It has been freakin' hot here this past week! Yesterday, I got in the truck, and got a reading of 106! I couldn't believe it, so I wanted to take a pic and share. Sorry for the poor quality, I used my cellular phone. It's always funny when I travel to other cities and they complain how hot their summers are, when it's only 90, with little humidity.
Vehicle temps usually aren't accurate to begin with, especially right when you get in. Most manufacturers tell you to drive for around 5-7 miles to get anything near an accurate reading. Also most "weather" temps you hear/see on the radio/tv are measured in the shade, not in direct sunlight.
Oh, and if you want hot - places like Palm Springs, CA. are 108-113 all week long... your car thermometer may either blow up, read "TILT" or just die out there.
Maybe I'm in the minority... but I freakin' LOVE this weather. I love the sun, I love sunny days, and I love heat. Nothing depresses me more than cloudy, rainy, and/or cold days. June-August are my favorite Texas months. I live for this ****!
Yeah, I have to agree. I usually drive with windows down unless I'm still at work (don't want anyone to funk faint). When it was around 105-110 up here in Dallas a few years ago, I drove home from work with the windows down. Of course anytime the temps are that high, the humidity is probably low, so it didn't feel all that bad.
Not me... I hate the heat. I've been in Houston my whole life, and long for the day that I can leave. I like my surroundings dark and cold. If I'm cold, I can always get warmer. But I can sit under a fan, buck naked, and still be hotter than hell. yuk -- droxford
When you have to work outside during the hottest part of the day like I do, it pretty much stinks. Not to mention the fact that being bald isn't too plesant either.
I live in the Middle East. Can anyone top that? I hate the heat and the humidity. May, June, July and August are unbearable here. However, November through March is perfect.
There is another cool front coming through tonight that will drop the temp 5-10 degrees and lower the humidity.
Same here. This is the month I dread as a Houstonian. The first October cold front can't come soon enough along with the overcast, cool days.
