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Originally Posted by BrianL99
It was fairly hot and humid in New Hampshire today. Mid-90's.
I looked at the weather in TV. 105, with a Heat Index of 126?
I've played golf (18 holes walking) with a heat index of 103/104 ... but 126?
Did people actually go outside today?
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I doubt it. I played golf yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, walked with a pull cart, and though it was hot I think I've been out there when it has been hotter. I was far from the only person out there: on very hot days the courses are pretty much deserted.
It is like the cold up north. Nowadays it is a big deal with ultra-cold temps seemingly leading every newscast, but back in the day we'd check the thermometer in the mornings: if it was -20 or so it was "cold" and anything below that didn't matter. It was just more of the same. Some mornings it was below -40. How much below we didn't know because mercury freezes and breaks the thermometer at that temperature.
People obsess about things like that and media merely feeds the frenzy. Cold--hot--take sensible precautions and don't let it control your life.