Such a dry heat that the air hits my face like an oven door opening. The temperature guage is set at a constant 100 plus degrees day in and day out. We are at 27 days in a row with 100+ temperatures, not counting the days we had in late May and early June. The last record for the searing heat wave was 1980 with 42 days of solid 100° weather.
East Texas is getting a little relief from gulf moisture surrounding the high pressure ridge, but it isn't strong enough to make Mr. H go away for a while. Today's weather report showed a tropical depression at the bottom of the gulf with hopes of moving toward Texas. Time will tell. In the meantime, watering the lawn is a waste of water and money. The trees are stressing badly. The bees are at their hives because there are few flowering plants from which to feed. Birds stay near the ground and are appreciative of the daily supply of water in the birdbaths and sunflower seeds.
All I can say is I'm holding out hope for the August prediction of rainfall. Something has to give!
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