Author Topic: Hottest outside Temp. you've been in (Read 1114 times)

hawk220 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2003, 03:28:36 PM »

Me and the woman were taking a drive thru Death Valley, California in the middle of summer on year...(for those that have never been there.. there is a REASON why they call it Death Valley..

).. and its a roasty 120something.. we come across the 'Badwater'.. the lowest point geographically on the North American continent.. like 300 feet below sea level..so we stop and check it out and as we have been drinking fluids like fish we have to take whizzes.. there is this little cement hut thing that is their version of a park potty.. but its so damn hot that it is essentially a brick oven cooking poo.. she ran over and opened the door, ran in and jumped back coughing and nearly puking all over the place.. 'thanks for taking point' I told my honey as I piled into the car, laughing to find another place to answer nature.

Malleus · « **Reply #16 on:** January 25, 2003, 03:40:38 PM »

Dang, actual temps I've been in I dunno, but I've been in the following places....

Saudi Arabia and Iraq with the 101st ABN, 1990-91, DAMN hot when we first got there in August.

Ft Clayton, Panama when I was in the 5/87th INF, 1989-90, hot AND muggy, bad combo.

Ft Irwin, CA, after leaving Ft Wainwright, AK when I was in 4/9 INF. Hardest change in temp ever, except when we went to Ft Polk for JRTC in April, left AK with snow on the ground, went into 95 degree temp, with 90ish humidity, and got back to snow on the ground. I almost died, I tell you.

jamusta · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2003, 04:35:30 PM »

132 degrees Ft Irwin Ca... And training didnt stop. After battle we were on top of the whale in our underware playing spades...lol

YANKEE · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2003, 05:00:09 PM »

130-142 degrees (if memory serves correct) in Saudi Arabia in '91 during the day. Went from Ft. Wainwright, AK to Ft. Hood, TX to Saudi. Til this day, I'm still amazed that I didn't die from pneumonia.

Yankee

Shuckins · « **Reply #19 on:** January 25, 2003, 06:09:14 PM »

Seventh Grade. First day of football practice, ever. In August. 100 degrees in the shade. Full pads. Ground was hard as granite. High humidity. Felt like it was 150 degrees.

I still dream about it at night.

Gimme cold weather any day.

Oh. The 116 degree temperature in Luxor, Egypt did not feel as hot. No humidity.

Shuckins

-ammo- · « **Reply #20 on:** January 25, 2003, 06:15:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Malleus
Dang, actual temps I've been in I dunno, but I've been in the following places....

Saudi Arabia and Iraq with the 101st ABN, 1990-91, DAMN hot when we first got there in August.

Ft Clayton, Panama when I was in the 5/87th INF, 1989-90, hot AND muggy, bad combo.

Ft Irwin, CA, after leaving Ft Wainwright, AK when I was in 4/9 INF. Hardest change in temp ever, except when we went to Ft Polk for JRTC in April, left AK with snow on the ground, went into 95 degree temp, with 90ish humidity, and got back to snow on the ground. I almost died, I tell you.

Did you know Scott Wells?

loser · « **Reply #21 on:** January 25, 2003, 06:24:25 PM »

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Originally posted by moose
last summer in texas for the con

i remember hearing it was close to 110 in some places.

Yup, me too. that was damned hot.

Fridaddy · « **Reply #22 on:** January 26, 2003, 12:25:42 AM »

I love hot weather....but the worst I was in......

Sheriffs academy (sheriffacademy.com)
109, Humid in the 70s
PT for 5 miles, in formation, singing cadence.
Thought I was going to die for real.

but I made it!

Paxil · « **Reply #23 on:** January 26, 2003, 12:36:03 AM »

Malleus!!! I was in 4/9th infantry at Ft. Wainwright from...hmmmm 1988-92, HQ commo platoon... good to see a fellow Manchu here. =) Small world.

Altec · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2003, 02:42:45 AM »

When was this? I was out there in 94-95. You stationed there or you fight us?

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Originally posted by jamusta
132 degrees Ft Irwin Ca... And training didnt stop. After battle we were on top of the whale in our underware playing spades...lol

NUKE · « **Reply #25 on:** January 26, 2003, 02:56:31 AM »

I was searching the web for hottest recorded temperature on earth..... was 136 in Libya and second was 134 in death Valley.

Here in Az, the summer is like 6 months long, but in june/july/aug
it is pretty much always in 100-110+ range.

edit: I should say in southern to middle of Arizona.

jamusta · « **Reply #26 on:** January 26, 2003, 05:13:13 PM »

Altec, I was stationed there from June 95 to Dec 98. Best duty and the most fun I ever had. I can feel you on the changing of packs though. Those sheridans were crap. I was not a mechanic but I remember seeing you guys 4 oclock in the morning while heading out to my Air defense set and the mechanics still changing packs with a few still being towed in. You guys and the engineers had the most dufficult jobs. Im haveing lazer tag flash backs of being killed by apaches at 5k range on the race track, Bradlys chasing my beat up BRDM all over the goat trail, shooting M1A1s with my Dragon like I could kill em.

By the way they did start changing out the vismod BMP sheridans because of going through so many packs. They now have what they call an osv. its a 113 with a vismod kit and an actual bradley turret install.

hazed- · « **Reply #27 on:** January 26, 2003, 10:23:55 PM »

105 degrees when we stopped to refuel at some airport in saudi arabia. They opened the door and it hit you like an oven opening!

gimme cold and miserable UK any day

Nifty · « **Reply #28 on:** January 26, 2003, 10:43:51 PM »

100+ F and 95+ humidity in Tallahassee FL. We've had that here in Pensacola too, but I didn't have to be out in it all day here.

tho, I think the worst was being on the astroturf in the Meadowlands in August for the 1993 Kickoff Classic wearing those damn non-breathing band uniforms. was worth it though, FSU 42 - Kansas 0, and win #1 on the way to the national title.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #29 on:** January 27, 2003, 12:15:36 AM »

not sure of the actual temp. the weather report said 106F (I've been in hotter temps) but we where building a 30' dia stainless-steel tank (open top). the mirror-like finish on the inside magnified the heat an unbelievable amount.

I had a small, black, 'boom-box' stereo sitting on a metal bucket in the center of the floor. when I came back from lunch the speakers had melted off the sides and where laying on the floor. about 1 1/2 hours later I ended up going into seizures from the heat and being taken to the hospital.

that was over 10 years ago and I still can't really function in heat over 100 anymore.