Weather & Road Report

[SonoranSongbird 3]

I would die if I had to live in Houston. It's not a bad city, really (love the FOREST in the airport near where you return the rental cars), but they regularly get Arizona-like heat with Florida-like humidity.

91 here with heat index of 101. In Tucson, it is also 91, but the humidity is only 11%. Why did I move again?

And now for the road report part: this morning there was a slow-moving piece of farm equipment on the off-ramp of Route 143. Admittedly, this isn't a freeway, but it's a stretch of road where they've been too dumb to post speed limits so everyone just goes 60 on the divided part.

ETA: Sometimes I just love the quirk factor of the midwest.

Edited June 23, 2009 by SonoranSongbird

[JillA 2]

We're Canadian, why are you all speaking in Farenheit? I kid, I kid. Anyway, it's only 24 here, but it's very humid so it feels much warmer

[trailmix 77]

Interesting about the humidity percentage Sonoran.

Let's use today's weather in Lake Mary and Calgary for example.

Right now in Lake Mary it is 97 degrees and the humidity is at 27% (36 celcius )

In Calgary it is 61 degrees and the humidity is at 42%. (16 celcius)

Now, we all know that it feels very humid in Lake Mary right now - it just is. I also know that in Calgary right now it does not feel humid.

[Krikit 1,164]

We're Canadian, why are you all speaking in Farenheit? I kid, I kid. Anyway, it's only 24 here, but it's very humid so it feels much warmer

The metric conversion of Canada came long after my formal education of Imperial. I have a hard time grasping it, though I can work with it.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

We had thunderstorms roll through yesterday afternoon and evening and accordingly today the temperature is much more moderate. it is currently 89 and feels like 92 (51% humidity). I was glad because I had to take two of the cats to the vets this morning for their annual shots and I hated putting them in the hot car while waiting for the A/C to kick in. I mean, going to the vet is bad enough for them but to cope with the weather of the last few days would have made it that much worse.

[JillA 2]

We're Canadian, why are you all speaking in Farenheit? I kid, I kid. Anyway, it's only 24 here, but it's very humid so it feels much warmer

The metric conversion of Canada came long after my formal education of Imperial. I have a hard time grasping it, though I can work with it.

That's like my Mom, she's more comfortable with farenheit and miles!

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Interesting about the humidity percentage Sonoran.

Let's use today's weather in Lake Mary and Calgary for example.

Right now in Lake Mary it is 97 degrees and the humidity is at 27% (36 celcius )

In Calgary it is 61 degrees and the humidity is at 42%. (16 celcius)

Now, we all know that it feels very humid in Lake Mary right now - it just is. I also know that in Calgary right now it does not feel humid.

Yeah, I can tell you for sure which one I'd rather visit. Not that I wouldn't want to hang out with you, Trailmix....

[trailmix 77]

Interesting about the humidity percentage Sonoran.

Let's use today's weather in Lake Mary and Calgary for example.

Right now in Lake Mary it is 97 degrees and the humidity is at 27% (36 celcius )

In Calgary it is 61 degrees and the humidity is at 42%. (16 celcius)

Now, we all know that it feels very humid in Lake Mary right now - it just is. I also know that in Calgary right now it does not feel humid.

Yeah, I can tell you for sure which one I'd rather visit. Not that I wouldn't want to hang out with you, Trailmix....

[SonoranSongbird 3]

We supposedly have a heat index of 117. That can't possibly be right. It does get that high, but not with the actual temperature being 93. I think someone's brain has melted or something.

[Krikit 1,164]

We're Canadian, why are you all speaking in Farenheit? I kid, I kid. Anyway, it's only 24 here, but it's very humid so it feels much warmer

The metric conversion of Canada came long after my formal education of Imperial. I have a hard time grasping it, though I can work with it.

That's like my Mom, she's more comfortable with farenheit and miles!

Just call me Grandma Krikit. Would you like a cookie, dearie? *adjusts curlers*

[JillA 2]

We're Canadian, why are you all speaking in Farenheit? I kid, I kid. Anyway, it's only 24 here, but it's very humid so it feels much warmer

The metric conversion of Canada came long after my formal education of Imperial. I have a hard time grasping it, though I can work with it.

That's like my Mom, she's more comfortable with farenheit and miles!

Just call me Grandma Krikit. Would you like a cookie, dearie? *adjusts curlers*

[Krikit 1,164]

It was super foggy out this morning. It's now sunny and bright and the birds are singing. It's cooled down a LOT since yesterday. That's nice. We had a late-day thunderstorm, yesterday, but that's nothing new.

[RYCK 0]

*looks out the window* It's sunny ... a few clouds... warm.... slight breeze...

[trailmix 77]

It was super foggy out this morning. It's now sunny and bright and the birds are singing. It's cooled down a LOT since yesterday. That's nice. We had a late-day thunderstorm, yesterday, but that's nothing new.

It was great yesterday evening, a few clouds rolled over (although it didn't rain until some time over night) and it was only like 70 some degrees!

Sunny and hot now, of course (86 degrees).

Edited June 24, 2009 by trailmix

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Ooh, I love fog! I'm a little jealous.

It was actually not quite as humid this morning as it's been. The windows weren't steamed up and the back door knob wasn't wet. They had wicked thunderstorms last night out in western Missouri, but they all either fizzled out or turned south before they got here so we didn't get anything. The heat has been worse out there, so they needed the relief more than we did.

My husband is the Canadian, but I grew up in a border town and I remember when they switched to metric. I don't remember exactly when it was though. At that time, the US was considering switching so we learned both in school. I remember learning metric from a 7th grade math teacher who was obsessed with the Muppet Show--Miss Piggy and Kermit featured prominently in a lot of her word problems. I think it's kind of stupid we didn't switch. Converting cups to teaspoons to pints to quarts is too confusing. I lived in Europe for a while and it really wasn't hard to get used to using something different, it did take some getting used to but really not a big deal.