104 degrees in DFW, another record set for energy use

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: silverpig
<--- Lives in Canada. Nice comfortable 70F right now

Most places here don't even have A/C

Our avg January high temp is 60F (15.5C). I don't complain about the heat.

 

[DAGTA]

111F now at 3:52pm, still rising

 

[marvdmartian]

I'm up in Wichita Falls (2 hrs north of DFW), and we hit a high of 106 today, according to weather.com. Currently 104. I keep my thermostat at 75, but it's currently cycling on and off to maintain that (not constantly running).

Yesterday's official high temp was 109. Damn, that's just too hot!! :thumbsdown:

 

[Ackmed]

Bah, you people dont know hot.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2w40f46.jpg

That was around 11am. With no AC, and wearing cammies and full PPE. Talk about sweating.

Kuwait was even hotter, thankfully we werent there long. No idea how hot it was, I swear it made 125 felt cool. We got off the plane, and I thought we were behind the jets, and the exhaust was blowing on us. But it was just the wind... ugh.

 

[Modelworks]

The national electrical grid just got a grade of D, hope all those in hot climates have a backup plan.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
The national electrical grid just got a grade of D, hope all those in hot climates have a backup plan.

Based on capacity or reliability?

 

[Babbles]

I'm originally from Arlington - in DFW - but now live in Central PA and as much as I miss Texas it's sort of nice when the high is only 88.

 

[rocadelpunk]

http://twitpic.com/5o1eq

113 in phx a while back. pretty sure I got heatstroke the other day haha.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: RedArmy
Nice weather here, 80's and sunny.

80's is still hot. It's been in the 80's here in LA. 80's isn't comfortable.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: RedArmy
Nice weather here, 80's and sunny.

80's is still hot. It's been in the 80's here in LA. 80's isn't comfortable.

You pansy. You're in L.A.! Go to the beach for Christ's sake!

 

[SunSamurai]

I dont care if its 130 outside if youre in a room with a working AC youre not suffering.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Bah, you people dont know hot.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2w40f46.jpg

That was around 11am. With no AC, and wearing cammies and full PPE. Talk about sweating.

Kuwait was even hotter, thankfully we werent there long. No idea how hot it was, I swear it made 125 felt cool. We got off the plane, and I thought we were behind the jets, and the exhaust was blowing on us. But it was just the wind... ugh.

:shocked:

 

[Sea Moose]

Originally posted by: Safeway
I'm in the dark, in Dallas, TX. Only things pulling power are my A/C, laptop, refrigerator, a single CFL and my sybian thats built into my neffing station chair.

fixed

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
The national electrical grid just got a grade of D, hope all those in hot climates have a backup plan.

thankfully, texas isn't on the national grid

 

[Olivas]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
http://twitpic.com/5o1eq

113 in phx a while back. pretty sure I got heatstroke the other day haha.

Yeah, it was because of those wondeful Phx summers that my wife and I got our a$$es out of there, and move out here to Denver. In the 70's and raining right now. Loving it.

 

[BoomerD]

Ah...THAT's where it went...We had that weather LAST week. I'm glad it's gone (for now) and I'm glad you're enjoying it down yonder.

We had 4 or 5 days over 105, and IIRC, 109 was the worst...on two days.)