All this week, it’s supposed to be hot and sunny. The thing about hot and sunny is that it can lead to thunderstorms… Supposedly there’s a chance of that happening tonight. We’ll see. I’m supposed to be playing ball tonight, so hopefully they weather won’t wind up cancelling ball on us.

Anyway, I was looking at some historical weather data the other day, and came across a page that showed all time records, which surprised me. Apparently the hottest day on record in Saskatoon ever was June 5th, 1988. I was 13 at the time, and I umpired softball to earn spending money. The best opportunities were during the weekend tournaments, because I’d get to ump ball games all day for both Saturday and Sunday. Figure it out - June 5th was a Sunday that year. I distinctly recall umpiring a tournament, and being out in the hot sun (wearing a black leather padded mask) and sweating my butt off. Mom brought me popsicles (or maybe it was freezies) in a cooler, but they didn’t last long. In retrospect, I’m amazed that I didn’t die from heat exhaustion or something, because I don’t deal well with heat. At the time, I thought it was just another hot day, but apparently it was a record for here.

Now, I know there are some people who read this site who think nothing of the temperature getting above 100F, and have seen temperatures much higher than that. Just remember that it also gets down to -40 without the wind here sometimes, so we’ve probably got you beat for temperature range (Unless you’re in Siberia, which gets pretty crazy)

Simpson’s quote of the day: “Oh Bart, you can’t trust your perception at this altitude.” - Jessica