OMG! If you think its hot this year......

[hardyjim]

Check out 1936

No doubt Texas,Oklahoma and Kansas(to name a few)
have been hot this summer+

Here's an interesting read.

The only part you need to click on is right below this


<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weathe ... ynum=33</a>


Another interesting note on this past/current heat wave.


During the 1930s, there was a high frequency of heat waves due to high daytime temperatures resulting in large part from an extended multi-year period of intense drought. By contrast, in the past 3 to 4 decades, there has been an increasing trend in high-humidity heat waves, which are characterized by the persistence of extremely high nighttime temperatures. In particular, Gaffen and Ross (1999) found that summer nighttime moisture levels increased by 2 - 4% per decade for every region of the contiguous U.S. between 1961 - 1995. Hot and humid conditions at night for a multi-day period are highly correlated with heat stress mortality during heat waves.

[TerdalFarm]

Good essay. We have had more record high lows than record high highs, on account of the humidity you referred to.

[hardyjim]

Interesting,the temps don't need to be hot
as in the 30s cuz the humidity has made it just as
bad-so even though temps north of Texas/Oklahoma
didn't hit the 120s like in 1936 the heat index actually
surpassed those temps.

Scary!

[TerdalFarm]

One slight consolation. Even with AC on full, and pool pump running, the latest electricity bill was lower than it was during that "colder than the south pole" thing last February.

[hardyjim]

Every little bit helps