Thursday, June 25, 2015

Now is a good time to do maintenance on fans and air conditioners


Locally we experienced some above average temperatures through May and most of June.  Some were higher than anything experienced in the last decade.   
The last three days were a pleasant respite from the heat.  That is about to come to an end.

Temperatures rising 
Slow at first, by the start of the new week rising temperatures will become noticeable.  Mid thirties celsius, mid nineties fahrenheit.   
The feels like temperature should be topping off in the upper thirties celsius, slightly over 100 fahrenheit. (39 degrees Celsius = 312.15 degrees Kelvin)
Things may begin cooling down during the second week of July, but that's too far ahead to predict with any certainty 

June 24 
Pakistan heatwave: Death toll over 800 in Sindh - BBC News
"... If it heats up to 39-40C, the brain tells the muscles to slow down and fatigue sets in. At 40-41C heat exhaustion is likely - and above 41C the body starts to shut down. ..."


June 19
Japanese tourist dies hiking at Grand Canyon in hot weather | Reuters
"... Temperatures on the trail at the time exceeded 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) ..."

May 30
India heat wave tests water supply as deaths near 2,000 - Al Jazeera English
Sakon Nakhon   สกลนคร

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