Oh, the weather outside is...

[Akka]

It's been two weeks and a half since the highest temperatures of each day haven't gone below 30°C.
Still nearly a week left before they're expected to finally dip.

We're having may and june hotter than what was considered a hot july in my youth.

 

[Samson]

European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

Around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the severe heatwave that ended last week, according to a rapid scientific analysis published on Wednesday.

The study targeted the 10 days, ending July 2, during which large parts of Western Europe were hit by extreme heat, with temperatures breaching 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) in Spain and wildfires breaking out in France.

Of the 2,300 people estimated to have died during this period, 1,500 deaths were linked to climate change, which made the heatwave more severe, according to the study conducted by scientists at Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The scientists said they used peer-reviewed methods to quickly produce the estimated death toll, because most heat-related deaths are not officially reported and some governments do not release this data.

Last month was the planet's third-hottest June on record, behind the same month in 2024 and 2023, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a monthly bulletin on Wednesday.

Western Europe experienced its warmest June on record, with much of the region experiencing "very strong heat stress" - defined by conditions that feel like a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or more, Copernicus said.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Sunny and 99 degrees or more today.

 

[really]

I think the adage 'Make hay while the sun shines' needs an update.
It's midnight locally, there's a small bit of daylight on the horizon and I can hear tractors still making silage.

 

[thetrooper]

Reached 30 C today. That’s pretty high for Norway.

 

[Thorgalaeg]

Nice 21 C here in southern Spain. Apparently will last for a few days before the next heatwave.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Another 100 degree day today.

 

[KMRblue1027]

We haven't had a day below 85f here in Central Jersey since the month flipped. That's not super rare given the time of year the odd thing is the lows have been frequently above 80 as well means even the night isn't giving any reprieve. If you lack the money for air conditioning when its this hot and humid you'd legit get sick. I haven't turned mine off even though its eating into my budget since July began.

 

[thetrooper]

Reached 30 C today. That’s pretty high for Norway.

And again today.

Nice to be close to the coast then;

 

[Samson]

I hope everyone there is taking care

Deadly ‘Wet-Bulb’ Temperatures Are Smothering the Eastern U.S.

An oppressive heat dome has gripped the eastern U.S. this week, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue heat warnings for nearly 170 million Americans. To make matters worse, severe humidity is making high temperatures feel even hotter.

Taking the wet-bulb temperature into account with air temperature, wind speed, cloud cover, and the angle of the Sun gives meteorologists the wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT), a comprehensive measure of heat stress in direct sunlight. On Tuesday, July 29, the NWS reported WBGT values in the high 80s to low 90s Fahrenheit (upper 20s to mid-30s Celsius) across much of the eastern U.S., particularly in the Southeast and Midwest.

WBGT values above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) are extreme and can induce heat stress in just 15 minutes when working or exercising in direct sunlight, according to the NWS. Weather officials expect these conditions to persist through Wednesday, July 30, before the heat dome dissipates later in the week.

Experts have long believed that a wet-bulb temperature of 35 degrees Celsius (equal to 95 degrees Fahrenheit at 100% humidity or 115 degrees Fahrenheit at 50% humidity) was the threshold at which the human body can no longer cool itself. In recent years, however, researchers have found evidence to suggest that this threshold is actually much lower.

“Based on our research, a wet bulb temperature of around 87 degrees Fahrenheit [30.6 degrees Celsius] at 100% humidity is the critical threshold above which humans cannot maintain a stable core temperature if they were exposed to those conditions for hours at a time,” Kat Fisher, a PhD candidate in the human thermoregulatory lab at Penn State University, told Gizmodo in an email.

This National Weather Service (NWS) map shows the projected wet-bulb globe temperatures (WBGT) for Wednesday, July 30 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Areas in red can expect to see "high" WBGT conditions, and areas in grey can expect "extreme" conditions

 

[stfoskey12]

I'm visiting family in North Carolina, and it is remarkably cool for summer. Today the high was only 80°F (27°C) and the low this morning was a cool 61°F (16°C).

 

[Birdjaguar]

I'm visiting family in North Carolina, and it is remarkably cool for summer. Today the high was only 80°F (27°C) and the low this morning was a cool 61°F (16°C).

Don't let the chiggers get to you!

 

[stfoskey12]

Don't let the chiggers get to you!

I have avoided walking in any tall grass. I got them a few times as a kid, and it was quite annoying.

 

[bene_legionary]

A month or two ago it snowed on the Port Hills, and I suggested to my friend who had never experienced snow that we might go up, but we both had the same accounting exam the next day and so we postponed it. And the snow melted...

But today there's been a big stormfront, and snow is returning to the island. It probably won't get so close as the Port Hills, but with some luck we might both have time in the next couple weeks to drive out and find some for her.

I dislike the rain though. The feeling of sunshine is far more preferable to clouds and drizzle. But we have a week of this, got to get used to it !