Sweaty misery in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | July 24,2010 | Tom Avril

[gusopol3]

Through Thursday, the temperature at Philadelphia International Airport has averaged 81.8 degrees for the month, 4.4 degrees above normal. The way forecasts are shaping up, the city is headed for its third-hottest July on record, a shade behind 82.4 in 1872 and 82.1 in 1994.

The last below-normal day in the city was July 2; there have been just six below-normal days in Philadelphia in the last two months.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

I knew where you were, before I even looked at screen name or home page flag.

[Figment]

“You want to know who’s really complaining, the grass. I haven’t cut in a month, and our rainfall deficit isn’t that bad”

Lucky you. I’m still having to mow weekly here. Planning on using the lowest setting today to see if I can stunt it and not have to mow for awhile

[RayChuang88]

One of the reasons why a lot of people moved west of the Rockies was to escape the miserable tropical summer heat east of the Rockies when you can get temperatures in the 90's and over 50% humidity. I've experienced Hong Kong summers with temperatures in the mid 90's with 70% humidity and you want to zoom into an air-conditioned building in VERY short order.

[metesky]

I wonder how the crybabies would have stood up in Phillie during the long hot summer of 1787.

[Alberta's Child]

Very good points, folks. But think about it this way . . .

Temperature readings at airports may not be truly accurate indicators of air temperature for a city, but if they are taken consistently from the same place over time then they'll at least you'll have an accurate indicator of air temperature relative to other days, years, etc. Regardless of where you measure temperature in Philadelphia and what exactly those temperatures are, I think it's accurate to say that the last few weeks have been among the hottest on record in Philadelphia.

New York City sort of has the opposite problem. "Official" temperature readings reported for the city are usually taken from Central Park, which happens to be one of the few places in Manhattan with any substantial vegetation. That's why New York City itself usually has the lowest summer temperatures in the region, while northern New Jersey appears to be so much hotter because temperatures there are reported at Newark International Airport.

[mewzilla]

Speaking of sweaty misery...

1776 The Musical - For God's Sake John Sit Down

Someone, open up a window!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

If you average Philly and the San Fran Peninsula, then things are just right. It’s been about 4 - 5 degrees BELOW normal here. Still waiting for summer.

[Chode]

[BigCinBigD]

:o)

[driftless2]

It’s the 24th of July, and here in western Wisconsin the temp has not yet reached ninety degrees since May. That is unheard of for where I live where temps in the high nineties or even hitting one hundred in July are fairly common.