Yesterday’s high temp at the local weather station … 97 degrees … and lest we forget … There are those among us who do not have air conditioning … and a fan, regardless of the size, does little to cool … and more hot-hot weather is on the way … today…
Forecast … A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11 a.m. Mostly sunny with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 3 to 7 p.m. Chance of precipitation is 40% … Tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11 p.m. Partly cloudy with a low around 76 … Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday … Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny with a high near 94 … Heat index values as high as 105 … windy, gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Looking ahead to Sunday (Church Day) … Showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Partly sunny with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70% … High temps early next week mostly near 90.
The Olympics continue and have some effect on other sports … Example … PGA, NASCAR, maybe more, return to normal schedule after the Games are over in Paris, France.
Hideki Matsuyama was the first round leader in men’s golf competition at the Olympics … Shot a 63 … 2 strokes better than Xander Schauffele … 3 were tied for 3rd place and 8 more in 4th place…
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 98 North Carolina counties in June and remained unchanged in two. Unemployment rates remained at or below 5% in 86 counties, compared to 94 in May, according to the N.C. Department of Commerce. Scotland had the highest unemployment rate of 7% with Buncombe County in the mountains having the lowest at 3.2%. All of the state’s metro areas experienced rate increases.
A reminder, change coming for BladenOnline … Few if any updates over the weekend … Return to near normal Monday…
For my wealthy friends … Summary at New York Stock Exchange composites, based on best and worst over the past 20 years (2004-2023) … Best months … April, July, October, November and December … Not so good months … January, February, June, August and September…
“Summer has set in with its usual severity.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“It’s so hot, my thermometer goes up to ‘Are you kidding me?”
“It’s so hot, the trees are whistling for the dogs.”
robert g hester
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