Originally Posted by
BlueShoe
Last Saturday, June 30, in Nashville. 106 degrees.
The day before (June 29, 2012) was the hottest temperature ever recorded in Nashville (109 degrees). Nashville records go back to 1871. I didn't venture out on the 109 day, but I did on the 106 day, late in the afternoon. Short ride (around 6 miles) circling the local greenway. Drank plenty of water and saw barely a soul. It wasn't as bad as you might expect because the humidity was low. Felt more like the southwest than the southeast. Still it would be nice if we could get out of this trend of triple digit temperatures.
I was out every day hiking/walking/trying to run at the Warner Parks during the heat wave last week. I also had the place to myself, as I'd go right around noon, when the moms with strollers and the senior citizens had packed it in due to the heat. I sweated like crazy but never felt anything like heat exhaustion. I went in the late afternoon when it was well over 100 degrees and vowed to go MUCH earlier the next day.