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Maybe I'm nitpicking, but to say it was nearly 40 Celsius when the recorded temp was 38 C is an exaggeration. When I lived in New Mexico, it would hit 40 C for
by msrenee 4y ago
Maybe I'm nitpicking, but to say it was nearly 40 Celsius when the recorded temp was 38 C is an exaggeration. When I lived in New Mexico, it would hit 40 C for a couple days at a time in the summer. That sucked. Where I'm at in the Midwest, the temp hits 38 C for a couple of days at a time in the summer. It's a big difference in what kind of precautions you need to take.
I realize they don't have the infrastructure to deal with the heat the way we do, but tell me that and then tell me the actual temperature reading. Don't round up 2 degrees C like it doesn't matter.
- timomax2 4y agoTypical hot daytime temperature at this time of year is 22 to 25. It could easily be 17 or 18. For us 38 is almost 40.
- nicoburns 4y agoIt has hit 40 in a bunch of places in the UK today https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62217282.amp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62217282.amp
- msrenee 4y agoThat changes things. I was just going by the article.
- bregma 4y agoBe thankful they're giving out a temperature within 10 F of the actual observation. Where I live the TV news has stopped giving out temperature at all and just reports the "feels like" humidex index, a made-up number that makes everyone feel smug about how well they're bearing the load of global warming.
- pixl97 4y agoThe humidex is more important for people. 100F with 10% humidity is hot. 100F with 90% humidity is deadly.
- msrenee 4y agoI've never heard it called a humidex index, just heat index. It's pretty invaluable here where the humidity gets high enough that your sweat doesn't evaporate. In the desert, I just had to wear sunscreen and keep drinking water. In the Midwest, it can be 10 degrees cooler and you have to stop and find somewhere to cool down regularly. Your body just can't dump heat with that much moisture in the air.