Heat wave
It's a little warm out here ...
Yesterday some parts of the greater SF Bay Area had temperatures as high as 117F.
It's not quite that bad here, but yesterday got to just shy of 110, and today is on track to be at least as hot.
(It's around mid-day, and the temperature outside is 103).
And, of course, at just a few minutes before 8pm on Friday out air conditioner attempted to cycle on, made a nasty 'clunk' sound, and stopped working.
We managed to find a repair company that was still answering the phone, and they sent a technician out. Unfortunately our unit is over 20 years old, and the part that needs to be replaced has to be shipped - nobody local nowadays keeps every part that old in stock. And Carrier's parts shipping department was closed for the holiday weekend ...
On Sep 6, 2022, at 12:12 PM, John Francis johnf@panix.com wrote:
It's a little warm out here ...
Yesterday some parts of the greater SF Bay Area had temperatures as high as 117F.
It's not quite that bad here, but yesterday got to just shy of 110, and today is on track to be at least as hot.
(It's around mid-day, and the temperature outside is 103).
My home weather station reported 107F (42C?) in Felton. I think the hottest I’ve ever seen at home was maybe 103.
And, of course, at just a few minutes before 8pm on Friday out air conditioner attempted to cycle on, made a nasty 'clunk' sound, and stopped working.
We managed to find a repair company that was still answering the phone, and they sent a technician out. Unfortunately our unit is over 20 years old, and the part that needs to be replaced has to be shipped - nobody local nowadays keeps every part that old in stock. And Carrier's parts shipping department was closed for the holiday weekend …
A couple months ago we were building a temp chamber for calibrating probes at work and picked up a window unit for $130 at Lowe’s. If they have any left, it might be worth buying one even if just as a backup unit.
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On Tue, Sep 06, 2022 at 01:07:39PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote:
On Sep 6, 2022, at 12:12 PM, John Francis johnf@panix.com wrote:
It's a little warm out here ...
Yesterday some parts of the greater SF Bay Area had temperatures as high as 117F.
It's not quite that bad here, but yesterday got to just shy of 110, and today is on track to be at least as hot.
(It's around mid-day, and the temperature outside is 103).
My home weather station reported 107F (42C?) in Felton. I think the hottest I???ve ever seen at home was maybe 103.
Update: It's now 110 outside according to the local weather station.
I had to go out for a couple of reasons; it's not nice. Makes the 90+ in the house seem almost comfortable!
Am 06.09.22 um 23:35 schrieb John Francis:
Update: It's now 110 outside according to the local weather station.
I had to go out for a couple of reasons; it's not nice. Makes the 90+ in the house seem almost comfortable!
Good grief.
They're forecasting cooler temps and some rain, after months of draught,
for Thursday. Now at 11.50 p.m. local, it's still over 30 deg c (86 F)
in my office and bedroom.
Ralf
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Here, down to a balmy 21 or so daytime, big fat low revolving over us dumping good amounts of rain. The grass has lost the bright yellow glow and patches of green are returning. Rain til the weekend. Happier days.
Cot
On 6 Sep 2022, at 22:53, Ralf R Radermacher fotoralf@gmx.de wrote:
They're forecasting cooler temps and some rain, after months of draught,
for Thursday. Now at 11.50 p.m. local, it's still over 30 deg c (86 F)
in my office and bedroom.
Rain finally here yesterday and today... and the heat has not been too
bad for about a week... but here at least there is wonderful AC.
lad you are getting some relief over there
ann
On 9/6/2022 6:50 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
Here, down to a balmy 21 or so daytime, big fat low revolving over us dumping good amounts of rain. The grass has lost the bright yellow glow and patches of green are returning. Rain til the weekend. Happier days.
Cot
On 6 Sep 2022, at 22:53, Ralf R Radermacher fotoralf@gmx.de wrote:
They're forecasting cooler temps and some rain, after months of draught,
for Thursday. Now at 11.50 p.m. local, it's still over 30 deg c (86 F)
in my office and bedroom.
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On Tue, Sep 06, 2022 at 11:50:57PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote:
Here, down to a balmy 21 or so daytime, big fat low revolving over us dumping good amounts of rain. The grass has lost the bright yellow glow and patches of green are returning. Rain til the weekend. Happier days.
Cot
What is this grass of which you speak? :-)
I stopped watering the grass several years ago when it became painfully obvious that:
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California didn't have enough water to meet existing requirements,
let alone the increases expected from population growth. -
It was extremely unlikely that California would be able to get the
votes required to change the allocation system, so there was no way
to prevent long-established agriculture, etc., having first rights
to take as much water as they wanted to grow crops; there wasn't
even a way to require efficient irrigation systems (too expensive)
or to prevent crops such as almonds (or even hay) being exported.
I was in South San Jose today. It's very rare that I see the ambient external temperature gauge in my car reading out 118°F ... it was doing that today.
I was attending a pool party. But watching people drink wine in that heat, and then hearing that the host was preparing a barbecue for an early dinner… it just turned my stomach. I excused myself and fled for home.
G
On Sep 7, 2022, at 9:35 AM, John Francis johnf@panix.com wrote:
Update: It's now 110 outside according to the local weather station.
I had to go out for a couple of reasons; it's not nice. Makes the 90+ in the house seem almost comfortable!
We had a dusting of snow yesterday morning. First we've seen in a few years.
Cheers,
Dave
Welcome to Phalaborwa. We turn on the heaters when it goes under 40°C!
Alan C
On 07-Sep-22 02:25 AM, John Francis wrote:
On Tue, Sep 06, 2022 at 11:50:57PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote:
Here, down to a balmy 21 or so daytime, big fat low revolving over us dumping good amounts of rain. The grass has lost the bright yellow glow and patches of green are returning. Rain til the weekend. Happier days.
Cot
What is this grass of which you speak? :-)
I stopped watering the grass several years ago when it became painfully obvious that:
1) California didn't have enough water to meet existing requirements,
let alone the increases expected from population growth.
2) It was extremely unlikely that California would be able to get the
votes required to change the allocation system, so there was no way
to prevent long-established agriculture, etc., having first rights
to take as much water as they wanted to grow crops; there wasn't
even a way to require efficient irrigation systems (too expensive)
or to prevent crops such as almonds (or even hay) being exported.
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