I'm getting emails like the following from Weather.com:
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An excessive heat warning remains in effect until 7 pm CDT Tuesday.
A hot and humid Sunday was observed across extreme southeast Kansas and
the
Missouri Ozarks. High temperatures ranged from the mid 90s to the low 100s
with afternoon heat index values between 105 and 110 degrees over most
areas.
Oppressively hot and humid conditions will continue through Tuesday.
Afternoon high temperatures from the middle 90s to low 100s combined with
a
very humid airmass will produce heat index values between 104 and 110
degrees. The hottest temperatures will occur between 2 and 7 pm. Little
relief will occur during the overnight hours as low temperatures remain in
the middle 70s. Consecutive days of these hot and humid conditions can
have
an ac***ulating affect on the body...leading to heat illnesses. A cold
front
will bring relief to the area starting Wednesday.
An excessive heat warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot
temperatures will occur. The combination of hot temperatures and high
humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat
illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned
room...stay out of the sun... and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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I really don't know why they think this weather warrants a warning like
this, as it's quite common at this time of year over most of the southern
US
that isn't right on the coast.
Even without A/C in the house, we're doing fine! With the insulated
windows,
which I open at night and shut early in the morning, and the metal grate
over the 2'x3' opening in the floor from the old floor furnace I had
removed, and a box fan laying on top of the grate blowing cool air upward,
the indoor temperature has not gone over 85 - and that's at midday and at
head level, meaning the floor is quite a bit cooler, so it's quite
tolerable
for us all.
Eli looks ridiculous laying on his back with his legs in the air and his
fat-cat male teats showing, but he's cool as a cu***ber. Abelard doesn't
mind being warm, and neither, apparently, do the young ones. I hardly see
Beatrice and Baby Eyes, they're probably in the closet. Lily spends most
of
her time on the kitchen floor, Tommy's under my bed, and Billy the giant
is
splayed over the floor grate beside the fan with tummy connected to the
basement air.
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