33 death in Province of Quebec

All due to the heat wave, luckily, it should ends today :)
It started last Saturday iirc

35C (45C with Humidex)
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Cyan
yes, I understand how it's the "felt" temperature. We just never heard of that value in France, at least for heat.
in winter the meteo station and TV give the felt temperature, but it's the first time I learn about humidex.

in my town, it's wet, and in my apartment it's always hotter and wet. But I don't know how much it can be, maybe around 38-40 humidex based on wiki. 28-30°C+unknown humidity %.
 
grey72
@Cyan what is with buildings and heat? I step out in the balcony and its noticeably cooler WTF
 
Cyan
It's the thermal radiation.
Buildings are made with material (concrete) which keeps the heat/cold. you feel the heat it kept from direct sun exposure.
Oh, and, if you live on last floor, you have both the heat from being higher and the direct heat from the roof. (my case, and living on maritime town I have added humidity)

some buildings have better thermal insulation than others. some materials are also naturally better (rock, wood).
 
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I'm in New Brunswick and the heat is just awful, its like a heat wave holy shit. Its like 34 degrees Celsius rn. I googled it, and theres a heat warning "Humidex values reaching 42 are expected".
 
Noctosphere
@98otiss According to "quebec definition" of heat wave
it must be over 30C on thermometer for at least 3 days
is it your case?
 
Cyan
"Heat wave" french definition is when night's temperature is not decreasing compared to day's temperature.
 
grey72
@Cyan Oh my god, last floor, wooden roof it's like I live in the worst building possible
 
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@grey72 omg it would catch on fire during this heat wave
 
VinsCool
Most obvious reason is that we're used to winters that last over 6 months. Cold temperature is common, so when summer kicks and goes above 25°c, it's destabilising considering that we're used to cold, so it feels really hot.

And it does feel too hot these last few days. 10 minutes outside and I'm already soaking of sweat, lol
 
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I'm pretty sure Winter ended at the start of June. xD
 
V
Some countries cannot take the heat. In England, 30c is considered a "heat wave". Meanwhile, 30c is considered avg Summer temp where I live. It feels pretty nice, but at night, it sucks.

Also, in England they don't use air cond. :P
 
Noctosphere
@viri well its the same for usa,
middle and south states go crazy for 2 cm of snow
school closed, road blocked, etc..
 
grey72
@Viri In England, sitting in a closed room sipping hot tea is how you cool off.
So I'd say not using AC is least of their worries
 
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@Noctosphere
Yuh, we get hot summers here, and blizzards here. So, we get both extremes. Watching places like Texas freak out over a few snow flurries is funny as fuck.
 
Noctosphere
well you see, here in quebec, thermometer temperature isnt a problem
Humidex temperature is...
Here, as said in the OP, its 35C onj thermometer, 45 with Humidex
10 degree of Humidex is A LOT
humidex is the extra degree caused by wet environnement,
Wet temperature affect lot more the human body than dry temperature
thats what we call Humidex
without any Humidex, people could stand 45C much more easier
there would a lot less death
 
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