We're officially at 3 weeks above the 100° mark, and still counting.  Y'know, when the heat gets like this, everyone starts rooting for it to continue to see if we can't set a few records or two while we're at it.  Why not?  We're already at the 5th-longest streak, closing awfully fast on the 4th and 3rd.  The 2nd might even be achievable - 29 days ( Read more... )

It's another hot summer, with a vengeance. We had one of the warmest Independence Days in my memory (since reaching an age of awareness), hitting an official 100°. Usually we're well into the 90s on The Day, but not quite over the century mark.

This is a picture taken on the 4th. I understand that a lot of people actually see green grass beside ( Read more... )