Suffocating mega heat dome to engulf 35 states as forecasters issue urgent alert(www.dailymail.com)

20 pointsby Bender7 hours ago3 comments

trescenzi6 hours ago
I was curious how extreme this was in comparison to the past. I grew up near Philly so I looked at the Mount Holly historical data set. Since 1996, that’s the cutoff of the data I found, there’s been 4 summers with two 100+ days in a row in them. Zero instances of three in a row. Honestly it’s rare enough I didn’t believe it had ever been over 100. But it does seem like it’s a once every 10 or so years event. I’d already made plans to go to Florida. I guess I’m going there to avoid the heat this year.
Disclaimer: not trying to make a climate statement here just genuinely curious.
- rolph6 hours ago
  you should also cross index that with Relative Humidity, thats what will get you.
  high humidity hinders evaporative cooling, and extremely low humidity is dessication. overheated core, vs dehydration
- BugsJustFindMe6 hours ago
  I'm curious which years they were.
  - trescenzi4 hours ago
    1999, 2006, 2010, 2011. There are others with multiple 100+ days but no others with 100+ in a row.
    This is the source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web/search?datasetid=GHCND
    Not all of the stations have temp data so make sure you pick one with what you want.
HarHarVeryFunny7 hours ago
Honestly I'm looking forward to it. IMO June here in NJ has been a bit too cool this year for beach/pool weather.
Hot summer weather is a UK tabloid perennial favorite, but obviously it hits a bit different here in the US when you've got A/C to go home to!
- officeplant6 hours ago
  "Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for beach weather"
  - literallyroy5 hours ago
    OP probably doesn’t control the weather
    taylodl4 hours ago
    They control their yearning for a weather event that will likely cause the death of others.
lofaszvanittan hour ago
Ask Elon Musk to solve this.