# Looks like we're hitting one of our annual extreme days today: + 35 C. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 30, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446 "2017-07-30T16:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/1 "2017-07-30T16:30:35Z")
Living in Saskatchewan, I’ve commented before that we have a 70 degree range (in Celsius, of course). Hottest day of the year is normally +35 C; coldest day is normally - 35 C. Forecast today is for + 35. I’m sweltering already. “But it’s a dry cold” works in winter; “It’s a dry heat”, not so much. I’m planning on staying in the shade as much as I can. :eek: Bring on autumn, soon! Much prefer the coolth to the warmth. ---
**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/2 "2017-07-30T21:18:28Z")
Ouch! Down here, +35 is expected-both A/Cs are running today. In Saskatchewan, or at my wife’s parents in central Pa., toughing it out during a hot day is painful. And unproductive. ☹ Stay in the shade, drink lots of water and think snow thoughts! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/3 "2017-07-30T21:20:21Z")
I was wrong. Actual temp is now + 38 C. We just came back from DQ, loaded with cool ice-cream treats. It’s not enough. Beer. Yeah, that’s the ticket! Cold beer, in a mug from the freezer! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/4 "2017-07-30T22:22:38Z")
To those of us in America; 35 C = 95 F 38 C = 100 F Most Americans might go 'Yeah, so? It’s JULY!", but we’re talking Canada here. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/5 "2017-07-30T22:38:53Z")
I love it. I’d be happy with 35 C every day. I’m going to a campground next weekend and it looks like 23C, which is far too cool for this time of year. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/6 "2017-07-30T23:19:04Z")
+23 C is my idea of “just right” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/7 "2017-07-30T23:34:51Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Beer. Yeah, that’s the ticket! Cold beer, in a mug from the freezer! If I didn’t need to use the car to run some errands in a bit, I’d be hoisting a cold one too. Well, maybe when I get back. Excellent idea, thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/8 "2017-07-30T23:39:28Z")
South Texas here. Today my outdoor thermometer (in the shade) showed 104 (40 C) for a short time this afternoon. Then it plummeted to a chilly 98 (36 C). We’re not _used to it_ here, but we expect it. However, you Canadians need to sue someone! ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/9 "2017-07-30T23:43:48Z")
For most of us Celsius-impaired Americans, here’s a little aid that will help remind you of a general idea of how Celsius numbers run: \*Thirty, Twenty, Ten, Zero: Hot, Nice, Cold, Ice.\* ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/10 "2017-07-31T00:19:33Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > For most of us Celsius-impaired Americans, here’s a little aid that will help remind you of a general idea of how Celsius numbers run: > \*Thirty, > Twenty, > Ten, > Zero: > > Hot, > Nice, > Cold, > Ice.\* Thanks for that. Very helpful. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/11 "2017-07-31T00:57:07Z")
Have to get used to it. I don’t think these kinds of temps are going away any time soon, or possibly ever. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/12 "2017-07-31T00:57:14Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > For most of us Celsius-impaired Americans, here’s a little aid that will help remind you of a general idea of how Celsius numbers run: > \*Thirty, > Twenty, > Ten, > Zero: > > Hot, > Nice, > Cold, > Ice.\* A CBC announcer (Paul Rush) came up with this in 1974 when we went metric: 0 is freezing 10 is not 20 is pleasing 30 is hot. In Montreal, I don’t think we have had anything over 30 this summer. And all that rain that didn’t fall in the west was dumped here. Coolest summer in memory (following the mildest winter, to be sure). Today was 27, tomorrow 28, very pleasant. Nothing warmer in prospect and rain later this week. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/13 "2017-07-31T01:21:22Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > South Texas here. Today my outdoor thermometer (in the shade) showed 104 (40 C) for a short time this afternoon. Then it plummeted to a chilly 98 (36 C). We’re not _used to it_ here, but we expect it. However, you Canadians need to sue someone! Oh, we expect it here, a few days out of the year. We are, after all, due north of Texas without any moderation from bodies of water like the Gulf. Doesn’t mean I like it, though! **Spoons** , you getting the same heat over there? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/14 "2017-07-31T02:46:50Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > **Spoons** , you getting the same heat over there? Pretty much, yes. It was probably in the mid-30s today, and a heat warning is in effect. A little rain would cool things off, but while there’s a chance of it this week, it’s only a chance. Then we’re back to heat, apparently. I like a warm summer, perhaps even bordering on hot, but maybe not quite _this_ hot. Although since the heat wave started, I have been able to achieve better-than-usual golf scores. So maybe it’s not such a bad thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/15 "2017-07-31T02:54:15Z")
Looking at the sky this evening, I’m thinking a thunder storm is in the offing. Probably will just add to the humidity, not cool things down. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/16 "2017-07-31T02:56:16Z")
> [@rbroome](#): > > Ouch! > > Down here, +35 is expected-both A/Cs are running today. Just noticed this - \* both \* A/Cs? How does that work? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/17 "2017-07-31T20:13:15Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > “But it’s a dry cold” works in winter; “It’s a dry heat”, not so much. Oh yes, dry heat makes a huge difference, much like wind chill makes a difference in winter. You haven’t lived until you’ve had [95 degree (35 Celsius) and 75%+ humidity](http://www.calculator.net/heat-index-calculator.html), which is typical for Georgia in July. Sweat doesn’t evaporate, it just makes one wet and even more miserable. We love our low humidity days here (90 degrees and 35% as I type this. Feels like fall! OK, not really, but noticeably cooler than the last few days). ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/18 "2017-07-31T20:44:46Z")
It’s always the _something-est something, since records began._ ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/19 "2017-07-31T20:53:53Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Just noticed this - \* both \* A/Cs? > > How does that work? Presumably it’s not central air, but a couple of window units. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446/20 "2017-08-01T02:00:17Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Just noticed this - \* both \* A/Cs? > > How does that work? One for the front of the house (kitchen area) and one for the bedrooms. So that we can better control the temp based on usage. And it was hard to install (at least back when this house was built) a single family A/C unit big enough for the entire house at once. Certainly large A/Cs were/are available, but not at consumer pricing. It works out. If one needs servicing, we spend a lot of time in the other part of the house. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-were-hitting-one-of-our-annual-extreme-days-today-35-c/792446.md?page=2)