We reached 91-degrees again this month.
These include heat, humidity and plenty of bright sunshine. But perhaps foremost of them is heat.
At 91 degrees, Sunday’s top reading seemed a little more than we might have expected. It was 6 degrees above average, and only 5 degrees short of the record for the date. That was 96, set only three years ago.In addition, we know better than to assess a day by the thermometer alone. Perhaps no numerical description of humidity appeals to our understanding in the same way as temperature. But we may say of humidity that we know it when we feel it.
In terms of such measures as the dew point, or the heat index, it appeared that Sunday’s atmosphere hovered near the border between uncomfortable and oppressive. That hour is noticeable. That loss may be virtually irreplaceable. It might be considered a celestial sign that heat and humidity may linger on but summer must end.
At the hour of sunset on Sunday, it seemed easier than usual to read meaning into the orange tint assumed by the long stretches of darkening clouds.
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