Friday, August 5, 2011

Hottest Days on Record

When I was growing up in Memphis Tennessee, I remember well days when the summer temperatures were “unbearable” with 101 and 102 º F temperatures and with high humidity. Football practices--“two-a-days” in August were experiences I will always remember.As I recall, we had afternoon temperatures over 104 º F.

But, recently, the temperatures are going up to 106 and 107 º F in Memphis and here in Northwest Arkansas. Fort Smith, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Dallas and across the Midwest have experienced 114 º F -- and higher than 100 º F every day for over a month and without significant rain. Today, the forecast is for the hottest day every recorded here in Rogers and other locations in the Midwest.

No, I cannot prove that these unprecedented temperatures are caused by global warming, but as I inferred in my earlier blog, it should make all of us very suspicious and motivate all of us to focus on ways that we can save energy – it is just the right thing to do!

1 comment:

  1. If this year hasn't convinced us there are big changes coming in the world's temperatures, nothing will. With that behind us, who knows what kind of winter we'll have. We had a taste of what Texas faces EVERY summer, except their 'summer' lasts from May-December every.single.year.

    ReplyDelete