Heat Dome

NCL4701

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My wife has been concerned lately because I sweat so much when working outside in the afternoon. Can’t seem to make the connection that temps and humidity are both in the high 90’s with no wind at all so I might sweat a bit doing even light stuff like covering firewood piles, manually driving T-posts, setting 200lb decorative rocks wherever she sees fit, spot spraying weeds with a 3 gallon pump sprayer, clearing deadfall off trails, or just standing in a sunny spot. She’s pointed out she doesn’t get near as sweaty when she comes outside in the afternoons. I’ve countered that she’s on a float in the pool.

Couple days ago, while she was laying out on her float in the pool, I came in part way through removing a tree from the pond. She told me I needed to make an appointment with the doctor to find out what’s wrong with me. I was sweating so much, looked like I’d been swimming with my work clothes on. She was in the sun, too and wasn’t sweating nearly as much. I wasn’t in a great mood, so I told her, yeah and I’ve broken out in little green spots all over everywhere but my head; I’m getting worried, too. She told me I should go to an urgent care. I wiped off some of the green spots and told her I came in to change clothes because I fell in the pond. Getting out of the boat, the “shore” I stepped onto was just a clump of grass apparently suspended over the water, so me and the grass both went for a swim as the boat attempted to escape. The green spots were mill weed.

Swimming in 8” logger boots, chainsaw chaps over jeans, and helmet while carrying an iPhone and wallet in your pockets: do NOT recommend. But it did cool me off quite a bit.
 
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Bmyers

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They started us out with a heat warning, but dropped us down to a heat advisory since we keep getting rain. Yesterday afternoon, we got 0.95 inches of rain with a total for July of just over 9 inches (average for July is 4 inches).

The plus side, everything is nice and green. The downside, my tomatoes keep rupturing/splitting from all the water.
 
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Yooper

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Heat dome and polar vortex are the new catch phrases. I remember the the days of too effing hot and too effing cold.
 
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Heat dome and polar vortex are the new catch phrases. I remember the the days of too effing hot and too effing cold.
You forgot to include "Bomb Cyclone" :rolleyes:
 
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I guess that we missed the heat dome. It’s a balmy 75 degrees where I’m at.
 
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My wife has been concerned lately because I sweat so much when working outside in the afternoon. Can’t seem to make the connection that temps and humidity are both in the high 90’s with no wind at all so I might sweat a bit doing even light stuff

Your wife and mine might be related. I get the same about every day this summer. Uh, baby it's late July in Arkansas. You don't even go outside in the summer except to feed the chooks...
 
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It's been about 90°F here and 90%+ humidity lately (more reasonable previously), so I've been drenched as if I fell in the pond, but that's Summer...

Sounds like a few wives think they're princesses, so that means their husband's must be either princes...or frogs. I'm no prince so my significant other either makes the choice to pull her fair share of the weight or she'd become an ex, because there's no free lunch.
 
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NCL4701

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It's been about 90°F here and 90%+ humidity lately (more reasonable previously), so I've been drenched as if I fell in the pond, but that's Summer...

Sounds like a few wives think they're princesses, so that means their husband's must be either princes...or frogs. I'm no prince so my significant other either makes the choice to pull her hair share of the weight or she'd become an ex, because there's no free lunch.
🐸 here 🙋‍♂️. Wife and I used to work together on outside stuff. Chronic health issues have sidelined her for heavy physical chores the past few years. I suppose it’s been long enough in the past she’s forgotten the days of drenching sweat in the heat. Getting old sometimes sucks.

Yesterday our high temp was in the mid-80’s. Almost needed a jacket to go out.
 
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jyoutz

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More fear terms are: "BOMBogenisis" or "atmospheric RIVER" or "RAPID intensification"

Cloud seeding went from conspiracy theory in june to the first thing denied (wasn't us) after a major flood in july.
Cloud seeding has been used in western states for decades, often to augment snow pack. The outcome of it is marginal increased precipitation, to the point that many are questioning cost effectiveness. The Texas and New Mexico floods were caused by heavy moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.