41 Celsius in Baku many years ago was surprisingly bearable, perhaps for
the same reason, sea breezes, although I suspect the humidity was
significantly lower than I have become accustomed to enduring in high
temperatures in such balmy climes as central London. Yuk!
Nowadays I prefer sea breezes such as here:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=8096
A little bit north of Mull, Bob, and probably more than a few degrees
cooler ... than Mull! I included a 'close-up' to show that the headland
visible in the distance on several images is in fact the far NW point of
the British mainland, Cape Wrath, with its lighthouse just visible.
Piers
Piers
On 18 June 2015 at 15:54, Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Only time I've ever been that hot was during crossings of the Massawa
> Desert in what's not Eritrea. Purportedly one of the hottest places on
> earth. I never carried a thermometer with me, but the local wisdom was that
> you never, ever shut your engine off while crossing the desert because it
> wouldn't start again. (Vapor lock?) Massawa is a port city, so the
> "breezes" off the Red Sea cooled things down a great deal over what was
> going on jus a few kilometers inland.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > >
> > >Yikes! I've only experienced that once when I was attending a week-long
> > >meeting in Palm Desert, CA. Mornings were delightful; 73-75 degrees. Go
> > >into the meeting at 8am, come out at 5pm and it was 115 degrees.
> Extremely
> > >dry though so it wasn't as enervating as the 100 degree/ 100% humidity
> we
> > >get here. Don't forget your hat when you go out.
> > >
> >
> >
> > A wide-brimmed straw hat and loose cotton clothing are essential
> here
> > in the summer.
> >
> > I've experienced 126F (52.2C) twice while living here. The scale on
> > my outdoor thermometer stops at 120F, and the tube ends at 126F. It is
> > mounted at a spot that is always in shade, under a large Mesquite tree
> and
> > over a cultivated plant bed opposite a 6-foot tall hedge. So there's no
> > concern about reflected or re-radiated heat disturbing the measurement.
> > I've compared it with a laboratory thermometer to satisfy myself as to
> its
> > reliability.
> >
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