It is HOT!!!

JIL · #1 06/29/12, 09:42 PM

I've lost count on how many 100 degree days we have had in a row and how long it has been since we've had rain. My animals are suffering and my garden is fried...... hauling in water making ice bottles elctrolytes added to the water, not sure what else to do. It is HOT!!

lynnabyrd · #2 06/29/12, 10:30 PM

Wish I could share our cool temps and rain! I'm rather tired of long sleeves and running the woodstove in the evenings.

naturelover · #3 06/29/12, 11:56 PM

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bourbonred · #4 06/30/12, 07:41 AM

Yep, Ky is dry. Last night we had a thunderstorm-- powerful winds, lightening, trees down, alot of homes without electricity...but no rain. My garden is surviving because I'm watering some portion of it daily. But I haven't been vigilant with the rest of the fruit bearers. I've lost a blackberry bush, 2 fruit trees, an elderberry bush, and some grapes.

JIL · #5 06/30/12, 10:16 AM

wow that m,ap is pretty serious.

hillbillygal · #6 06/30/12, 10:49 AM

We put a fan up in the chicken coop a few days ago. We have two broody hens sitting out there and I worry about it getting too hot.

The yard is nice and crispy. We're still trying to run the sprinkler in the late evenings on some part of the garden.

I was hopeful for some rain last night as the wind picked up all of the sudden but it was just from a storm front passing to the north of us. I'm not looking forward to the fireworks tonight as the fields are pretty dry. We're not going to be firing any off this year as it is too dry and we can use the money for other things than blowing it up, lol. This will be the first year in a while that we haven't. I have a few left over fireworks that we might use Wednesday IF we get a rain. I don't want to have to run animals through a burning field though.

mnn2501 · #7 06/30/12, 11:15 AM

We usually get about 60+ straight days of 100 or more around here. This years actually been a bit cooler than normal so far. This week was our first 100 degree days - 5 of them so far.

Unlike most parts of the country, we don't really cool down a whole lot at night.
Sorry y'all are suffering but hey, its survivable, we Texans do it every year.

julieq · #8 06/30/12, 01:26 PM

I think we're about average here in Southern Idaho. Some 90 to 100 degree afternoons, but that's usual. Fortunately here in the high desert it cools down a lot once the sun sets.

Rainy · #9 06/30/12, 01:55 PM

It was 105 when i went by the bank earlier... Sure hope this heat breaks soon...

naturelover · #10 06/30/12, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JIL

wow that map is pretty serious.

Yes, serious. All that red looks scarey. Also, the map automatically updates every few minutes, (or it does for me at least) so if you come back and look at it a little later you should see any variations and changes in temperatures across the continent. I looked at it half an hour ago and again now and see that compared to half an hour ago the heat is really cranking up in the 100's in the south and south east states now.

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AngieM2 · #11 06/30/12, 03:03 PM

107 in N. AL now. You do not need an oven to cook - a solar would fry something today. Tomorrow and next couple of days about the same expected. I think the 4th we are to cool down to a high of 98.

terri9630 · #12 06/30/12, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by julieq

I think we're about average here in Southern Idaho. Some 90 to 100 degree afternoons, but that's usual. Fortunately here in the high desert it cools down a lot once the sun sets.

Temps usually drop 25-30 degrees here at night but not so much here lately.

mekasmom · #13 06/30/12, 04:44 PM

It is so very hot. I saw some horses standing in the sun today with no shade. I pray the owners will move them to another pasture.

I'm walking and stepping over LGD laying all over the house in the AC. And I have three Mama rabbits in dog crates with their nests in the kitchen. It is just so hot.

terri9630 · #14 06/30/12, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mekasmom

It is so very hot. I saw some horses standing in the sun today with no shade. I pray the owners will move them to another pasture.

I'm walking and stepping over LGD laying all over the house in the AC. And I have three Mama rabbits in dog crates with their nests in the kitchen. It is just so hot.

I've been bringing in our rabbits during the day as well. My horses have shade but they wont stand in it......

Jakk · #15 06/30/12, 06:06 PM

It hit 109 yesterday. I installed a "Misty Mate" in my chicken run and a fan blowing into the coop to cool it down. I have one broody that is sitting on a golf ball and a plastic Easter egg, she won't come out at all.

MO_cows · #16 06/30/12, 08:27 PM

It was over 100 here today, the 3rd day in a row and plenty more of the same in the forecast.

Trying to prep cabinets for painting at son's house. Had the doors out in the garage to sand them. Just wanted to take the sheen off the existing paint, but it was coming up in little balls like rubber cement. Finally figured out it was the heat. Had to take them in the house and make the sanding mess in there, or else totally strip the doors.

cnichols · #17 06/30/12, 10:47 PM

Yep, 100+ temps here for about a week now. And it doesn't look like it's going to ease up any for the next 10 days, according to the forecast.

I keep ice in the water buckets for the chickens. About all I can do, other than set up a fan. They tend to congrigate under the front porch during the worst of the heat, so I keep a bucket of water up here for them. They walk or sit around panting with their wings raised. I feel bad for them but ... not much else I can do.

My son was wanting to put the puppies outside a week ago, since they're "getting around" now ... (his dog and I usually don't interfear) ... however, I told him if he puts those pups outside, he's going out there too!!! It's just cruel to do that to them! Needless to say, the pups are still in the house with the a/c running! LOL

Sonshine · #18 06/30/12, 10:49 PM

It got up to 109 here today and they're saying it will be at least 104 tomorrow, but said it could possibly be higher.

Joe Prepper · #19 06/30/12, 11:31 PM

I usually dont mind the heat much. Today I was out doing some sideways carpentry calculations on what was needed to get the pterodactyl pen finished and realized I was drenched in sweat. I further realized that I was in the shade not doing any actual work.

I usually wear jeans and boots. I had to break out the shorts today and against my better judgement but follwing the DW's...I parked the boots and wore tennis shoes with the above mentioned shorts.

I was still too hot to do aything. Round here pretty much the past week if your not done working by 10 in the morning you have to work by spotlight or with IV fluids attached. May be I'm just getting old but I swear I was cutting grass by moonlight tonight.

I dont remember even thinking about temperature as it related to me working 10 years ago.