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120 degrees in SI

Started by allaboutshooting, June 28, 2012, 04:47:55 PM

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allaboutshooting

It is 120 degrees at our place here in Southern Illinois with 21% humidity.

We normally have some hot weather here but 120 degrees is pretty much unheard of and I don't remember ever seeing 21% humidity in the summer here. Generally, it's very humid, with "the air you wear" being the rule.

I know we often speak of it being like an oven but that's exactly what if feels like here.

When I was out this morning, I would sweat but my shirt would dry almost immediately.

We are over 12" dry for the year and the ground is cracked everywhere. It's a tough year for the crops.

Thanks,
Clark
"If he's out of range, it just means he has another day and so do you."


Fatbeard

My in laws are 14" below water and their ground is the same way! They have 1200 acres of corn and bet they wish they had cotton out! I feel for all in the whole region! We need rain badly in east TN but nothing like you guys and west of us! Pray for rain
East TN Beard Buster

renegade19

Clark it was 109 when I left Carbondale today.  I'm worried about some prime turkey habitat getting wiped out by fire.  It ain't gonna take much to get it going.  Praying for rain.

allaboutshooting

Quote from: Fatbeard on June 28, 2012, 06:55:07 PM
My in laws are 14" below water and their ground is the same way! They have 1200 acres of corn and bet they wish they had cotton out! I feel for all in the whole region! We need rain badly in east TN but nothing like you guys and west of us! Pray for rain

It really is terrible here. I've never seen conditions like this. There will be very little vegetation if we don't get rain soon. The farmers here are facing a total crop loss.

Thanks,
Clark
"If he's out of range, it just means he has another day and so do you."


allaboutshooting

Quote from: renegade19 on June 28, 2012, 07:04:47 PM
Clark it was 109 when I left Carbondale today.  I'm worried about some prime turkey habitat getting wiped out by fire.  It ain't gonna take much to get it going.  Praying for rain.

As you know, we'd had some fires around. One man decided that yesterday was a good day to burn some brush. It took hours to get the fire under control and finally out, at the expense of many man hours, closed vehicular and railroad traffic.

Most of the forest and fields are are dry and with the number of dead trees from the inland  hurricane 3 years ago, it could be terrible. Deer are already becoming much more bold about coming within yards of us when we're at the range on the west side of our property. They just want to find some browse and that hunger has overcome their fear.

Thanks,
Clark
"If he's out of range, it just means he has another day and so do you."


coyotetrpr

It is not that bad here in west central missouri yet, but the corn is not far from being hurt really bad. On the lighter side I bet that a shotgun would pattern real good in these conditions.
Jakes are like scotch. They are not worth a darn until they age.

allaboutshooting

Quote from: coyotetrpr on June 28, 2012, 10:21:57 PM
It is not that bad here in west central missouri yet, but the corn is not far from being hurt really bad. On the lighter side I bet that a shotgun would pattern real good in these conditions.

I suspect that you're correct about the patterning but it's just too hot to be much fun spending time at the range. On the news tonight they showed some measurements of heat at playgrounds and a slide had a surface temp of 158 degrees. A gun barrel would get hot pretty quickly!

Thanks,
Clark
"If he's out of range, it just means he has another day and so do you."


stone road turkey calls

same here in georgia, hot in the 100s and not humid like it should be
Stone Road Turkey Calls / Gary Taylor
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CASH

I wish 21% humidity is all we ever see
A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands, love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper; his hands remember the rifle.

socalturkeyman

Man those are SO Cal temps you guys got going!!! The weird thing is that We have broken 95 in my town all summer! We are still dry but not to hot considering its usually 103 or 105 in early June. That's wild hope you guys get some rain soon. Remember to have a clear cut or at least 100yards around  the house for a fire break.
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stone road turkey calls

Stone Road Turkey Calls / Gary Taylor
2013 Norseman 3rd place pot call
2013 Grand national 6th place pot call
2014 Midwest 3rd place pot call
2015 Midwest 5th place HM Tube call

allaboutshooting

Quote from: socalturkeyman on June 29, 2012, 12:42:06 AM
Man those are SO Cal temps you guys got going!!! The weird thing is that We have broken 95 in my town all summer! We are still dry but not to hot considering its usually 103 or 105 in early June. That's wild hope you guys get some rain soon. Remember to have a clear cut or at least 100yards around  the house for a fire break.

Good advice on the clear cut. We have a lot of trees around and the our forest begins about 300 yards from the house. Way too hot here.

Thanks,
Clark
"If he's out of range, it just means he has another day and so do you."


Tail Feathers

Sounds like Texas last year.
The drought seems to be broken now although it's dry this month, we are MUCH better shape that last summer.

Hope some rain and cooler comes your way very soon Clark.
Love to hunt the King of Spring!

Eric Gregg

Quote from: CASH on June 29, 2012, 12:41:48 AM
I wish 21% humidity is all we ever see

Here in the great MS delta 21% humidity is welcomed.
Typical summertime  temps are 98-102 with well over 50% humidity.
120 is hot period. I pray that we can all get some relief :mycross:

Kylongspur88

108 at 4:30 in the shade here on the Ky Va line. Might go put a tatter in the truck with the windows up and see if it will bake..