Hot Humid Draught ... Minnesota?

Days gone by?

People from "down south" that are part of my world find it difficult to believe that we have really really really hot humid summer weather here in Minnesota just like they do south of the Mason Dixon Line.

For those of us who live here, we truly understand the meaning of Minnesota as a "theater of seasons."  This season, it is hotter than ... drier than "normal" whatever normal means anyway! 

The afternoon of the 4th of July my thermometer in the shade, recorded 106.3 degrees.  Last night the TV weather forcasters at 5:00 p.m. said it had cooled down to 98 avoiding another record high for the date, at my house the thermometer was still going up and finally stopped at 99.6 degrees. 

How hot and dry is it?  The house finches are drinking the hummingbird nectar; a baby bunnie died in the back yard in the heat of the day; the weeds are flourishing and the yards are toasted and roasted; record rains and high temperatures in May ended the draught;  this week it is back!  This morning the temperature at 4:11 a.m. was 81 degrees and the humidity already 80%. 

So people and animals need to take really good care today ... however, I doubt that any citizen could possibly turn on a fire hydrant in today's world.