[Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax

[Brian Casteel]

Heh.  Funny you should mention Skywarn.  I learned about it recently, and 
will be attending the next training session to become one myself.  :)

Brian
Team A.I.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trisha Brasher" <trisha at brasher.com>
To: <listserv at azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax


>I was IN Bullhead City on that day in June of '90 and we personally 
>measured 128 F in the parking lot of WalMart. (MY ex was a helo pilot and I 
>was a Skywarn weather volunteer, so we had a small portable weather 
>(temp/baro pressure/humidity) unit with us. Which is why I know that they 
>under-report the actual temp by a few degrees, as well as differences in 
>where the reading is taken.
> SO, I am relating personal "official" experience.
> In other words, I WAS THERE, WITH A THERMOMETER!
> Your experience may vary.
>
> Trisha ~ Lightning
> Prescott Vly...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roping The Wind" <arizcowboy at hotmail.com>
> To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax
> Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 05:07:54 -0700
>
>>
>>
>> > From: Guy Aldrich <graldrich at gmail.com>
>> > Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com,Guy Aldrich <graldrich at gmail.com>
>> > To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
>> > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Heat Stroke vs. Heat Hoax
>> > Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 00:09:09 -0700
>> >
>> > It was actually 128º in BHC!
>>
>> I am looking at National Weather Service climatic data. Anything
>> else is not 'official'.
>>
>> If Laughlin's tourism site says it was 126 degrees for their record
>> high... well then, they sure arent trying to downplay the
>> temperatures for tourism!!! (I found the website that says this...
>> it is A2Zlasvegas.com or something like that). I also found this:
>>
>> >> Hottest day in the United States recorded August 11, 1983 at
>> >> 2:21 p.m. was 132 F. - recorded in the shade at the Bullhead
>> >> City Fire Department.<<
>>
>> http://www.bullheadcity.com/facts.asp
>>
>> Neither is Bullhead City, AZ!!! I think Death Valley holds the
>> hottest temperature ever recorded in the USA. But I didnt look into
>> that. So dont know. But that 132 degrees posted above is definetly
>> not official.
>>
>> Scott
>> Team RTW
>>
>>
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