Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 http://www.b.weather.com/weather/tenday/Grundy+VA+USVA0334:1:US And for perspective, here's Grundy's all-time records. http://www.b.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USVA0334 Not only would Grundy have its first 100-degree day, 103 on Friday would obliterate the previous record of 95. That's like Usain Bolt running the 100-meter sprint in 9.04. It wouldn't ever be touched. And for some more perspective, every day from Thursday through next Wednesday would either tie or set an all-time record if viewed individually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 For other locales: 1. Richlands: 97 on Friday would set the all-time high by 1 degree. 2. Tazewell: 95 on Friday would come within 1 degree of the all-time high. Would be the earliest 90+ day on record. 3. Bluefield: 94 on Friday would set a June high by 3 degrees, and would tie for 2nd all-time. 4. Princeton: 95 on Friday would set a June high by 4 degrees, and would be 2nd all-time. 5. Bland: 96 on Friday would set the all-time record high by 1 degree. 6. Wytheville: 96 on Friday would tie the all-time June record high. 7. Bristol: 100 on Friday would be the earliest 100-degree day on record. 8. Jonesville: 104 on Friday would set a June high by 4 degrees, and would be 2nd all-time. Also 6 degrees off the all-time VA record. 9. Big Stone Gap: 100 on Friday would put it in Grundy's league: first 100-degree day and 5 points above the record. And, for you college folks, Blacksburg and Charlottesville both are set to set June records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,450 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Too damn hot for a penguin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hokie07 and I were discussing that somebody might die at the Eric Church concert on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hokie07 and I were discussing that somebody might die at the Eric Church concert on Friday. If the Bluefields don't provide good medics, it honestly wouldn't floor me. Booze + not drinking water + oppressive heat = stroke/heart attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I've been to a bunch of shows...summer festivals like Lollapalooza and such, worst one being at Rockingham in 95 or 96 when Metallica headlined Lollapalooza in August....good god it was hot and you couldn't buy a foot of shade....water was $3 a bottle and they ran out early on...it was hot, humid, and dusty all at once with nothing to drink. No one died that I know of...by the time The Ramones started playing people were dropping like flies though. I don't know what the rules are, but they should allow people to bring their own water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I've been to a bunch of shows...summer festivals like Lollapalooza and such, worst one being at Rockingham in 95 or 96 when Metallica headlined Lollapalooza in August....good god it was hot and you couldn't buy a foot of shade....water was $3 a bottle and they ran out early on...it was hot, humid, and dusty all at once with nothing to drink. No one died that I know of...by the time The Ramones started playing people were dropping like flies though. I don't know what the rules are, but they should allow people to bring their own water. Mitchell's been very bad in the past about not letting people bring in outside food/drink. I understand the reasoning to a point, but it's not "oh, it's just a little warm outside" hot. We're talking "it hasn't been this hot in this place in recorded history" hot. I hope they relax the rules a bit. Rockingham's used to heat, though. They average 90 in August, and their record (also set in August, though in 2007) is 108. That's a +12 difference from Bluefield in summer. Another example, I went to Charlottesville for a week in July, and the daytime high was no less than 99 each day. I came back to SWVA and needed to wear a light jacket...in July...because low 80s in a breeze felt too cool. Not saying that it will happen, but people up here just ain't used to that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuceswild 15 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Grundy has seriously never been over 100? Is that due to the mountains or something? I feel like plenty of locales, perhaps closer to I81 have hit 100's every few years. I could also be talking about my ass. There's always that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhschamps04 15 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Mitchell's been very bad in the past about not letting people bring in outside food/drink. I understand the reasoning to a point, but it's not "oh, it's just a little warm outside" hot. We're talking "it hasn't been this hot in this place in recorded history" hot. I hope they relax the rules a bit. Rockingham's used to heat, though. They average 90 in August, and their record (also set in August, though in 2007) is 108. That's a +12 difference from Bluefield in summer. Another example, I went to Charlottesville for a week in July, and the daytime high was no less than 99 each day. I came back to SWVA and needed to wear a light jacket...in July...because low 80s in a breeze felt too cool. Not saying that it will happen, but people up here just ain't used to that... Last year if you tried to get a bottle of water into the place they basicly threw you back across the fence hahaha. They said NO Food Drinks or umbrellas then when you got inside the vendors did not take cash you had to go get in a line to buy tickets and then you paid for the food/drinks with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I don't see how they won't let you bring water in now. No way the vendors will supply enough water for everybody who wants to buy one. Like I said, 10 hours in 90+ degree weather is going to be a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie07 11 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I don't see how they won't let you bring water in now. No way the vendors will supply enough water for everybody who wants to buy one. Like I said, 10 hours in 90+ degree weather is going to be a disaster. I still doubt they let you do it. The gates don't open until 4 and music doesn't start playing until 4:30. The big names aren't going to be on until around 7 if the schedule runs according to plan. By the time people really start rolling in there the heat shouldn't be unbearable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) I still doubt they let you do it. The gates don't open until 4 and music doesn't start playing until 4:30. The big names aren't going to be on until around 7 if the schedule runs according to plan. By the time people really start rolling in there the heat shouldn't be unbearable. Edited June 27, 2012 by bluefieldRocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Grundy has seriously never been over 100? Is that due to the mountains or something? I feel like plenty of locales, perhaps closer to I81 have hit 100's every few years. I could also be talking about my ass. There's always that. I remember days of it getting over 100 back in the 80s...problem is the official temps were taken up at the airport for years...i think they take them at Riverview now...but the airport being on top of the mountain it's always cooler up there. I remember seeing 104 in August once at the bank on the way to two a days...talk about misery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I remember days of it getting over 100 back in the 80s...problem is the official temps were taken up at the airport for years...i think they take them at Riverview now...but the airport being on top of the mountain it's always cooler up there. I remember seeing 104 in August once at the bank on the way to two a days...talk about misery. A lot of those readings are due to black/gray parking lots retaining heat and the temperature gauges being low enough to the ground to capture some of the radiation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 A lot of those readings are due to black/gray parking lots retaining heat and the temperature gauges being low enough to the ground to capture some of the radiation. yeah...but the old rusty Coke thermometer hanging in the shade just off the back porch hasn't lied to us in 40+ years lol. The "official" temps are always going to be varied a little either way...the humidity and how it feels will always be the real ass kicker...110 out in AZ is not so bad...but you throw 95 and high humidity together and you will be miserable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 speaking of the humidity, I was suprised at the difference in how a temperature feels here compared to Richmond. Richmond is crazy hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 110 out in AZ is not so bad... BS! 110*F is 110*F...that's hot, period... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 speaking of the humidity, I was suprised at the difference in how a temperature feels here compared to Richmond. Richmond is crazy hot! Thank you, James River! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 BS! 110*F is 110*F...that's hot, period... True to a point. At some point, you'd rather be in 110 with 7% humidity than 100 with 77% humidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 True to a point. At some point, you'd rather be in 110 with 7% humidity than 100 with 77% humidity. Wrong, again. At NO point would I rather be in 100* or 110*, regardless of humidity, period...upper 80s is hot enough for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 BS! 110*F is 110*F...that's hot, period... i am like you, 80s is where i'd like to stay...but 110 in AZ wasn't that bad really...dry heat...i'm a big man and i didn't even sweat lol...90 in Charleston with high humidity and you walk outside and your clothes are stuck to you and you sweat non stop for no reason lol....that sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 i am like you, 80s is where i'd like to stay...but 110 in AZ wasn't that bad really...dry heat...i'm a big man and i didn't even sweat lol...90 in Charleston with high humidity and you walk outside and your clothes are stuck to you and you sweat non stop for no reason lol....that sucks. Dry heat is still hot enough to pop popcorn...no thank you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Dry heat is still hot enough to pop popcorn...no thank you... and fry an egg lol. i'll still take it over the high humidity any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I have a road trip starting this weekend that will take me to St. Louis among other mid-west locations. Forecasts are calling for 106+ and typical high humidity. That is the kind of weather that when I lived out there made me not leave the house until after 9 p.m. Stinking' hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Few years ago, we flew into Phoenix at 11 p.m. Pilot made announcement the temp was 98. A few days later the temps reached 116...this was late May!!! Now, 116 is H O T...blazing HOT...dry heat or not. No way, anyhow, anyway, whatever...I could ever get used to those kinds of temps days on end. We, then drove to Flagstaff...SNOW on the ground...no kidding. Had to buy a jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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