I'm GLAD I'm not at the Point!

I was at the park for a couple of hours on Sunday as well. I knew it was going to be hot, but didn't think it would be unbearable. I was wrong.

I arrived around 2pm, and was told the Soak City lot was full. The main lot was less than half full. I figured the lines would be short, and I was right. TTD was about 15 minutes, Raptor was less than 15, WT was pretty much walk on. When I got in line for TTD it had been down (not sure how long). First aid was attending to someone, I'm guessing it was heat exhaustion, but not sure. Even with the short lines, I was just miserable, and decided to head out. I should have taken a picture, but the marquee as I was leaving the park showed 101 degrees at about 4:30 or so.

I was in Pittsburgh yesterday, and all the thermometers on all the bank's signs were saying 97*. That's hot, but it didn't feel as bad as the 95.4 it is here today.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm getting in the pool now.

Walt, isn't that what the heat index is for? The HI (I thought) was the "it feels like" temperature, which may vary a lot or a little from the actual air temp.

Yes, the heat index takes into account the temperature and dewpoint. But the dewpoint will tell you how muggy it is. It can be 79 degrees in the morning with a dewpoint in the lower 70's. The heat index won't be impressive, but it'll feel really "heavy" outside.

*** Edited 7/17/2006 6:48:47 PM UTC by Walt***

Man, you all are lightweights. I golf in that type of weather all summer long down here in South Florida.

Suck it up!

(Now, if it drops below 70 then I'm the lightweight.)

How about 115 degrees like it was here in Vegas over the weekend. But the lack of humidity makes it a little bit more bearable.

Sunday late afternoon, the sign at the Breakers Express said 101. The outside temp reading on my car computer, which is VERY accurate and is measured in the shade, said 97 degrees. So, yes, it was unbearable on Sunday.