Local heat records broken as the mercury rises
(CNS): Despite being the land of soft, fresh breezes, the Cayman Islands did not escape the global heatwave last month. According to the National Weather Service, 21 July recorded a new high temperature for the islands of 95.5°F (35.3°C) on Grand Cayman. But on 13 out of the month’s 31 days, the mercury climbed past the climatological maximum temperatures recorded for those days in past years. While July is likely to be Cayman’s hottest month on record to date, the heat we are all enduring is not over yet.
According to the Caribbean Institute for Meteorological and Hydrology, the Cayman Islands has a greater than 70% chance of seeing above-average maximum temperatures this month and next, with a good chance that the new temperature record will be broken again. The Climatological Maximum Temperature Range is projected at 31.9-32.3°C (89.4-90.1°F), but those figures are likely to be exceeded.
While CUC shareholders can look forward to healthy dividends before the year is out, for the average family, the cost of keeping cool in this weather, on top of the uphill battle against inflation, is proving extremely difficult. But scientists are warning that the heatwaves this summer are a sign of things to come.
“The extreme weather — an increasingly frequent occurrence in our warming climate — is having a major impact on human health, ecosystems, economies, agriculture, energy and water supplies,” said WMO Secretary-General Prof Petteri Taalas. “We have to step up efforts to help society adapt to what is unfortunately becoming the new normal.”
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One message when it comes to this stuff – Leave us alone!
Well documented — in 2007 in was in excess of 102 degrees in Cayman Brac, and I’m relatively certain as much or more in Grand Cayman.
Don’t let facts get in the way though. On with the show.
Says is well documented…provides no documents.
Be wary of ppl like this. Common sense isn’t common.
Yeh we get it, we are all going to die because of rising sea levels super catastrophic hurricanes etc. just enjoy the time you got left. Life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time, and you’ll have the time of your life!
Who cares about this fake news? What we want to know about is Hunter Biden’s laptop. /s
It’s hard to get cool in a city surrounded by tall buildings made of concrete.
An island as small as this.
Would be great if the younger generation of Caymanians went political and established a Green Party.
Regret to say the older generation of Caymanians has completely sold out their heritage to developers and corrupt politicians.
What a terrible idea.
11:33, Got a better idea Bobo?
All Trump, Republican and conservatives know that everything related to climate change is just a “Chinese Hoax”. Now let’s discuss everything else as we are well on our way to converting Seven Mile Beach into South Miami Beach. 😿
The “stable genius” knows.
What is a newest highest maximum temperature?
This is not a highest maximum temperature. Records have only been kept for a short period of time. What fool woud believe that the hottest temperature in the last 50 years was the hottest temperature in the last 1000 years?
“While CUC shareholders can look forward to healthy dividends before the year is out, for the average family, the cost of keeping cool in this weather, on top of the uphill battle against inflation, is proving extremely difficult. But scientists are warning that the heatwaves this summer are a sign of things to come.”
CNS wins the internet. Well done!
Become a shareholder and you can offset your cuc bill with the dividends
My shares dividends still exceed my quarterly power bills, so yes it does offset the CUC billings!!
Total lie. The “profits” pay the big boys behind the share tranche issuances.
The “shareholders” get scraps.
What was your point again?
Anecdotally our car interior has often registered 116’F since May, at least 2’F hotter than previous multiyear household record. Sauna hot.
It’s the “urban heat island” effect. Raises the temp by 10-15 degrees C. Yes, Celsius.
Tell you what helps with heat…trees and shade. Tell you what doesn’t help…concrete and asphalt.
tunnels are great and big buildings create shade too
They certainly do “create shade too”…and depletion of the oxygen and doesn’t draw rain to water the natural surroundings and cool off the Earth. I guess you weren’t paying attention in Science class and probably weren’t taught any lessons from the Bible that says the rain, the trees, and all creation (living beings) have a purpose on the Earth for the survival of all living things. I wish you had though, would’ve ceased your moronic comment.
Huh?
I don’t know where they get their figures from. My garden thermometer has been averaging 94-98F since May.
Think they measure ‘in the shade’
I do hope the climate change activist don’t take this and rub with……oh my the world is ending.
It’s cycle you not jobs.
Paragraph one, third sentence “…….the mercury climbed passed the climatological maximum temperatures……..”
Shouldn’t it be “climbed past”?
CNS: Yes. Thank you!
Spellcheck police won one! Congrats.
It should read “wins one”.