Only time I've ever been that hot was during crossings of the Massawa
Desert in what's not Eritrea. Purportedly one of the hottest places on
earth. I never carried a thermometer with me, but the local wisdom was that
you never, ever shut your engine off while crossing the desert because it
wouldn't start again. (Vapor lock?) Massawa is a port city, so the
"breezes" off the Red Sea cooled things down a great deal over what was
going on jus a few kilometers inland.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> >
> >Yikes! I've only experienced that once when I was attending a week-long
> >meeting in Palm Desert, CA. Mornings were delightful; 73-75 degrees. Go
> >into the meeting at 8am, come out at 5pm and it was 115 degrees. Extremely
> >dry though so it wasn't as enervating as the 100 degree/ 100% humidity we
> >get here. Don't forget your hat when you go out.
> >
>
>
> A wide-brimmed straw hat and loose cotton clothing are essential here
> in the summer.
>
> I've experienced 126F (52.2C) twice while living here. The scale on
> my outdoor thermometer stops at 120F, and the tube ends at 126F. It is
> mounted at a spot that is always in shade, under a large Mesquite tree and
> over a cultivated plant bed opposite a 6-foot tall hedge. So there's no
> concern about reflected or re-radiated heat disturbing the measurement.
> I've compared it with a laboratory thermometer to satisfy myself as to its
> reliability.
>
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