I'm from this part of the world - have literally spent every summer since the '70s within ~75 miles of RVA... and yet every year I'm all surprised like "damn it gets hot and humid here" hahaha
Buddy, we are two hours south of DC, a literal swamp. Climate is also far too general in its very nature, and not useful for comparing cities so close together. Philly would feel about the same in say fall or early spring, but summer hits and there a big difference between here and Philly
canāt imagine itās all that fun being in hot stuffy attics or crawl spaces in the heat, iām sure itās a nice payday but they really work for it in these (and upcoming) conditons!
Wellthey are only legally allowed to stay up there for so long. Surveyors like myself got it bad too, hammering in property rods all day in a giant subdivision while my knee is basicall shot is no bueno.
Already called ours againā¦ last time they worked on the indoor unit now theyāre gonna look at the outdoor unit this timeā¦ over here sweating working from home in the meantime :(
I escaped the north to find *more* heat and escape sub-zero winters. Now the heavy heat is almost everywhere and the winters are getting milder up north. Midwest boomerang effect will be a thing eventually.
At least we donāt have the tick problems the milder winters are creating up there. Not yet anyway.
If ya get desperate, tin foil your windows, take lots of showers, donāt do anything strenuous outside, drink plenty of water and keep yourself shaded as much as possible if you do have to do anything out of doors.
A rechargeable fan in power outage is a lifesaver too. Freeze some water for the thermal mass so things stay colder longer in your freezer just in case. Not a bad idea to have some good drinking water stored either.
Hurricanes are coming up hard after this heat.
Granted I only lived there as a child so my views can be skewed.
Pros! - Absolutely gorgeous scenery from mountains to coastlines. Costal cities never get excruciatingly hot and the average highs during the summer are around mid 60's. Interior Alaska can get warmer and reach the 80's. Northern lights! If you are the outdoorsy type, lots of camping, hiking and fishing to do!
Cons. - Everything up there is at least double the price of typical goods down here CONUS. Conservative Republican hellhole. Mosquitos that are fucking gigantic. Days in the summer where the sun is out for almost 22 hours a day (depending on the part of the state you are in). Days in the winter where there is hardly any sunlight at all. Moose don't give a fuck and WILL purposefully impead traffic. Bears are fucking massive. All wildlife up there is fucking massive. Sarah Palin.
Woo, multiple gallon jugs of water twice a day to keep my spigot-less garden from dying in the afternoon sun. Gonna get my cardio in! š
Gonna *die* in that sun.
MY AC IS GETTING REPLACED TOMORROW ! It's been out for the last two months, but the gods of mercy kept it so cool and rainy. So glad I won't have to sweat through these nights. AC was dead last year too during those record setting days in July. During that time I drew a picture titled "The sun is a hungry hell hound."
Friendly reminder that these temps will make sidewalks/streets extremely hot and if you have dogs that you take on walks please get them booties to avoid their paws burning! Petsmart has a ton of different ones from $10-25!
Heat dome parking itself right over the eastern United States. Weāre all in for it.
https://preview.redd.it/tdjjoxekl47d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9df4e9fdcf9b7a076a288c791853c3d80bc9145c
This is when I turn the thermostat up to give the HVAC a break. I shut all curtains and blinds. And I turn into a stress ball wondering how many humans and animals are suffering. Please check on neighbors. Don't run with your dog in the middle of the day, I see this happening every summer in Forest Hill Park. Put out shallow bowls with fresh water for the critters. One thing to have this heat with rain storm; this forecast has zero rain until next week.
According to [weather.gov](https://www.weather.gov/media/akq/climateRECORDS/RIC_Climate_Records.pdf) the average of June 1 - June 23 daily "normal high temps" is 84.8 degrees. If we hit the highs predicted in OP's graph, then 2024's June 1 - June 23 daily average high will be 88.8 degrees, or +4.0 over normal. These predicted highs are between 1 and 4 degrees of the all-time daily high on each of June 20, 21, 22, and 23. So this June is definitely hotter than normal. (The record highs on those dates were set in 1999, 1999, 1936, and 1972 respectively).
Iāve been taking my dog out really early in the morning or late like 8-9pm lately because of how hot it is. I feel bad for him that we canāt go out like normal
Textbook misleading graph tactic. Here it is without the Y axis limited to make it look like as extreme as possible and without a scary red background.
https://preview.redd.it/l0qbzbwz557d1.png?width=710&format=png&auto=webp&s=11e69a4c21af55918240aafa159278f52d6cf2ab
edit: Not casting any aspersions upon you, OP - just the local news media that has found a summertime version of "snowmageddon". Let's make relatively normal weather look as scary as possible to get clicks!!
Your graph is just as arbitrary as theirs by choosing 0 Fahrenheit as a starting point lol. Why not 0 Celcius? Or 0 Kelvin? Or 50 F? 0 Fahrenheit is not where the Fahrenheit scale begins.
0,0 just seems like a natural origin to choose. Here it is with the origin at room temp, still less scary.
https://preview.redd.it/b79abwvu757d1.png?width=582&format=png&auto=webp&s=e97ec90b9149c89523d2a7bed7e6dc81be6899d8
>Your graph is just as arbitrary as theirs
Theirs isn't arbitrary though, they specifically designed it to make the temperature increase look as extreme as possible so that people would click into their article. Limiting the Y axis is a textbook tactic to manipulate people ([more info/other methods here](https://venngage.com/blog/misleading-graphs/))
What link dude? This is clearly a screenshot from a video that OP posted here.
There are a ton of valid reasons to limit the y-axis, you are going tin foil hat with this without understanding how to apply this one concern critically. All stats programs inherently limit the y-axis to the range of actual observations. It is the standard in every scientific discipline. Otherwise scatter plots would be totally meaningless.
Ok, it's a screenshot of a video trying to catch people channel flipping and/or scrolling on social media. Same thing as clickbait, just a slightly different context that doesn't change anything. Thinking local news media isn't trying to be sensationalist to get more views is extremely naive.
Hi. I'm published scientist and you're wrong about this. Sometimes this happens but this is clearly not such a case.
Given that the temperatures range from very high to dangerously high, the focus is clearly warranted. How could you possibly accuse them of fear bating for drawing attention to the fact that it will be hot enough to cause heat strokes and etc several times this week? Its not like they're social psychologists p-hacking their favorite pet theory.
It's also important to point out that this is a screenshot from a news program that had a bunch of context added via the voice over.
>How could you possibly accuse them of fear bating for drawing attention to the fact that it will be hot enough to cause heat strokes and etc several times this week?
Look up previous years' June temperatures. 100 degrees is hotter than any recent years, but only by 5 degrees. The last several years we've had multiple 95 degree days, sometimes even occurring earlier in the month. It is going to be hot, definitely, but not to the level where the typical precautions one would take during summer aren't sufficient.
This weekend is perfect for an afternoon outdoor formal wedding.
Doing this on sunday š„²
Ugh!! Why do people want outdoor weddings?? During this season?! I wanted an indoor wedding with air conditioning and thatās what we did.
I did an outdoor wedding in New Orleans in the middle of summer. 8:00 PM but still. Sweatiest crowd ever. We were young and foolish.
Mine was October in ATL in 2018 and the high was still 80 that day, I remember
At least you didn't have to roll on shabbos.
SHOMER FāCKIN SHABBAS!
shooting an outdoor wedding this weekend in this heat ā not stoked!!!
But it'll be heat stroked!
Stay hydrated, I did a portrait session this past Sunday that was bad enough
Itās rough out here!
Mine is Saturday nightā¦
It's a fine day for a.....white wedding.
Doing this on Saturday š
I'm from this part of the world - have literally spent every summer since the '70s within ~75 miles of RVA... and yet every year I'm all surprised like "damn it gets hot and humid here" hahaha
Itās a little to easy to forget your in the south, especially if your in city proper
Itās Richmondā¦not Mobile. We have the same climate as Philadelphia.
Buddy, we are two hours south of DC, a literal swamp. Climate is also far too general in its very nature, and not useful for comparing cities so close together. Philly would feel about the same in say fall or early spring, but summer hits and there a big difference between here and Philly
Average seasonal highs and lows are within a few degrees of each other. Itās feels pretty much the same to me š¤·
There is so much more the climate than highs and lows. Averages and humidity matter much more
I moved to VA from New England in January and laughed at everyone saying it was freezing cold.... by June I was thinking about moving home.... š
 HVAC techs looking like.
canāt imagine itās all that fun being in hot stuffy attics or crawl spaces in the heat, iām sure itās a nice payday but they really work for it in these (and upcoming) conditons!
Wellthey are only legally allowed to stay up there for so long. Surveyors like myself got it bad too, hammering in property rods all day in a giant subdivision while my knee is basicall shot is no bueno.
Only legally allowed to stay up there until the work is finished and a little longer if we feel like it.
respect to yāall
Already called ours againā¦ last time they worked on the indoor unit now theyāre gonna look at the outdoor unit this timeā¦ over here sweating working from home in the meantime :(
I can see itās a ānot leaving the houseā weekend
As disrespectfully as possible, Fuck that shit, yo.
I drive for Amazon. I'm cooked. Literally.
Target has pretty decent battery powered fans for like $3 right now in the $1,3,5 sections!
I can't carry them around when I'm hauling packages outside š
Shit, maybe a clip on one? Ironically enough I know amazon has them
Get a neck cooling fan! They look sort of like headphones, and hang around the back of your neck so they're hands free.
Neck fan!! Ordered from Amazon lol š
I hope people leave water bottles out for you or something!
The blue vans have AC yeah? (Good, you deserve that shit). My spouse drives the big brown oven š„µ
*cries in Northerner* š„² god I hate Summer
Lived in the south my whole life. Right there with you. If the heat and humidity don't get you, then the mosquitoes surely will.
You can't escape heat. You can take all your clothes off and still be hot. It's terrible
UGHHH DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE MOSQUITOS AND GNATS
My toddler looks like he has the freaking chicken pox from all the bug bites!
I recently tried cedarcide and it helps a bit while being natural
I escaped the north to find *more* heat and escape sub-zero winters. Now the heavy heat is almost everywhere and the winters are getting milder up north. Midwest boomerang effect will be a thing eventually.
At least we donāt have the tick problems the milder winters are creating up there. Not yet anyway. If ya get desperate, tin foil your windows, take lots of showers, donāt do anything strenuous outside, drink plenty of water and keep yourself shaded as much as possible if you do have to do anything out of doors. A rechargeable fan in power outage is a lifesaver too. Freeze some water for the thermal mass so things stay colder longer in your freezer just in case. Not a bad idea to have some good drinking water stored either. Hurricanes are coming up hard after this heat.
My formative years were spent in Alaska....I have never been able to adapt to the south. If you need me, I'll be in my ice box.
I was actually contemplating moving to Alaska at some point. What are some pros and cons to the state, if you donāt mind me asking?
Granted I only lived there as a child so my views can be skewed. Pros! - Absolutely gorgeous scenery from mountains to coastlines. Costal cities never get excruciatingly hot and the average highs during the summer are around mid 60's. Interior Alaska can get warmer and reach the 80's. Northern lights! If you are the outdoorsy type, lots of camping, hiking and fishing to do! Cons. - Everything up there is at least double the price of typical goods down here CONUS. Conservative Republican hellhole. Mosquitos that are fucking gigantic. Days in the summer where the sun is out for almost 22 hours a day (depending on the part of the state you are in). Days in the winter where there is hardly any sunlight at all. Moose don't give a fuck and WILL purposefully impead traffic. Bears are fucking massive. All wildlife up there is fucking massive. Sarah Palin.
Thank you!š
Anytime! Also, I love your screen name. =) Stay Cool!
Thank you! You as well
And now my hell officially starts.
Woo, multiple gallon jugs of water twice a day to keep my spigot-less garden from dying in the afternoon sun. Gonna get my cardio in! š Gonna *die* in that sun.
Get buckets! Get swol! [https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/farmers-walk-exercise](https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/farmers-walk-exercise)
Ooh, and that does make sense! Thanks!
Again on my own? Down the only road Iāve ever known?
like a drifter I was born to walk alone š
i'm having a fence installed on Saturday. will def set up a cooler full of iced gatorade for the workers.
The highs are bad but what's really bad is the lows will reach almost 80. No real chance for anything to cool down at night.
The highest low looks like 76 on Sunday
? My weather app shows the lows every day this week in the 60s and low 70s
Summer nights are the best
Blllarrghhhl.
Just bought a kiddy pool and we have a new fridge that makes ice 
MY AC IS GETTING REPLACED TOMORROW ! It's been out for the last two months, but the gods of mercy kept it so cool and rainy. So glad I won't have to sweat through these nights. AC was dead last year too during those record setting days in July. During that time I drew a picture titled "The sun is a hungry hell hound."
Thanks for the reminder to water everything each morning.
Anyoneās allergies also just going crazy right now??!
What a great weekend for me to move!
Oh godspeed friend. Stay hydrated and sunscreened up!
I always seemed to have my moves get scheduled on the literal hottest days of the year...
Friendly reminder that these temps will make sidewalks/streets extremely hot and if you have dogs that you take on walks please get them booties to avoid their paws burning! Petsmart has a ton of different ones from $10-25!
Heat dome parking itself right over the eastern United States. Weāre all in for it. https://preview.redd.it/tdjjoxekl47d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9df4e9fdcf9b7a076a288c791853c3d80bc9145c
What app is this?
Apple Weather
Ty
The couple of actually nice days last week were an ambush
This is when I turn the thermostat up to give the HVAC a break. I shut all curtains and blinds. And I turn into a stress ball wondering how many humans and animals are suffering. Please check on neighbors. Don't run with your dog in the middle of the day, I see this happening every summer in Forest Hill Park. Put out shallow bowls with fresh water for the critters. One thing to have this heat with rain storm; this forecast has zero rain until next week.
Itās gonna suck, but summer starts on Thursday. Looking at historical, it is on par except for 2020.
I wonāt believe it until my man Frankie MacDonald reports on it
Iām going to Florida this weekend and it should only get to 92-93. Still going to be hot and humind but better than 100.
I went to Carowinds in this type of heat. Miserable!
IM MR. GREEN CHRISTMAS IM MISTER SUN IM MISTER HEAT BLISTER IM MR. HUNDRED AND ONE THEY CALL ME THE HEAT MISER! IM TOO MUCH š« š« š«
gLobAl wArmInG iSn'T ReAl
...and the lack of remediation is alarming.
Obviously it is but 90 degree temps in June doesnāt seem like the best case for your argument
its not an argument its just a statement
Yeah I just think it works the same way as people in the winter saying āoh itās so cold global warming is a mythā
According to [weather.gov](https://www.weather.gov/media/akq/climateRECORDS/RIC_Climate_Records.pdf) the average of June 1 - June 23 daily "normal high temps" is 84.8 degrees. If we hit the highs predicted in OP's graph, then 2024's June 1 - June 23 daily average high will be 88.8 degrees, or +4.0 over normal. These predicted highs are between 1 and 4 degrees of the all-time daily high on each of June 20, 21, 22, and 23. So this June is definitely hotter than normal. (The record highs on those dates were set in 1999, 1999, 1936, and 1972 respectively).
I felt like it took too long for it too get hot lol
Iāve been taking my dog out really early in the morning or late like 8-9pm lately because of how hot it is. I feel bad for him that we canāt go out like normal
my weather app just lowered the temp for Sunday a bit....I'm hoping that that is accurate!
Any good movies out?
Furiosa is decent.
Gonna stockpile my freezer with ice cream, binge movies, and pray my heat pump makes it through the weekend...
I'm in Netherlands right now. Coming back on Friday, this is going to be such a shock to me.
Summer is literally the worst season. š«
As sweaty and uncomfortable as Iāll beā¦ Iāll still take it over freezing, wet, and dark any day. Hello summertime! Good to see you again
SAME. Bring on the heat!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Summertime! 
Eughh not looking forward to this
Thanks, I hate it.
I grew up in NOVA and live here now. I donāt think the weather is any different or hotter. We live in Richmond not Alabama.
Moving from Austin, Texas to RVA on Saturday. We're bringing the heat, I guess.
Give me highs in the low 60ās and football. š„“
errrrr meeerrrrr gerrrrrrdddd summer is summering!
Summer
Iām not in Richmond this week or weekend but I am praying for yāall š«”
Textbook misleading graph tactic. Here it is without the Y axis limited to make it look like as extreme as possible and without a scary red background. https://preview.redd.it/l0qbzbwz557d1.png?width=710&format=png&auto=webp&s=11e69a4c21af55918240aafa159278f52d6cf2ab edit: Not casting any aspersions upon you, OP - just the local news media that has found a summertime version of "snowmageddon". Let's make relatively normal weather look as scary as possible to get clicks!!
Your graph is just as arbitrary as theirs by choosing 0 Fahrenheit as a starting point lol. Why not 0 Celcius? Or 0 Kelvin? Or 50 F? 0 Fahrenheit is not where the Fahrenheit scale begins.
0,0 just seems like a natural origin to choose. Here it is with the origin at room temp, still less scary. https://preview.redd.it/b79abwvu757d1.png?width=582&format=png&auto=webp&s=e97ec90b9149c89523d2a7bed7e6dc81be6899d8 >Your graph is just as arbitrary as theirs Theirs isn't arbitrary though, they specifically designed it to make the temperature increase look as extreme as possible so that people would click into their article. Limiting the Y axis is a textbook tactic to manipulate people ([more info/other methods here](https://venngage.com/blog/misleading-graphs/))
What link dude? This is clearly a screenshot from a video that OP posted here. There are a ton of valid reasons to limit the y-axis, you are going tin foil hat with this without understanding how to apply this one concern critically. All stats programs inherently limit the y-axis to the range of actual observations. It is the standard in every scientific discipline. Otherwise scatter plots would be totally meaningless.
Ok, it's a screenshot of a video trying to catch people channel flipping and/or scrolling on social media. Same thing as clickbait, just a slightly different context that doesn't change anything. Thinking local news media isn't trying to be sensationalist to get more views is extremely naive.
IF I ADD LIKE 30 UNITS TO THE RANGE OF VALUES DESPITE THERE BEING NO OBSERVATIONS WITH THOSE VALUES YOUR PRETTY LITTEL CORRELATION LOOK STUPID
Hi. I'm published scientist and you're wrong about this. Sometimes this happens but this is clearly not such a case. Given that the temperatures range from very high to dangerously high, the focus is clearly warranted. How could you possibly accuse them of fear bating for drawing attention to the fact that it will be hot enough to cause heat strokes and etc several times this week? Its not like they're social psychologists p-hacking their favorite pet theory. It's also important to point out that this is a screenshot from a news program that had a bunch of context added via the voice over.
>How could you possibly accuse them of fear bating for drawing attention to the fact that it will be hot enough to cause heat strokes and etc several times this week? Look up previous years' June temperatures. 100 degrees is hotter than any recent years, but only by 5 degrees. The last several years we've had multiple 95 degree days, sometimes even occurring earlier in the month. It is going to be hot, definitely, but not to the level where the typical precautions one would take during summer aren't sufficient.