Suffocating mega heat dome to engulf 35 states as forecasters issue urgent alert
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trescenzi
15 hours ago
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I was curious how extreme this was in comparison to the past. I grew up near Philly so I looked at the Mount Holly historical data set. Since 1996, that’s the cutoff of the data I found, there’s been 4 summers with two 100+ days in a row in them. Zero instances of three in a row. Honestly it’s rare enough I didn’t believe it had ever been over 100. But it does seem like it’s a once every 10 or so years event. I’d already made plans to go to Florida. I guess I’m going there to avoid the heat this year.

Disclaimer: not trying to make a climate statement here just genuinely curious.

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rolph
14 hours ago
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you should also cross index that with Relative Humidity, thats what will get you.

high humidity hinders evaporative cooling, and extremely low humidity is dessication. overheated core, vs dehydration

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BugsJustFindMe
14 hours ago
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I'm curious which years they were.
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trescenzi
12 hours ago
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1999, 2006, 2010, 2011. There are others with multiple 100+ days but no others with 100+ in a row.

This is the source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web/search?datasetid=GHCND

Not all of the stations have temp data so make sure you pick one with what you want.

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lofaszvanitt
9 hours ago
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Ask Elon Musk to solve this.
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HarHarVeryFunny
15 hours ago
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Honestly I'm looking forward to it. IMO June here in NJ has been a bit too cool this year for beach/pool weather.

Hot summer weather is a UK tabloid perennial favorite, but obviously it hits a bit different here in the US when you've got A/C to go home to!

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officeplant
14 hours ago
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"Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for beach weather"
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literallyroy
13 hours ago
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OP probably doesn’t control the weather
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taylodl
12 hours ago
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They control their yearning for a weather event that will likely cause the death of others.
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