That’s hot.

July 23rd, 2006 | by Joe |

SFGate.com: State’s power supply starting to feel strain from record heat wave

It’s been hitting over 100∫F here in the East Bay now for the past three days, and well into the 90s for over a week. Yesterday and the day before, I saw the thermometer hit as high as 110∫, and as I type it is 105∫ outside at 1:10PM. I’ve discussed this with several people who have lived in this area for some time and we all agree that none of us can remember such a long-lasting heat wave, and certainly none of us can remember seeing 110∫ in this area in the past 30 to 40 years.

We have been swimming a lot lately. It’s amazing - even if I just stick my head out of the water, I can feel the hot air and the sun baking my skin.

I went to the grocery store yesterday afternoon and it was eerily empty. There were tons of free spaces in the parking lot. I got there around 7PM and the sun was on it’s way down. I usually plan to be in there for a couple of hours due to my having to read each and every label I pick up to make sure there’s nothing that contains any gluten (for me) or peanuts (for Max).

Wake up and smell the global warming. It’s friggin’ hot!

  1. 2 Responses to “That’s hot.”

  2. By Joe on Jul 23, 2006 | Reply

    Update: It’s 111∫F at 2:57 PM. That’s truly the hottest I’ve seen, anywhere. As I speak, there is a large thundercloud meandering on it’s way over here from the south. I’m hoping it will at least provide some shade from the direct sun hitting our house.

  3. By Joe on Jul 23, 2006 | Reply

    112∫ @ 3:34PM.

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