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Old 08-08-2023, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by stargirl View Post
I agree, the “heat index” is some ridiculous made up number. If it actually felt like what they say it felt like no one would go outside. Yesterday it said the heat index was 114. I played tennis and was fine, if it actually felt like 114 we would have all had a heat stroke!
Agree.

My wife played tennis yesterday too, 10:00 AM. She plays in a group every Monday and Thursday. Yesterday, warm but not overpoweringly so. While she was gone I cut the lawn, trimmed the hedges, edged, etc. She got home (early afternoon) and the outside temp read something like 98 degrees. She said we were in a "heat advisory".

I wonder: if we had known that BEFORE we did our respective outdoor things, would we have felt hotter?