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104 degrees outside with a 60 degree dew point today! It's effing hot here! Can't even go outside without getting fried. It's supposed to be the banana belt here in Oregon, but not for all of THIS week. If I'd wanted to live in Phoenix........
I flew through Washington, Oregon, and half of California along the coast today in a Mooney.
We had to get up to 7000 feet altitude before sitting in that flying oven became bearable! Strangely, the entire coast from mid-Oregon down was totally covered in fog... the land was very hot, and along a fine line the coast was suddenly very cold.
It's not so hot here in the bay area (thank god), but I'm praying for you guys up there.
We had to get up to 7000 feet altitude before sitting in that flying oven became bearable! Strangely, the entire coast from mid-Oregon down was totally covered in fog... the land was very hot, and along a fine line the coast was suddenly very cold.
It's not so hot here in the bay area (thank god), but I'm praying for you guys up there.
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That's pretty typical. Not sure WHY that happens, but it's not uncommon during the summer.Spaceboy wrote:I flew through Washington, Oregon, and half of California along the coast today in a Mooney.
We had to get up to 7000 feet altitude before sitting in that flying oven became bearable! Strangely, the entire coast from mid-Oregon down was totally covered in fog... the land was very hot, and along a fine line the coast was suddenly very cold.
It's not so hot here in the bay area (thank god), but I'm praying for you guys up there.
When I was in Qatar during the summer - the temperature got up to 135 with 100% humidity. It was like swimming in hell... I wouldn't recommend it.
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um? 135 would be one degree off a world record: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001375.html
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I think it's because of the Coast Range Mountains. They block the sea air from getting into the Willamette Valley and cooling us down when the wind and barometric pressure are just right. If we didn't have those mountains between us and the coast, we'd probably be a lot foggier and wetter most of the time. We also have the Cascade Mountains on the east side of the valley, so if the winds are downslope, we get really hot sinking air and it gets trapped here, LIKE TODAY!Spaceboy wrote:I flew through Washington, Oregon, and half of California along the coast today in a Mooney.
We had to get up to 7000 feet altitude before sitting in that flying oven became bearable! Strangely, the entire coast from mid-Oregon down was totally covered in fog... the land was very hot, and along a fine line the coast was suddenly very cold.
It's not so hot here in the bay area (thank god), but I'm praying for you guys up there.
Just looked at the thermometer on my back porch that faces north and is located IN THE SHADE. It says 102 F at 2:45PM and it's still rising. Feels like walking into a bloody oven. Grendel, it's a little hotter down in Corvallis proper than up here at 500 feet elevation. I think downtown ended up at 108 F yesterday.
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103 here on the east side of the Willamette off 122nd at 3pm, and still climbing can anyone say 107 or 108????
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We're blaming obama aren't we?Dedman wrote:How's that leftist global warming hoax treat you guys?
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Any Dem will do. Gore's an old man now anyways.Isaac wrote:We're blaming obama aren't we?Dedman wrote:How's that leftist global warming hoax treat you guys?
It's fun around here right now.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columb ... ecast.html
And they said Canada was cold. It's only really that bad at night though - I never found 28-degree nights too easy to get to sleep in. During the day, A/C, or cold drinks, or something will work just fine...
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columb ... ecast.html
And they said Canada was cold. It's only really that bad at night though - I never found 28-degree nights too easy to get to sleep in. During the day, A/C, or cold drinks, or something will work just fine...
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It's been pretty mild here in the Denver area this summer. Last year was a different story; the highs stayed over 100F for over a week, ugh.Sirius wrote:Heard it's not particularly hot this year in Colorado either.
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*jealous*AlphaDoG wrote:Been rainy and coolish here in S. Illinois. Only a few days over 90 so far this summer.