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Jinglebob

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Just checked at it says 109 degrees.

Good day to die. When I got to Hell, it would feel about the same! :wink:

Of course, it's a dry heat. :lol:
 
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Anonymous

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I don't feel so bad up here in the "arctic" area now, JB- only 95 here today..Predicting a high of 101...I was going to head to Wolf Point this afternoon and take in the Stampede- but hibernating in the air conditioned house is sounding better...
 

Soapweed

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Jinglebob said:
Just checked at it says 109 degrees.

Good day to die. When I got to Hell, it would feel about the same! :wink:

Of course, it's a dry heat. :lol:

I don't even want to go there. :wink:

Besides that, today would feel downright air-conditioned by comparison.
 

ranchwife

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thermometer in the shade reads 96!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry: Not even so much as a gentle breeze blowing today...heck, most days you cannot pay the wind to go away, then there's days like today......ickkkkk!! Good thing we are taking the day and heading for the lake!!! Hope the water is not as hot as the air!! Hope ya all get some relief and R-A-I-N!!!!! :shock:
 

TimH

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It's only a chilly 92F here.
I might have to find my fur-lined thong and put it on......or in...?? :D :wink:
 

Tumbleweed

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I checked awhile ago and my thermometer said 118 degrees. Had a neighbor stop by a little earlier and the thermometer in his pickup said 117. I think the hottest I've ever seen it here before was 104.
Wish I had air conditioning :)
 

Jinglebob

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I just checked. 65 degrees with a few scattered clouds to the north and no wind. Guess I better catch a horse and go check cattle while it's still cool. :)
 

Tap

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From the Rapid City Journal:

Record heatwave strikes
By Andrew Gorder, Journal Staff Writer
RAPID CITY -- Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Saturday broke and tied all-time records throughout South Dakota.

The National Weather Service in Rapid City received reports of 120 degree temperatures in Usta in the northwest corner of the state, but the reports had not been officially confirmed by Saturday evening. If the reports are accurate, the temperature would tie the state record for high temperatures set in Gann Valley in 1936.

NWS meteorologist Jeff Johnson in Rapid City said temperatures reached 111 degrees at Rapid City Regional Airport, beating the previous record of 110 degrees set in 1989 and 1973.

Temperatures in downtown Rapid City missed the all-time record of 107 by one degree, Johnson said.

There were also record highs of 116 in Philip and 111 in Interior, and The Associated Press reported 115 degree temperatures in Pierre, 114 degrees in Mobridge and 108 in Mitchell.

"There were a few places where we didn't quite reach triple digits, but pretty much all of the prairie areas east river were well above the 100 degree mark," Johnson said.

Johnson said the sweltering temperatures and high winds will increase the already high level of fire danger. "We will still be at 'red flag' conditions tomorrow," Johnson said. "We probably won't see a cool down until the end of next week, so we still have several days of hot, dry weather ahead of us."
 

Red Robin

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Tap said:
From the Rapid City Journal:

Record heatwave strikes
By Andrew Gorder, Journal Staff Writer
RAPID CITY -- Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Saturday broke and tied all-time records throughout South Dakota.

The National Weather Service in Rapid City received reports of 120 degree temperatures in Usta in the northwest corner of the state, but the reports had not been officially confirmed by Saturday evening. If the reports are accurate, the temperature would tie the state record for high temperatures set in Gann Valley in 1936.

NWS meteorologist Jeff Johnson in Rapid City said temperatures reached 111 degrees at Rapid City Regional Airport, beating the previous record of 110 degrees set in 1989 and 1973.

Temperatures in downtown Rapid City missed the all-time record of 107 by one degree, Johnson said.

There were also record highs of 116 in Philip and 111 in Interior, and The Associated Press reported 115 degree temperatures in Pierre, 114 degrees in Mobridge and 108 in Mitchell.

"There were a few places where we didn't quite reach triple digits, but pretty much all of the prairie areas east river were well above the 100 degree mark," Johnson said.

Johnson said the sweltering temperatures and high winds will increase the already high level of fire danger. "We will still be at 'red flag' conditions tomorrow," Johnson said. "We probably won't see a cool down until the end of next week, so we still have several days of hot, dry weather ahead of us."
That's some tough temps. How do the cows take that kind of heat without shade?
 

Turkey Track Bar

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Red Robin said:
Tap said:
From the Rapid City Journal:

Record heatwave strikes
By Andrew Gorder, Journal Staff Writer
RAPID CITY -- Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Saturday broke and tied all-time records throughout South Dakota.

The National Weather Service in Rapid City received reports of 120 degree temperatures in Usta in the northwest corner of the state, but the reports had not been officially confirmed by Saturday evening. If the reports are accurate, the temperature would tie the state record for high temperatures set in Gann Valley in 1936.

NWS meteorologist Jeff Johnson in Rapid City said temperatures reached 111 degrees at Rapid City Regional Airport, beating the previous record of 110 degrees set in 1989 and 1973.

Temperatures in downtown Rapid City missed the all-time record of 107 by one degree, Johnson said.

There were also record highs of 116 in Philip and 111 in Interior, and The Associated Press reported 115 degree temperatures in Pierre, 114 degrees in Mobridge and 108 in Mitchell.

"There were a few places where we didn't quite reach triple digits, but pretty much all of the prairie areas east river were well above the 100 degree mark," Johnson said.

Johnson said the sweltering temperatures and high winds will increase the already high level of fire danger. "We will still be at 'red flag' conditions tomorrow," Johnson said. "We probably won't see a cool down until the end of next week, so we still have several days of hot, dry weather ahead of us."
That's some tough temps. How do the cows take that kind of heat without shade?

Red Robin:

Yesterday it was 116 here, and our cows were out grazing :???: :???: But there wasn't much wind, so I guess there was nothing for them to drift into, and so they didn't bunch much. I guess I don't understand bovine psychology very much...Char bull laying in burnt out ground in 105+ head, and cows out grazing.

Cheers---

TTB :wink:
 

IL Rancher

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Heck, it is 9:30 here and only 88 and the cows are in the hedge lines already. Won't leave that area until 3-4 probably and than than will go to an area that has shade from the west. They are in the graze from 5pm-10 pm and 5am-8am mode right now I think. Suppossed to hit triple digits for the first time this year with 70% humidity..... no floats on the water tanks today.. Just let them rip... Wish I had the other 2500 gallon tank moved already but the chain snapped so it has to stay put...Days like this the cows seem to never let me tanks get past 70% filled.

How this heat and humidty isn't going to fire off a storm is beyond be but they are saying 0% chance of rain for the next 3-4 days.
 

IL Rancher

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Righ after writing this I see the cows are starting to file out of the trees and out to graze... Need to move them again soon but am really trying to ration out the grass, this dry period of summer means almost zero grass growth until end of August. Hopefully it will rain a bit since we did just seed 75 acres in Pearl millet.
 
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