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Steaming!!

Started by: britboy (6794)

The temperature around the Great Lakes especially on the south coast of Lake Superior is usually quite cool in summer 65-75F....the last few weeks it's been HOT for us .... 85-95F/31-35C.
Not used to this heat and combined with high humidity...80-100% then it becomes miserable ..... Move at all and sweat like a dog.

The US forestry service in on high fire risk alert, need rain asap.

Anyone do a rain dance??

Started: 3rd Aug 2016 at 21:49
Last edited by britboy: 3rd Aug 2016 at 21:50:50

Posted by: broady (inactive)

Someone has done the dance here. Wettest July in 90 years and second wettest on record. Nineteen thunderstorms in July as opposed to average of eight. Thankfully we get no high humidity levels.

Replied: 3rd Aug 2016 at 22:41

Posted by: jouell (4705)

95F and high humidity is the norm here in the summer.. I have lived in FL 35 years and I still hate this weather.. I stay inside as much as I can I this time of year.. Roll on Nov, hopefully get a cool down..

Do you have AC britboy, I know many people up North don't, not really a need for it most of the time.... Hope things cool down soon for you and that you get the rain you need....

Replied: 3rd Aug 2016 at 22:46

Posted by: britboy (6794)

We have a single AC unit at one end of the house and a portable AC unit in the garage, just blow the cool air through the single level bungalow with pedistal fans.
Lake Superior is usually our AC unit when the wind is blowing from the north but this year has been dominated with southern hot winds and thunder storms, now I know how miserable it must be for you in Florida.

Replied: 3rd Aug 2016 at 22:55

Posted by: britboy (6794)

I've just been out and noticed the loft fan is running again to vent the loft space, that's set at 85-90F switch on and it has been running quite a bit over the last 4-5 weeks.
Changing climate...maybe. Seems to have warmed up more in summer over the last five years.

Replied: 3rd Aug 2016 at 23:02

Posted by: jouell (4705)

Just about everyone I have spoken to, from all parts of the country, are saying how much warmer it is than it used to be.. Something is going on, I'm not smart enough to say what is causing the change, but there is a change,,

Seeing as I hate the heat, I am not happy with this change...

Replied: 4th Aug 2016 at 01:22

Posted by: britboy (6794)

Mrs britboy forgot about turning off the garden sprinkler overnight, worrying this morning with the drowt conditions when I spotted it. We are on pumped well water so it certainly tested our supply of water but all was good.
The flower/veg beds must have thought it was wonderful lol.

Replied: 4th Aug 2016 at 15:02

Posted by: britboy (6794)

Noooooooooo ..... 94F and southerly 15mph sauna winds .... What a horror story!!
Dogs went out for a pee, fastest return indoor I have seen!!

Replied: 4th Aug 2016 at 19:59

Posted by: britboy (6794)

Just done 15 mins pressure washing the caravan, enough o that, I'm wetter than the caravan sweating

Replied: 4th Aug 2016 at 21:01

Posted by: jouell (4705)

That is my daily life.. not washing a caravan, but continually sweating, never being dry.. It isn't nice...

Replied: 4th Aug 2016 at 21:41

Posted by: jouell (4705)

Somebody has done a rain dance here..At 9:30 am we have the lights on, it's black as the Ace of Spades and a absolutely torrential pour down.. I cant see the house in back of me it's coming down so hard..We are under a flood watch, thunder crashing and lightening flashing,, What a morning and I have to go out

You could do with some of this britboy..

Replied: 5th Aug 2016 at 14:28

Posted by: britboy (6794)

Famine or feast

Replied: 5th Aug 2016 at 14:33

Posted by: jouell (4705)

As always..

Replied: 5th Aug 2016 at 14:37

 

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