It's HOT

It's hot down here. It's the middle of September and I'm boycotting this 90 degree weather; I wore jeans and a longer sleeved shirt to school today. I spend most of the day in the same building so the only time I feel unbearable heat is on the ride home from school, and as soon as I get home, I often change. I dream of sweaters and hoodies, chilly noses and my breath in the air, fallen leaves and gray mornings. But until then, I'll just continue fighting the heat with hoodies in the evening and jeans at school.

Here's what I've spent the last hour and a half working on. (Disclaimer, the highs for each day don't reflect the coolest times of the day, BUT STILL, we don't generally say "It was 99 degrees out today, though it was only 73 when I woke up." We only remember the 99. Oh, and humidity isn't factored into this at all.)

These are the monthly averages for June-September this year. I'm comparing Athens, where I live now, to Kearney, where I lived from 2003-2009.




This shows the number of days each month with temperatures under 90 degrees. This one is the reason I did all this. It's been HELLA HOT for as long as I can remember. Hell, it was MAY the last time the high for the day was under 84.

Look at this. In July in Athens, there were 26 days where the temp was at least 90 degrees! (September shows the same but here there have only been 16 days with temps over 90. Only 16.)



This gets at the point above, about how it's been FOREVER since it's been cool.




And finally, something more traditional, though this doesn't really show the range or average temp.


Chase: What? Are you a meteorologist now?
Me: No, I'm a statistician.