I agree. 105 isn’t ideal for most things. I know lots of people that couldn’t handle it.

We were just in Tabernash CO a couple weeks ago seeing some friends who moved out there last summer. Bought the tickets in December thinking it would be a guaranteed winter wonderland experience since they average like 140 inches/year... lol. Still beautiful, though! And at least I knocked seeing a moose (from a safe distance) off the bucket list. Certainly a very different vibe than when I was there in December of 2016. Aaaaaand December 2016 for vibe comparison purposes:

Very raw, blustery cold day today w temps barely at 30F. Yuck! andddd cloudy skles to go w that as well.

Yes. And most people don't enjoy playing golf when it's 105. For good reason. Both things can be true.

Yeah, this winter was a more extreme version of past winters for the West. I'm not gonna be prisoner of the moment though and assume it represents some kind of new normal. I also don't think Alaska and the Yukon are going to have record cold and snowy winters going forward. Yes, obviously the Southwest heat is not due to UHI. But it's still very real and enhances the records in places like Phoenix, Vegas, etc.