Houston hits record high with 104 degrees

Onkel Neal · 06-25-09, 10:02 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/06/25/heat.wave/

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Houston, Texas, had a record high temperature Wednesday as a heat wave continues to grip the nation's midsection, the National Weather Service said Thursday.
The city sweltered with a high temperature of 104 degrees Wednesday, a record high for June 24, forecasters said. The previous record high for the date was 99 degrees, set in 1980.

And, I might add, even more significantly, at 60+% humidity.

http://www.kwtx.com/weather/headlines/49040706.html

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Unofficially, temperatures of 109 degrees or higher were reported in some areas Wednesday

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Experts say those without air conditioning should close window shades and use cross-ventilation and fans to cool rooms, however they say electric fans won’t prevent heat-related illnesses once the temperature reaches 90 degrees.

Ummm... those without A/C are DEAD!

It's gonna be a long, hot summer. My biggest fear: I will take a spill on my Suzuki and end up unconscious on the asphalt. I'd be fried to death.

FIREWALL · 06-25-09, 10:12 AM

ADVICE: Buy lots of ICECREAM.

mookiemookie · 06-25-09, 10:18 AM

I've been fighting with my apartments for the past week and a half to fix the damn A/C in my apartment. It works, just not at 100%.

I'm painfully aware of how hot it is. The Allen Brothers sure picked a dumb place to set up a town.

Frame57 · 06-25-09, 10:32 AM

I have a neighbor who like to BBQ only when it is about 100 degrees outside. Cracks me up because it is too damned miserable to be outside to enjoy it.

SteamWake · 06-25-09, 10:54 AM

Been in the 100's here for nearly a week.

Still not a record which was set back in 1944... so much for GW conspiricay. :rotfl:

Max2147 · 06-25-09, 11:18 AM

I was in Paris back in 2003 when that huge heatwave hit. It was above 100 for the entire week I was there.

Now I can here the Texans and Floridians here scoffing, but remember that there is no air conditioning in Paris. In the entire week we spent about 2 hours in an air conditioned place (the Louvre). At night some people resorted to dousing their sheets in water to try to stay cool. It was brutal.

AVGWarhawk · 06-25-09, 11:54 AM

It has been in the 80's here in MD. Usually it is in the upper 90's with mad crazy humidity.

FIREWALL · 06-25-09, 12:05 PM

June gloom here.

Task Force · 06-25-09, 12:14 PM

Lol, 104... around here in june it can get into the 109 degrees, I think it has gotten as high as 111-112 degrees. lol.

thought it usualy starts about july... still in the 90s here...

roman2440 · 06-25-09, 12:52 PM

104 - lol.
109 - lol.

Here today its supposedly going to hit 106, and we're enjoying it. 106 at this time of year is waaaay low for Phoenix, normally we're in the teens by now, its been quite cool for us.

I remember the year we hit 123 degrees. In fact I was in a hot car in the middle of the day without air conditioning on that day. Now that was hot!

Aramike · 06-25-09, 01:01 PM

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It's gonna be a long, hot summer. My biggest fear: I will take a spill on my Suzuki and end up unconscious on the asphalt. I'd be fried to death.

Funny you say that. Last night here in Wisconsin a highway was shut down for repairs after a couple of motorcyclists crashed due to the road buckling ... as a result of the 90+ degree heat.

Be very careful out there...

mookiemookie · 06-25-09, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by roman2440

104 - lol.
109 - lol.

Here today its supposedly going to hit 106, and we're enjoying it. 106 at this time of year is waaaay low for Phoenix, normally we're in the teens by now, its been quite cool for us.

I remember the year we hit 123 degrees. In fact I was in a hot car in the middle of the day without air conditioning on that day. Now that was hot!

You also don't have the humidity that Houston does. 104 degrees with 40% humidity that we currently have gives you a feels like temperature of 119.

Task Force · 06-25-09, 01:05 PM

yea, the humidity up here can make 112 feel way hotter.

so its 104... in houston... up here that means severe thunderstorms in the after noon.

Sledgehammer427 · 06-25-09, 02:31 PM

its still a pleasant 75 in New Haven CT

anybody up for the famous "Texas Asphalt Fried Eggs?"

06-25-09, 02:37 PM

It's going to be an interesting hurricane season for the Gulf Coast.

I hate really hot & humid. Then again we have snow on the ground up to seven months per year so we don't really get hot weather here. It's pretty warm now though, about 77 Fahrenheit. Maximum heat here like, ever, has been around 95 deg F.

06-25-09, 10:12 AM	#2
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06-25-09, 10:18 AM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I've been fighting with my apartments for the past week and a half to fix the damn A/C in my apartment. It works, just not at 100%. I'm painfully aware of how hot it is. The Allen Brothers sure picked a dumb place to set up a town. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I have a neighbor who like to BBQ only when it is about 100 degrees outside. Cracks me up because it is too damned miserable to be outside to enjoy it. __________________ "My Religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds." Albert Einstein

06-25-09, 10:54 AM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Been in the 100's here for nearly a week. Still not a record which was set back in 1944... so much for GW conspiricay. :rotfl: __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It has been in the 80's here in MD. Usually it is in the upper 90's with mad crazy humidity. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was in Paris back in 2003 when that huge heatwave hit. It was above 100 for the entire week I was there. Now I can here the Texans and Floridians here scoffing, but remember that there is no air conditioning in Paris. In the entire week we spent about 2 hours in an air conditioned place (the Louvre). At night some people resorted to dousing their sheets in water to try to stay cool. It was brutal.

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06-25-09, 12:14 PM	#9
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Lol, 104... around here in june it can get into the 109 degrees, I think it has gotten as high as 111-112 degrees. lol.thought it usualy starts about july... still in the 90s here... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

06-25-09, 12:52 PM	#10
roman2440 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 32 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	104 - lol. 109 - lol. Here today its supposedly going to hit 106, and we're enjoying it. 106 at this time of year is waaaay low for Phoenix, normally we're in the teens by now, its been quite cool for us. I remember the year we hit 123 degrees. In fact I was in a hot car in the middle of the day without air conditioning on that day. Now that was hot!

06-25-09, 01:05 PM	#13
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	yea, the humidity up here can make 112 feel way hotter. so its 104... in houston... up here that means severe thunderstorms in the after noon. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	its still a pleasant 75 in New Haven CT anybody up for the famous "Texas Asphalt Fried Eggs?" __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

06-25-09, 02:37 PM	#15
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It's going to be an interesting hurricane season for the Gulf Coast. I hate really hot & humid. Then again we have snow on the ground up to seven months per year so we don't really get hot weather here. It's pretty warm now though, about 77 Fahrenheit. Maximum heat here like, ever, has been around 95 deg F.