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days of summer days of summer Yesterday at 2 PM, I took the picture above... This mercury thermometer only goes up to 114, and by 3 PM, the temp. on another outdoor thermometer-- read 116. I don't think many of you readers have ever actually been in such hot weather as we have on this Southern high desert just North of Twentynine Palms, California. These temperature readings are taken in the shade --of course. One of these days I've been meaning to take the temperature on the sand in direct sunlight, but I don't have a thermometer that goes up to 150. I've read the temperature on the sand in direct sunlight goes to 140-160. July is our hottest month. The days at this time of year are very long. First light is a little before 5 AM, and the sun is still visible on the Western horizon until a little after 8 PM. June 21st is the longest day of the year, and the days don't really begin to get slightly shorter until the end of July. In this arid climate, where the normal humidity is less than 10 percent, the sun is like a blowtorch because there's no cloud cover. As soon as the sun sets, things begin to cool. The dry air allows for rapid night-time cooling and usually first light in the morning shows a temp. in the low 70's. Sometimes I walk around our property and up the hill to the West at the hottest part of the day. I don't take M. or my dogs, it's too hot for them. Since we have no people anywhere around us, I normally go for this 20 minute walk in the nude. Shoes are a must to keep from burning my feet on the ground. A hat, and dark sunglasses are grabbed, and I'm off. When I do this, the blazing sun creates a surrealistic feeling in my body that I like to experience. Walking in extreme, glaring, heat, seems to put me into another dimension and make my thoughts crisp and very centered. The desert house that M. and I, and the dogs live in, has been specially built from a small cabin into a fortress to protect us economically from the desert oven during this time of year. We've built enclosed porches on all four sides, and a double roof covered with special elastomeric bright-white reflective paint over the entire surface. Most of the roof and all of the outside of the house is covered in metal siding, to help protect against wild fires, and to help reflect the summer heat. We're able to stay very cool inside and our electricity bill during these blazing summers is less than $100/month. The winters here are never very cold, and some years we don't even have frost. The house is warmed in the winter with a wood stove. We have a 2000 watt Honda computer-controlled alternator/generator for a backup in case of power failures--and there are a lot of them out here. I have a good friend who lives in Whittier, California, who's intrigued by some of the things we've built into this place to protect us from the heat, dryness, violent monsoon storms, and occasional wind storms...I'm a tinkerer, and I've lived here for 36 years. I've had the time and the interest to experiment on things to improve our living conditions. If you ever visit this part of the country during hot weather. Take precautions! The desert still, even in today's modern world, kills people. by davidstardust Thursday morning, July 12th, 2012....   |
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lol ,lol highly unlikely it was june......we never ever have ice in June. by march the latest early April.after that absolutely no ice....
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lol ,lol highly unlikely it was june......we never ever have ice in June. by march the latest early April.after that absolutely no ice.... silky... 
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Thank you David for the answer to my "nosey" questions....it was not so long ,it was an enjoyable read..... When I was 18, I took a summer trip into your Canada. I drove up to Quebec City. I remember it froze one night in early June. I was camping out on my trip, and when I woke one morning with my car beside me where I'd slept on the ground, there was ice on the blanket I'd used to wrap myself in...the year: 1955. I was traveling alone. xxxxdavid
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Thank you David for the answer to my "nosey" questions....it was not so long ,it was an enjoyable read..... silky...
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Hey Pat! Thanks for reading this post and leaving a comment... 107 in TN probably felt like 115 here. The lack of humidity really makes the heat bearable, but dangerous if you're working outside. The dryness saps the moisture right out of your body without you even realizing you're getting dehydrated. M. and I've been in the desert for so many years now that we'd probably freeze if we ever went to a colder climate. We like the temperamental nature of this area. During certain times of the year, the weather can change from very hot to very windy and cold within a few hours. xxxxdavid
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But since it is soooooooooo very hot outside and it being just the two of you, what do you do all day long with yourselves??? you can only watch so much t.v. read so many books.????????? This old house is over 3000 square feet, and things always need to be cleaned, fixed, or moved around. We also have six vehicles, and I take care of them in three large garages. I have 6 endangered desert tortoises and check on them and give them water and company..They actually know me, and love it when I talk to them while feeding them fresh kale, collards, and broccoli. If anything there's not enough time to get everything done! TV reception is terrible here. About the only time we watch the flat screen is when we have a new DVD to watch. We have five fenced acres with all kinds of machinery here, including a bulldozer, a large farm tractor, cement mixer, two water trailers, a tandem axle trailer and another general purpose trailer... We also have a 30 foot house trailer set in cement with the wheels removed, that I'm building a roof over and a room around... mucho things to keep us happy and busy, and me healthy from good physical work.. We work around the hot weather. About the only time we stay inside is from noon to six, when it's the hottest. As soon as the sun goes down because the air is so dry, it cools off rapidly... And. If it happens to be a rare cloudy day, the temp. stays under 100...Whoops! I didn't realize I'd written so much...Thanks for your good inquisitive questions, Silky... xxxxdavid
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M. and I both love it here. So did Emmy (Imogene). It was really a strange tale of how I found and bought this place. I think sometimes my life was laid out before me, and I only needed to follow the tracks of my own footsteps from another life. I have now, much better than I deserve...xxxxdavid
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But since it is soooooooooo very hot outside and it being just the two of you, what do you do all day long with yourselves??? you can only watch so much t.v. read so many books.????????? silky...
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