Hot enough to hack a hairball.
I have good reason to believe this is a male cat...just one of those (cat) gut feelings I have from years of observing wildlife. This behavior becomes very prominent not only in excessive heat, but on weekends and during football season. (feel free to click pic and enlarge)
Unlike a lot of western locations, here in the Southeast you have to factor in humidity as the 'real feel' temperature can be much higher. As I was prepping for work, here are some of the numbers I could garner from the National Weather Service (NOTE: I wish all NWS offices could pool similar data, but they don't...you have to go looking under a lot of rocks to find your data critters!):
I have good reason to believe this is a male cat...just one of those (cat) gut feelings I have from years of observing wildlife. This behavior becomes very prominent not only in excessive heat, but on weekends and during football season. (feel free to click pic and enlarge)
Unlike a lot of western locations, here in the Southeast you have to factor in humidity as the 'real feel' temperature can be much higher. As I was prepping for work, here are some of the numbers I could garner from the National Weather Service (NOTE: I wish all NWS offices could pool similar data, but they don't...you have to go looking under a lot of rocks to find your data critters!):
City...............High.....H.I. (heat index)
Greensboro.....98R....101
Charlotte.........99
Raleigh............97R...106
Fayetteville.....102....105
Laurinburg......102....105
Albemarle.......100....104
Burlington........99....101
Lexington.........97....101
Asheboro..........97....101
Sou. Pines.......100
Lumberton......101
Found the following Heat Index values from yesterday in the South Carolina Low Country:
location..........H.I.
Hilton Head.....114
Charleston......109
Bonneau Bch...116
OK, it's hot. But how hot is it REALLY?
Trees start whistling for dogs.
Cows are giving evaporated milk.
Chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs.
Hot water comes out of both taps.
You break a sweat picking up the morning paper.
You realize asphalt has a liquid state.
You can make instant sun tea.
You discover a seat belt buckle makes a dandy branding iron.
You realize you really can drive with just 2 fingers on the steering wheel.
Robins are using potholders to pull out earthworms.
Greensboro.....98R....101
Charlotte.........99
Raleigh............97R...106
Fayetteville.....102....105
Laurinburg......102....105
Albemarle.......100....104
Burlington........99....101
Lexington.........97....101
Asheboro..........97....101
Sou. Pines.......100
Lumberton......101
Found the following Heat Index values from yesterday in the South Carolina Low Country:
location..........H.I.
Hilton Head.....114
Charleston......109
Bonneau Bch...116
OK, it's hot. But how hot is it REALLY?
Trees start whistling for dogs.
Cows are giving evaporated milk.
Chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs.
Hot water comes out of both taps.
You break a sweat picking up the morning paper.
You realize asphalt has a liquid state.
You can make instant sun tea.
You discover a seat belt buckle makes a dandy branding iron.
You realize you really can drive with just 2 fingers on the steering wheel.
Robins are using potholders to pull out earthworms.
Lots o' water, friends, lots o' water!
This too shall pass...
This too shall pass...
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