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122F is 50C. How much of the world actually gets that hot? AZ is currently the hottest place in the world at the moment. Not the upper range. The hottest place
by MattGaiser 5y ago
122F is 50C. How much of the world actually gets that hot?
AZ is currently the hottest place in the world at the moment. Not the upper range. The hottest place.
https://www.wx-now.com/Weather/WxExtremes?hottest=true https://www.wx-now.com/Weather/WxExtremes?hottest=true
- mjg59 5y agoAn object in direct sunlight is going to get hotter than the ambient air temperature.
- jcrawfordor 5y agoespecially when it's in direct sunlight sitting above roofing asphalt. Air temps can get up to 150 F without too much trouble on building roofs with a dark material.
- colechristensen 5y agoA sizable portion of the world has reached 45 C or higher. And you have to keep in mind the temperature is measured in particular ways, local temps near dark surfaces can get significantly higher.
- stu2b50 5y agoVery few places have air temperatures that hot, but in most of the US the surface of a metal fixture right under the sun can and will exceed 122F.
- forrestthewoods 5y agoSynthetic turf fields at your local park can get as hot 160 degrees pretty easily.
- beervirus 5y agoA piece of metal sitting in the sun can get that hot pretty easily in lots of places, even if the ambient temperature is much more reasonable.
- CapitalistCartr 5y agoWhere I live in Florida, roofs routinely get hotter than that. Listed temps measure air temp, in a ventilated box 5 feet above grass. This is nothing like being on a roof in Summer here. We aren't a desert and we have tens of millions of people. This isn't going to work. An aside, I was dating a woman from The North. She came here and we were travelling around the State. We stopped in Venice at a restaurant, I wasn't paying attention, and she just hopped out of the car barefoot! Only did that once, though.
- kaesar14 5y agoThis would be absolutely wild to do in “the North” during summer as well.
- tombot 5y agoYou are living in a city affected by global warming
- oivey 5y agoEveryone is.
- CapitalistCartr 5y agoI live in America's wang. Another few decades of "Global Improvement™" and the USA will be a eunuch.
- myth_drannon 5y agoIn the desert sun it will be higher than 50 degrees.
- user3939382 5y agoPalm Springs CA gets that hot, especially inside a vehicle.
- brianwawok 5y agoYou don’t put a star link inside a vehicle
- user3939382 5y agoThat's true, but also -- an object sitting outside in the sun is going to exceed, or greatly exceed depending on the materials, the ambient temperature.
- Rebelgecko 5y agoWhen the ambient temperature is 123°F (e.g. yesterday) where are you supposed to out it? Does the terminal work indoors? Even on cooler days in the low 100s your home's roof is going to be significantly warmer than 120f
- tyingq 5y agoI think the issue is that these dishes might be routinely mounted onto roofs, concrete pads, asphalt pads, etc. And, by requirement, in direct sun. Where the temperature could be significantly hotter than the air temperature you hear on a weather report.
- tomc1985 5y agoSpain, or the deserts of Africa, California, Chile, or the southwestern US, as well as a good chunk of the middle east? What about anywhere along the equator?
- kiadimoondi 5y agoI guess you could consider border states of Mexico as the same geographical region as the southwestern US, but those too. Anecdotal, but I've seen routine thermal throttling on macs in a border state with outdoor temperatures of 45, ambient indoor temperatures of 30-33, so you basically need either AC or some other external cooling system to manage more performance than a web browser and office apps.
- tomc1985 5y agoI have heard anecdotal stories of the adhesive on rear-view mirrors of cars literally melting in the Phoenix sun (which can hit 120 F / 49 C or worse). So your story is not surprising at all, sadly
- gimmeThaBeet 5y agoIn addition to what people have said about the temperature of surfaces in direct sunlight, you have to account for the power the electronics are using. The aluminum backplate is serving multiple purposes, but judging by the gap pad they are using and RF electronics in general, it's likely a non-trivial amount of power.
- msrenee 5y agoThis isn't the hottest month though. And the air temperature doesn't have to be 122F, just the dish.
- ffggvv 5y agoit’s not about the air temperature. it’s surface temperature. i was at the beach the other day when it was only like 75 degrees but the sand was hot enough to burn my feet.
- c_o_n_v_e_x 5y ago+55-56C is about is the hottest AIR temp you'll get globally. Pretty common to see telecomm gear that falls in line with this max temp. The +55C does not include heat from direct sunlight/insolation. Unless rated for much higher temps, you'll need a sun shade for your gear out in the field. Problem with Starlink is that with a sun shade you'd most likely lose line of sight to the sats or attenuate the signal badly.
- fy20 5y agoEven in Northern Europe, a car parked in direct sunlight can easily get to 70C (160F) inside. In winter the same car may be expected to start up straight away without issues at -30C (-22F).