Attn: East Coasters!

[mb]

Projected high of 104.. which means with our weak ass A/C at work it'll be 85 inside by 2pm. yay.

 

[GCS]

today will suck here in VA

 

[Jeff7]

Projected high of 104.. which means with our weak ass A/C at work it'll be 85 inside by 2pm. yay.

Engineering office AC: 6000BTU.
Estimated BTU output of PCs in engineering office: 3400BTU.
Plus the heat generated by the few people in here.
Whatever's left is used to deal with the heat coming into the room from the outside.

Not a particularly well thought out design there. (I know how it most likely went down: "It's hot in here. Go down to Walmart and buy the cheapest AC they have.")

 

[Jeffg010]

Here in Pittsburgh it is going to be 94 or 95 but the killer part is the Humidity: 63%. God I hate Pittsburgh weather.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Woke up to see my window thermometer reading 118F in the sun. It's going to be a long day.

 

[Crusty]

Is it humid in Texas?

If it's 100 degrees here but not humid, it feels no different than some 80 degree days.

Considering there's a gigantic body of water just to our East, yes Texas can be extremely humid. Summer days in Houston = 95-105F and rain everyday in the afternoon.

 

[zCypher]

I couldn't sleep last night it was so hot and humid. Don't have any AC or even a fan yet, so just open windows basically doesn't do shit. I woke up to "feels like 35c" and 70% humidity. When I leave work it will be "feels like 40c" with 79% humidity. It's disgusting. Looks like it's gonna be like this tomorrow too... bleh.

 

[sdifox]

I couldn't sleep last night it was so hot and humid. Don't have any AC or even a fan yet, so just open windows basically doesn't do shit. I woke up to "feels like 35c" and 70% humidity. When I leave work it will be "feels like 40c" with 79% humidity. It's disgusting. Looks like it's gonna be like this tomorrow too... bleh.

in that case do not open the window. Use a dehumidifier to get rid of indoor moisture.

 

[MJinZ]

Considering there's a gigantic body of water just to our East, yes Texas can be extremely humid. Summer days in Houston = 95-105F and rain everyday in the afternoon.

That doesn't mean much, LA isn't really humid, nor is San Diego.

 

[Crusty]

That doesn't mean much, LA isn't really humid, nor is San Diego.

You are right, if the Gulf of Mexico did not exist, Houston would still be just as humid....

 

[spaceman]

cant wait for mid JAN!!!!!!
oh yes i can

 

[Phoenix86]

There is this cool phenomenon that happens in some parts of the world. It is called snow. You should research it.

It's kind of like if you hit 0 in your neck of the woods, it would probably hit the news as kind of a big deal. Whereas upstate New York 0 is a heat wave in the winter.

We had snow this year, on Christmas for the first time in my lifetime. :awe:

It hits 95 every year in the NY area.

 

[moshquerade]

We had snow this year, on Christmas for the first time in my lifetime. :awe:

It hits 95 every year in the NY area.

not so much upstate as it does probably every summer in the NYC. also, we rarely, if ever... reach triple digits.

 

[Phoenix86]

That doesn't mean much, LA isn't really humid, nor is San Diego.

Wow.

Houston and much of Texas is humid. The coastal regions in particular, but it can get humid as far north as the DFW area. This is because of the large body of water called the Gulf of Mexico.

Simple enough?

 

[MJinZ]

Wow.

Houston and much of Texas is humid. The coastal regions in particular, but it can get humid as far north as the DFW area. This is because of the large body of water called the Gulf of Mexico.

Simple enough?

Perhaps too simple for you, because areas located within close proximity to large bodies of water, like the Pacific Ocean, are not necessarily humid.

 

[Phoenix86]

not so much upstate as it does probably every summer in the NYC. also, we rarely, if ever... reach triple digits.

Urban heat effect I'm sure, is central air common upstate/NYC or does everyone use window units since it's probably 2 months/year?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_heat_island

 

[Wyndru]

Urban heat effect I'm sure, is central air common upstate/NYC or does everyone use window units since it's probably 2 months/year?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_heat_island

I don't think central air is very common upstate, less than a quarter of the houses we were looking at when we moved here had it.

When I lived in NYC, all of my apartments had window units, but I also lived in cheap apartments.

 

[destrekor]

11am Toledo - 88ºF, 42% humidity, 61ºF dew point.
Not all that bad humidity-wide, we've had much worse lately. If we can keep this level of humidity throughout the entire week, when we are projected to be in the mid 90ºs all week... I'd take that, over a close to 70ºF dew point.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

lovin it

 

[Phoenix86]

Perhaps too simple for you, because areas located within close proximity to large bodies of water, like the Pacific Ocean, are not necessarily humid.

Were you dropped on your head as a child, or perhaps fed lead based paint chips as a snack?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Were you dropped on your head as a child, or perhaps fed lead based paint chips as a snack?

he's just a smart ass who thinks he actually knows a thing or two because he "studies law".

 

[Crusty]

he's just a smart ass who thinks he actually knows a thing or two because he "studies law".

A lawyer with failing logic skills, wonderful.

 

[bruceb]

Currently at 96 F here in Parsippany, NJ

 

[Regs]

I love waking up to a forecast of "Chance of death".

 

[Anubis]

sweet air quality warning went out today