Maybe living in the desert isn't so smart

kath · 08-12-2004

The funny thing about the desert is - you get used to it. Really, you do. It usually hits about 115-120 during the summer where we are (east of Palm Springs, CA) and I know I bitch about it constantly, but it's only about 3 months out of the year. The rest of the time, it's perfect. The first year we moved here it broke records and hit 130 - beating out Death Valley for the first time *ever* for hottest temp in the US desert. Talk about a rude awakening!

Lately the temp hasn't been too high (100-110) but the humidity has jumped (47% and 93 degrees already at 8:26 in the morning), prompting news guys to start crying El Nino again already.

My kids & hubby went to a Dodger game in LA last weekend - they brought sweatshirts because it was supposed to be in the 70's - 80's that afternoon/evening. Funny thing is - they WORE them. lol How sad is that? And LA folk were complaining about a heat wave because it climbed to 90-something around noon that day.

However this: http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/12/storms/index.html worries me... I hope everyone has a safe trip in and out of Florida. Guess I'm glad my bum knee kept me off a plane this time around... ya'll be careful out there!

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08-12-2004	#19
kath Members Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 1,340	The funny thing about the desert is - you get used to it. Really, you do. It usually hits about 115-120 during the summer where we are (east of Palm Springs, CA) and I know I bitch about it constantly, but it's only about 3 months out of the year. The rest of the time, it's perfect. The first year we moved here it broke records and hit 130 - beating out Death Valley for the first time ever for hottest temp in the US desert. Talk about a rude awakening! Lately the temp hasn't been too high (100-110) but the humidity has jumped (47% and 93 degrees already at 8:26 in the morning), prompting news guys to start crying El Nino again already. My kids & hubby went to a Dodger game in LA last weekend - they brought sweatshirts because it was supposed to be in the 70's - 80's that afternoon/evening. Funny thing is - they WORE them. lol How sad is that? And LA folk were complaining about a heat wave because it climbed to 90-something around noon that day. However this: http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/12/storms/index.html worries me... I hope everyone has a safe trip in and out of Florida. Guess I'm glad my bum knee kept me off a plane this time around... ya'll be careful out there!