Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Today is the Summer Solstice
And though it will get hotter, it does mark a turning point. The forecast is pretty much the same, but the forecasters like to mix it up:
Very hot with plenty of sunshine.
Very hot with a full day of sunshine.
Very hot with a good deal of sun.
Sunny and very hot.
A thermometer read 128 degrees Fahrenheit the other day. Some guys were reveling in it like martyrs. Problem is the thermometer was in the sun. I’ve tried to tell them that reported temperatures are measured in the shade - and it will get up to 120 F in the shade. And when it’s 120 F in the shade, surface temperatures in the sun will approach 150 F.
The highest temperature on Earth (measured in the shade of course) was 136 F recorded in El Azizia, Libya on Sept. 13, 1922.
And though it will get hotter, it does mark a turning point. The forecast is pretty much the same, but the forecasters like to mix it up:
Very hot with plenty of sunshine.
Very hot with a full day of sunshine.
Very hot with a good deal of sun.
Sunny and very hot.
A thermometer read 128 degrees Fahrenheit the other day. Some guys were reveling in it like martyrs. Problem is the thermometer was in the sun. I’ve tried to tell them that reported temperatures are measured in the shade - and it will get up to 120 F in the shade. And when it’s 120 F in the shade, surface temperatures in the sun will approach 150 F.
The highest temperature on Earth (measured in the shade of course) was 136 F recorded in El Azizia, Libya on Sept. 13, 1922.
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