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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Deadly heatwave to leave DC as hot as DEATH VALLEY this weekend as 200M brace for temperatures in excess of 100F sparking NYC to declare an emergency and roads to buckle
2019-07-20
Posted by:Skidmark

#13  It's a dry heat is what they told Joan of Arc.
Posted by: AlanC   2019-07-20 19:22  

#12  It's a Dry Heat is true. Sweat wicks off and cools better, but I get the humor
Posted by: Frank G   2019-07-20 15:43  

#11  A guy in Shamrock, TX once told me "Anyone says 'It's a dry heat,' you can shoot em, no questions asked..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-07-20 15:31  

#10  except Death Valley has zero humidity
Posted by: 746   2019-07-20 14:07  

#9  Bah! In Central Oklahoma it just got back to "hot as normal".
Posted by: magpie   2019-07-20 11:24  

#8  Passengers sizzle on New York City subway as SEVEN lines go down during evening commute with temperatures nearing 100 degrees ahead of weekend heatwave
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-07-20 10:27  

#7  I'm 70 and the short walk from my air conditioned (praise to Milius Carrier) truck to the front door of any air conditioned (praise to Milius Carrier) business is exerting enough.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2019-07-20 10:26  

#6  Drink plenty of water, limit physical exertion and exposure to direct sunlight by sitting in a dark bar, if possible.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-07-20 10:18  

#5  Standing on a street corner in Bawlmor in a Jay-Z approved $1500.00 jacket to hide your illegal nine is not easy in the summer time.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-07-20 09:33  

#4  Seems pretty reasonable here in NE Texas. High in the mid-nineties. I'm good for 1-2 hours of exertion between water/cool off breaks of the same length.
Posted by: Glenmore   2019-07-20 09:32  

#3  Drink plenty of water, limit physical exertion and exposure to direct sunlight if possible.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-07-20 08:25  

#2  It's the middle of July and it's hot.
Whodathunkit?
Posted by: ed in texas   2019-07-20 08:17  

#1  A lot of these places are not going to reach 100 degrees. I've golfed in 122 degree heat.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-07-20 07:24  

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