What Is The Weather Today II (No Mercury Jockeying)

[Architype]

Originally Posted by Tancredi

in fact a house can be built with techniques and materials that protect it from both cold and heat. With global warming in the construction of Canada it will be necessary to change the "philosophy" of construction. You are right, in Italy shutters are very common in houses, but the older ones. In modern houses they are not used.


Some photos of shutters in Italy

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Thanks, those are so beautiful as well as functional. Shutters in Canada are mainly thought of as quaint and cosmetic.

There are different types in Italy, I remembered the ones that pull down. I am calling them shutters, but perhaps they have a different name. I assumed this is to keep the buildings cool. I have never seen this concept in Canada. (P.S. edit - They are roller shutters. )

More Photos of Italy (Umbria), showing different styles:








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[MonkeyRonin]

Walked out the doors at Pearson at 3:00 this morning and was greeted with a wall of humidity - literally felt like I was walking into a sauna. Checked the weather at the time and it said it was 25°, feels like 35° (at 3AM!).

Not sure if it's particularly swampy right now or if I just forgot what real humidity feels like, but either way it's nasty.

[SignalHillHiker]

[BradFromTO]

Sticky outside once again. Currently 26 with a humidex of 38. Just absurd. Running 98% relative humidity, mostly cloudy. That should drop through the day as the sun pokes out a bit. Thunderstorms tonight.

Pearson airport stats:

Avg high: 27.5
Avg Low: 17.5
Mean: 22.5

Rain: 215.4 mm

Highest high: 31.2
Lowest high: 22.6
Highest low: 22.8
Lowest low: 11.0

[BradFromTO]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Walked out the doors at Pearson at 3:00 this morning and was greeted with a wall of humidity - literally felt like I was walking into a sauna. Checked the weather at the time and it said it was 25°, feels like 35° (at 3AM!).

Not sure if it's particularly swampy right now or if I just forgot what real humidity feels like, but either way it's nasty.

It's definitely been particularly swampy this week, by far the most humid part of the summer so far. Next week will be much cooler with highs around 22-24 and lows in the mid teens

[Denscity]

Yesterday in Castlegar BC 37.8C

39 38 36 36 32 32 30

[Denscity]

July 2024 in Castlegar BC:

40C 2 days
35C 16 days
30C 23 days
25C 30 days
Average high 33.8C
Average mean 23.5C

[TownGuy]

Humid, humid, humid.

[Tancredi]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Oh it's the opposite; 31 was the temperature outside.

And yes, our buildings have been constructed primarily with heating during the winter months in mind. But until modern techniques were introduced, they've not been great at that either. From a European perspective, think of our housing as temporary shelters erected after a disaster. They're cheap, wooden, etc.

Standalone A/C I don't think is becoming especially popular here, though you do see lots of window units. Mini-splits that offer electric heating and cooling, though, are booming. They'll definitely be the norm here going forward. I looked into getting one but there's no suitable wall in my house. I'd have to get a floor unit inside, and Mount the exterior unit on the roof, both of which make it prohibitively expensive. So I just updated my baseboard heaters instead.

Oh ok, I misunderstood.

Well, 25' inside is more normal for the climate of Newfoundland. In fact for the climate of your city it seemed an incredible value to me.

Maybe your homes were designed as temporary shelters because in the early 16th century the city was used by fishermen setting up seasonal camps

Maybe Mini-splits are perfect for Newfoundland summers

[Tancredi]

Originally Posted by Architype

Thanks, those are so beautiful as well as functional. Shutters in Canada are mainly thought of as quaint and cosmetic.

There are different types in Italy, I remembered the ones that pull down. I am calling them shutters, but perhaps they have a different name. I assumed this is to keep the buildings cool. I have never seen this concept in Canada.

More Photos of Italy (Umbria), showing different styles:

In fact, these in the photo are not shutters. The problem is that I can't find a corresponding word in English; in Italian they are called "tapparelle" and are shutters that roll up on themselves.
In new houses in Italy, shutters have replaced the old shutters
Shutters are more comfortable to use and perhaps more functional, but shutters are more beautiful.

https://arblueclean.it/come-pulire-le-tapparelle/


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[kwoldtimer]

Those are what they call "persianas" in Spanish. In English, I would call them "blinds", but some might say "shutters". Those heavy metal or plastic blinds might be used for security in Canada, but not to protect agains summer heat.

[Metro-One]

It’s 40.0 again today in Lytton, because why not.

[Tancredi]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Those are what they call "persianas" in Spanish. In English, I would call them "blinds", but some might say "shutters". Those heavy metal or plastic blinds might be used for security in Canada, but not to protect agains summer heat.

Very interesting. Thanks for the explanations

[Architype]

Originally Posted by Tancredi

In fact, these in the photo are not shutters. The problem is that I can't find a corresponding word in English; in Italian they are called "tapparelle" and are shutters that roll up on themselves.
In new houses in Italy, shutters have replaced the old shutters
Shutters are more comfortable to use and perhaps more functional, but shutters are more beautiful.
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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Those are what they call "persianas" in Spanish. In English, I would call them "blinds", but some might say "shutters". Those heavy metal or plastic blinds might be used for security in Canada, but not to protect agains summer heat.

Thanks, I called them "shutters" because they are on the outside of the glass. Anything on the inside of the glass might be a blind or a drape, on the outside it might be called a shutter or an awning. These would also be useful in a storm situation.

[SignalHillHiker]

The skies just opened up George Street Fest has kept my street busy. I'd say maybe once every 20 minutes there's a crowd heading down or back.

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George Street cam:

[MonctonRad]

It got up to 32C in Moncton this afternoon. Remains very hot and humid this evening. I’m outside vegging in my gazebo and it’s so sticky it’s borderline uncomfortable.

I’m sure Nicko would be in his element

[MonctonRad]

Still 25C (humidex 32) at 9 PM. I had to come in to change my shirt before heading off to see Deadpool & Wolverine.

[Nicko999]

Moncton, those are some frigid temperatures.
It's 28C at 10PM in Montreal. Humidex still 37.

31C with a humidex of 40 and mainly sunny today. We had thin clouds late this afternoon but those cleared quickly.

Low of 23C (humidex of 32) this morning.

The warmspot was Lytton, BC at 40.3C. Yet another 40 degrees day for Lytton.

Warmest low was Toronto (Downtown), ON at 24.4C

Going to the Sandbanks area for a couple of days. Although it will be warm and humid, forecast is definitely cooler than MTL's.

[mcminsen]

Light cloud for most of the day and then the late afternoon and evening was sunny.

Friday's high at Vancouver Harbour was 27 C (32 C w/Humidex), the low was 17 C.





Fairview, Vancouver, Aug.2 '24, my pics

[DrJoe]

Originally Posted by Nicko999

Going to the Sandbanks area for a couple of days. Although it will be warm and humid, forecast is definitely cooler than MTL's.

Dude, it's literally along the shore of Lake Ontario. Of course it will be cooler.