We're having almost record breaking heat here...the official temp was 94 and the record is 95. Average weather here at this time is 79. It hit 101 degrees when we were driving back from the library according to our car outside thermometer. A bit too hot for me to play golf but George Bush's father was out on the course yesterday and was admitted to hospital for dizziness and dehydration. Apparently he didn't drink enough water.
It is amazing how well designed our place is for heat. Even with those temps we only put on the air conditioning for two 10 minute periods yesterday. And after taking a swim and retreating to the shade, I almost felt I wanted to go into the hot tub to warm up! It is a different type of heat.
Mary mentioned in an email she and her dog almost got blown away yesterday morning with gusts up to 100 K! And Jeff Bell in the Times-Colonist reports this:
"By the time the storm had passed, the capital region had seen its second-wettest March day ever, with 50.6 millimetres showing on the official gauge at Victoria International Airport. The only wetter March day came in 1948, when a 54.1 total was recorded on the 21st."
Goodness gracious!
