How hot is it in your part of the world?

[arhaney]

We are looking at 99 on Sunday with a heat index of 115! An exessive heat warning has been issued for our area. Please, no structure fires in the next couple of days.

[PattyV]

How hot is it in your part of the world?
Not very :rolleyes:
Not only do our toilets flush backwards, they couldnt even get the weather right down here. :p

[arhaney]

Originally posted by PattyV

Not very :rolleyes:
Not only do our toilets flush backwards, they couldnt even get the weather right down here. :p

Ya wanna trade weather for about a month? :D

[PattyV]

Fat chance, our summers would make you cry, i like to enjoy my winters whilst i can. :D

[Skwerl530]

Heat index of 96 here tomorrow (according to www.weather.com), humidity 61%. Ugh. Luckily I will be spending the day on the lake.

[Weruj1]

we have had more 90 degree days this month than all of last summer. Tomorrow is suppossed to be miserable here in NW Ohio, we have been getting some rain.

[arhaney]

Josh! How the heck are ya?

[jerrygarcia]

When I got off of the golf course this afternoon, the t-gauge in the truck said 103.

:cool:

[Co11FireGal]

Heat index shouldn't get much over 97 on Sunday...we're supposed to get some showers and thunderstorms though, so that will be keeping things cooler than it has been. Still wouldn't want a structure in that...and ya gata remember, in direct sunlight add 15 degrees to your heat index temp.

Stay out of the sun, arhaney...:eek:

[dlrfd216]

Hi everyone, it's been very interesting listening to everyone. I'm new to this forum. Anyway, the weather in Fargo, ND will be about 88 degrees tomorrow. Very comfortable, don't you think. For about 3 months of the year we are just about perfect !!

[PattyV]

lets see you guys tear apart THIS guys first post! :p
welcome to the forums. And may i congradulate you on posting something that wont get people yelling at you.

[jerrygarcia]

Today: mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of isolated late afternoon thunderstorms. Highs around 100. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 103 to 108.

I'll be golfing this morning with 7 guys on my crew. Temperature and heat index are based on shade temperatures. So it will be damn hot today.

In 2002, we had a fire when the temp was 106 and the H/I was astronomical. It was well enough involved that the side and back yard grass caught on fire. No big deal as far as fighting a structural fire, but afterward, taking your coat off to cool down didn't work. The outside temp didn't allow for the normal cool down.

The pumper driver had set up a fog nozzle on one of the discharges that help a lot and when it is that hot outside, we carry a cooler of iced down gatorade. In Kansas City, the humidity is usually is 80-90 percent in the summer.

:cool:

[spearsm]

Originally posted by dlrfd216
Hi everyone, it's been very interesting listening to everyone. I'm new to this forum. Anyway, the weather in Fargo, ND will be about 88 degrees tomorrow. Very comfortable, don't you think. For about 3 months of the year we are just about perfect !!

Since I live South of Alan.....the only thing that jumped in my mind when I read this....was...












BITE ME!:D :D :D :D :D

Just kidding, dlrfd216!!:D heluva winter, though! And BTW, welcome.

[hwoods]

Since everything else is upside down, does the rain fall up?:D

[MalahatTwo7]

Originally posted by Weruj1
we have had more 90 degree days this month than all of last summer. Tomorrow is suppossed to be miserable here in NW Ohio, we have been getting some rain.

"Some" rain? Ya mean that stuff that fell back in the middle of the month while I was there wasn't "rain"?? LOL Oh I know.. you had a couple of your wildland FF aircraft fly over dropping firecrackers (to simulate THUNDER) and empty their water holds during lunch, right? :D

I have been in South East Asia, and the Middle East a few times and not experienced that much rain in such a short time. :)

Speaking of 'fires', hows the place up in Northwood? LOL

dlrfd216, welcome to Da Crew! :D You'll find we do things a 'little differently' around here, keep a cool head and most certainly be open to criticism and sarcasm cuz both fly around in here regularly. I think you could say that those are both "Services we render".

The temp here is currently around 69, but the predition is low/mid 80s and humidty of about 73%. Tomorrow promises to be killer hot though. :(

[hwoods]

Originally posted by MalahatTwo7

The temp here is currently around 69, but the predition is low/mid 80s and humidty of about 73%. Tomorrow promises to be killer hot though. :(

Rick, WHERE are you? My thermometer hasn't seen 69 in so long it forgot what it looks like. Welcome to the Metro Sauna. Starting at a minimum of 75f, the temperature and humidity race to see which one gets over 100 first. And, they do that on a daily basis.:eek: :eek:

On a serious note, you can't do much to cut the heat and humidity, but you can do things (as Jerry noted) to help keep your crews safe. When I assume command of an incident that involves actively putting water on a Structure Fire, I order a Task Force (2 Engines and a Truck) in addition to the regular assignment. A ReHab Sector is established A.S.A.P. and the rehab area is out of the way, in the shade nearby. There will be at least one EMS unit dedicated to work the ReHab area, monitoring vitals, etc. Jerry mentioned flowing water, my thing is setting up a small line, with a fine mist, and directing that mist thru a Fan, usually a 16in. electric smoke ejector, over the ReHab area. We also can get an Air Conditioned Transit Bus brought to the scene, if needed.

[arhaney]

The only problem I've ever had on the fireground was with heat, got myself a free ambulance ride......So I know what it feels like when you get too hot. Try to take care of your firefighters in these conditions!


On a side note.....How hot is it?











I just saw a Robin using an oven mitt to get a worm out of the ground!


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[spearsm]

EEEEWWWWWWWWWWW~!

[MalahatTwo7]

Originally posted by hwoods


Rick, WHERE are you? My thermometer hasn't seen 69 in so long it forgot what it looks like. Welcome to the Metro Sauna. Starting at a minimum of 75f, the temperature and humidity race to see which one gets over 100 first. And, they do that on a daily basis.:eek: :eek:

Where am I? Somewhere in the southend of Springfield, but that was just looking at the predictions on the Weather channel. :) I am quite sure that if I went outside and refered to the gauge in the truck it would read something like 35dC (only cuz I dont have am Imperial temp gauge yet) However, that would INSIDE the truck, not outside LOL. Oh and those temps were for Dulless A/P area too. :D

[spearsm]

Originally posted by arhaney
We are looking at 99 on Sunday with a heat index of 115! An exessive heat warning has been issued for our area. Please, no structure fires in the next couple of days.


Alan,
I STILL would rather be under my awning under a fan taking a nap or watching Izu and Bear scratching in the rocks.:D :D :cool: :)

[martinm]

Its so crap here we only have weather, not climate.

[firenresq77]

It was supposed to be 95 today with heat index of 105. Not sure how hot it actually got...... Conditions now:



Sunny and Windy 89°F
Feels Like
100°F
Updated Jul 24 06:00 p.m. ET
UV Index: 2 Low
Wind: From SSW at 24 mph
gusting to 36 mph
Humidity: 66%
Pressure: 29.85 in.
Dew Point: 76°F
Visibility: 7.0 miles

[arhaney]

Current conditions down here with spearsm and myself:
Monroe County
Temp: 96
Humidity: 49 %
Wind Speed: S 3 MPH
Barometer: 30.03" (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint: 74°F (23°C)
Heat Index: 107°F (42°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi


Columbus:

Temp: 97
Humidity: 50 %
Wind Speed: NE 6 MPH
Barometer: 30.00"
Dewpoint: 75°F (24°C)
Heat Index: 110°F (43°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.
More Local Wx: 2 Day History:

[backdraft663]

Its hot here, we have a heat warning for today and tomorrow.

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S THROUGH TUESDAY...WILL COMBINE WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. IN ADDITION...IT WILL REMAIN VERY MUGGY OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS ONLY DROPPING TO THE LOWER AND MID 70S.

Right now its 90 Degrees with a heat index of 99 Degrees.

Tomorrows high without the heat index is 98, and I work in a factory so its going to be around 115 in the shop. Last summer we only had 2 days that hit 90 or higher.

[ffjhicks]

115 would be nice but 137 is where it was at yesterday. 0400 last night it was 92 degrees. Life is good but it is also hot.

[RyanEMVFD]

Here's our 7 day forecast.

[PattyV]

Since everything else is upside down, does the rain fall up?
Only when you guys get a flood and it seeps through the earth and comes out at our end.

[SteveDude]

Originally posted by martinm
Its so crap here we only have weather, not climate.

Hey, speak for yourself Mart.... down here in the 'Costa Del' South East we have had another Brilliant summer.... we haven't managed the 100f we did in 2003, but the weather has been more or less good since April... yesterday was the first rain in 2 weeks and the first significant rain in Months. We still have an anticipated Hosepipe ban in the coming weeks.

We are run off our feet with grass fires....you need to get yourself down south Bruv....:p

[SteveDude]

Who'd have thought this was a regular scene from London...looks more like Spain!!!:D

[PattyV]

yesterday was the first rain in 2 weeks and the first significant rain in Months. We still have an anticipated Hosepipe ban in the coming weeks.
You are joking right?





no really, tell me that you are.

BTW, that does look a bit dry for London. :(

[SteveDude]

Patty,
you sound like someone who knew London long ago....

In 2003 they said 7 of the hottest 10 summers on record had been within the last decade...looks like 2005 will be joining them.

All that Global warming, Rain is quite rare now in the South East. Even our plants, flowers and insects are changing...loads mor Southern European stuff growing here now.

Happy Days!!!

[PattyV]

you sound like someone who knew London long ago....
never been but my dad went over there on a navy exchange program in the 70s and he always says 'stop complaining about the weather, when i was in London...' :p
I know your pain, we are just coming out of a four to five year long drought. We suddenly got 500mm of rain out of nowhere a couple of weeks ago though, so we got plenty of water in the dam. (Though funnily we aint out of the drought yet)

[stillPSFB]

Here now Downunder in the middle of winter it's about 70, but the summers here are 120+ in the shade (that's the real temperature, not sure on the heat index). Unfortunately that's our busy time due to fires on the interface around the city:( Fighting fast moving fires in those conditions really really sucks, especially when the home team is losing badly and we are losing houses in quick succession down the street:(

[superchef]

guess I better not say that San Francisco was beautiful this weekend. Temps upper 60F 's to low 70F's. No humidity. cool ocean breezes. Today's forecast: high in the low 60's, afternoon sea breezes 10-25 mph. The forecast for the week is low 70's in the city. Time for the little summer things. :D


so what time should I pick you up frm the airport?


cheffie ;)

[spearsm]

Everytime I come back to this thread, the image of Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam explaining the heat, comes to mind.:)

[spearsm]

Originally posted by superchef
guess I better not say that San Francisco was beautiful this weekend. Temps upper 60F 's to low 70F's. No humidity. cool ocean breezes. Today's forecast: high in the low 60's, afternoon sea breezes 10-25 mph. The forecast for the week is low 70's in the city. Time for the little summer things. :D


so what time should I pick you up frm the airport?


cheffie ;)

You're making me jealous, Cheffie!:D

[arhaney]

******More moist than Manila in the monsoon******

[Lewiston2Capt]

Originally posted by spearsm
Everytime I come back to this thread, the image of Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam explaining the heat, comes to mind.:)

You mean this one?

http://www.moviewavs.com/0056218974/WAVS/Movies/Good_Morning_Vietnam/roosevelt.wav

[martinm]

Steve, the sky has been grey up North for weeks, has'nt stopped the grass fire calls though...just got back from an all day job where we spent about 5 hours pumping water onto a deepseated fire. The worst part about it is having to make up the 25 or so lengths of hose running through the woods:rolleyes:

[SPIPER]

Today: Mostly sunny. Hot. Heat index near 110F. High 99F
Right Now: 96° Dewpoint: 65°
Barometer: 30.00 in and falling Wind: S 14 mph
Humidity: 38%

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY
OFF OF THE OZARK PLATEAU. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO AROUND 100
DEGREES BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 TO 112
DEGREES. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES WILL BE NEAR THE LAKE OF THE
OZARKS WHERE DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS...HEAT INDICES HAVE BEEN
AVERAGING AROUND 110 TO 114 DEGREES.

[Firefighter1219]

I don't really know how hot it was outside this weekend; I only went outside very briefly. It was a cool 60 degrees at the Gadsden 2-4 station in Chattahoochee.

[backdraft663]

Current Temp- 95 Degrees

Feels like- 110 Degrees

Humidity- 56%

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

[SteveDude]

Originally posted by martinm
Steve, the sky has been grey up North for weeks, has'nt stopped the grass fire calls though...just got back from an all day job where we spent about 5 hours pumping water onto a deepseated fire. The worst part about it is having to make up the 25 or so lengths of hose running through the woods:rolleyes:

Jeez Mart....
Grass fires are bad enough... but at least they are a symptom of hot dry weather...Grey Skys and Grass Fires...that is not a good day out!!!:(

They are making quite a few up (Multi Alarm to you Guys on here) due to risk of spread and surrounding risks, so I get ordered onto the damned things for Officer cover... and still end up with a beater in my hand or poulling hose through undergrowth!!!! Good to keep my hand in though!!!:D

[MalahatTwo7]

Originally posted by arhaney
******More moist than Manila in the monsoon******

Been there... missed the monsoons, but 12 days in Manila in April is enough for most. :) Then another 30 days in Singapore through May/June. Gotta love a "boat" built by the lowest Bidder! LOL And 6 months in Cyprus from Aug to Feb, now there's a treat for sure. :D

[arhaney]

Just got out of the pool, even that sucker is 93 degrees! Good things are on the way though, 91 on wed. and upper 80's thru the rest of the week.

[Peetmoss]

Pretty Darn hot we have had 14 days over 90 after tommorow it will be 15

[LaFireEducator]

North Louisiana here ..
Haven't had a day below 90 in 2 months .. last 3 weeks most days have been 95 plus with heat indexes 100 plus every day ... and humidity here stays in about the 70-80% range day and night ..... and damn we love it. NOT.

Being a northerner until 3 years ago still not used to this crap. Sucks the life right outta ya ... I try to hang in the AC as much as I can.

[hwoods]

I LOVE Summer..... Worked at my sideline today. ASPHALT. Temp 96, Humidity 68% Got the job done in 4 hours, didn't want to play all day.:eek: :eek: :eek:

[arhaney]

Harve, was it your arse's fault? :D

[CaptainGonzo]

Today's weather forecast...

MA RI CT
CT/WRN 2/3RDS MA...SKC. 0709 VIS 3SM BR. OTLK...VFR.
RI/ERN MA...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
CAPE AND ISLANDS...SCT025. 06Z OCNL VIS 3SM BR. 08Z BKN010 TOP
020. VIS 3SM BR. OTLK...IFR CIG BR. :D

[MalahatTwo7]

Originally posted by CaptainGonzo
Today's weather forecast...

MA RI CT
CT/WRN 2/3RDS MA...SKC. 0709 VIS 3SM BR. OTLK...VFR.
RI/ERN MA...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
CAPE AND ISLANDS...SCT025. 06Z OCNL VIS 3SM BR. 08Z BKN010 TOP
020. VIS 3SM BR. OTLK...IFR CIG BR. :D

So did ya go fly'n, or just checking in with Weather Central? :D

[PattyV]

Today's weather forecast...
Those pilots just think they are too good for the 'ole fashioned weather forcast of 'mostly sunny, with a chance of a shower' (how vague can you get?)

[CaptainGonzo]

Originally posted by MalahatTwo7


So did ya go fly'n, or just checking in with Weather Central? :D

I have a flight lesson scheduled for this afternoon. Last week's flight was cancelled due to poor visibility. Marginnal VFR is visibility of 3 statute miles. From 1 to 2 PM, the visibility went from marginal VFR to a mile in haze.

[FFTide]

Today is probably going to be the worst day of the year in New Jersey. 95* and humidity making it feel like 105-110*... and I just know the pager will be going off today.

~Jeff

[rualfire]

We are a little over a month from our first frost of the year...

Until then.. Heaven...

Today
Clear
82º | 59º
Wed
Clear
82º | 60º
Thu
Clear
82º | 53º
Fri
Clear
82º | 51º

[GeorgeWendtCFI]

I just got done diggnig out a fire scene in Central Jersey (Monroe Twp.). 92 F at 11:00 AM. I have the best job in the world most days. Today, it completely sucked.

[snowball]

We are in our 3rd week of temps no less than 105F. Today it is supposed to reach 111F with 31% humidity.

This snowball is melting! :eek:

[FFDCAR15]

It's 3rd world country hot today. Where's the snow?

[Berks2Montco84]

Originally posted by FFDCAR15
It's 3rd world country hot today.

Lol, well then, I've never heard that before....well done, well done.....;)

[doughesson]

I hear ya,bro.
We had a fire at 0930 yesterday.The temps were 92 degrees and heat index of 107.
The local news babe was out asking us "How hot would you say it is?",obviously abusing the blonde privelege.I heard one guy wanting to put her in turnouts and then ask HER how how she felt it was.
Our mutual aid departments were there for water supply and manpower so we were like a Little League game-"Every kid gets to play."
We rotated out every 15 minutes whether a FF felt like it or not.


Originally posted by GeorgeWendtCFI
I just got done digging out a fire scene in Central Jersey (Monroe Twp.). 92 F at 11:00 AM. I have the best job in the world most days. Today, it completely sucked.

[ramseycl]

I spent 17 days on a helicopter detail north of Scottsdale AZ, temp at the airport was 110. We got sent to a fire on the Colorado river near Yuma, thought I was going to shrivel up and die.

[SteveDude]

Damn me and my big Mouth....today was like November 18th in London!!!!

It cooled down a few days ago and we had a few showers, but today when I left for work it was about 55 and raining like hell....the best it got today was 64.

Still, up to 81 tomorrow with Thundery Showers and heading back to the good stuff after the weekend.

Oi Mart...come and take your bloody bad Weather back!!!!;)

Today in London.....

[Weruj1]

like a freezer here .............only in the mid 70;s .I dont think it got to 80 here !

[rualfire]

Originally posted by SteveDude

It cooled down a few days ago and we had a few showers, but today when I left for work it was about 55 and raining like hell....the best it got today was 64.


Today in London.....

I thought it was always grey and cold in London.

[FlyingKiwi]

Just like "There is always 10 foot of snow in Canada." :rolleyes:

[rualfire]

yeah... and we live in igloo's and ride dogsleds..

Mush!

[firedog21]

Today it was hotter then 2 rats screwing in a wool sock !

Stay Safe
Firedog21 I.A.F.F. Proud

[SteveDude]

Originally posted by rualfire


I thought it was always grey and cold in London.


Yeah, like London is a pretty little village community with street Markets and Mary Poppins types wandering along!!!!:rolleyes:

Only in Hollwood my Friend, the Reality.... Somwhere between NYC and Beirut... only a little cooler!!!!!:D

[PFDTruck2]

It was 95 here the last two days with an index over 105.

[rualfire]

Originally posted by SteveDude



Yeah, like London is a pretty little village community with street Markets and Mary Poppins types wandering along!!!!:rolleyes:

Only in Hollwood my Friend, the Reality.... Somwhere between NYC and Beirut... only a little cooler!!!!!:D

Steve..

I looked at your website.

I see what you mean.. one picture there with 3 'low rent' flats burned out in the same building, and stories of crews being attacked while putting our fires...

Talk about hot...

[JackTee09]

It's hot everywhere.

[SteveDude]

OK, so after a red hot spell... London had its coldest July day in 25 years yesterday...it only got up to 64 degrees. Now we are back to decent weather again (apart from the odd Thunderstorm) but at least it is high 70's....

Birmingham about 100 miles north of London had a Tornado This afternoon... miraculously 19 injured, no one killed, lots of damage... WTF is going on in this World???

A Tornado...in BIRMINGHAM???? I thought they happenned in the Mid West of the USA not the 'Midlands' of the UK?

BBC News Story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4725279.stm)
BBC Photos of Damage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4725711.stm)

..and after yesterdays miserable offering....Sunny London again!!!:rolleyes:

[spearsm]

Oh Mama!

Local weather is:

81 degrees and falling.....


Oh mama!

Alan, are you enjoying the same?

I thought they happenned in the Mid West of the USA not the 'Midlands' of the UK?

Those suckers are really found of the South as well.

[Jodie130]

Humidity SUCKS!! Thank god for the rain!!

[PattyV]

Humidity SUCKS!! Thank god for the rain!!
Just be careful in your rejoice. When it heats up again, the rain you have had will make the humidity worse. I used to live in Malaysia and you would bask in the coolness of the rain, but then when the clouds parted, it was hot and muggier then before.

[martinm]

Steve, you making me jealous with your "blue sky" photos!:D Although at least the weather was nice and cool so we did'nt boil over at the silo fire the other day. (Another messy day in the paradise of Northumberland!)