Saturday’s temperature had triggered an excessive heat warning across Arizona as lows were expected to range between 80F and 86F

Saturday’s temperature had triggered an excessive heat warning across Arizona as lows were expected to range between 80F and 86F

On Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service announced that the temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor international airport reached 110F, making it the 54th day this year with temperatures of at least 110F.

Saturday’s temperature breaks the previous record of 53 days that was set in 2020. From 1991 to 2020, the average consecutive days of 110F or above is 21 days, the NWS said.

An excessive heat warning has been issued for south central and south-west Arizona until 8pm on Sunday as weekend highs are expected to range between 108F and 114F. Meanwhile, lows are expected to range between 80F to 86F.

  • steltek@lemm.ee
    1112·
    10 months ago

    Use the right tool for the right job. Fahrenheit helps plan your day, with weather or pool temperatures or whatever. Celsius is for science and engineering. This argument sounds a little like driving a nail with a torque wrench.

    I can ballpark C to F. But pressure is never going to happen. Like what’s 30psi? 547000 Pa or something? Who the fuck knows. Or you could use bar, with a scale of 1 to 5, lol.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.world
      113·
      10 months ago

      How is using F a better tool for pool temperaturs? I have never heard of a European having problems with that using Celsius.

    • troutsushi@feddit.de
      73·
      10 months ago

      In what scenario is Fahrenheit more intuitive to someone who grew up with neither of the two systems?

      • steltek@lemm.ee
        2·
        10 months ago

        Knowing nothing?! I think Fahrenheit clearly wins as it’s normalized against your own perception and experiences. If you ever have direct contact with 100C, it will be less pleasant than 100F.

        But my point was that both systems have their uses and I just code switch between them depending on the task. But if you have to have only one, it should be Celsius. I won’t disagree with that.

        • Malfeasant@lemm.ee
          2·
          10 months ago

          But if you have to have only one, it should be Celsius. I won’t disagree with that.

          Oh no… Kelvin is that.

          • FlowVoid@midwest.socialEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            Kelvin is clearly superior to Celsius for scientific purposes.

            I’m always amused when those who urge Americans to switch to Celsius because it’s “more scientific” are simultaneously unwilling to switch to kelvin because it’s not worth the effort.

    • severien@lemmy.world
      52·
      10 months ago

      Fahrenheit is no better than Celsius to plan your day, but it’s very useful to have just one scale to do both science and your day planning (and everything in between).

    • maporita@unilem.org
      22·
      10 months ago

      If they tell me it’s close to zero © then I know it’s time to change from shorts to pants. If it’s close to zero F and you’re still in shorts then you’re probably dead.