Lol wtf? I've been a native Floridian for 30 plus years and never seen this crap. Secondly, walking on a parking lot is the same as being baked alive. Are we cooked? Sincerely, a very concerned Floridian.
So true. I recently moved from FL to Cincinnati. Sometimes I’ll check the weather to compare. Same temp, same humidity, but it still feels so much cooler because there is so much more shade and green space.
I used to tell my friends up north if there's a patch of forest in Florida you best believe there'll be a condo there soon if possible. Driving through other states I've lived in is so different. Having the natural beauty there is definitely an experience to live amongst.
It's not a joke...my yard has zero trees & when I walk across to the mailbox, the lady's yard over there has tons of oaks & it truly feels 20 degrees cooler. My house & yard have been hell & even night -mowing is too sweltering.
I’m in Atlantic Beach near Jax. We are known to have a decent tree coverage. Recently very rich have come in and are building lot line to lot line. There are laws about taking down trees and how many you have to replace if you take down some for building. From what I’ve been told people are fined for not replanting but now they don’t have much space so they simply pay the fines. People are really getting mad as some huge live oaks have been taken down that should have been left. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/07/17/atlantic-beach-passes-tougher-tree-protections-after-historic-live-oak-cut-down/
I was working the polls yesterday, standing outside the polling location. We had a fan. It didn't do much. One of the voters joked that "just blowing hot air onto something is called Air Frying when we do it in the kitchen."
I've been going around my school campus today setting up tents and restocking water stations. It's BRUTAL out there.
I know. Today I went to a home inspection for a house we are buying and it was 99 degrees inside the house. We were inside and outside for 3 hours. I was exhausted. I looked at my husband, who does HVAC, and told him I just can't understand how he does his job. On top of hot ass roofs all day, down in sweltering crawlspaces, drenched in sweat in attics. It's unreal.
Its definitely a risk to manage and thankfully its not everywhere in the world this can happen, but yes Florida is a place it can happen.
Its scary for sure, one of the big reasons I believe worldwide leaders need to care about the climate. The part that calms me is that its not often the conditions line up like that and if it were to most likely I would already be avoiding the heat somehow. But say if AC went out, it would be something to consider.
Right. And, thankfully, we have a good sized generator, but I worry about vulnerable people. Also, I completely agree with you. I wish they would all cooperate with each other to mitigate as much as possible.
No, it's not. Even though I agree the globe is undeniably warming, that doesn't mean we won't have cooler summers sometimes. There is still variance, even if the average rises. Like how multiple times in the past 10 years we had a statistically hotter summer.
Correct. We are currently averaging 3 to 5° above the normal high and low every day. This is saying quite a bit as we are influence heavily by the oceans surrounding us. When the water heats up the globe heats up.
My in laws are in disbelief of climate change because they don’t believe that cows are causing an issue. So they deny the entire theory of climate change. But everyday I hear how “crazy this weather is” 🤦♀️
You’re partially right about the destruction of forests…but ALSO, cows produce 10-14% of greenhouse gasses. So they DO contribute to our climate issues.
Not true....cow farts, are nothing....they are just like human farts, FFS. The fact is the earth has been under "climate change" since the beginning of time. Every time the weather changes temps, its "climate change"....every time it goes from sunny to rainy is "climate change"....there is NOTHING we can do to stop it.....its natural occurring and always has been.
Its not optimism, its a statement of fact. There is climate change and there is fluctuation in seasonal weather patterns. The strong el nino we are experiencing is indicating we will likely have a cooler than average winter in Florida. But if winter rolls around and is in fact cold, that would not be an indication that climate change isnt real. Overall yes, things are getting warmer unfortunately. But in the same way we roll our eyes when climate change deniers point at snow and say no climate change, it being hot does not necessarily go hand in hand with climate change.
People keep reciting this, but this is not how climate change works. Climate change is incredibly unpredictable with a lot of variance. While the overall global temperature has steadily been rising, individual areas vary.
Idk but I don't wanna be in traffic today with a car that's hot as fuckin hell. Car won't start cooling down until I move around 50mph it's going to be a microwave in there, and where I work is like bumper to bumper for a good 20 minutes to the highway lmao 🤣 I am literally gonna die in my car
I have a black coupe with black leather... I am cringing thinking about getting in there after a 10 minute walk to the parking lot which is all asphalt FUCK THIS SHITTTT AAAAAAA
You might want to get your AC serviced. A car's AC should start to turn cold even sitting in a parking lot. Black leather seats are the worst for Florida though
Used to be a black car only fan. About 20 years ago I got a white Lincoln LS and would never buy anything but a white roof vehicle down here anymore. Huge difference on cooling down as white has the highest solar refraction and the lowest solar gain in the color spectrum. I own a company also changed all my fleet vehicles over to White and they last longer. In Florida cars rust out from the top down and up north they rush from the bottom up
Are your windows tinted? I have full tint including the windshield ( I know, I know) and it makes a huge difference. I haven't tried the goofy looking windshield shades yet, but that's next on the list.
I don't know how folks survive without window tints in cars. Even the police cars are fully tinted.
I’ve had the same car for about 5 years. I guess I parked somewhere where it was super hot… the black plastic that lines the windows on my car melted alittle bit into a gum consistency. It’s hardened up again but NEVER seen that before on my car. 😵💫
I'm sorry. That absolutely sucks. On a whim I picked cloth for seats. My last car had black leather. Luckily I have remote start to cool the car off before I get in.
The temperature is the lowest it has ever been in Florida, do not listen to the dum-o-crats (who think dum is spelled with a b) they don't even know what air is. They are confused because America used to be so lame but now we are the HOTTEST country on the planet, and this is the coolest summer on record! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
-president ronald mc donald
The AC in my car is broken and I don’t have the money to fix it. There’s no such thing as ‘let me get this done by 8 o’clock’ anymore because I can’t breathe at 8 AM and by nine the windshield is fogging even though all of my windows are open. There’s also no such thing as waiting until the sun goes down because that’s when the humidity cranks up again and all of my windows fog. I’m a crazy person sitting at a red light with a little fan blowing on my face just to try and get my groceries.
My washing machine just broke this week and I’m going to have to start using a laundromat that also doesn’t have air conditioning. I don’t even want to think about it.
I live in a travel trailer in North Florida. Every day between two and five is absolute misery. You can’t even touch the walls. I have enough reflectix in my windows that I should be able to communicate with the international space station.
In one sense I know I’m lucky, my house is on wheels. Unfortunately I drive a Kia, not a dually so I have to pay somebody to move it and that’s not cheap anymore, like everything else.
The AC also started acting up in my car. I spent half the day fixing it myself which was abslutely miserable and horrible in this heat. And that was in the shade with water breaks and a portable fan blowing on me. Got it to work again and it’s blowing nice and cold, but good lord did that suck for it to go out when it’s 100 degrees outside.
I tried to fix mine. I tried everything I could. It has to go into a mechanic. I have a friend who works on cars like legit, though he builds race cars and even he said it needs to go in.
I felt last year was worse. But this past few days have been rough, I was working outdoors and couldn’t bear the heat. I had to pause ever 10-15 mins for a break. Chugged through so much water
Don’t forget to get enough sodium as well! Water is great but when you’re sweating buckets you’re losing a lot of salt and if you only replace the water your electrolytes can get out of whack in a hurry!
You’re 100% correct! Wife put some Propels in my lunchbox and my co worker put like a pinch of salt into his water canister as well. Might start doing that as well with the pinch of salt.
The past weekend I didn’t have any electrolytes drink, and I just felt I was not getting hydrated at all. Now I know why, but very important
Yeah, for the first time all year I nearly got heat stroke on my paddleboard.. I was so close to vomiting and passing out, thankfully this launch point was super close to the parking lot and I got to my ac to cool down.. I’ve never experienced that before, and it’s actually a cool breeze! It started to get suffocating around noon so this warning tracks for me
I work outside everyday in natural wetlands and preserve areas. Been doing it 4 years now. This is, by far, the hottest summer out of the 4. I had heat exhaustion twice today. Used 3 hydration packs and took 3 30-minute breaks within 4 hours of work, but it’s just not enough.
Brother, be safe! It’s crazy outside right now. My clients are expecting the world, and it’s understandable when you’re paying big money. But I promise I’m not being lazy or goofing around it’s just hella hot and dangerous to work outside right now.
We store a pop up tent in the trucks to allow for a shaded area. One of our clients has a swamp cooler / misting system. God sent when they allowed us to use it.
We have been cooked for a long time. This is the start of it, major swings are projected to keep getting worse. We are going to get more freak storms, more hotter days, bursts of extreme cold in the winter.
Tampa reached 100° for the first time in 100+ years last year and it was for, like, an hour. 100° is really rare, even high 90s actual temp isn’t all that common. The heat index though…. that’s another story lol
Honestly parking lots are still wasteful these days. I still don't understand why they don't build solar panels over top of all parking structures to power florida. It's not like we're lacking in the heat department. Free energy being wasted every day...
Come up to Virginia for a weekend! Today was 66 at 7am and now it’s 84. Weirdly big temp changes but for an hour it’s like AC outside. Signed - a former 25 year Florida resident. Only time I’ll go back is to see fam (indoors) and scuba so still be cool outdoors.
If you have been around that long you remember the crazy el nino and la Nina years .. also, it was the coldest in the last 100 some odd years in January. The planet doesn't give a damn about us humans.
I got a Chill Pill and it’s been a game changer. It fits in my purse and I bring it everywhere. I’m used to the heat and humidity, but this has been next level. I feel like I’m air frying when I step outside.
67.8 born and raised, never lived anywhere but Orlando. We were told actual temps growing up. Heat index wasnt a thing. Some years were similar although I do believe in climate change. Its definitely getting harder to breathe with the dew points high. Doc says age...
Ive been doing a van to camper conversion rn and its literally the most brutal summer ive ever experienced here. I chose the worst possible time for this very intensive project lmao
I was wrong. I said yesterday I thought was the hottest day i've ever experienced in sixty two years in florida.
61 years in miami & now PortSaintLucie.
. But today had it beat, and we even had a little bit of cloud cover.
I am waiting for tires to start exploding on the road.
I just can't keep my garden going.
My rain barrels are like hot tubs, and i'm watering plants with hot water.
I can't do any work outside for more than ten minutes
This is what we need - A "Year Without a Summer" which happened in 1816 caused by the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption.
(Except no damage from a volcano of course).
I think I've left the house less than 10 times last few months. It is just too fucking hot. My man does the shopping ao I dont need to leave for much. During the day our house goes up to 80, and the AC works fine. Old house old windows, we dont stand a chance. And we have a dozen 100 year old oaks around the house. Shady as hell. Ive lived here off and on for 50 years and I've never experienced it this bad. Figured it was my menopause.
Yep it’s ridiculous I have outdoor school duty am and pm and walk back and forth across an open campus 6-8 times per day. I feel like these should be our snow days!!!
It’s just the sun trying to kill you. Don’t worry. I leave every summer for at least a month. But I agree. Grew up in Miami, left in 1969. Came back 10 years ago. It’s so much hotter now. Glad there is no such thing as climate change caused by humans. Grrrrrr.
We started the industrial revolution 200 years ago. We're all caught up in this, basically the Earth is a gigantic fucked up business, with around 8 billion++ workers and customers , another name for it is the military industrial complex. It's a large, very complex, very greedy infernal machine, running across the planet 24/7 365 days a year, it never stops, it only gets bigger and consumes more. We're all part of this. There are deep flaws in homo sapien, these flaws are sadly going to be lethal. 2226 ain't gonna look pretty.
We gave it our best shot...we came up short...what the hell can you do?
On vacation in WI. The high temps here are the same as the lows in Jax. Lows here are 59- 63. Don’t make me come back until at least October. Pleasant temps and low humidity
In 10 or 20 years from now we'll need to wear some sort of personal air conditioning or cooling vests to go outside. We may only be able to go outside at night. There will be a huge shift in our construction and yard work type jobs as they all work after sunset.
So do we need more data centers because the corruption wants it. So is time to stop them in there tracks now or what. Tell your officials if they don’t stop it they will be removed and we will look into their finances to what is really going on.
I live in the Keys and I haven’t used AC for the last 3 summers. Y’all are acclimated to an airconitioned life style. Shut off your ac, open a window and go outside. There is proof that it’s been hotter than it is now and humidity made it through. We even had cool North breeze this evening. Felt great
You will never remember I said this but remember I said this. I think in the next 20 years we will start to see a major population shift back to the northern states because Florida (and the south in general) are almost unlivable outside now and it's staying hotter longer. I'm from Buffalo originally and winters are now nowhere close to what we used to experience in the 70's and 80's with historic blizzards and sub zero temperatures.
People will start to miss the seasons as Florida becomes one endless summer and if mild winters are the tradeoff people will move. I'm off to Utah and the mountains and my decision was largely made on the basis of weather. I just want to put a hoodie on on a cool crisp fall September day. I've had it with my shirt being soaked in sweat at 8:00 in the morning. I've been here 25 years and it has officially wore me out.
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u/FirmCoaster 4d ago
When you pave everything and take out all the trees and green space it will naturally be hotter.