06-04-2016, 06:34 AM
Hey Mr. Mayor, happy birthday to you as well.... 
Have a great day Frank. 
Good morning all. Well, we went out a bit after 1:00 yesterday afternoon, and on the way home, the car outside temp reading showed 116. Officially, I think we hit 114, but it doesn't matter. Once it gets over 110, you really can't tell the difference. Anyone who says otherwise is just trying to make points. I still remember in June of 1990 when it hit 122, the only difference I could see was that the parking lot seemed a bit squishy. Yeah, you could actually leave footprints in parts of the blacktop. :o Flights out of the Phoenix airport were halted because their charts didn't go up that high to know what settings they needed for takeoff. Anyway, today will break another record, two to be exact. It's suppose to be three degrees hotter than the record, and it will be the earliest date for over 115 on record. I hope this isn't an indication of what the rest of the summer will be like. Going into a pool or spa to cool down is futile, it's like going into bath water at this point.
Then I see those folks back east battling floods and tornadoes and I don't feel so bad anymore. Good luck to all those that are dealing with this kind of weather.
Have a great day Frank. Good morning all. Well, we went out a bit after 1:00 yesterday afternoon, and on the way home, the car outside temp reading showed 116. Officially, I think we hit 114, but it doesn't matter. Once it gets over 110, you really can't tell the difference. Anyone who says otherwise is just trying to make points. I still remember in June of 1990 when it hit 122, the only difference I could see was that the parking lot seemed a bit squishy. Yeah, you could actually leave footprints in parts of the blacktop. :o Flights out of the Phoenix airport were halted because their charts didn't go up that high to know what settings they needed for takeoff. Anyway, today will break another record, two to be exact. It's suppose to be three degrees hotter than the record, and it will be the earliest date for over 115 on record. I hope this isn't an indication of what the rest of the summer will be like. Going into a pool or spa to cool down is futile, it's like going into bath water at this point.
Then I see those folks back east battling floods and tornadoes and I don't feel so bad anymore. Good luck to all those that are dealing with this kind of weather.
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD