Western Europe under heatwave?
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Skrying said:
Yes, its not the heat, its the humidity. Dry heat is nothing. It can be 110 outside, and not feel that bad. When its 90, and then 90% humidity... oh my. I live in SE Tennessee, and the humidy will drain you. You cant walk without sweating, and being all sticky. I very much dislike it. But hey, Im from Alaska... I dont like the heat much anyways.
Deepak said:I was reading paper the other day and saw a news article that Western Europe is passing through a "heat wave", London was at 38C so was Belgium.
So have the temp subsided now? What is the current scene.
Though to call 38C "heatwave".
Here is was a high of 37C today, but that was because a "cold front" moved through the area.
DudeMiester
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If you want crazy weather you should try the praries in Canada. They get -40C in winter and 40C in summer both with tons of wind. Where I live near Toronto it's not as extreme -25C to 35C I'd say.
DudeMiester said:
If you want crazy weather come to Texas and enjoy a spring in the Tornado capital of the world. Feel the wrath of nature as a cold front passes through and temperatures drop 4+C in a matter of 2-3 minutes. Enjoy hailstones that can be as large as an infant's head.
Then in summer you can enjoy 45C temperatures and 2-3 months straight without a drop of rain.
In the fall we get hurricane season. Always good to brighten up a boring week.
And in the winter we get the occasional ice storm. Not snow, that is rare, but ice is pretty common.
CosmoKramer
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So, all in all, Europe is the most pleasant continent on earth.
Don't we know it...
Don't we know it...
Deepak said:I was reading paper the other day and saw a news article that Western Europe is passing through a "heat wave", London was at 38C so was Belgium.
So have the temp subsided now? What is the current scene.
Though to call 38C "heatwave".
I thought I was dying yesterday. 30°C in the evening!!! Crazy. It's been like this for weeks already, not a drop of rain.
Wow, it has been fantastic since morning...rains! Max was around 29C, feels like rain. Even now as I write it is raining outside.
http://search.weather.yahoo.com/forecast/INXX0096_c.html
http://search.weather.yahoo.com/forecast/INXX0096_c.html
Blazkowicz
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it's been 40°C now (maybe slightly more, I seem to be in the hottest part of France ..), so call me an eurowimp if you want but I call that an heatwave
Right now it's 31ºC outside, and 28ºC in my apartment. Normally the temp difference is the opposite. But today I'm so fortunate that there has been a leak in the district heating system so the whole neighbourhood is out of hot water.
And that reduced the temperature in my apartment with several degrees.
I knew it was leaking heat from the pipes, and I can't turn off the radiator in my bathroom completely, but this is ridiculous.
And with this kind of air temperature I don't mind only having cold water in the shower, so the leak couldn't have come at a better time.
And that reduced the temperature in my apartment with several degrees.
I knew it was leaking heat from the pipes, and I can't turn off the radiator in my bathroom completely, but this is ridiculous.
And with this kind of air temperature I don't mind only having cold water in the shower, so the leak couldn't have come at a better time.
I guess this counts as a DOH-moment.Simon F said:
I often have it partly covered up with stuff that I want to get dry quick, but I haven't tried to cover it up competely to stop the heat. I'll see how much difference it makes. But it won't help that I can feel on the floor exactly where the pipes to that radiator goes, it's quite warm. Call me odd, but I don't like the idea to have a carpet in the bathroom.
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