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High Temperatures on Tuesday, June 20, 2017


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Tuesday saw 124F temperature in San Diego County at Ocotilla Wells, Ca.  Ocotilla Wells is in the desert just off highway 8 after you cross the local mountains.  That is a record high temperature for San Diego County.   Death Valley was the hottest spot in the nation on Tuesday at 127F.

 

Glad the a/c  is working in the house.

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We hit 119* here on Tuesday. But...

 

It's a dry heat!

 

The swap cooler on the house is trying it's best to keep it cool but it can only knock it down about 30* or so. It is warm in the house but a quick trip outside to give the chickens a handful of frozen peas and a cold drink lets you appreciate the 30* difference in temperature.

 

I had to set up a misting system on the chicken coop to keep my girls healthy. This heat is crazy for this time of year.

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We hit 119* here on Tuesday. But...

 

It's a dry heat!

 

The swap cooler on the house is trying it's best to keep it cool but it can only knock it down about 30* or so. It is warm in the house but a quick trip outside to give the chickens a handful of frozen peas and a cold drink lets you appreciate the 30* difference in temperature.

 

I had to set up a misting system on the chicken coop to keep my girls healthy. This heat is crazy for this time of year.

Yes, no Santa Ana winds in June.  Wait till September/October when the Santa Ana's start.

 

FYI, the Santa Ana winds are caused by a flow of air from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in Southern California.  The air heats up 3 degrees for each 1000 feet it drops.  So by the time it hits the coast it is 45 degrees hotter than when it left the Rockies.  So nice 60-70 degree air becomes 105-115 when it hits southern California.

 

But that is not the worst thing. Brush/forest fires get feed by the Santa Ana's and rage totally out of control till the winds die down.  The Ceder fire in 2004 burned 280,000 acres, destroyed 3000+ homes and killed 15 people In San Diego.

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