Since June 30, when I came to Milwaukee for summer vacation and various concerts, Brewers games, and other 414-fun, I don't think it's dipped into the 70s during daylight hours. I went to Phish on June 30 and July 1 (review still forthcoming), and I thought those days were hot...I think the mercury hit the low 90s on those days. That would be refreshing after the past two weeks.
It started getting unbearable on July 2-3...on the 3rd, I had plans to hit the mid-afternoon Brewers game at 3 and then head to Summerfest for Tiesto. It was hot. Damn hot.
On July 5, it was even worse -- luckily we were able to trade our 3rd base line Brewers tickets (which would have been directly in the sweltering sun) to the 1st base side, which was only 102 in the shade. I had to take a few trips to the concourse to visit the giant ceiling fans for relief. Even though it cooled off a bit over the weekend (only in the low-90s), the humidity intensified over Monday and Tuesday to deliver what might have been the worst heat of July yet...today we broke records in Milwaukee, topping 103 degrees.
I went disc golfing this morning at Brown Deer Park...it was 90 degrees when I started at 9 am, and 95 when I finished at 10:30. By this afternoon, it was ridiculous...how do people live in this weather in the south? I know it's all relative -- southerners would ask how we Wisconsinites bear the sub-zero temps in January and February. (And December and March, to a lesser extent.) I'd much rather put on layers and layers of clothing instead of trying to strip down to less than the birthday suit. Which still leaves you hot and sweaty when it's 100+ degrees. As long as the AC is rocking, I guess I can bear the heat. Fingers crossed for no rolling blackouts.
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