It is 102 degrees here on the Central Coast of CA

[upaloopa]

Our local beach, Surf, is closed do to shark sightings.
Strange October for us

[pnwmom]

1. Is it that hot even on the beach? Wow.

[upaloopa]

2. Yes and we have no air conditioning because

it rarely gets hot here

[pnwmom]

3. Yikes. I'm supposed to be in Santa Cruz in a couple weeks. Hope it's cooler then. n/t

[upaloopa]

6. Cooling down tomorrow

[Cleita]

4. I'm actually feeling ill from it. My cat is whining from the heat as well.

Please will it rain too. All the wild animals are suffering . There is so much road kill around because they'd are scrambling around, crossing roads looking for water to drink.

[upaloopa]

7. I just missed hitting a wild pig this week on highway 1

[Cleita]

8. I'm putting pans of water out in my yards.

I hope other people do too.

[upaloopa]

9. We put out a little kiddie pool and crows come and wade in it

[Nictuku]

17. I was putting water out for the deer....

..... until it started attracting mountain lions. (who go after the deer). I have small pets and couldn't live with myself if they were killed because I put water out for the deer.

[Cleita]

19. I don't put out water for bigger animals but the small ones and birds.

The deer and coyotes are still able to find water because they have a large range. It's the small mammals, birds and reptiles that are suffering.

[Nictuku]

22. I still have a bird bath that I refresh daily.

... but it is where the deer and larger animals can't get it.

In this dry heat, I feel badly, it was kind of nice having a watering hole where I could watch not only the birds, but the deer and turkeys (and I think night critters drank there too). But when there were mountain lions spotted in the area I had to re-think. There are larger ponds and such in the area that the deer can go to.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. 10 degrees below normal here in GA...

another mild summer and cool start to Autumn...

sP

[Piedras]

10. 100.8 now in SLO, CA

SloWeather.com predicts it will get up to 103 today in San Lius Obispo, CA. Like most homes here mine has no air conditioning. Had the roof sealed with a white coating last year and now the house takes much longer to uncomfortably heat up. It's a good day to make fresh icy lemonade to counter the heat.

Outside chores planned for today have been nixed for another, cooler, day.

It was an unusually warm fog free evening on the coast in Los Osos yesterday for a Red Barn concert, especially for the musicians sweating under stage lights.

[upaloopa]

13. Isn't the Harbor Festival in Moro Bay this weekend?

We use to help out with the Harbor Festival. Would be very uncomfortable today doing that
We are going to Pirates Cove in Avila tomorrow should bee cooler then

[Piedras]

16. Yes it is this weekend

Yes, the Morro Bay Harbor Festival is this weekend. The nearest weather station is in nearby Los Osos where it is just a tad under 80 degrees now. Another Los Osos weather station further from the bay is 87. So it's pretty warm on the coast today.

[petronius]

18. Yes, but the Pismo Clam Festival isn't for two weeks yet - hopefully

it will be cooler then...

[Brickbat]

11. Snow here yesterday in Northern Minnesota, a little early.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

12. 3:00 PM - 98 in Los Angeles

Spotted a squirrel this morning drinking out of a swimming pool. Leaving water out for wildlife a good idea.

[MerryBlooms]

14. Jeepers, that's awful.

44 up here in NE Illinois with a frost advisory for tonight-- but I'd rather have it on the cold side than hot.
Take care, and I hope it lets up soon.

[seveneyes]

15. And it's 38 here in the East

Let's call it an even 70. Not bad for October.

[AverageJoe90]

20. Right now in Frisco, TX.....just a hair under 75.

[Throd]

21. Wow, for once Sacramento is not a furnace while the rest of CA bakes.

Very pleasant here today.

[PasadenaTrudy]

23. We hit 102 here

in Pasadena today, too. I'm so over this!