Jetson1950
Mame
Glad I didn’t retire in Phoenix where it gets hot.
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Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Yea this is why I will never live further south than where I am
SFDrake
Shohin
Your missing that beach breeze, but its not too much better here in ft lauderdale right now. That saharan dust is not helping either
shohin_branches
Omono
The humidity is so high you feel like you're boiling
This is Wisconsin! It shouldn't be this hot!
This is Wisconsin! It shouldn't be this hot!
JoeWilson
Mame
I don't miss the Midwest humidity. Watering out here really is something else, though.
Jetson1950
Mame
Wow! That is bad for the northern tier. Guess I don’t feel so bad about here seeing that. It’s hot everywhere.
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
The Feels like is hot to us but not terrible where I am today because of the ocean influence here.
About a hour west its much hotter.
About a hour west its much hotter.
Wulfskaar
Omono
I pay big bucks to live where I live, so I'm going to go ahead and gloat a little bit... at least until fall comes and we have 110F with 40 mph winds and 10% humidity. Then I'll be crying.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
It’s been not only hot but historically humid here in the DC area
wtop.com
“According to weather data from Reagan National Airport, the area has experienced over 650 hours with a dew point over 70 degrees since June 1.”
“In the D.C. area, the average number of hours with above 70-degree dew points from June 1 to mid-July is usually about 276 hours, less than half what the area has experienced this summer, making it one of the most humid on record.”
D.C.’s soupy weather marks one of the most humid summers ever recorded - WTOP News
The D.C. area will get a bit of a break over the next few days from the hot and muggy weather. But this is already one of the most humid summers on record.
wtop.com
“According to weather data from Reagan National Airport, the area has experienced over 650 hours with a dew point over 70 degrees since June 1.”
“In the D.C. area, the average number of hours with above 70-degree dew points from June 1 to mid-July is usually about 276 hours, less than half what the area has experienced this summer, making it one of the most humid on record.”
Jetson1950
Mame
I collected a bunch of Japanese Maple seedlings in Alexandria back in March. They are all doing great and surviving the hot/humid weather here. They stopped growing last month, but I’m sure they will start up again in late September when the summer heat subsides. They were collected under what looked like Bloodgood JM, but none of them look like one yet. I keep them in full shade, but they do get some sunlight peeking through during the morning. The ones without a green tag came from Alexandria and the ones with a tag I collected in Chadds Ford , Pennsylvania.It’s been not only hot but historically humid here in the DC area
D.C.’s soupy weather marks one of the most humid summers ever recorded - WTOP News
The D.C. area will get a bit of a break over the next few days from the hot and muggy weather. But this is already one of the most humid summers on record.
“According to weather data from Reagan National Airport, the area has experienced over 650 hours with a dew point over 70 degrees since June 1.”
“In the D.C. area, the average number of hours with above 70-degree dew points from June 1 to mid-July is usually about 276 hours, less than half what the area has experienced this summer, making it one of the most humid on record.”
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Never too late to move. If you like this as your summer.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
You should know that seeds collected from specific varieties of Japanese maples probably wont be the same as their parent. The genetic code that makes the parents “special” doesn’t necessarily convey the same genetic code to their offspring. In other words seedlings under the tree probably wont look like the parent
My trees here have stopped growing or paused activity. The native species in particular. Not unusual really but the intensity of the humidity and heat could affect species from more northerly locations
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
There's two ways to get to that heat index number, and we've got the humidity
9 degrees above the long-term average temp for this date... which is more or less what we've had for seven straight weeks. This should be an all-time record high for this date - breaking 97 set in 1952.
Jetson1950
Mame
Yes, and it is one of my most fun things to watch. What variety you get with a bunch of Japanese Maple seedlings. None of them look like the parent and none of them look like each other. And, if you watch each seedling, it will take it forever to put out two pair of leaves that look like each other. Definitely like Forest Gump's box of chocolates. But, you never know when you are going to win the lottery and get a super cool looking new one that you can start propagating.
Arizona is truly a beautiful place to visit. Some of the coolest landscapes I have ever seen and some great star gazing sites. In the winter at least. In the summer, Arizona is basically suitable for the saguaros.
Deep Sea Diver
Imperial Masterpiece
A good reason to grow bonsai here.
One of our daughters home it’s toasty, but not much humidity… or bonsai…
Best
DSD sends
One of our daughters home it’s toasty, but not much humidity… or bonsai…
Best
DSD sends
oranjeaap
Yamadori
Yeah "summer" is kinda meh for the past couple of weeks.
But, in weeks like this, I'd like to remember when I used to live in southernmost New Zealand and in summer 14C (57F) and rain were quite normal. I was calling with family one day and it was 12C and raining and they had 14C and rain that same day (middle of winter in Europe). I kinda felt cheated.
