Well, we broke a 69 year old record

It does rain. Often either August or December we get the most rain. It is kind of El Nino or La Nina thing, that controls which month we get the most. Back in 2011 we broke the number of days above 100º F (that 37.7º C) in a row by having 90 of them. The previous record had been in like 1921 with some 60+ days, like 63 or something... March is generally when you'll see the most wild flowers, the blue bonnet is the State Flower. In 1983, after months of abnormally high rain, we had a storm "park" over the flood plain of Shoal Creek.

@RubyHawk yeah, a few years back the two variable level lakes were the lowest they had been at in over 50 years. On... in... one of the lakes they found the remains of a missing lady. She had been murdered, stuffed in a barrel, the barrel filled with cement and dumped in the lake.

Sometimes we have a lot of rain and some years we’re in a drought. Some years there’s water everywhere and some years we’re not allowed to water lawns or wash cars. More often it’s in between.

It is pretty bad. I only know what it is because it made the news... My computer also gives me the temp so I know what it is generally in my area.

@ElicBxn Our weather will be hotter until the end of August. June, July and August are the hot months.

@RubyHawk well, you can add May and September here. I always say we have our first 'cold' front before September 25th. Doesn't mean that it isn't hot on September 25th, just means we might only have an 80º day before it.

They are really nice together. I think they are mostly being called "paintbrush" now, so nothing to worry about...

Yeah, it is pretty uncomfortable. It is down to 92º F (33.3º C) but it'll probably be equally hot tomorrow. I'm doing my best to avoid it.

@CarolDM my brother has had a couple of skin cancers removed, my sister said that I was the only one who wouldn't have to worry about it, until I reminded her off all the years I rode horses...

yeah, my sister had back surgery today in Knoxville... when I come at the end of July she wants to sit around a friend's pool, I'll probably have to be loaded up with sunscreen.

@ElicBxn Unfortunately that is correct.

Just come in the winter or very early spring, you will think you are coming to a summer vacation...

Yeah, well, we have survived many a summer before. Just talking about breaking a record.

@kaylachan yeah... I have fibromyalgia and I can tolerate cold better than heat - not that I can tolerate below freezing, but 40 is better than 90...

@ElicBxn Yeah, I know. It's not exactly fun, and quite frankly, more heat isn't always better.

No it isn't easy to stay cool. I have fibromyalgia and the heat really makes the pain worse, so I do my best to avoid it. I stay inside, though I remembered I probably needed to put water out for the dogs, and their bowl was empty, but not quite dry. I filled it.

@sjvg1976 no, I mean, I can ask the roommate to do it when I got out of town, but she's not the dogs' owner, I am. We have what is called a "leash law" in most cities. The dogs either have to be on a leash or in a fenced yard, my yard is fenced.

@ElicBxn don't you have anyone else who can keep water for the dogs outside?

They are saying 101º today... I'll probably hide out in my room today, too.

@RebeccasFarm yeah... pretty much hiding out again this week - did get the cat boxes done early... I've been "scooping" the litter and, while I had been resistant, I figured out a way to do it easily and - wow - is it better. I only completely replace the litter in one box and that is the one in the front room because the roommate spends time in there watching TV.

@ElicBxn Yes do

Oh, I've seen lots of Canadians down in January wearing shorts and tank tops while we're in sweaters - does that tell you anything?

We are starting out in the mid-70s, like 23 C, that isn't too bad, but as soon as the sun comes up, so does the temp.

@ElicBxn This morning at 10 it was in the mid 70s, I mowed the lawn and could already feel the heat.

My friend who was known as Maggiepie here on myLot's family was from northwestern Louisiana. To get there, the northern most bridge to the south of the place was into Many.

@ElicBxn

Ain't that the truth! I've been in Tennessee for the last two weeks, it has been so nice sitting out on my sister's screened porch, not looking to go home to Texas tomorrow.

@ElicBxn Yes, I don't blame you at all. It's 10:30 at night and still 95 degrees.

Do what the other 'snow birds' do and come in the winter... you'll be laughing at how we complain about 40ºs.

And your springs and summers are our falls and winters. I will not complain about our winters. I mean, the last time we had a winter like 2021 was in December of 1983. That was the record broken by the 144 hours of below freezing, in 1983 it was 140 hours.

Yeah... I pretty much did nothing all weekend. I don't expect the weather will change much the rest of the summer with 'pop up' thundershowers due to afternoon heating.