How's the weather?

[AndrewHill]

My car said it was 98 degrees outside when I left for work at 2:30pm. Subsequently burned my arm on the inside of my car door.

[Tim McG]

I seriously do not know how you guys live in that stuff.

Ack.

[PHILLYQ]

HOT HOT HOT BLAST FURNACE HOT HOT HOT HOT MICROWAVE HOT- 100 yesterday, 103 the day before. Thankful I work in an office and there hasn't been a blackout yet.

[Van Basten II]

Heatwave also here, with the humidex factor over 104, you know it's hot when despite being summer restaurants and bars are keeping their windows shut so customers can enjoy fresh air.

[AndrewHill]

It cooled down to 90 degrees today.

[Tim McG]

A roasty, toasty 97 today and with more Tropical moisture on the way.

Wheee.

[AndrewHill]

Rolling black-out season has officially begun

[Tim McG]

Rolling black-out season has officially begun

With a rolling LeBron James big, giant ego storm cell in the forcast.

What a self-involved jackass.

[Shawn]

This is the coolest summer I've experienced in Austin, I mean, it's still gotten hot, but not nearly as bad as last summer. The constant daily thunderstorms have helped the temp I'm sure.

[paul secor]

Finally some rain & a break from the heat - at least for a day.

[sidewinder]

Damn warm - and muggy. We need some rain !

[Chalupa]

Last week we hit 103 3 times and this week we've received over 5.5 inches of rain in 4 days. That's more rain than we got in the past 74 days!

[Brad]

I just returned from China and the weather was terrible. In Shanghai every day was high 90s and humid. You'd walk out at 800am and it was like walking into a furnace. Very oppressive. Beijing was the same but not humid. You have to walk around with cold water or you won't survive.

[Matthew]

It's 103 right now. Yikes!

[A Lark Ascending]

A welcome week of rain with some wind. Much needed after a very dry spring. It had become so dry I spotted gazelle and giraffes crossing my lawn last Saturday.

Hoping for another week of this and then - ping - four weeks of sunshine with a nice heavy downpour at about 3.00 a.m. each night.

Edited July 18, 2010 by Bev Stapleton

[kinuta]

36.4C.

[Tom 1960]

Beautiful day here with temps in the mid 70's with sunny skies. An ideal day for the "BIG WEDDING" taking place just across the river from me.

[BillF]

Typical British summer: 65F, overcast, rain never far away, everything looking very green. Quite pleasant if you're used to it.

[B. Goren.]

29°C in Tel- Aviv but what kills us is the humidity: 80%. I spent this afternoon on the beach.

[Free For All]

98 degrees, heat index of 110. Lovely.

[A Lark Ascending]

Typical British summer: 65F, overcast, rain never far away, everything looking very green. Quite pleasant if you're used to it.

Not much has got across the Pennines. A brief heavy spell yesterday refilled 1 and a bit water butts. But apart from that it's been overcast, threatened rain but kept dry in eastern parts.

[BillF]

Typical British summer: 65F, overcast, rain never far away, everything looking very green. Quite pleasant if you're used to it.

Not much has got across the Pennines. A brief heavy spell yesterday refilled 1 and a bit water butts. But apart from that it's been overcast, threatened rain but kept dry in eastern parts.

And we're the ones with the hosepipe ban!

[A Lark Ascending]

Typical British summer: 65F, overcast, rain never far away, everything looking very green. Quite pleasant if you're used to it.

Not much has got across the Pennines. A brief heavy spell yesterday refilled 1 and a bit water butts. But apart from that it's been overcast, threatened rain but kept dry in eastern parts.

And we're the ones with the hosepipe ban!

Yes, ironic isn't it? A shortage of rain in Manchester!

Edited July 31, 2010 by Bev Stapleton

[paul secor]

Heat has finally broken - at least for a few days.

[papsrus]

Fire your oven up to high and open the oven door. That's basically what I'm dealing with.

Later, the Gulf.