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What heat? Gaslighting the viewer

RobertU

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My local media is redefining “hot” to only describe triple-digit temperatures. On a day with a projected temperature of 103 degrees in Sacramento, the KCRA anchorwoman announced “We don’t use the word hot unless it’s triple digits. She repeated the policy again at the conclusion of the weather forecast: “We’re not allowed to use the word “hot” anymore.”

Usually, when the corporate media gaslights the viewer, they don’t announce it. Perhaps the reporters were staging a small rebellion by announcing the change.

I can see two possible motives for the new policy: Boosterism to support advertisers and community groups that hold outdoor events that depend on sheeple to ignore common sense and stay out of the heat, and climate change denial, e.g. “It’s not really getting hotter.”

How would you define “hot”? I would argue that, at the least, it would be any temperature of 95 or above.
 
Perhaps because using 100 (rather than 95) degrees is fairly common in (hot) weather statistics. After all, 95 is (slightly) below (typical) human body temperature.

In Sacramento, California, the average number of 100-degree days per year is 24. However, in recent years, Sacramento has experienced significantly more 100-degree days, with 45 such days in 2024. This is a considerable increase from the average and is a new record for the most 100-degree days in a year.

In Austin, Texas, the average number of days when temperatures reach 100 degrees or higher is about 30 days per year. This average is based on data from 1991 to 2020. However, the number of 100-degree days has been increasing, with some years seeing significantly more than 30 days. For example, in 2023, Austin had 80 days with temperatures at or above 100 degrees.
 
Could be a lower temperature with high humidity.
 
Semantics, how many times have folks on here gone outside and immediately said, man, it's hot, without knowing the temperature? Here in central flori-duh, if it's 88 and you are standing or sitting in the sun, you're cooking regardless of what a thermometer says. We average 90 days of 90 degree or above heat each summer and being closer to the equator than most other states, the sun is more intense here. I have lived here for about thirty five years and learned to despise summer. If we are going out for the day, it's to a water park, I'll get just as much sun as burning up on a beach.
 
When will the USA join the rest of the world and use Celsius instead of Fahrenheit?
 
When we first moved to FL, little old ladies were walking around in their coats and we were wearing shorts.
After a few years we acclimated somewhat but anything over 80 is hot for me.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Perhaps because using 100 (rather than 95) degrees is fairly common in (hot) weather statistics. After all, 95 is (slightly) below (typical) human body temperature.
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In NY 95 is very, very hot.
Above 100 almost unheard of.
 
Lovebug said:
When we first moved to FL, little old ladies were walking around in their coats and we were wearing shorts.
After a few years we acclimated somewhat but anything over 80 is hot for me.
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I agree. Even in the seventies in the direct sun is hot.
 
Sweden said:
When will the USA join the rest of the world and use Celsius instead of Fahrenheit?
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I’m all for the Metric System except for temperature and beer pours. It really not that hard to remember that water freezes at 32°F and boils at 212°F. The smaller increments provides much more relatable and meaningful environmental temperature readings. Thirty-two degrees is cold, but not bitter. Zero is ****ing cold. It means something. One hundred is ****ing hot. It means something. Thirty-eight degrees Celsius lacks the impact.

And don’t get me started on a pint being the perfect amount of beer.
 
80 in the sun is hot to me. 80 in 80% humidity is unbearable, which is inescapable, unlike dry heat which can be relieved in shade.

Call the station and ask them. The media here uses "heat wave," so that obviously is hot.

HVAC tips ahead of the heat wave

A heat wave is heading towards Northern Nevada and you’re going to want to make sure your AC unit is ready to combat the high temperatures.
www.kolotv.com
 
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