And another thing...!
24 July 2011 07:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nuranarWe're officially at 3 weeks above the 100° mark, and still counting. Y'know, when the heat gets like this, everyone starts rooting for it to continue to see if we can't set a few records or two while we're at it. Why not? We're already at the 5th-longest streak, closing awfully fast on the 4th and 3rd. The 2nd might even be achievable - 29 days.
Note that the longest record is from 1980 - 42 days. That's 6 weeks at 100° or more. And what the record books don't show is that while the 43rd day hit only 99° or 98°, the 44th day onward was right back up to 100° or more. That year accumulated 69 total days over 100°. The last for the year was September 16; and the highest for the year was the still-standing record of 113°.
This summer pales in comparison (hallelujah!); our high so far is only 105°, and honestly quite a few days we've hit exactly 100° and no more. But we might as well hope for some second-best fun while we're at it. :p
Still no rain.
Note that the longest record is from 1980 - 42 days. That's 6 weeks at 100° or more. And what the record books don't show is that while the 43rd day hit only 99° or 98°, the 44th day onward was right back up to 100° or more. That year accumulated 69 total days over 100°. The last for the year was September 16; and the highest for the year was the still-standing record of 113°.
This summer pales in comparison (hallelujah!); our high so far is only 105°, and honestly quite a few days we've hit exactly 100° and no more. But we might as well hope for some second-best fun while we're at it. :p
Still no rain.