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It is 94 out on the deck right now!

15 years ago

The weather person never said anything about getting this hot. Maybe high 70's to 80's. We had breakfast out on the deck this morning at 9AM. When it starts out that warm then I know we are in for a hot one. Afterwards we sat and had a second cup of coffee laying on the lounge chairs. I was still in my bathrobe. LOL! It was so peaceful and quiet, just listening to the birds.

What is the temperature where you're at?

Clare

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sable_ca
15 years ago
Clare - I don't know what the temp is, but it's hotter than heck, and we're just 35 m. south of you! I was going to pot some flowers on the deck today, but that is not going to happen. I've put them under the umbrella on the deck table and am misting them, but the heat outdoors literally makes me sick. We have fans on in the living room and den.

Oh - DH just walked in and said that it's 88. For all you Arizonans who are chortling with laughter - I paid my dues in AZ for ten years, lol. And 88 here in central CA feels like 100 in Tucson. Almost no one here has central air, either.

Glad you had a nice coffee on your deck, though, and enjoyed some cool time.
Linda Wayman
15 years ago
Right now it is a nice 61Â°. That's the good part. It's also thundering and lightening. I was cleaning the back porch when that storm rolled in. Once the lightening started I went in the house. I don't know the mph of the wind was a few minutes ago, but it was definitely strong. We are under a thunderstorm warning for another 3Â½ hours.
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donna37
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barbara3
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It is 4 degrees Celsius (38F). Wanna trade places???
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50 here and windy as heck!
sable_ca
15 years ago
So we put a thermometer out on the deck in the shade, and it hit 90 (as high as it goes) in 3 minutes. Am staying indoors in front of a fan.
angela_nor_calif
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It's 90 outside here right now. It's too early to be this hot! I hate, hate, hate summer. Luckily it's supposed to be short lived and rain is coming the end of next week with cooler temps.
sushipup1
15 years ago
Mid-nineties in Salinas. And a pleasant breeze. And it will cool off delightfully tonight. That's our natural air conditioning!
czech_chick
15 years ago
7:30 pm now...40 degrees and partly cloudy. Today was beautiful.

Tomorrow we will be getting rain (Long Island, NY).

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eileenlamp
15 years ago
92 degrees in Phoenix and over 100 predicted for Tuesday!
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kathyg_in_mi
15 years ago
39Â° and windy! Tomorrow starts the rain, but at least that will green things up. I have a few crocus' up, but that's it.
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susanjf_gw
15 years ago
heavens... i still have the heat on!
glenda_al
15 years ago
My deck gets the afternoon sun and it gets very very hot in the summer.
susie53_gw
15 years ago
50's and raining here in Central Indiana. Yucky day... They say rain tomorrow and nice later in the week..
littlebug5
15 years ago
My furnace just clicked on. I think it was about 54 today, mostly cloudy and windy.

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caflowerluver
Original Author
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Suppose to be hotter tomorrow. They have even posted a Heat Advisory. This is way too early for these kind of temperatures. Global warming for sure.
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socks
15 years ago
Littlebug, we'll send ou some of our heat if you'll send us some of your rain!!! LOL!
lindaohnowga
15 years ago
It is currently 56 here in Georgia with expected high of 67. It was a wicked night with many storms in our state. Our tornado siren went off at 1 AM but luckily nothing happened.

Please send me some of your heat. I'd love to have it. I am soooo ready for sundresses instead of sweat outfits.

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