Iowa heatwave predictions

EstronHawkKing said:
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?
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Honorable mention would go to 1988 vs Colorado, the last season on the artificial turf. Air temperatures were in the low nineties but field temps were estimated at 125.
 
Here’s the forecast for my area today. Luckily there’s relief starting tomorrow.

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uihawk82 said:
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.
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I think you are thinking of the 2015 Purdue game, not the 2017 Purdue game. The 2015 Purdue game was the one they had to clear the field for because it snowed like 8-10" the night before.

According to the box score on Iowa's official site, the weather at the 2015 Purdue game was mostly sunny with a temp of 27°F and a 25 MPH wind (no direction recorded).

The weather for the 2017 Purdue game was partly sunny with a temp of 42°F and a 20 MPH wind blowing from the NW.

The 2013 Michigan game was sunny with a temp of was 18°F and an 18 MPH wind blowing from NNW at 18 MPH.
 
MikeyLikesIowa said:
I think you are thinking of the 2015 Purdue game, not the 2017 Purdue game. The 2015 Purdue game was the one they had to clear the field for because it snowed like 8-10" the night before.

According to the box score on Iowa's official site, the weather at the 2015 Purdue game was mostly sunny with a temp of 27°F and a 25 MPH wind (no direction recorded).

The weather for the 2017 Purdue game was partly sunny with a temp of 42°F and a 20 MPH wind blowing from the NW.

The 2013 Michigan game was sunny with a temp of was 18°F and an 18 MPH wind blowing from NNW at 18 MPH.
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Those temps are recorded at the beginning of the game. Last year the NW game sucked ass and the “box score” temp said 27. I remember Iowa City’s page on the NOAA site had 19° in the 4th quarter.
 
MikeyLikesIowa said:
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. :)
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Man, I gotta get a CB.
 
MelroseHawkins said:
What is your solar panel bill each month?
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$0. All cost is up front. There is zero maintenance or fees thereafter. Only cost is the $13 connection charge per month from the utility. Any excess power generated is settled up every 12 months. Some goes to charity and some they pay back to me at a very small rate (because they can). As stated previously, given my particular circumstances my pay back is between 5 and 6 years. After that all expenditures for the system are recouped and they should last a good 20 years or 25 years thereafter.
 
westender said:
$0. All cost is up front. There is zero maintenance or fees thereafter. Only cost is the $13 connection charge per month from the utility. Any excess power generated is settled up every 12 months. Some goes to charity and some they pay back to me at a very small rate (because they can). As stated previously, given my particular circumstances my pay back is between 5 and 6 years. After that all expenditures for the system are recouped and they should last a good 20 years or 25 years thereafter.
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I’d be scared shitless of hail. I know they’re supposed to be resistant to it but I’d still be nervous. Not because they can’t handle it, but because that’s the way I am.
 
Fryowa said:
I’d be scared shitless of hail. I know they’re supposed to be resistant to it but I’d still be nervous. Not because they can’t handle it, but because that’s the way I am.
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After I put them up it goes on the home insurance coverage. Actually had it hail after they were up. Shingles had to be replaced on the roof. Solar panels were fine. Insurance allowed for removal and reinstall of panels. If we got golf ball size (which is rare) or above it would probably do some damage to them, but at that point my windows, siding, and shingles will be shot too.
 
HawkGold said:
Camped in the Utah desert recently and was down to 85 at 11 30 and really felt pretty comfortable.
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I live in Denver and it was 100 yesterday. Compared to midwestern heat with humidity, it actually didn't feel too bad. There is no heat index here. The temp is the same as the heat index. I'm not saying 100 is comfortable, but it feels much better than 90 plus temps in the midwest, IMHO.

We just have to stay out of the direct sun at mid-day. You can practically touch the sun here. :)
 
Northside Hawk said:
I'll go with @revkev73. Middle East cities on the Persian gulf are the most stifling places on Earth. Start with water temperatures in the mid to upper 90's, and a latitude near the tropics where the sun angle is unbelievably intense. Heat indicies at Dharhan have been known to exceed 145 degrees.
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In 50-100 years from now, some of these places will be uninhabitable. India is facing terrible and longer heat waves now, and it will only get worse.
 
westender said:
After I put them up it goes on the home insurance coverage. Actually had it hail after they were up. Shingles had to be replaced on the roof. Solar panels were fine. Insurance allowed for removal and reinstall of panels. If we got golf ball size (which is rare) or above it would probably do some damage to them, but at that point my windows, siding, and shingles will be shot too.
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August 19 marks the 25 year anniversary of Dubuque's 1994 hailstorm. Hail reached tennis ball to baseball size. Cars, windows, roofs and siding had no chance. I remember all the fly by night companies coming up from Texas to set up shop for the next few months.

The storm itself, accompanied by 80 mph winds, was scary. It was a Friday and I had the day off. I was at my parents house. At about 3:30 I heard a large crack outdoors that sounded like a firecracker. I told Dad that if that was hail hitting the awning we were in trouble. Thank God for insurance.

I, ironically, had just come over from talking to my own insurance agent. He was getting ready for a week of camping and fishing before school started. He was looking forward to it and I told him to have a nice week. It was a couple days before I had the heart to call him back and file the claim on my car. As soon as I heard that first crack on the awning I knew my insurance agent wasn't going on his camping and fishing trip.
 
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Today looks like it's going to be the worst day. Best solutions are water, water and water. I've also heard takes from construction workers, highway workers, runners and others of soaking headbands and wristbands in ammonia then wearing them. I've also heard of people freezing cabbage leaves and wearing them under a ball cap.
 
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