Meltdown in AZ

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I can't begin to imagine. We've been really hot as well with many days up in the triple digits. We did have several days of rain early summer (unusual for us) and much needed. I hope you get those life giving monsoon rains soon.
 
I've spent plenty of time in Phoenix during the summers to know about that heat.

Hang in there desert dwellers! Hopefully, those monsoons will come around sooner than later.
 
We had 118 a few weeks ago. Supposed to get up to 116 in the next week or so. Can you imagine what it was like living here before AC was available?
 
I'm in West Texas where we used to be cooled predominantly with swamp coolers, these days they are ineffective due to more humidity.

I can't imagine 118. My son works outside and he is over the heat and we haven't even been as hot as your area. Yikes! 🔥🔥🔥
 
sbwertz said:
We are looking at another ten days at least of temps between 110 and 116 in Phoenix. COME ON MONSOON! We haven't had rain in our area since March.
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Sharon, I wish that I could send you some of ours. July has been our wettest ever. I think that it rained every day and looks set to continue into August.
 
My son switched jobs to a fully remote position, took him less than one more summer in Tempe to get out of the heat and move.

He has two kids in grade school and the rule is that they have to go outside during recess,in the midst of this heat.

Our highs have been in the low 100's, I can't imagine adding another 10-15 degrees to that.
 
Sharon, things will cool off eventually. Same here in TN but we have the high humidity which make heat index around or over 100.
Just think how people dressed in the Old West with the ladies bundled up with long sleeves and the men with suits, vests, etc.
 
The temperatures here in Nebraska have started to cool off a little. We have mostly been in the low 90's, the problem here has been the humidity. Even for this part of the country where the average is in the low 80's, day after day of humidity in the high 90's has been brutal. We have a dehumidifier that runs constantly and the AC can only do so much to lower it before it freezes us out of the house. Oh well, before long we will be complaining about the cold. - Keep Cool everybody - Dave
 
Cannot imagine the heat down there. I live in Seattle area and people are going NUTS because we have only had rain once in the last 35 days or so.
 
We have had many more than average days over 100 here in Albuquerque and it has not been dropping into the 70s at night.
We have AC and keep the house very cool. Expensive, but worth it.
Hang in there, it will be cooler soon.
I have been in Phoenix when it was above 110. No fun. At least I didn't have to work outside.
A friend lives there and works in a steel plant where they male rebar and other stuff. They cannot find employees and when they do, the don't last long.

Mike
 
I feel everybody's pain. In Central Florida in the evening sweat is dripping with a fan on and shop open. At least we get plenty of rain to drop the temps somewhat.
 
sbwertz said:
We had 118 a few weeks ago. Supposed to get up to 116 in the next week or so. Can you imagine what it was like living here before AC was available?
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And I can only imagine what it is like for those that do not currently have AC. When I visited a few years back, as I drove to your Woodcraft Store, there was a younger fellow walking North. He stopped and went into the same gas station I was at. He simply asked to be able to fill a water bottle in the bathroom ... and was refused. I bought 2, 1- liter bottles of water and walked outside and gave them to him. 😟 I worry for needy folks with no regard for how their circumstances came about; not for me to judge.
 
Hippie3180 said:
I'm in West Texas where we used to be cooled predominantly with swamp coolers, these days they are ineffective due to more humidity.

I can't imagine 118. My son works outside and he is over the heat and we haven't even been as hot as your area. Yikes! 🔥🔥🔥
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I have a dual AC/swamp cooler. I run the evap until the dew point gets too high. Last year and the year before I only had to run the AC for about 4 weeks...we didn't get a monsoon for two years. My July electric bill was just double what my June bill was when I was running the cooler instead of the AC. We have had high dew points since the first of July, but NO RAIN!
 
SteveJ said:
My son switched jobs to a fully remote position, took him less than one more summer in Tempe to get out of the heat and move.

He has two kids in grade school and the rule is that they have to go outside during recess,in the midst of this heat.

Our highs have been in the low 100's, I can't imagine adding another 10-15 degrees to that.
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I used to live in Ft. Morgan, up NE of Denver.
 
Woodchipper said:
Sharon, things will cool off eventually. Same here in TN but we have the high humidity which make heat index around or over 100.
Just think how people dressed in the Old West with the ladies bundled up with long sleeves and the men with suits, vests, etc.
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And CORSETS!
 
Mike said:
We have had many more than average days over 100 here in Albuquerque and it has not been dropping into the 70s at night.
We have AC and keep the house very cool. Expensive, but worth it.
Hang in there, it will be cooler soon.
I have been in Phoenix when it was above 110. No fun. At least I didn't have to work outside.
A friend lives there and works in a steel plant where they male rebar and other stuff. They cannot find employees and when they do, the don't last long.

Mike
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We are still in the 90s at night!
 
mark james said:
And I can only imagine what it is like for those that do not currently have AC. When I visited a few years back, as I drove to your Woodcraft Store, there was a younger fellow walking North. He stopped and went into the same gas station I was at. He simply asked to be able to fill a water bottle in the bathroom ... and was refused. I bought 2, 1- liter bottles of water and walked outside and gave them to him. 😟 I worry for needy folks with no regard for how their circumstances came about; not for me to judge.
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They have "cooling centers" open for the homeless and people without AC. Just somewhere to come in and get out of the heat during the day. Libraries, senior centers, etc are packed during the day. You see people in grocery stores just walking around pushing a shopping cart with one or two items in it....around and around the store. Same with malls. These are not homeless people, just those who don't have AC. People sitting on benches in malls reading a book. Families with small children at the mall play areas. It will be mid September before we really get any relief. But by mid-August the dew point may start to drop so we can go back to the cooler instead of the AC. We have a small window AC in the bedroom, and turn off the whole house AC at night and just cool the bedroom.
 
Same here, we have libraries operating as cooling stations. I believe our local Salvation Army has a truck that hands out supplies like water etc as well.

We turn our air off during the day, use the ceiling fan in the bedroom, in the late afternoon when the house gets to 80/82 we turn the air on, (it's set on 78 to cool the house slowly)

I have been working at the lathe in the hot garage for small amounts at a time 30/45 minutes and when I come in the house, it still feels cooler..even without the air on.
 
Lived in Shreveport, LA for five years. Neighbor was a framing carpenter. It would get hot and humid during the day. They would start in the morning as soon as they could see a board and nail. Knock off around lunch and start again late afternoon until too dark to see a board and nail. Worst weather I have ever been in. First month there, over 100 for a month.
 
I e just had a monsoon type shower hit the house. Imagine standing and looking up into a flowing tap. Incredible a s Alan says , wettest july in years. Our farmers are now deeply concerned as they want to harvest but can't.

Hang in there rain will certainly come.
 
Hippie3180 said:
Same here, we have libraries operating as cooling stations. I believe our local Salvation Army has a truck that hands out supplies like water etc as well.

We turn our air off during the day, use the ceiling fan in the bedroom, in the late afternoon when the house gets to 80/82 we turn the air on, (it's set on 78 to cool the house slowly)

I have been working at the lathe in the hot garage for small amounts at a time 30/45 minutes and when I come in the house, it still feels cooler..even without the air on.
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I have a little window AC unit in the shop that blows directly on the lathe. It's fine as long as I don't have to use the bandsaw or drill press where it is over 100 degrees, even with the little ac running. Standing right in front of the AC keeps me cool when I'm actually turning. That little unit won't cool down the 22x22 shop on a 110 degree day, though.
 
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