Third extended heat wave within 6 weeks.

The previous one exceeded 40°C, and the buildings not yet had time to completely cool down from that one before the third wave hit.

I was considering putting up a tent in my garden myself, but as I own a ground floor flat, the indoor temperatures did, with the help of some additional cooling measures, thankfully not exceeded 27°C.

  • Iconoclast@feddit.uk
    131·
    10 days ago

    More likely for children to play in. A tent gets very hot in the sun - even more so than an apartment.

    • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.deOP
      20·
      10 days ago

      But it cools down again rapidly at nighttime, other than the apartment that essentially keeps on staying at the same temperature.
      I assume that’s what they are trying to profit from here.

      While the sun is still up, it doesn’t make any sense at all staying in the tent.
      Better stay in the apartment with the blinds down and some fans running, as in most cases it will still be cooler inside than outside during daytime, and only switch to the tent during the night.

      • P00ptart@lemmy.world
        14·
        10 days ago

        I work in a foundry, and this is what I’ve experienced. During a heat wave the building is hot the first day, hotter the second day regardless of difference in temp, then hotter the next day. It then levels out pretty much, because the extreme heat is fighting to change not the air temp, but the building materials temp, in this case concrete and steel. It takes longer for the materials to heat than the air but once it starts going, the building materials continue to warm, because they also cool slower. Then even at night, it doesn’t really cool off because it takes a long time for concrete and steel to release heat. Honestly the furnaces don’t make much of a difference unless you’re right up on them.

        • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.deOP
          6·
          10 days ago
          1. Tropical nights
          2. German houses (massive walls acting like night storage ovens after some days in the heat)

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          Not that I didn’t try the fan solution. Done properly, I managed to reduce the air temperature by about 1°C by early morning compared to the evening.

        • einkorn@feddit.org
          4·
          10 days ago

          Still not enough in some cases. My bedroom for example. It’s on the southside of the building and even with every window open and fans running till late in the night, I can still feel the temperature difference between north and south side rooms.