Much Cooler Wednesday

Today was much cooler than it has been for the past several months.

forecast, summer heat, 100 degree tempsWe started out the summer with a lot of triple digit days.

In the past couple weeks we have had weather in the high 90’s and into the low 100’s so having it barely reach into the 80’s today was a welcome change.

cool weather, summer respite, 64 degrees, windyIt is especially nice as I write this as it is only 64 degrees. Usually at this time of night the temperature is still in the upper 80’s and I am still waiting to open up the windows for the night.

It has been very windy today as a trough of pressure came through which is why it cooled down. It is interesting to sit working and hear the soughing of the trees. It is very different to work with the windows open and be able to hear the sounds of the weather.

cool wednesday, temperatures, weather, mid-summerHowever, the cool weather is not sticking around long as this weekend it will be hot again.

One interesting thing is to look at the historical averages, we are at the peak of the year and ready to head toward cooler weather.

weekly temperatures, weather, summer weatherHere you can see that we may hit triple digits again on Sunday but then it will cool to the low 90’s.

temperatures vs. average, summer weatherI like this trend for temperatures. It is always nice to see August come and know that it will start cooling off on average.

I also looked at the long range daily forecasts, which now go out 90 days, and there is rain in the forecast for the first week of November.

Steven

 

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Virtually in Brazil

Monday morning I was virtually in Brazil as I presented a webinar for our engineers there.

Since I was virtually in Brazil I thought I would share just a few images that have wandered through my mind in the last few days.

feijoada, beans and rice, Brazilian Stew, comfort foodI am thinking of some of the great food I had in Brazil last year like this feijoada. This is a Brazilian stew made with beans and rice and is considered comfort food. This was my meal when I had Lunch at the Magic Chicken.

giant anteater, sao paulo zoo, anteater, a-z I have been thinking about my trip to the Sao Paulo Zoo last July. Do you know what this animal is? Can you tell where the head is?

tang, brazil, powdered drink mix, astronauts, flavorsI am also thinking of Tang, as it is a very popular drink in Brazil and they have a lot of different flavors.

Harry Potter, Portuguese, Translations, Brazil, booksI am also thinking of a book that I purchased. I have a collection of the first Harry Potter book in different languages. Brazilian Portuguese is my latest acquisition. See: Harry Potter in Brazilian Portuguese

churrascaria, Brazilian BBQ, students, lunch, rodizio, good lunchI just can’t stop thinking about the food. We had a good lunch almost every day. One day we visited a churrascaria and had some wonderful Brazilian BBQ. Looking at this picture I get to see the faces of some of my students from the webinar on Monday.

A lot of memories as I prepared for and presented the webinar on Monday to my Brazilian colleagues.

Steven

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