And that was with El Niño doing its best to keep that heat out of the lower-48.
This summer there’s nothing to stop things from going the way of the 1930s. I don’t see a way out.
The climate in Aruba has been way more tolerable than I expected. Despite the fact that the heat index reaches 105 here everyday, the constant 20+ mph breeze from the trade winds cancels it out and makes it feel pretty nice. The entire time I’ve been here the sustained winds have been 20-25mph with gusts to 35-40mph. It’s almost like a constant windstorm here.