[easonc52]

Between 115 and 118. It's actually lower than the last two summers I have spent here.

Just curious how it works there.

accuweather.com reports that at 3:18pm its 111 degrees, but the 'RealFeel' is 118 degrees. What's up with that?

And I feel I must complain less about my 101 degrees yesterday (probably not - lol).

[Alas Babylon!]

Actually, the more humid the air, the hotter it feels, and the more deadly (to a human) it becomes. Sweat is the way humans dissipate heat. As the sweaty skin dries, heat is shed from the body. This actually works quite well (better than panting, a method used by most mammals) in a very hot, dry environment. But if the humidity goes too high, the sweat does not evaporate, thus making the body hotter, which produces more sweat, which makes the body hotter, etc, etc, until cooling is somehow effected or heat stroke takes place.

[Allegra]

accuweather.com reports that at 3:18pm its 111 degrees, but the 'RealFeel' is 118 degrees. What's up with that?

I'm not sure...I just know it's darn HOT!