Apollo Says "Aloha Austin"

As Snoop Dogg might say, "Austin fo shizzle sizzles". Temperature in Austin reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.5 degrees Celsius) on August 4, 2008, a record for the year (so far). As of August 4th, Austin had 42 days with temperature at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius). This was the number of 100-degree days in year 2000, which was the hottest year in three decades. The record for the most 100-degree days was set in 1925, when Austin hit that mark 69 times.

When I observe/experience adverse conditions like this, I try to find a person who I really can't complain to. In this case, that person would be any resident of Marble Bar in Western Australia. Like in Death Valley, they have sizzling summers. Between October 1923 and April 1924, they experienced 162 consecutive days of 100+ degrees Fahrenheit (world champions in this category)!