powderfreak

Yesterday’s 92F was hottest of the year here. Hit 90F once in May and once in June… zero 90F in July (what a great month, min of 40F, max 89F)… but 92F yesterday and we are at 88F so might hit it today too. 88/70 at MVL.

68F at the Picnic Tables.

Ha, or just stay inside at the breweries and look outside through the frosted A/C window unit. I’m going to the picnic tables right now for relief. Gondola cabins are like toaster ovens though.

84/72 at 11am. I’ll pass. No thanks on the steam bath.

Hard to know what’s true and fiction this summer. If someone told me the Red Sox would be in last place in the AL East on August 6th, 3 games behind the Baltimore Orioles… while paying the luxury tax (!) as a top spender… no way would I believe that. NAM could go either way.

We torch tomorrow too. Heat Index map from BTV.

The switch has flipped hard. The first half of the warm season was largely the stuff of dreams. Now we are firmly into the dog days of August in a seasons-in-seasons type of way, fitting all the stereotypes of high heat index. Dews with temps. Invested a lot in silent A/C this past spring, after the past few years of torch, so part of me is happy to have a reason to use it. Game changer. But still would prefer all sliders open, bears looking in, etc than a locked up place. We can discuss which is better, low RH continental warmth vs. thick tropical moist heat... but in the end it looks like this summer will feature good long runs of both types of air masses. As some folks showed today, everyone who loves this weather was able to get outside to enjoy it all day long. No need for climate controlled spaces, just patios, decks, and gatherings outdoors. It's great to see folks taking advantage of the weather they love.

For sure, Mother Nature loves her averages. And yeah, last year’s rain is fairly useless societally, especially from a consumer demand for water stays high. It’s not like we stockpile a wet year like they do in Cali.

Wild. Averaging 25” water during that time… you know what your average is roughly historically?

Look at how green that is, ha. Would make for easier snow measurements in the winter too, no grass blade fluff ups.

Haha. I water our garden almost daily. That’s growing food. I totally sympathize with wells running dry and other drought stuff… but it all started with a pic of some brown grass while the other vegetation looked ok. Reminded me that grass isn’t native and more of a status symbol, while the native stuff appears to be making due. Hopefully it rains down there.

Like Dendy said, I don’t blame you necessarily, it’s the American way to care about a lawn. I grew up with my dad going apeshit over it, seemingly afraid people might judge him if it’s not perfect. Used to get yelled at for not having the dog piss in the same 3 foot circle growing up. My dad would walk the dog on pavement out to the town’s property next to ours before the dog could piss. Lawns are serious business, people attach a lot of self-worth to them. It would be interesting if polled the public and like 75% are like “I really don’t give a f*ck but I pour time and money into it so my neighbors don’t talk about me.” Collectively everyone might be ok just letting fields back in their neighborhoods lol. Most people who truly like growing things do plants, trees, gardens, etc. The lawn is a different reason.

No we get it, you use your lawn as a sense of self-worth and status symbol. It’s very important that this non-native vegetation be in pristine shape all the time otherwise you are failing at life somehow. Lush green lawn desires started with George Washington. It’s the American dream from when his yard and house was painted and shown prominently as the pillar of wealth.

Yeah I just don’t get it. Kids can still play on it, soccer balls roll just as well (though I doubt DIT lets anyone near it)… who cares what color it is except OCD folks. Functionally it does the same thing, gives space for kids to play, aside from that lawns are useless. Give me a meadow, attract some animals.

Oh you mean the oak tree in the back?

Looks like grass in that photo. Was expecting cactus to be sprouting up.

They look like they have a nice patio... looks like a cool brewery. Had never heard of them, had to look it up. No beer here until this evening.

Not sitting outside on the patio, enjoying the weather?

All the vacationers up here at the mountain keep going “ok, now time to find some air conditioning.” Nothing like summer weather that makes you want to go inside.

BTV already on the COC watch next week. “Cold front should be through by Friday with high pressure gradually moving east from the Great Lakes for a Chamber of Commerce day with sunshine, light winds and temperatures in the 70s and Friday night lows in the 40s/50s. &&

86/72 is pretty impressive for 11:30am up here. Need the afternoon terrain Cu towers to try and block some insolation.

50s would feel like it's about to snow after this heat.

It feels like a steam bath outside right now. Thick, heavy air. 70/66.

Reverse psychology always works wonders. Less than 24 hours later a deluge and gully washer.

79/72 It's not hot but boy is it humid.