According to NY1, the temperature at JFK hit 94 degrees at 1 p.m., which doesn't sound so bad until you factor in the humidity—it actually feels like freakin 108.AccuWeather predicts the city will hit a RealFeel® high of 109 today. Have you thrown a chair through a French door and passionately embraced Kathleen Turner yet? Instead of property destruction, maybe it's time to get the hell out of town, like balmy Miami or refreshing Memphis. These are the conditions in various cities in the Western Hemisphere, as recorded by Weather.com between 1:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. EST:
- Miami is 88, feels like 98.
- Las Vegas is 95, feels like 93.
- Mexico City is 64, feels like 64.
- Biloxi, Mississippi is 87, feels like 95.
- Austin, Texas is 89, feels like 91.
- Atlanta is 88, feels like 93.
- Havana, Cuba is 86, feels like 93.
- Memphis, Tennessee is 86, feels like 92.
- New Orleans is 94, feels like 103.
- And sure, Death Valley may be 110, but it only FEELS like 105. JFK airport FTW!
Is it too early to crank up the Lovin' Spoonful and crack open a Shiner? Your friends at Gothamist Headquarters say no, it is not too early:
