This device measures how the effect of sun and heat during the summer months and is critical information for athletes who practice during the summer months in Southern Utah.
This weekend a friend of mind said, "I can't tell you how many times someone has come up to me and said, 'Man, it's hot outside,' as if it should be anything else. It's summer in St. George. What did they expect?"
He managed to squeeze that comment in right before I was about to say, "Man, it's hot outside...
Do cows get hot? Are the cows standing in the Southern Utah sun in danger? How do cows handle places even hotter than St George, like Texas or even Mexico?
The thermometer might break this weekend.
The all-time high in the state of Utah was set in St. George in 1985 and then matched again in 2021 at 117 degrees.
We're going to get close to that on Sunday.
With forecasters saying it will be about 115 Sunday, we could all use some tips for staying cool this weekend and on through August and early September in Washington County...
Last week I was filling up my gas tank at Harmons when the attendant came up to chat and of course, the weather was a topic. I mentioned that it felt pretty hot to me after the man commented on the coolness of the day. He told me I had my AC too low...