In 1977, it was hot in Dallas. Really hot. So hot, that we couldn’t believe how hot. So we decided to see how hot it was in cities situated like ours around the world. Dallas sits at a latitude of 32 47N, and the cities closest to us on the parallel are Charleston, Tijuana, Casablanca, and Nanking. Since there’s been some talk about how hot Dallas is again this summer, I thought you might like a little report.
Charleston will hit around 90 with high humidity (of course). Tijuana is in the 80s for the rest of the week, perhaps to be heated up by occasional gunfire. Casablanca is 84 right now, and the forecast looks to be about perfect. Nanking will wander up into the high 90s early next week. So, to sum up, everywhere else is great, and Dallas is not. So at around 4 pm today, when it hits 99 degrees, you can officially start complaining.
This information, of course, took only seconds to gather. In 1977, it was a little more difficult. That year’s recap after the jump: (more…)
1. Exxon Mobil’s second quarter earnings rose 14 percent to $11.68 billion, setting a record for biggest quarterly profit by a U.S. company. In a related story, I just applied for a job at Exxon Mobil.
2. Imagination Station, the daycare center in Denton that allowed a 5-year-old boy to wander off to Hooters, was officially shut down by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. They kind of had to see that coming. Though I guess they don’t have a good track record of seeing things coming and going.
3. I’m pretty sure, if I were forced to resign while facing disciplinary action, I wouldn’t be leaving with half a year’s salary. So well played, Ann Lott.