Surprise we live in the desert.......
We are in an almost month long High Heat Spell and have been running over 100+ deg, yesterday and today 115 deg. in Yuma was/is predicted.
Calli has seen it's first Rolling Blackout, where the power exceeds reserve capacity and hence portions of of the state alternate on have power shutdowns.
Along with all the wide fires that have become major burns it is best described as Sever Heat. Imagine attempting to fight a wildfire in 118º ambient temperatures, OMG!
I am installing a new power feed from the battery to the front of my bike for accessories like radio, cell charger and lighting. But it has just been to hot to work on it and probably will be till late next week according to weather forecasting.
When I woke at 6am it was already 90 and headed to 115 for a high. With that hot sun glaring down on my canvas shed you have temps of over 120º. Even with a big fan on you that is too darn hot to think much less work.
And the desert itself is building up like a heat sink holding onto the heat so it intensifies instead of offering more cooling during night fall.
It is almost impossible to keep anything vinyl or plastic out in the sun as it just breaks down and crystalizes. It really is almost unbelievable. Leave your phone in the car and it shuts down from overheating in no time. Touch the trim I painted on the house several months ago and it is sticky almost leaving fingerprints.
This summer so far has tied and in several cases broken several records and we have about 45 day to go before any real relief will be felt. For the first time last night I noticed the outside light dim when the A/C kicked in.
With most of the park empty you know the whole area of the FootHills is drawing lots of power. I am glad even though it adds to the temp in the shed that I have both on solar power so as to help ease the load.
Keep drinking lots and lots of water, stay inside and remember it's called Air Conditioning NOT Refrigeration.
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