EXACTLY! Drudge was reporting 116° in D.C., which is WRONG!
“Drudge was reporting 116° in D.C., which is WRONG!”
I’m so glad people are talking about this because I thought I was going crazy when I saw that Drudge map.
I get the “it’ll feel like 116 degrees in DC” thing (even if it is misleading to some) but then why was there a “1” for the state of Washington? Was it going to feel like 1 degree in Washington? I think not.
It seemed to me like the whole point was to confuse the issue and make everyone think it’s a much hotter summer than it’s ever been.
Also, while they’re going on and on about the high heat in some parts of the country, why aren’t they also talking about the unusually low temperatures in other parts?
Here in Sacramento we’ve been having one of the most pleasant summers I’ve ever experienced. Had to wear jeans and a jacket to the State Fair on Friday evening, and that’s absolutely unheard of.
Excessive summer time heat is not news. We are a culture that now has to be told how to stay safe in extreme weather.