All-time record high temperatures here today in San Diego, and now fire

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...+1 Stay safe Stevo!

[handy]

In the summer of 2016 - 2017, where I used to live in Oz, a few hours north of Sydney, on the coastal plain, we had 10 days of >|= 50 C. (122+ F.) with stinking hot winds blowing 24 hrs/day (fan forced oven). I've never experienced anything like it (& I've spent time out in the center & far north of Oz over the past decades).

We had an acre of gardens, & lived ~400 mtr's from a river. I irrigated all night, every night. Even so, we had brown & black leaves on many plants/shrubs. Many of them lost there leaves & quite a number just died. Birds (& who knows what else) would have died from the heat.

I said to my wife "imagine how hot its going to get here in 10 years time?" As we had noticed the weather changing over the decades that we had lived there. Lets get as close to Antarctica as we can. So we prepared the property, sold up & headed as far south as we could get. This was before the terrible fires that destroyed so many homes, & so much of the bush & wildlife on mainland Oz last year. Which was & is an ecological disaster. Fortunately my location was safe from that tragedy.

Very traumatic times on planet earth these days. I wish Stevo, & everyone else all of the very best, re. their safety & happiness.

[Stevo]

Well, it's a dry heat with this heatwave, unlike the muggy heat we had for over a week a couple of weeks ago, so keeping out of the sun helps a lot, along with lots of water and a mister if you can't stay indoors with A/C.

It seemed a few degrees cooler today here, maybe because of the smoke plume blocking some sun, though just north of here, Escondido set an all-time record at 115 F. It's supposed to start cooling off for a few days tomorrow.

The fire continues to burn, though the surface winds pushed it south and east today, into more of a wilderness area.

[oops]

... Very traumatic times on planet earth these days. I wish Stevo, & everyone else all of the very best, re. their safety & happiness.

Yes and Australia is one of the zones very impacted, so take care too.

[Stevo]

I haven't seen anything about how it was started, but pleeeeeeeze don't let the reason be as stupid as this fire to the north of here: https://boingboing.net/2020/09/07/calif ... -dora.html

Apparently those who ignore history...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dHQ-5iOVAc

[sunrat]

I haven't seen anything about how it was started, but pleeeeeeeze don't let the reason be as stupid as this fire to the north of here: https://boingboing.net/2020/09/07/calif ... -dora.html

The human race will surely be the cause of its own demise.

Another linked article from that boingboing one - https://boingboing.net/2020/08/24/vacav ... light.html
Better stock up on Bud Light, Stevo! I never tried it but from hearsay it's probably the best use for it.

[Stevo]

Apparently it was actually 115 F here on Saturday in Santee, beating that lousy 114 in El Cajon next door.
Only 111 on Sunday, due to the smoke. That pales in comparison to some 121 temps in the LA area or the 122 in Solvang just south of my home town, Santa Maria, which came in way behind with only 103. boo!

Was only 90 on Monday, and struggled to reach 80 today, with low overcast most of the day and even some drizzle. The upcoming Santa Ana should blow all the marine moisture out to sea, but the smoke will remain, I bet.

[JayM]

The moisture and cooler air should help a lot with getting the fire under control, anyway. The Santa Ana wind, not so much. :(

[Stevo]

The fire was only 3% contained this morning.

https://www.sdcountyemergency.com/conte ... /maps.html

[asqwerth]

Scary. Stay safe.