Iowa heatwave predictions

[HawkGold]

First, how do people in N Dakota, Minnesota and way north is the US and Canada stand to live in such cold areas during the winter no matter how they heat their homes? January of this year was downright brutal for about 2 weeks.

Before air conditioning or if the AC goes out we would lay on the floor to catch the coolest air using a fan or go to the basement where it is cooler. Wear as little all white clothing as possible. If the electricity is out then yikes and bring out the manual fans.

My grandfather worked in the strip coal mines west of Des Moines back in the 1920's and on the side sold and delivered coal to house owners who used it to stoke their furnaces. Things changed a lot by the 1960s.

Lived in both ND and MN. That cold doesnt bite as much. Is where I I learned to iceskate. Went on delightful walks at a little below 0.

The drag comes not from how cold but for how long its cold.

Rarely called off school in ND except when we couldnt get in the school from the drifts.

Had a breakdown at -32. No hat. No cell. Walked a mile. That was brutal.

 

[HawkGold]

Modern homes dont cool as well as really old homes with high ceilings and windows low to the floor.

We had no ac but had a sunroom on 2nd floor that caught breeze at night. Slept on floor at times.

Modern houses arent made to cool w o ac.

 

[westender]

Yeah, we have considered it because it makes financial sense, but we don't use that much electricity and they are talking about doing away with net metering here, which would mean I would either have to spend a fortune on a battery or just eat all the sweet juice I was sending back to the grid.

You would be grandfathered if system in place and they change the rules. Now if you moved I am sure persons buying house would then be subject to new rules.

 

[westender]

Lived in both ND and MN. That cold doesnt bite as much. Is where I I learned to iceskate. Went on delightful walks at a little below 0.

The drag comes not from how cold but for how long its cold.

Rarely called off school in ND except when we couldnt get in the school from the drifts.

Had a breakdown at -32. No hat. No cell. Walked a mile. That was brutal.

The older farmhouses never had direct airflow to upstairs either. Just vents cut into floors that allowed air to rise from below. Remember growing up going to bed upstairs and being able to see my breath. Just bundle up and lots of blankets. Furnace always got turned down at night also.

 

[westender]

May and June were so cool, my AC bill for those months was right around $48.00

Those months are when the solar banks the excess KWhs for the hotter higher use months. Winter sunny days generate a lot of electricity. Just days are shorter but with south facing panels they crank it out. The panels actually are more efficient in cooler air too.

 

[uihawk82]

Lived in both ND and MN. That cold doesnt bite as much. Is where I I learned to iceskate. Went on delightful walks at a little below 0.

The drag comes not from how cold but for how long its cold.

Rarely called off school in ND except when we couldnt get in the school from the drifts.

Had a breakdown at -32. No hat. No cell. Walked a mile. That was brutal.

Yeah, I dont mind zero or 5 degrees below zero temps but it is the wind. Iowa has a lot of wind generators for a reason and the winter wind just SUCKS the heat right out of me and you and your clothes. Brutal when it is 10 degrees and a 25 mph wind.

That 2017 homecoming game at Kinnick in mid-Nov against Purdue was the coldest, worst game of over 250 games I have seen in Kinnick, colder than any Oct or Nov game. I blamed that wind chill on Kirk's brain dead decisions that game.

 

[MoseSchrute]

Great Uncle told me in the 20s they would open every door and window to the outside and leave open at night (this was in the country) and also the men tended to sleep outside on the ground as that was cooler than the house when it was real bad. He always told me that people romanticize about the past and would like to go back and live it in it, but he was like not me I love air condition and I don't want to go back to a time without. We never had air in the farmhouse I grew up in. Just had windows open and fans blowing and got through it. When you are young so much stuff like that is easier to take and you don't notice as much.

Yep, my grandpa and his brothers slept outside on a hay rack. I'm sure the bugs and mosquitoes would chew on you all night long.

 

[Northside Hawk]

Lived in both ND and MN. That cold doesnt bite as much. Is where I I learned to iceskate. Went on delightful walks at a little below 0.

The drag comes not from how cold but for how long its cold.

Rarely called off school in ND except when we couldnt get in the school from the drifts.

Had a breakdown at -32. No hat. No cell. Walked a mile. That was brutal.

I used to LOVE running in the winter. Single digits above or below zero. Snow crunching underfoot. Icicles on the eyebrows. As long as the wind was calm it was my cathartic stress release.

Now my knees won't allow it. I need a dry surface. And 25° is my absolute minimum. Or it's a treadmill or indoor facility.

They have a 5/10k run in International Falls every winter. It's called "Freeze Your Gizzard". The average low temperature in IF in mid January is about nine below. They've cancelled it only once.

 

[HawkGold]

The older farmhouses never had direct airflow to upstairs either. Just vents cut into floors that allowed air to rise from below. Remember growing up going to bed upstairs and being able to see my breath. Just bundle up and lots of blankets. Furnace always got turned down at night also.

Ohhh the memories

 

[westender]

Ohhh the memories

Those kind of vents were good for listening in on siblings below also.

 

[Northside Hawk]

Currently 70 and cloudy in Prairie du Chien, after a morning of downpours.

What excessive heat warning?

I know, I know. If I check back in at five this afternoon it could very well be sunny with a dewpoint of 80 and a heat index of 105.

 

[Chickenlounge]

93F in IC w/ a heat index of 105.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

I have golfed in the Mojave on the Nevada/California border at 105 degrees, wasn't bad, dry as a bone. Drinks lots of fluids, take it easy, stay in the shade a bit. I golfed in Death Valley this spring, wasn't super hot, but at below sea level, the golf balls don't go very far.

That last part is what sucks most. If I'm gonna club it in those temps, give me a little "extra" for it!

 

[Jonrn]

I grew up on a farm, and we never had AC (my parents just got a small window unit a few years ago). However, we had/have big, mature trees surrounding the house. Suprising how pleasant it can be in the shade with a breeze blowing through, even on the stifling days.

I grew up in mount pleasant in the 1980’s and my parents didn’t have AC, we just slept in the basement on mattresses. It’s always cool down there.

 

[MikeyLikesIowa]

Iowa 100 degrees over Virginia 100 any time.

Iowa gravel roads plus 100 are hard to take.

Got stuck in the Newton I 80 jam Sunday. That was hot.

We were stuck in that too. I got out to stretch and could feel the heat from the asphalt on my calves.

Yeah, I dont mind zero or 5 degrees below zero temps but it is the wind. Iowa has a lot of wind generators for a reason and the winter wind just SUCKS the heat right out of me and you and your clothes. Brutal when it is 10 degrees and a 25 mph wind.

That 2017 homecoming game at Kinnick in mid-Nov against Purdue was the coldest, worst game of over 250 games I have seen in Kinnick, colder than any Oct or Nov game. I blamed that wind chill on Kirk's brain dead decisions that game.

I don't know about that. The 2013 Michigan game was damn cold. My brother and I went to it when he scored some free tickets through his employer. Luckily, we sat in the sun above the North endzone. I believe this is still officially the coldest football game ever played at Kinnick.

 

[revkev73]

That last part is what sucks most. If I'm gonna club it in those temps, give me a little "extra" for it!

About one extra club was needed there, about 300 feet below sea level, +/- It was a fun track.

 

[HawkGold]

We were stuck in that too. I got out to stretch and could feel the heat from the asphalt on my calves.



I don't know about that. The 2013 Michigan game was damn cold. My brother and I went to it when he scored some free tickets through his employer. Luckily, we sat in the sun above the North endzone. I believe this is still officially the coldest football game ever played at Kinnick.

Im surprised there arent more accidents on 80. Other states seem to have better conditions for some reason. Were were about .4 from the accident. Paper aaid it was 10 miles long. Some of my passengers were ready for a bathroom break. Cotn not tall enough.

We got hung up for another 20 minutes further east of IC

 

[uihawk82]

We were stuck in that too. I got out to stretch and could feel the heat from the asphalt on my calves.



I don't know about that. The 2013 Michigan game was damn cold. My brother and I went to it when he scored some free tickets through his employer. Luckily, we sat in the sun above the North endzone. I believe this is still officially the coldest football game ever played at Kinnick.

Oh that Mich game was the coldest temperature wise. I was there and it was cold but I didnt think near as bad as the Purdue game. There wasnt near the windchill in that Mich game.

Some of it could be where a person sits. You say you were in the sun in the north endzone seats so the northerly wind was blocked somewhat for you. I sit 40 rows up in the SE grandstands and that northerly wind just hits you.

Both games were cold.

 

[EstronHawkKing]

The hottest Iowa game I have ever been to was when we played Kansas St at Arrow Head Stadium in Kansas City, late 90's - early 2000. It was brutal! Anyone here go to that game and remember how hot and humid it was?

 

[MikeyLikesIowa]

Im surprised there arent more accidents on 80. Other states seem to have better conditions for some reason. Were were about .4 from the accident. Paper aaid it was 10 miles long. Some of my passengers were ready for a bathroom break. Cotn not tall enough.

We got hung up for another 20 minutes further east of IC

We were about 2 miles behind it. There were some folks in a minivan next to us that had a CB so we knew what was going on. We were stopped for about an hour and 45 minutes. I urinated behind a semi trailer on the interstate and bummed a smoke from the guy next to me with the CB while we were waiting.