by Cindy
October 27 Update: I have had to update the number of triple digit days in October - we had another one.
[Note: I have to start this blog with an explanation for our readers who are not familiar with Fahrenheit temperatures. Triple digits refers to anything equal to or greater than 100 F (37 C).]
Being from Texas, we often talk about how hot the summers can get. After a few years in the UAE, however, a Texas summer is welcome relief from the heat of the UAE. Lately I've been seeing posts on Facebook about the first snow in Colorado and the cooler, fall weather in parts of Texas. I'm quite jealous because here in the UAE, it's still hot. Triple digit hot. And the truth of the matter is that we have crazy humidity during the summer so it feels even hotter. Here are some of the weather statistics for 2012:
The first day over 100 F was March 29th where we registered 104 F. We had two days of triple digits in March.
April registered only three days of triple digits.
May registered 27 days of triple digits. The four that didn't reach triple digits - 98 F, 92 F, 95 F and 96 F.
June registered 26 days of triple digits, the relief came in 98 F, 98 F, 94 F and 96 F.
All 31 days in July, all 31 days in August, and all 30 days in September reached triple digits. It's October now and we still have triple digits.
I'll help you out and do the math for you:
Total days of Triple Digits:
2 in March
3 in April
27 in May
26 in June
31 in July
31 in Aug
30 Sept
10 in Oct
160 Total days of Triple Digits in 2012 - 43.8% of the year
Consecutive days of Triple Digits:
24 in June (beginning with June 7th)
31 July
31 Aug
30 Sept
9 October
126 Consecutive days of Triple Digits in 2012 - 34% of the year
The hottest day was July 27th at 119 F degrees. Second place is a tie at 117 F on June 22nd and August 5th.
October 27 Update: I have had to update the number of triple digit days in October - we had another one.
[Note: I have to start this blog with an explanation for our readers who are not familiar with Fahrenheit temperatures. Triple digits refers to anything equal to or greater than 100 F (37 C).]
Being from Texas, we often talk about how hot the summers can get. After a few years in the UAE, however, a Texas summer is welcome relief from the heat of the UAE. Lately I've been seeing posts on Facebook about the first snow in Colorado and the cooler, fall weather in parts of Texas. I'm quite jealous because here in the UAE, it's still hot. Triple digit hot. And the truth of the matter is that we have crazy humidity during the summer so it feels even hotter. Here are some of the weather statistics for 2012:
The first day over 100 F was March 29th where we registered 104 F. We had two days of triple digits in March.
April registered only three days of triple digits.
May registered 27 days of triple digits. The four that didn't reach triple digits - 98 F, 92 F, 95 F and 96 F.
June registered 26 days of triple digits, the relief came in 98 F, 98 F, 94 F and 96 F.
All 31 days in July, all 31 days in August, and all 30 days in September reached triple digits. It's October now and we still have triple digits.
I'll help you out and do the math for you:
Total days of Triple Digits:
2 in March
3 in April
27 in May
26 in June
31 in July
31 in Aug
30 Sept
10 in Oct
160 Total days of Triple Digits in 2012 - 43.8% of the year
Consecutive days of Triple Digits:
24 in June (beginning with June 7th)
31 July
31 Aug
30 Sept
9 October
126 Consecutive days of Triple Digits in 2012 - 34% of the year
The hottest day was July 27th at 119 F degrees. Second place is a tie at 117 F on June 22nd and August 5th.
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