Is it really that hot, today (Sunday) ?
 

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?

It was hot but I’m not sure it got that hot. I was out most of the day, not playing golf, and it felt like a normal summer day. Hot and sticky.

I was outside lots, because it wasn't that hot. First of all, the 105 temperature is bogus. My thermometer max was only 95, which matched the closest official NWS sensor at Leesburg ... Aviation Weather Center Furthermore, the heat index was only 99 degrees. Most importantly, this heat is primarily the result of Tonga volcano. And guess what -- it's been hotter in the past, when CO2 was much lower.

It was hot but not that hot.

This is our fifth summer here seems hotter than the others

My Tempest weather station had a short spike of 101 with a heat index of 117 but stayed around 96 with a 101 heat index late afternoon.

At 10 pm, temp is 86 with a heat index of 97.

Exactly right - it is the hottest in recent history - but not for the full historic record. It's now hot for 3 reasons (and none are CO2 related). 1. The AMO (Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation) is still in its warm phase. 2. Sunspot cycle #25 is peaking. 3. Last and most important is the unprecedented amount of water vapor (earth's primary greenhouse gas) that the Tonga volcano ejected into the stratosphere - 10 miles up and higher - which is causing an unprecedented global warming spike as seen in attached satellite temperature graph. Updates on Tonga and Hurricanes will be presented during all Weather Club meetings this summer season. PS ... contrary to what the media claims, the Atlantic and Pacific tropical cyclone season was late getting started ... find out why at the Weather Club.

Is your temperature sensor at least 100 feet from building or pavement and about 3 meters above the ground? These are official NWS temperature observation siting rules -- which many official NWS observation sites fail to follow and thus read too hot -- which is why the climate crisis claim is bogus. This will covered in detail at the September Weather Club session ... The Villages Weather Club

I'm fairly confident most people aren't 100 feet from building or pavement and about 3 meters above the ground 😝

What website was that from?? My weather app and thermostat were both under 100 for the day. Screenshot says 95 for high. I saw people playing golf in afternoon. I don’t think they would be playing if index were 126 degrees.

Ditto. Leesburg airport reported a max of 95 with heat index of 99. I also saw golfers today. It was another beautiful day in The Villages.

Thank your lucky stars.
No Tongan eruption effects here in UK.
Last year, summer was washed out with El Niño, this year the Jet Stream is too far south, and temperatures struggle to get into the 60's during day, and drop into the 40's at night.
Plus, we now have the Wimbledon effect, and it's bl**dy raining most days! :cus:

The 105 was most likely the “feels like” temp

It’s the “feels like” temp that you need to be careful of. The humidity here is no joke and will get you when you least expect it. They have issued heat advisories the past few days and though I didn’t spend much time outdoors, it’s been fairly overcast which has made it tolerable.

So, you mean, its summer in Florida?

That's exactly what it means, and it is no different for thousands of years. There will always be a "hottest summer" of the last 30,100,500, or 2000 years---until there is another one. There will also always be a coldest summer as well. What I object to is the subliminal messaging now incorporated into the TV weather reports. If the high for the day is predicted to be 96 or 97, they report that as "near 100+". If the high is only 88, they report the "heat index" will be 100, and put up the area map showing heat indices rather than actual temps. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but it certainly looks like the MSM is either actively or passively pushing the fallacious "climate change" agenda.

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.

I worked in the yard yesterday, yes it was hot but I didn't think any hotter than normal for this time of year. During a break in front of a fan in the garage, i heard on WVLG radio the temperature was 98 ° with a heat index of 110°. This was probably between 3 and 4 pm.

Summer, my favorite time of year!

Normal for us, it's summer !

My second summer as a Villager. Last summer, all the old-timers were saying it was the hottest summer that they could remember. I had no baseline, but survived fine. I was looking forward to, and I’m now enjoying the summer warmth. This summer so far feels about the same as last.

@BrianL99...Rattlesnake hike yesterday. Definitely warm but the dip in Squam after was the reward!

Saw you.

It was humid in the morning. My reward for being forced to play before 10 a.m. and walking 18, was an afternoon nap.

As usual, it is not so easy to parse the data and conclude that Tonga is causing an increase in temperature. Usually volcanoes cause a decrease in temperature due to the reflective nature of particles ejected into the atmosphere.

But Tonga also ejected a huge volume of water into the upper atmosphere and the water vapor would increase earth temperature.

The article below points out, that the reflective nature of the Tonga particles was overlooked in the first Tonga analysis. The water vapor in the upper atmosphere would heat the earth. The reflective Tonga paricles (like dust) cool the earth. The net effect from the Tonga volcano is slight cooling.


Plain Language Summary as provided in the article below:

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai submarine volcanic eruption on 15 January 2022 produced aerosol and water vapor plumes in the stratosphere. These plumes have persisted mostly in the Southern Hemisphere throughout 2022. Enhanced tropospheric warming due to the added stratospheric water vapor is offset by the larger stratospheric aerosol attenuation of solar radiation. The change in the radiative flux could result in a very slight cooling in Southern Hemisphere surface temperatures



Read the article here at this link:

Just a moment...

After SECO changed over today with their Smart Meters, we lost our air conditioning. We called the meter upgrade company and he's trying to fix it. It is now 91 degrees in the house!!!

That article does a good job of minimizing water vapor and highlighting aerosols. But it fails to mention that the water vapor was much more extensive in space and time, while it neglected to note that the aerosols are falling out faster. Even though published earlier, this better paper fairly examines both factors in greater detail -- clearly concluding the net effect is significant warming ... Global perturbation of stratospheric water and aerosol burden by Hunga eruption | Communications Earth & Environment . Furthermore, you really don't need these "sciency" papers to tell you want is happening. "Common Sense" tells you Tonga is the primary reason why the Tropospheric temperature spike (see below graph) is so dramatic as compared to past spikes.

Oh no! I hope it gets fixed quickly!

The Smart Meter tech couldn't fix the problem. Said for us to call SunKool and who said we'll have to wait four more hours for a repairman. The SM tech said this was not a rare problem but it does happen when installing their system. I wonder why would they choose 100 degree weather in Florida to do this installation when there are many elderly people here.

I never heard the term heat index growing up so I googled it.

“The heat index was developed in 1979 by Robert G. Steadman.”

However, I don’t recall it being widely used until the last 10-15 years. I first noticed it when the weather forecast on tv showed temperatures in the 105-110 range but the forecast was in the mid 90s. I remember thinking the forecast was wrong and then I heard the term heat index. They should put both onscreen - the temperature and the heat index.

I wonder what the heat index was when I was a kid and the actual temperature was low 100s. And we didn’t have air conditioning. But a lot of things were easier when we were younger.

When the power is interrupted and stops the compressor momentarily and rapidly restarts it, there is not enough time for the system pressures to equalize

When power is rapidly reapplied, it tries to start against a high head pressure and can be hard on a compressor. Or the motor start capacitor

SECO could advise people to turn their thermostat up before they swap out the meter to reduce this risk

What did SunKool find?

Played 18 this afternoon in the hill towns of western Massachusetts during the hazy, hot (mid 90’s), and humid dog days of summer. According to the weather channel, the heat index was about identical in the Villages today. Can’t wait until next week when we will be at our Villages home. If we are going to deal with the heat, we might as well be in the Villages where we can enjoy central air conditioning and our pool after playing golf : ) This heat sucks without air conditioning, but you can’t put ductwork in the walls of a log home and a ductless mini split doesn’t cut it in an open home with vaulted ceilings.

Not at our house (Lake Sumter area) for sure ! It was about 92, worked in the yard a good part of the day, and certainly hotter than any summer I remember for many years (Florida native) but 105, no way. High tomorrow is predicted to be 84, 72 tomorrow night, more typical. 105 ? 126? sure you Alexia wasn't telling you about Arizona ? LOL !

was NEVER 126 heat index. Maybe 110-114, but not 126. where in the world are you getting your wrong information?

Of course people go out. And the heat index was no where near 126.

Maybe the misguided climate change advocates hacked Alexa?

No different than last summer when ABC news showed a segment claiming the WATER temperature off the Florida Keys was 105!!!!!! I wonder if there was a single idiot out there that believed that, but then I realized that there are millions of idiots who buy into this garbage. If the temperature in the Gulf of Mexico with trillions of gallons and 2-mile depth in spots could climb to 105, why wouldn't the pools in TV be boiling. Where were all the dead fish???? Meanwhile, they had a reporter standing right on the beach----why not show him putting a thermometer in the water and show the world the "105 temp". Yep, we all know why. With $168 trillion proposed to fight "climate change", I wouldn't put anything past those that stand to gain.

I think if the water gets to 145, those fish would be safe to eat! :1rotfl:

Not if they are "porkfish" :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I’m sure this was probably mentioned before on the countless ‘climate change’ threads...but I probably missed it......when did ‘Real Feel’ which is trademarked, come onto the scene? Just give me the damn actuals and i’ll make up my own mind as to what it feels like!

Don’t believe everything you hear. They want you to think the sky is falling everyday. If I listened to them, I would never go outside, lol.

Played 9 holes (Champ course) @ 1700 with three others including an 84 year old who wanted to continue. Hot? Yes. Unbearable? Nada. Proper hydration is key!

Fake News!