Dave

Lots of rain today so far, but the sun is out now. There is so much steam coming off the roof that mini steamnadoes are being formed. Pretty cool!

To be honest, you should be here, suffering with us. From what I can tell, it's your density.

Well I'd trade you for last February.

Yes, New Orleans is humid, but I doubt you want to challenge Phil here. I'm way too lazy to look for the stats, but I bet DC wins. Places like Iowa, Nebraska, and probably even Minnesota probably have higher DP records than N.O. I'm talking all time highs, not avg highs.

It is both. To illustrate, we've all seen your gorgeous pics of the blue skies in the summer, fall, etc. Imagine if you had a several day stretch where the sky color never changed. I observed that there. There were tstorms that you could never see unless the sky flashed. It was sunny, but also cloudy. You just couldn't tell other than you have to find A/C immediately.

It definitely would have worked that day. Redmond got to at least -30 and Bend somewhere in the -20's.

The closest official reporting station is KEUG, but their records are asss.

I've actually been to hole in the ground, I love geologic phenomenon. I've been to Newberry monument a few times. The obsidian flow is insanely cool. So are the giant pieces of pumice you can pick up. (For those that don't know, they are a rock that floats, well some of them). I've also gone through at least 20 lava tubes, unfortunately most are now closed due to dikkbag vandals.

That's crazy high. As I've mentioned before, I've been in the DC area 3 times before, all during July or August. It is completely gross and also disgusting. I've always wondered what the highest DP here ever recorded was. I'm guessing 73 or 74, but I have no idea how to look that stat up.

I hope they thrive. Go Ducks!!

Well it would need to be a black sidewalk at the very minimum. All sidewalks matter though.

That's funny you mentioned that. In Dec 2013 when it got to -12 at EUG, I decided to give it a go. Everyone has seen the boiling water into ice trick. Well it only got to -2 at my house. And it doesn't really work. Tastes like burning.

I thought the 4th of July was canceled? Maybe we can have one next year.

I edited my post. I meant glass lid. And I've dedicated the rest of my life to make up for my sins. I will love several puppies from here on out. I'm here for the babies now.

It's actually not as hard as some people think to cook an egg in super hot outside temps. The keys are to have hot weather, blazing sunshine, and some black asphalt. You also need a black frying pan and a glass lid. If you're in Arizona, just put them anywhere.

That's some (pic related): http://marcyheim.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/low-hanging-fruit.jpg

I fully believe the record of 134. Despite being 86 years ago, the science didn't completely suck back then. They had some high quality mercury thermometers in play.

I thought I'd also mention that this is the least problematic allergy season in recent memory. The rain has been super helpful. This is generally the peak of the year right now. But zero issues for me.

That's a crazy stretch of dryness. Growing up, I have memories of frequent rainy Junes and the fires were rarely as bad as we've had in the last several years.

This bodes well for the fire season. I know it isn't rare to have decent precip through mid June, but it doesn't happen every year.

First hint is Danny Devito. Second hint is Richard Dreyfuss.

Looks like Andrew will be receiving a soaker shortly.

Sounds frightening.

We've had a few rumbles of thunder and some distant flashes.

Around here, it seems like some neighborhoods have none. They seem to prefer mature trees.