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Yesterday was NOT very warm:

Readings from the Pittsburgh Int’l. Airport
through 5 p.m. May 23, 2022
High .................................................. 62
Normal high ...................................... 74
Record high .......................... 92 (1884)
Low ................................................... 50
Normal low ....................................... 53
Record low ............................ 32 (1963)

Down 25 degree F. WOW.Lucky no if no tornadoes. If that happens in the plains or lower Great Lakes- there are bound to be twisters.
Stay safe- and warm.
Julie

It can get pretty windy here with trees taking down power lines, but we don't normally get tornadoes.

FYI.
What does the "Feels like" temp mean?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-31/ ... /101110598

The key bit I learned from this is that the Feels like temp is for when you are appropriately dressed for the season.

Current temp now (at 0717) is 8c feels like 6c and is reasonable calm. Wind expected to increase to 40km/h mid day with a temp of 12c and a feel like a lot less.
That will not bother me as I will be in the pub having a beer and a meal. Oh, then I have to go outside.

And for the rest of the east-coast.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-31/ ... /101110856

"Feels Like" your trip will be just in time.
Also- just wondering, what does one have with a beer at an Australian pub on a weekday evening?

Hi Morgan.
Just about anything.
Most pubs will either have their own resturant of something like a Chinease cafe.

A pie and a pint used to be the norn for lunch, then the fun police came to be. (Not a bad idea actually )

Top 10 pub meals (not in any order) from https://www.goodfood.com.au/eat-out/ten ... 119-11jkqa
Calamari rings
The "Insert Pub Name Here" burger
Roast of the day
The mixed grill
Wedges with sweet chilli and sour cream
Chicken parmigiana
Steak - Chips and salad or veg and mash?
Prawns on anything - "You know what this pizza / steak / schnitzel / pasta / jacket potato / curry / martini glass of iceberg lettuce needs? Prawns!"
Fish and chips
Nachos

We eat gud downunder, yes?

I was never a fan of 'Feels like"

Anyway, in Canada, they got a bunch of people and put them into a climate controlled room in which they good adjust temperature, wind and humidity. Then they asked people to estimate the temperature. So, when it's hot and very humid, it feels hotter than it really is. Similarly, if it's cold and very humid it feels colder. And, of course, cold and windy feels colder than it really is.

On the weather note, we have "Wind -chill factor" and "Heat index." Neither effects us too much as we are not that cold and it gets REALLY dry when it is hot here, In the South Eastern US the heat index is a big thing because it considers humidity.

As for food- thanks. Prawns sound great! Unhappily, we don't have pubs per se. Bars that cater to young people or drunks. There are micro breweries popping up here and there now - some of the "Source Local" theme. Some have good food and the beer is often pretty good- I am told by sons -in-law. The "Pubs" we have are Irish themed knock-offs which offend the good people of Ireland. Big on green beer and potato based menu items.
I am still wondering about the schnitzel with prawns.
9:00 am and I am hungry for what we call a "Shrimp cocktail. " (Tomato-y horseradish dipping sauce.)
Thanks. Gud eating!

Thunderstorm.
Cooling off nicely

Oh, I remember rain.
I remember what it smelled like, just as one remembers the smell of their favorite chocolate cake.
I remember what it sounds like, like the rustle of smooth satin
I remember the thrill of a crack of thunder and its roll across the prairie -like the Angels bowling in the heavens.
I remember watching lightening high in the sky at a distance like a Las Vega light show
I remember the squish of mud in my toes as I waded in puddles.
I remember walking in my bellbottom jeans, soaked to my knees weighing a ton.
I remember watching the lightning hit a transformer, and a whole block of blue- bright explosions as each transformer in line blew.
I remember talking to an old man on the telephone as he sat in the dark- I was the one at the utility whose phone he could reach.
I remember the quiet as the rain stopped and the first birds to break the silence.
I remember my glasses fogging up- and not because of my face mask.
I remember worms on the school asphalt playground trying to get away.
I remember sliding on the grass- whether I intended to, or not.
I remember standing at the door, my nose pressed against the screen mesmerized as it came down.
Yes, I remember rain.

Wonderful!

That's lovely, Morgan
All of those resonate with me. But perhaps the strongest for me is the song of blackbirds after rainfall. Beautiful.

0700hrs 0.7c feels like -1.2c down under.

Ship some of that up here!

Recovering from the aftermath of a derecho that came through the area earlier this week. My neighborhood didn't get the worst of it, but we went a few days without power.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/weather/ov ... 031c9f7da7

Wow!
A few days without power would be rough, but I guess it could have been a lot worse.

That would be so nerve-wracking! I'm glad you made it through. I imagine you lost everything in your fridge and freezer.

4pm:
Opened my front door.
Stepped out.
Backed up.
Closed my front door.

Weather forecast claims it is 92F and feels like 103F.

My apartment is about 80F. Doesn't feel too bad.
I have a nice little fan that is a big help.
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