Look, I am not a climate change denier. I know that the US Southwest has roasted under sweltering, record-breaking, albeit dry heat this summer. But I’m in the greater Chicago area. Yeah, it gets hot here in the summer. We’ve used our air conditioning for a few days this year. But normally, 90F/32C is hot for us. And God Almighty, it gets humid here. You know, we have this enormous freshwater lake nearby that can make it feel like you’re breathing water at times.
On Monday, I took a look ahead to next week’s forecast. I heard we have a heat dome coming next week.
Yeah, that is centered just outside Chicago close to where I am. But this forecast is freakin’ ridiculous.
That 110F translates to 43C for our international readers. That’s hot in case you didn’t want to think about numbers today. Add in the Chicago humidity, and …
As of yesterday, the forecast was revised.
Oh, well, only 95F/35C. May as well break out the fall sweaters.
As of today, one week away, the temp is showing a very normal 84F/29C. Just great. It’s kind of late for a revised forecast. I have already taken precautions. I don’t think these are returnable after wearing them yesterday.
Jim Flanigan Looks at the World 
One thought on “It’s NOT a Dry Heat”
Comments are closed.