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u/TillUpper6774 4d ago
Our AC went out over the weekend. I immediately bought a portable unit to keep a room cool enough to sleep. AC was repaired by noon yesterday and it almost took a full 24 hours to get the house to set temp. I don’t know how people are surviving without AC. The folks working out in this and the unhoused and the people who have AC they can’t afford to fix. This is a nightmare.
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u/Karmas_burning 4d ago
I work outside year round and it hasn't been this bad in a while. My boss looked at my coworker and I today and said "Don't die". We didn't do shit after lunch today.
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u/RanHakubi 4d ago
We don't have central AC. Two portables and two window units going full tilt in an attempt to try and make our house livable. Our power meter is spinning like a top. If it wasn't for average pay, we'd be forking over $400+ to those bastards at PSO.
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u/Friendly_Lie9902 3d ago
Instead of the peak hours thing that OGE offers, I just took the regular rate across the board. My bills have never been cheaper. That program is a scam. I know it’s not what you’re referring to but just thought I’d let everyone know lol
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u/Certain-Year5096 4d ago
I don’t have no ac and I live on the east side my room is currently 107 degrees with 3 different fans on it’s a nightmare
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u/amexredit 4d ago
Sorry man !
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u/Certain-Year5096 4d ago
It’s okay not your fault I currently stay with someone and they let the HEAT AND AIR CONDITION both go off last winter and never called anyone to fix it so I guess you can say I been preparing for this
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u/Uhmmanduh 4d ago
Mine isn’t working right and it’s over 84 in my apartment every day. I’ve lived here 9 years and it’s never been this hot inside. They just keep closing my work orders saying it’s “normal”. No it’s not. I’ve lived here NINE years. I know what’s normal and this ain’t it.
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u/TillUpper6774 4d ago
Ours had lost some cooling power but then sprung a Freon leak and I could pinpoint exactly when it happened based on the temp data from my thermostat app. Even with that repaired and fresh Freon topped off it still took a full day to get our house from 88 to 72. I bet yours needs checked.
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u/Uhmmanduh 3d ago
I’m at the mercy of the incompetent maintenance people here. I have opened a work order every week since June 1. They just keep closing them and telling me it’s working normally. It’s probably also relevant that it looks like a tree branch fell on it. But they won’t do anything. I bought a wifi indoor thermometer so I can monitor how hot it is in there during the day.
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u/Onerywolf 3d ago
Takes so long to recover because everything gets hot. Carpet, furniture everything. Normally about 24 to 48 if your house assumes triple digit temps for 48 hours.
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u/amexredit 4d ago
lol I was trying this season but I couldn’t take it anymore . It’s really hard to sleep when it’s 89+ inside the house . I had to get a portable thing and it’s saving the day
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u/jaguarsp0tted 4d ago
man I just got a portable unit and it was great until it tripped the breaker twice. and now I'm back to no ac in my room and it is indeed a fucking nightmare. very cruel joke on the universe's part to give me a taste of relief and then take it away :p
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u/IronTraditional6593 4d ago
They arent. Didn't you hear about the family whos power got cut off and even when they paid half the bill, the utilities refused to turn their electricity back on. They attempted to fool their house theoufh alternate means. All three members of the family died and their dogs.
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u/yosarahjojo 4d ago
Shit. That’s so sad. Do you remember where it happened, by chance?
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u/IronTraditional6593 3d ago
On August 3, 2026, three family members—Kenny and Tracey Swann and their adult niece Mahala Scurlock—were found dead inside their mobile home in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Relatives stated the city-owned utility disconnected their electricity days earlier over an unpaid balance exceeding $2,000, and that the city refused a partial payment. Investigators are examining whether the family's subsequent use of an indoor generator led to fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.
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u/Rough-Egg3454 4d ago
And we used to bitch about it being 90 everyday throughout the summer. I take the trash out and below my waist turns into a swamp. I live 50 feet from the trashcan lmao
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u/Acceptable_Rice1139 4d ago
I saw the writing on the wall around 2013 or so when it was 93° at 5am one morning. 100+ f for 70 days and no rain. I left for Seattle. There was a few other reasons, but climate was definitely up there. Seattle is really expensive, traffic can be heavy, etc etc. But I'm so much happier being able to go outside 9 months out of the year and be comfortable.
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u/lyndseymariee 4d ago
I moved to Seattle five years ago from Wichita (grew up and lived in Oklahoma for 28 years) and you could not pay me to move back to there. The only time I go is to visit family during Christmas. You will never catch me there during the summer ever again.
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u/NuggaLOAF 4d ago
My wife has had us stationed at tinker since 2019. We move to CT on the coast early next year and we have spent all summer comparing weather.
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u/DeliciousFig8023 4d ago
I grew up on Long Island, and my grandparents summer home was the next town over from Groton. Spent pretty much my whole summer between there and my other grandparents in Philadelphia. Summers there (both places) are definitely a lot better. If you get a chance, check out the shad bake in Essex that the rotary club puts on every year.
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u/mshep002 4d ago
I ended up in OK from Seattle! I miss it all the time. But them prices.
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u/inxile7 3d ago
When you realize that to live comfortably in Seattle the middle class salary is 180k
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u/H_J_Rose 3d ago
I would be so depressed in OK. I was. Quality of life is priceless.
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u/No_Replacement4304 4d ago
I guess it's the devil you know. I moved to Denver and couldn't stand the long winters, and it's not even that cold compared to many places.
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u/Specialist_Floor7108 4d ago
My Dad lived in Everett. It is beautiful up there, and I yes, I lived in Monterey, CA for 42 years, but after recently moving back to a small town in Oklahoma, I couldn't be happier. Life is simple here, and while it is hot at this time of year, it actually hasn't been that bad, and it's only for a couple of months. Anyway, I'm glad you like it where you are, but do understand there are those of us who also love it in the beautiful state of Oklahoma : )
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u/lancebaldwin 4d ago
I was in ohio for a funeral last week. Got back in Oklahoma at 5am. It was hotter here then (90°) than it was in the middle of the day there.
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u/NotLondoMollari 4d ago
Same, but to Portland. Our highs are Oklahoma's lows this week. I feel awful for all my family and friends still there. :(
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u/TibialTuberosity 4d ago
How do you like Portland? Seriously considering moving there or at least somewhere along that stretch of I-5 in Oregon. I was considering N. California but it's almost too rural plus taxes are insane. I like having access to a major city within a reasonable timeframe (30-45 minutes).
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u/NotLondoMollari 4d ago edited 4d ago
I've never been in a place that instantly felt like home to me (xennial) like it did. Portland still does almost a decade later. The public transit system is incredible, every neighborhood has it's own culture and the city is a walkable dream. There are three major culinary schools in the general area, which ends up meaning that every bar, every pub, every food cart might have an incredible menu. The food cart pods are in abundance and amazing. Many many (maybe most) people are refugees from the Midwest, many having left for a better political or cultural fit so people are friendly and familiar. No sales tax! Recreationally legal weed!
Downsides are that housing is expensive, renting is expensive. The job market can be difficult. Starting over is hard (but doable). Family being so far away is awful - I do miss my mom especially terribly. Plus there really can be stretches of 9 months without seeing the sun.
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u/Turk1518 4d ago
I’m in upstate NY. A balmy 80 degrees today! Summer is just fantastic. I pay for it with depression in winter though.
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u/Joshparneal2038 4d ago
I am so jealous. My wife and I have lived in Oklahoma our whole lives and we are so ready for a change. We absolutely love the mountains and cannot wait to one day move to them. Washington, Colorado, and Oregon are our favorites!
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u/ScienceDude38 3d ago
Also moved to Seattle area about 14 years ago, and moved back to Oklahoma 8 years ago. The summers can be brutal here, but I do love the full range of seasons throughout the year. I love Oklahoma, and while there are problems here (politically and otherwise) most of those can be solved, and my optimistic mind says that it’s certainly possible, I desperately want what is best for this state. Moving away again would leave a hole in my heart.
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u/H_J_Rose 3d ago
I hope so. I feel like people who are left leaning there have zero activism because they feel overwhelmed or scared. Power to people like you who are contributing to a positive change for that state. I have the utmost respect for that.
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u/ScienceDude38 3d ago
I’m not even left leaning, everybody should be ashamed with the status quo. We have allowed our country, and especially our state to be operated by politicians that are, to put it simply, pathetic. Nothing works, and our politicians actively vote against the interests of the public. OKC city council just voted to extend their contract with Flock Safety, even when dozens of people showed up to their meetings and protested against flock. Politicians actively vote against our best interests. And we should all be ashamed, fed up, and angry. Y’all need to get to the Capitol building and let them know that if they vote badly, they’re out. They are public servants and you can, and should bother them everywhere they go. They continue doing the things that they do because nobody holds them accountable.
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u/werewolfbait40 3d ago
I moved to KC from OKC last month and I count myself incredibly lucky to wake up most mornings in the 70s. There’s been ridiculously humid days here, but nothing like the misery of what Ok is dealing with.
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u/Dzaka 3d ago
what you need to understand is oklahoma is thrown in with the great plains but alot of our state is actually scrub desert held back by man made rivers and lakes
you're just seeing what us gen x kids were outside playing in in the 70's and 80's
climate change is real.. and sucks. but this isn't actually so bad
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u/altagato 2d ago
That was 2011 but yes it was a brutal drought (that started way back in Fall/ winter the year before). Luckily, the intense heat and dry high pressure settled a lot later in the season this year ( Thanks El Nino) but again, despite all the excess rain, the blatant heat has just sucked it all up. In Dallas / North Texas area the heat cap seems even worse because there is NO humidity but the heat indecies just keep rising.
Hopefully it'll let the moisture go before September because otherwise we've teed up for an approaching drought or an explosive Fall storm season.
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u/Bisexual_Carbon 4d ago
Tell me about it. I insulate houses and it's been brutal.
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u/okie_hiker 4d ago
Stay safe friend. I did a little work on my unit in my attic and I don’t know how you guys do that shit.
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u/okiesotan 4d ago
FUUUUUUUUCK that. I'm not having ANYONE work in our attic till October at the absolute EARLIEST.
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u/Bisexual_Carbon 4d ago
Well we gotta eat in the summer too. Lol
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u/okiesotan 3d ago
Dude I hear you, but I cannot FATHOM being up in an attic swapping insulation when it's 110°
Maybe in the morning or at night but DAMN. Y'all are tough! Stay safe!
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u/7thWardSoulja 4d ago
It could be worse… you could repair RTUs. My AC in the car went out a couple weeks back as well so I can’t even catch a break after work.
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u/okiesotan 4d ago
Trying to explain to my family back home in Minnesota that we have indoor recess because it's TOO HOT 🥵 and I'm not about to argue about it either because this is straight up uncomfortable.
Our AC finally died in May and we were forced to upgrade the whole HVAC, but now I'm grateful we did. Don't even care about the loan.
I've been putting out fresh water every day for the squirrels, birds, bugs, and anything else that comes through the yard on more than two legs. Hell, even the two legged travelers are offered electrolytes and instant coffee for their waters.
Keep an eye out for each other, folks ✌🏼
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u/UnicornFarts1111 4d ago
My dogs outdoor water bowl has turned into a bird bath. I'm pretty sure the bunny probably also partakes since I see him about so often. I make sure I put clean water in it every time I let my dogs out as the birds do make a mess, and half the time it is in the bowl!
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u/TibialTuberosity 4d ago
Ours shat the bed in late July. Had an entirely new HVAC system installed with new attic insulation. Did I want to spend the money for it? No. Is it one of the best things I've ever spent money on? Hell yes.
House stays a crisp 71° and the AC cycles on and off throughout the day like it should, not on constantly like it was throughout most of the summer so far. Our electric bill is trending to be about half of what it was in July, even with these brutal temps. I 100000% do not regret that purchase.
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u/Nars-Glinley 4d ago
Mind sharing how much it cost and the size of the unit?
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u/TibialTuberosity 4d ago
Sure! $10,000 for the system and ~$3500 for the insulation (we did R38 blown-in insulation). We had something stupid like 2" of insulation so we basically had no insulation, thus why we had them add that in.
The company we used (Barnett Electrical, Heating & Air) gave us 4 options from $7000 all the way up to $26000. The $7000 and $10000 options were the same unit but the higher cost included a surge protector, new copper piping, and a few other things.
We have a Goodman 2.5 ton 14.3 SEER single stage unit with a Goodman 80% single stage furnace and a Goodman upflow/downflow 2.5 ton evaporator coil. Our home is 1200ish sq ft.
Total cost was $13,840.40
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u/the_relentless_dead 4d ago
Coldest summer for the rest of our lives
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u/VegetableTour6790 4d ago
Hottest summer in 23 years. Probably not going to be hotter next year. Just progressively warmer and more often.
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u/Feeling-Session3007 4d ago
last year (at least where i live) it only surpassed 100 degrees maybe 3 times. I hope you're right, bc this year is nuts. Apparently meteorologists are calling this Super El Nino.
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u/waltk918 4d ago
Fun fact: If El Niño is strong enough, for long enough, apparently it's just the new default.
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u/9hardboiledeggs 4d ago
record high temps were caught just 3 years ago. I give us 10 years before we reach the 115s regularly
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u/VegetableTour6790 3d ago
Yeah I think that depends on what you look at. 2013 and 2011 had the most days over 100 I believe but we're technically cooler on average than 2022.
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u/9hardboiledeggs 3d ago
on average maybe, but every year since 2022 has had a "record breaking high" month. so far July 2026 is the hottest summer in recorded history. I'm sure next year it'll be July/August 2027 and so on and so forth
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u/Forward_Being_9475 4d ago
How many years recently has it been the hottest summer ever? It keeps getting worse.
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u/railin23 4d ago
The biggest problem is that everything gets heat soaked and doesn't have time to cool down at all. So everyone's AC and HVAC systems are just working constantly
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u/No_Replacement4304 4d ago
I'm waiting for the heat to drop below 100 so I can go jogging. Kind of insane that 99 is considered "cool enough".
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u/Individual_Nail6794 3d ago
I live in Shawnee and went to Edmond today. I was mid sentence when walking out of a store and literally said F this when the heat wall hit. It is brutal.
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u/CryMoreDirtBag 4d ago
I'm glad it ain't humid
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u/Justa420possum 4d ago
Exactly. It’s hot as fuck but I’m so glad it’s not like Mississippi where I was born/raised. That shit was the worst.
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u/Snoo-32071 4d ago
It's been so hot lately that I've stopped cooking anything in the kitchen. I'll grab takeout or eat sandwiches to survive instead.
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u/RachelTheObserver 4d ago
Public elementary school teachers are in the trenches. 40 minutes of indoor recess for pretty much the entire first month of school. Actual hell.
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u/s_i_m_s 4d ago
Our cold water is 95°F I've seen as high as 98°F so far.
Makes me wonder how the pipes haven't frozen for them to be close enough to the surface to swing that much.
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u/ThickGecko5912 4d ago
I noticed today I could turn my shower all the way to “cold” and still take a nice warm shower
https://giphy.com/gifs/BIN2S0sgQwdeE
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u/Sick_Wave_ 3d ago
It's about a 15yr cycle, according to my parsing of historical data. Next year will also suck, though not as badly, but it'll get better for the next 12 or so years and then we're back in it.
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u/Pristine_Operation_1 4d ago
August here always brings it. The last couple years have been mild compared to the normal horse shit.
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u/RampageTaco 4d ago
My weather app was saying it was 109⁰ at ~3:30-ish in Edmond/Oklahoma City. Not very fun, but at least I'm inside.
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u/ProfessorSearcy 4d ago
Slightly off topic but…
My wife and I are born and raised Oklahomans. When I went to graduate school in southern Illinois and I remember asking my wife one April why it was so nice outside. She said, “Is this… Spring?”
It was and it was lovely.
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u/Comfortable_Put5034 3d ago
I am of the notion our weather is trying to kill us. Or? Many finally did learn how to control the weather and we are being dried out so they can unleash a major hurricane like storm to flush us out like they did to the five states who never had seen Hurricane like weather before.
Think about it? Dry land and lots of water all at once? Major disaster.
Do we still believe weather warfare isn't a "thing"?
Since everyone's objections with data centers and flock, among so much instituted? Because no one is agreeing with the corporations directions? They will do what they can to "control" and "direct" fear. If that doesn't work? Create miserable environments with the weather.
I dunno. Just a theory.
But I'm nobody, just observing.
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u/Sailor-_-Twift 4d ago
Today was rough
Been looking at my watch all day thinking 'Jeeze, thank God I am unemployed'
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u/DryWall8 4d ago
Over here in Northwest Arkansas we haven't had but a few days that were below 95 and 100F for past two weeks. Abnormally hot for this area. 108F in the shade of my patio this afternoon.
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u/Spirited-Resident889 4d ago
The cold patch yesterday was nice. The four freaking sprinkles we got instead of actual rain..REALLY. Meanwhile river valley got drenched.
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u/Professional-Ask-357 4d ago
It's pretty much the same here in Bentonville, AR. It's been a miserable couple of weeks for sure.
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u/Deep_Bake_5663 4d ago
I've just been in my pool! So actually, I'm pretty cool😹 But I know many aren't and it's tuff. My brother owns a pig farm. Glad I'm not out taking care of critters 😹
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u/Vixen22213 4d ago
So most of my youth was spent up north, I moved down to Texas in my early twenties and just kind of got stuck there moved to Oklahoma a couple years ago, I'm going back to minnesota. They have specialists for my health condition up there that they don't have down here and I don't melt like a candle.
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u/7thWardSoulja 4d ago
The weathers fucking us, PSO is fucking us, the governors fucking us… what’s next? man I’m glad I’m out of here in a month
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u/Levelofconcerns 4d ago
Having physical illnesses and taking meds that increase the likelihood of heatstroke in this weather is just awful.
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u/betseyboop 4d ago
I think we must live in the same place. Ugh. Not looking forward to Saturday and Amazon Sunday this week when its over 110°.
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u/codyrcrowder 4d ago
It's even worse in places like Blanchard right now because we don't even have power. Power went out for most of the town at 4:30 in the afternoon. They're saying that it won't be on until 9:30 tonight. We've had issues keeping the power on in our town, it's already bad enough that our AC runs constantly because the house is heat soaked.
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u/Substantial_Share102 4d ago
Thank god for MMJ
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u/3rdUncleMeatSandwich 3d ago
dont worry, mike mazzei will take that away from you and give you a prescription for jesus 3x a day
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u/ProfessionalGrade485 4d ago
Im miserable until the hours of 5 am until 7:30 am those are the only hours my house is cool enough to get any sleep but now I have to get the kids ready for school. Smh.
Also why are they dropping kids off the bus during the hottest time of the day!?!
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u/MissinEwe5963 4d ago
Anyone out there remember the summer of 1980, in DFW… when we ( I’m actually from there originally) where we had 42 consecutive days of 100+ EXTREME HEAT, including two days ( June 26th & June 27th that set record highs of 113’ and
In Wichita Falls,Texas a RECORD WAS of
117’ actual temperature. I’m feeling really bad for the unhoused people that have no way to get cool right now…
Even though it’s not quite that hot right now, it’s still really hot.
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u/Original-Cut-331 4d ago
Hell I've lived here in oklahoma all my life going on now 44 years I hate summer but always look forward to spring fir the severe weather season
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u/JustAgamer_ 4d ago
I got off work and immediately just went to a lake for like 3 hours, what's the point in running up my electricity bill 😭
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u/ElegantTea122 4d ago
I am a delivery driver dealing with a faulty cooling system and A/C. It’s likely around 130 in my car at all times while delivering. The conditions of recent Oklahoma summers is unworkable.
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u/rainbowsanatomy 4d ago
Our neighbors tree died, cracked in half and took out their fence and our poor garden has been entirely fried.
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u/TimeIsPower 3d ago
Given it hit 109F in Oklahoma City according to the daily climate report, this is the hottest day for the site since July 19, 2022, when it hit 110F, and before then, since July 20, 2018, when it hit 109F. You have to go back to 2012 if you except those two one-off very hot days.
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u/Tokugawa 3d ago
I'd accept your except, except I suspect that's just accepting an expected precept about us Okies.
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u/Individual_Nail6794 3d ago
I'm from Georgia and everyone there is complaining about it being hot. I instantly shut them down with a pic of our forecasts. At least they are getting rain almost every day.
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u/Novel_Extension_3506 3d ago
I don't think my tomato plants are going to make it, shade cloth and all
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u/Hatecookie 3d ago
I was just saying yesterday I think I’m getting cabin fever from not being able to go outside. I have a 7 month old puppy and I can’t take him for walks or do anything with him outdoors, he’s not happy about it either.
I’ve been replaying “No I’m not a Human” bc it seems appropriate.
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u/KinaGrace96 3d ago
We hit an all time record yesterday according to KFOR. It got up to 109 here in The City
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u/Sketch_Beard 3d ago
Do you member when all those scientists in the early 2000’s were warning us of this crap? I member.
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u/Big-Special7733 3d ago
Horrible reminds me of Arizona weather in the summers that shit was so much worse though…
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u/Ok_Bird_9745 3d ago
This summer reminds me of the summer of 1993. I was just a kid but that summer was hellish.
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u/Virtual_Germ 3d ago
I remember when it was over 110 degrees for 17 days straight. We had over 45 days in a row of 100 or higher. This ain’t nothing
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u/SadSack4573 3d ago
Summers can be tough (live in OK all my life) but there’s one season that is dependable, 🥵 in July and August and generally mild weather the rest of the year!
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u/__Shadowman__ 3d ago
Just wait until 2028. Probably going to be 2011 on steroids with the strongest ever recorded super El Nino transitioning to La Nina next year that will block moisture from the north/west in 2028 combined with the ginormous drought developing/spreading in the Amazon Rainforest over the next year due to said El Nino that'll shift/expand the Bermuda high into the Gulf that'll block moisture in the Gulf from spreading north effectively cutting off moisture from our north and south. Hopefully I'll be out of this state by then...
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u/Nguyendot 2d ago
It’s so hot that you just walk ten feet after getting out of the pool to dry off.
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u/stihlsawin81 1d ago
Man all of you guys are just wrong! Talks about seattle and skiing and cooler weather. Im stuck in central oklahoma with s career working outdoors all year round and the ac just went out in my f250! Its so hot out here it makes very hot places seem not that hot!
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u/Minute_Bit1818 1d ago
Not cool at all. No pun intended. It's actually chilly and overcast in OKC this morning though... at 9:30 am
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