It's hotter than a whore house on nickel night

KQ · 07-07-2021, 10:15 AM

OMG! Next Thursday it's only supposed to get up to 93. Can't wait!

**ntblanks** · 07-07-2021, 02:25 PM

it's 84 here and there's all these white puffy things in the sky. some blocking the sun. very disorienting.

**east or bust** · 07-07-2021, 02:28 PM

The conservation folks have begun to shut down fishing on some spring creeks within their jurisdiction. Good on them for protecting the fishies.

Fuck this heat

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KQ · 07-07-2021, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by east or bust

The conservation folks have begun to shut down fishing on some spring creeks within their jurisdiction. Good on them for protecting the fishies.

Fuck this heat

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Water Master has shut down irrigation on the Touche River here.

KQ · 07-07-2021, 04:48 PM

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Mt Rainier. What a difference a heatwave makes

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**pureantigravity** · 07-07-2021, 04:53 PM

Is it possible to quantify that in terms of tons of ice melted?

**Supermoon** · 07-07-2021, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by pureantigravity

Is it possible to quantify that in terms of tons of ice melted?

Yeah, a shit ton.

**altasnob** · 07-07-2021, 05:11 PM

Yes: We're the black line this year, falling off the cliff. At least we were above normal snowfall before the heat wave.

https://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/snow/snowplot.cgi?AFSW1

**Buster Highmen** · 07-07-2021, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by KQ

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Mt Rainier. What a difference a heatwave males

Uh huh.

;-)

**TBS** · 07-07-2021, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by east or bust

The conservation folks have begun to shut down fishing on some spring creeks within their jurisdiction. Good on them for protecting the fishies.

Fuck this heat

Most of the streams and lakes in our area are on hoot-owl restrictions due to low flows and hot weather.

Spring Creeks are not restricted however - around here the flows are consistent and cold (40-45*) all the time. Spend an hour standing in waders in the Metolius and you can feel your toes again after about 15 minutes

KQ · 07-07-2021, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by Buster Highmen

Uh huh.

;-)

Oops - posting on my phone. Fixed now.

**east or bust** · 07-07-2021, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by TBS

Most of the streams and lakes in our area are on hoot-owl restrictions due to low flows and hot weather.

Spring Creeks are not restricted however - around here the flows are consistent and cold (40-45*) all the time. Spend an hour standing in waders in the Metolius and you can feel your toes again after about 15 minutes

That’s what I’m normally used to regarding spring creeks. Although, this one that I was going to fish on Friday has a USGS gage that is reading into the mid 70s during the day and only dropping to mid 60s at night.. Weird

The Conversation District made this announcement:

“Silver Creek
The Idaho Nature Conservancy has closed access to fishing at the Silver Creek Preserve until conditions improve. The low flows and high water temperatures the Creek is currently experiencing has resulted in fallen oxygen levels placing great stress on the trout. In short, along with water temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO) is a key factor in the health of Silver Creek’s trout. During the daytime, DO is introduced into the water mostly by aquatic plants photosynthesizing. At night, those same plants will respirate; consuming oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide into the water. On the Creek, although water temperatures will seem ideal early in the morning, this period has some of the lowest DO concentrations. This is just as stressful on the fish as the 70-degree water temperatures which have been occurring later in the day. In addition, as of July 1st, the Idaho Department of Water Resources has issued a curtailment order in the Bellevue triangle cutting off ground water to farmers resulting in millions of dollars in losses. This includes the cold, ground-water well the Double R Ranch has been pumping directly into the lower Pond. Cutting off ground-water users could increase the discharge from the many springs that make up Silver Creek. Theoretically, this could result in a small increase in flow and decrease in water temperature, but we will have to wait and see.”

**riser4** · 07-08-2021, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Supermoon

Yeah, a shit ton.

A metric shit ton.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 07-08-2021, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by AK47bp

Where do you live?

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Still in Missoula

Originally Posted by Hott Butt Mud

You'll sleep cooler at night if you don't spoon your teddy bear in the summa time.

Gotchya

KQ · 07-09-2021, 09:48 AM

Next up:

Southwest at highest heat risk level as heat wave this weekend threatens to break all-time temperature records

**BmillsSkier** · 07-15-2021, 09:24 PM

Apparently Atlanta averages 47 days at or above 90 degrees by this date each year.

So far we've had 7.

Outsourcing heat to the PNW?

**liv2ski** · 07-15-2021, 09:27 PM

Still mid to higher 70's in my hood which is nice, but I know it is coming. Just delaying the inevitable.

KQ · 07-15-2021, 11:15 PM

We've not dropped below 90 for a daytime high since the end of June when this whole mess started. Highs averaging about 97 popping into the triple digits every couple of days.

Tomorrow is our BIG COOLDOWN with a high of only 90 then we start to climb back up.

**neufox47** · 07-16-2021, 12:24 AM

We had our first day below 90 today in I don’t know how long. It felt glorious. Windows open and 69 out right now.

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**neufox47** · 07-16-2021, 12:31 AM

June 24th. That was the last one below 90. Average of 95 so far this month.

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**bodywhomper** · 07-16-2021, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by neufox47

We had our first day below 90 today in I don’t know how long. It felt glorious. Windows open and 69 out right now.

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Now we have to track surface-level ozone. We had a pocket in my hood yesterday until late into the night <sigh>.

**Ottime** · 07-16-2021, 02:11 PM

I’m just thinking about the next few months and wildfires. If the air quality in the west plummets like last season, it’s gonna be a lot of work on the grid keeping all those houses cool and locked up.

And still the GOP is not at all keen on tamping down on emissions and dealing with climate changes. What the hell does it take?

Even Santa Cruz has been hot recently. My garden is loving it tho.

**liv2ski** · 07-16-2021, 02:17 PM

I think it is to late for any reductions by man to matter. We need to put sun screens up in space to block sunlight or get the Yellowstone Caldera to blow.

**Supermoon** · 07-16-2021, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by liv2ski

I think it is to late for any reductions by man to matter. We need to put sun screens up in space to block sunlight or get the Yellowstone Caldera to blow.

Yeah that’s a real cynical way to look at it. We most definitely could reduce the human impact by doing bold climate action.