I got this as a secret Santa Gift once and someone stole it from me.

https://youtu.be/FwxEhnJP3i8

I want to be mad that they stole it but it's so awesome I couldn't really blame them

Now that thing is terrifying. :laugh:

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