101F at Casa de Stans yesterday, officially it was 100F.

16 hours ago, dave2013 said:

find it helps to put things like this in perspective and realize that it has happened before.

 

We know it's happened before Dave, they aren't new, it's natural variability. What the research tells us though is that they are more frequent and longer lasting. As we'd expect in a warming world.

 

The one I remember isc1976, in the UK. When I walked to work to catch the bus the sun was low in the sky and blinding. In my parents garden there were flowers with big balls of insects attached to them, weird indeed. Insects were everywhere, plagues of them.

You’ve moved to Jersey ?

1 hour ago, martin-w said:

We know it's happened before Dave, they aren't new, it's natural variability.

Well, you and I may know that these heat waves have happened many times throughout history, but I'm willing to bet that a lot of people don't.

I come across articles all the time with sensational headlines about the "brutal*, "alarming", "unprecedented", etc. heat waves or severe weather, which are designed to frighten people and promote a particular agenda.

I feel it incumbent on me to educate folks and let them know that everything is going to be OK, there's no need for alarm or hysteria, and that these things have happened before and will undoubtedly happen again, as this is the cyclical nature of the world we live in.

Dave

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2 hours ago, dave2013 said:

Well, you and I may know that these heat waves have happened many times throughout history, but I'm willing to bet that a lot of people don't

 

I think pretty much everybody knows that we have had and will get heatwaves and that they are a natural consequence of climate variability.

But again, getting heatwaves sometimes isn't the issue. It's the increase in frequency and how long the events last. Expected in a warming world.

 

2 hours ago, dave2013 said:

feel it incumbent on me to educate folks and let them know that everything is going to be OK, there's no need for alarm or hysteria, and that these things have happened before and will undoubtedly happen again, as this is the cyclical nature of the world we live in.

 

Well, no, everything isn't going to be okay in the future, at this rate of warming. The additional energy in the system will continue to increase seveity and frequency of heatwaves. In addition, other impacts due to atmospheric disruption will continue to be manifest, including cold snaps, flooding etc. In some ways, global atmospheric energy increase is a better term.

Yes, they have happened before and will happen again.... but the point is... with more frequency and longer lasting.

 

"Yes, heat waves are becoming more frequent and lasting longer, primarily due to climate change. Specifically, studies show heat waves are occurring more often and lasting longer in many parts of the world, including the US and Eurasia. 

 

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

• Increased Frequency:

  Heat waves are occurring more often than they used to. In the US, for example, the frequency of heat waves has increased significantly since the 1960s. 

   
• Extended Duration:

  Heat waves are also lasting longer than they did in the past. A study found that heat waves are moving slower, meaning they stay over an area for a longer period. "

 

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101f/38.3c again today and the humidity is up a little bit.  Even more uncomfortable today.🥵  Heat happens, mostly natural with some help of the Green House Effect.  

Here's an interesting article.

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/hasnt-earth-warmed-and-cooled-naturally-throughout-history

5 hours ago, jon b said:

You’ve moved to Jersey ?

 

Yep. 

All our furniture and stuff arrived today.

I got here last week. Cats been very stressed but yesterday finally started eating again. He has a nice garden here and lots of fields to explore, so when he's allowed out he'll be having great fun.

Hottest I've ever seen in New Jersey..  The "other" Jersey   This particular sensor is in the shade...   The pool got up to 90F without a heater LOL 

Also a New Jersey resident. On Monday was on the Parkway near East Orange and the car sensor said the OAT was 110F. I know car sensors aren’t the most accurate, but I dont recall seeing temps that high. Hope we don’t get those temps when the “Bermuda High” kicks in and pumps in humidity for days on end…

Cooled a bit in the "original" Jersey, 20C today. But predicted to be 29C on Monday with 92% humidity.  😁

It was stinking hot in New Jersey this week.  70f/21c today, what a difference. 

 

1 hour ago, tdflightsim said:

It was stinking hot in New Jersey this week.  70f/21c today, what a difference. 

 

 

You guys are under a so-called "heat dome" apparently. 

On 6/25/2025 at 4:45 PM, martin-w said:

Yes, heat waves are becoming more frequent and lasting longer, primarily due to climate change.

What I’m curious to know is how much the temperature has risen through naturally occurring events * and how much is created by humans.

* I’m thinking of volcanic eruptions chucking all that muck into the atmosphere where it can linger for a long time. Presumably that is contributing.

Remember I run a weather station in Cheshire accessible from the link below. This next heatwave will last around 3 days so just qualifies in my neck of the woods. The June record of 32.2°C set in 2023 is at risk.

And also bear in mind it’s not just the air temperature in the shade. The Dew Point is more important and reflects how comfortable you will feel. Anything above 23°C / 73°F won’t be pleasant.

Quite pleasant here, thank you!  Today is the warmest of this week...maybe 71 degrees!  Remember
Mark Twain's famous quote "The coldest Winter I ever spent was a Summer in San Francisco".

24 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

What I’m curious to know is how much the temperature has risen through naturally occurring events * and how much is created by humans.

 

This is why average tempreture, globally, is looked at, the average trend, and over periods greater than 30 years. They do that to iron out the naturally ocuring peaks and troughs and see the long term trend. Currently, they can't look at one short term event and say definitively it's due to mankind's activity, but they can say that such events are more likely in a warming world. 

 

31 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

I’m thinking of volcanic eruptions chucking all that muck into the atmosphere where it can linger for a long time. Presumably that is contributing.

 

Climate scientists consider volcanic activity, for sure. Global volcanic activity cools, though, it doesn't warm.