The weather

Yay! My neck of the woods received nearly three inches of rain between yesterday morning and this morning! People are calling it The Million Dollar Rain.

Yesterday the high was mere 85* and it felt cool!

Right now it's seventy-two degrees, but it has stopped raining and the sun has come out so I'm sure by mid-afternoon it will be near nineties.

We have a high of 95 today. Normal for this time of year...

On the Docks After a Hot Day (1868)
via the New York Public Library

I sure don't envy those 19th century people their lack of shorts and light shirts.

Our temp/heat index was 86/90, then a thunderstorm rolled through and now we're at 71.6/76.

Crispy, crunchy brown lawns....Yep, it's summer and it's HOT!

It's 72 here, and tonight's lows are going to be in the upper 40s.

Nothing new here...just hot. Highs in the 90's . I'm looking through some Halloween decor to think "cool" thoughts.

I think you'll need to go further into the season to get cooled off.....try closer to Thanksgiving or Christmas....

Ya...but I like Halloween so I'm starting with that. lol

I love Halloween too...just thought maybe there could be a change in temps if we went further into the cold season...

Lovely 15.3 C here with a light NW wind. AND SUNNY!

Today, among the grand old maple trees along my town's oldest street, I saw the first traces of autumn color.

Rob wrote:

Today, among the grand old maple trees along my town's oldest street, I saw the first traces of autumn color.

Wow! Already?! I can't wait for Autumn!

Rhonda wrote:

We have had temps in the mid 70's for the last couple of days (no a/c on for 2-3 days), and now....it has gone back up to the low 90's and the humidity has come back to haunt us as well........

Oh, that sounds so nice. We have been in the high 90s and today we are at 101 but we have some clouds and breeze which helps some. Summer is not leaving without a fight!

Autumn will feel so great though!

Rob wrote:

Today, among the grand old maple trees along my town's oldest street, I saw the first traces of autumn color.

*Sigh*

Bring....fall.....ON!!!

nice and sunny.

Our extreme heat is starting to get some better, but we need rain so much. There is a system in the gulf that might bring some, but its a possibility that it will go toward Louisana instead. We are on water restriction so I can only water my yard on Wednesday and Saturday. Next phase will take us into washing our clothes on certain days. I've already lost a sweetgum tree and another large bush...plus my front yard has huge hot spots from the sun. I actually saw a frog yesterday that was almost dead....it was a sad sight.
Prayers, rain dance ....do whatever it takes to help us get rain. I've never seen anything like this.

Wow Gin
I hope you get some much needed rain!

We have had triple digits but today it will be 93 degrees. It will feel a lot cooler! lol

My neighbor's son, Kyle, came here from Texas for a visit a few weeks ago. At that point it had been 100+ degrees down there for 42 straight days. The day he got here just happened to be the nicest day we'd had in a month - about 68 degrees, sunny skies, a brisk wind, and not a trace of humidity. Kyle just kept walking around the backyard saying, "This is paradise... paradise!"

Next morning it was 48 degrees, so he took a picture of the thermometer and emailed it to all of his friends and family in Texas.

72 degrees outside. Firday is going up to 90's. Not ready to give up my shorts. I dont like cold weather. I dont mind fall weather winter weather is the pits.

Rob, I totally understand that kid's amazment. That would feel wonderful! I have found I don't even like going out to get the mail anymore. Its just like sticking your head into an oven. The heat hits you so hard.

If anybody's longing for cooler temps, it's 48 here right now!

It is in the low 70º's here and WONDERFUL!!!! Went on a bike ride last night and it was actually a tad chilly.....LOVED IT!!!

Chilly outside. 59 degrees outside. Going down to 49 degrees. (I will have my comforter on me, for tonight.) It's telling us, fall is just around the corner. That's just for the day. On Labor Day. The rest of the week will be in the 70's. I'm wearing shorts, right now in the house. (Will wear pants when going out to dinner.) Soon, I will have to say good-bye to shorts. Put them away, until next year summer.

I am so jealous right now! We are still in the high 90s! Tomorrow it will be 99
I am tired of this heat now. Looks like we will be seeing the 80s in about 15 days. I'm soooooo ready for Autumn to arrive.