Sooooo hot.......

[DianaB]

When I got up this morning and went to let the dogs out the humidity hit me square in the face!! At 7:00 it was horrible outside! We've had rain clouds around all day but they're not raining only contributing to the humidity! Yuck!! When the airconditioner comes on the windows fog up!!

Here's a bit of information about today's date (notice Fredonia's temperature).......

In 1913, Death Valley, California reached a broiling 134 degrees. This is the hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States. In comparison, the all-time record high temperatures in Kansas history are 121 degrees, set in Fredonia on July 18, 1936 and in Alton on July 24, 1936. In 1926, lightning struck an ammunition magazine in Northern New Jersey, igniting a red ball of fire that, in turn, triggered a series of explosions. The explosions destroyed every building within a half mile radius and sent debris airborne that landed as far as 22 miles away! Around $70 million damage resulted and 16 people were killed. In 1936, the horrific heat of the Dust Bowl Era invaded the Eastern U.S. when Martinsburg, West Virginia was torched by a temperature of 112 degrees; Phoenixville, Pennsylvania by a feverish 111; Runyon, New Jersey at 110; while Cumberland and Frederick, Maryland both reached 109. These temperatures set all-time record highs for each state.

My sister-in-law's Dad was a young boy and he remembers working in that hot weather.