Awful heat wave in PNW. I hate it.

[PearliePoo2]

I’m trying to save the trout in my pond from dying due to elevated water temperatures. I have a sprinkler going 24/7 into the pond. I also have a compressor for aeration for oxygen. Hoping for relief but I don’t see any in the near future. High pressure has got us by the throat. No floating fish bodies...YET. This Northwest girl is happy with partly sunny skies and 70 degrees!

[kwassa]

1. well, you gave us all your damn rain ....

here on the east coast it has been raining for a week. We were having a drought, and now we are having up to a foot of rain.

[Rhiannon12866]

56. Not only did we have yet another big storm tonight, but we just lost power here

And this is a fairly new area so that doesn't happen often, the last time was in 2011 during Hurricane Irene. Tonight's outage didn't last long, but I'm hoping that other areas are as lucky. There have been times recently when some areas have been out for a few days.

[PearliePoo2]

60. Yeah, we usually get SOME rain in July! This is one of the longest dry spells I can remember!

Curious about your "all your damn rain" comment, I did a search to get exact numbers!

I live in a relatively unique, low rainfall area of Washington State due to geographic features.

Primarily because of being in the lee of the Olympic Mountain Range, there is a significant "rain shadow" effect.
Where I live gets an annual average of 24" of rain and 4" of snow. Besides referred to as "The Rain Shadow", this small area is also dubbed "The Banana Belt"! lol

Good luck to you and may the water spigot soon be turned off!

[Aristus]

2. You and me both.

I was speaking with a colleague about the heat this morning. We both agreed we couldn't wait for gray skies, cool winds, and pouring rain.

I commented: "There's something wrong with both of us, you know..."

I would have though things would be a little better out there on the islands, but I guess not.

[PearliePoo2]

13. Yes, from what I read the worst heat is from Everett south.

Usually we get a sea breeze here in the Islands but it’s perfectly still right now. I can occasionally smell smoke. I think it’s drifting up from Mason County. A bunch of suspicious fires there last week.

[PearliePoo2]

3. The pond is 150 feet long, 100 feet wide and...

at its max in the winter, 17 feet deep. It’s losing water due to evaporation at a rapid rate now. Hoping for cloudy skies!

[Brother Buzz]

16. Send a thermometer down eight, ten feet - the water may not be near as warm as you think it is

[suffragette]

4. I hate it, too. Give me back my clouds and marine breeze and drizzle to rain.

[procon]

5. What's a PNW?

Why can't trout withstand 70 degrees?

It's 107 here today. There's a small lake down the road where my DH sometimes goes to fish in the mornings and its stocked with trout that seem to manage the heat.

[Mariana]

6. You do know there's more than one species of trout, right?

Also, the OP didn't say it's 70 degrees there, she said she likes the temperature to be 70 degrees. Clearly it's much hotter than that there now.

[brush]

11. Right. The OP doesn't mention the temp. Guess it's a minor detail.

It would help to know though.

[procon]

14. That's not very helpful, but thanks anyway. nt

[Achilleaze]

7. Person of Natural Whatever (PNW)

just guessing

[Doreen]

8. Pacific North West.

We are not used to the heat.....or sun.

[procon]

15. Oh... I never would have figured that regional acronym on my own.

Wanna trade for some desert heat in sunny you-know-where?

[Doreen]

23. Thank you for the offer but I am misrable enough.

[Shrike47]

17. Pacific Northwest. We're having a heat wave. Most of us don't have air conditioning.

It’s miserable and not what we’re used to. We’re gray for months every year.

[Blue_true]

31. Once you get through this, install yourself a few of the big ceiling fans.

They are amazing.

[Aristus]

61. About six years ago, my wife and I finally sprang for air conditioning.

Worth every penny...

[NickB79]

67. I just got an air source heat pump to replace our AC

Amazing tech: it will cool just like an AC in summer, but come spring and fall I tap a button and it switches to pulling and condensing heat from the air!

It can heat my whole house down to 0F, below which I have both propane and a wood stove to heat with.

My utility company gave be a fat rebate and an off-peak meter for installing it, so it will save me thousands over it's 20-yr lifespan.

[demigoddess]

27. In Kansas in the early 60s, it was 103 when I walked home many times.

But in PNW we do not have air conditioners all over the place and few basements to cool off in. Our house has a cool basement but the majority of houses here are built without basements below ground level. IN other Word HOT.

[appalachiablue]

54. PNW, Pacific Northwest

[PearliePoo2]

62. Sorry, PNW refers to Pacific Northwest. My home is in the very Northwest corner of Washington State.

I can drive 5 miles from my house and actually see Victoria, British Columbia.

As for water temperatures, trout prefer water in the high 50s or lower 60s. They're pretty much belly up at 77F.
As the temperature rises, trout will go down to the bottom of the pond or lake where the water is colder.
My pond is pretty shallow so there's not much relief for them. It could be that the lake your DH fishes in has significant depth and that's where they will hang out in the heat.

[lapfog_1]

9. If you have some skills and a bit of money

consider using ground loop cooling system next to your pond.

I'd use a coil of copper tubing buried 4 to 6 feet deep (depending on average ambient summer temperatures under that much soil).

You don't want a large diameter tube or high rate of flow... just enough to give the pond water a chance to cool off under ground.

depends on the size of your fish pond too.

Also, how much shade can you create over the pond surface... outdoor patio umbrellas or a pool shade can provide some relief to the sun for the fish plus keep the water a bit colder. The only drawback is the amount of manual labor to raise and lower during wind events.

[PearliePoo2]

63. Ground loop! That's an interesting idea!

I'll look into it!
Thank you!

[Doreen]

10. You would think we would be happy with the vitamin D.

Not being used to it and not being much prepared for it as a way of life takes the fun out of it.

[maxsolomon]

12. This isn't a heat wave. It's just Summer.

Highs in the 80s, low 60s at night, no humidity, no fires. It wasn't even 70 in Downtown Seattle at noon today. 68.

FFS, we have the best Summer weather on Earth. Particularly this year.

Good luck with your fish pond.

[Shrike47]

19. Willamette Valley has been in the 90's. Not good, but at least no smoke (yet).

[PearliePoo2]

28. 81 right now in Seattle. 90 degrees prediction by Saturday.

Seattle is the LEAST air conditioned metro area in the United States.

[maxsolomon]

36. Right, because it's largely unneccesary

81 is perfect.

The only drawback to today is that I'm not outside.

[Blue_true]

33. Seattle and the Bay Area, best summer weather.

Helps to live right beside a massive body of water.

[suffragette]

43. Except it is 90 now. Again. This is not our old summer weather or even old heat waves of a couple

hot days, then a quick return of westerly cooling breezes.

This is yet another year with above average heat. And for extended times.

Yes, it’s not as hot as other places, but far fewer of us have air conditioning.

[nolabear]

51. We must be in different Seattles. My thermometer hit 87.

I agree we have the best summers in the country but we could use a good rain and about ten degrees off. It's supposed to break records this weekend.

Seafair should be a scorcher!

[maxsolomon]

57. when i was out at noon on wed, it was still 69 downtown

it went up to 89 at my house by dinnertime.

the record we'll break is the hottest july. not the hottest temp for any given day.

[nolabear]

58. Crazy, isn't it? I've been here 30+ years and it's very different the past 10.

I bitch about the rain a lot so I don't hate the heat per se but the difference is disturbing. At the same time, we seem to be the most comfortable place in the country for the most part. My water bill is going to be nuts this month as I try to keep things alive though.

[PearliePoo2]

64. Thanks for the best wishes on the trout!

They are still alive this morning!
I think if they can make it until Monday, we'll be ok. It's going to cool off back to more normal temps!

[PearliePoo2]

18. If all my trout go belly up, the bright side will be...

the Eagles, Osprey and Turkey Vultures will have an “all you can eat” buffet.

[Blue_true]

34. You have any idea of how much trout you have in the pond? nt

[PearliePoo2]

39. I have about 50 large trout from years past and

this spring I put in 200 baby Rainbow trout that were 5 to 7 inches. Right now I occasionally see a fish rise to take an insect. That’s good. Fingers crossed here! Hoping that the sprinkler introduces enough cool water to keep the pond from lethal warm water temperatures.

[Blue_true]

44. You have a good sized pond.

Have you considered putting several of the fountain type water aerators in it? The action of them cools the water in summer. You will need an electrician to help design the power feed to the pump. I assume that your pond does not freeze over during the winter.

[PearliePoo2]

45. Yes, occasionally the pond freezes over in the winter.

The aeration keeps an ice free circle! This is a nice ice free zone for ducks!

[Blue_true]

46. So you already have one in the pond? Do you get into a boat and see whether fish are grouping

around it?

[PearliePoo2]

50. Sorry, I don't understand your question. The trout tend to congregate n

near shore where they are used to getting fed.

[Blue_true]

52. Ok, make sense. No better attractive device than food. nt

[PearliePoo2]

65. Yes, what I have is a compressor in my garage. It runs 24/7.

I have buried poly pipe down to the pond and it's coupled to a weighted air line to a bladder type air dispenser that sits on the bottom.

[jalan48]

20. 90's here. Plants and trees are stressed. This isn't normal weather.

[PearliePoo2]

24. Yes, I'm pouring water on my Rhododendrons and Maples.

My poor well pump is running non-stop. Sure hope it doesn’t burn out!

[jalan48]

25. I have some supposedly drought tolerant plants that I have to water.

We usually get a week of this weather and that's about it. We've had several already this summer and it's not even August which is usually the hottest month. It makes me wonder what kind of world we are leaving our grandchildren.

[NutmegYankee]

21. It's humidityFest here in New England.

And mid-Atlantic is re-building Noah's Ark. This weather pattern sucks!

[Coventina]

22. 123 at my house today.

This is NOT NORMAL!!

Yet, nothing will be done.

[jalan48]

26. OMG. That's lethal.

[raccoon]

40. Where are you? Phoenix maybe? Nt

[Coventina]

47. Yes. n/t

[SWBTATTReg]

30. And in midwest, St. Louis MO, it's been relatively nice, ...

we had the awful heat and heat indexes, and what seems like rain forever. Nice to have a break!

[grantcart]

35. 114 in Tucson

[asiliveandbreathe]

37. 118 Mesa, AZ - OMG -

[MFM008]

38. 92 degrees

In Puyallup WA.

[PearliePoo2]

41. OMG! Take care! Look out for neighbors too!

[MFM008]

66. I know

My mom is in a nursing home in Puyallup, had air conditioning and fans and water.
I live close to the water.
Temp always cooler.

[Cairycat]

42. My daughter moved to Oregon to get away from hot Midwestern summers

(well, okay, the cold and snowy winters too). But I kind of have to smile: tomorrow's predicted high in Eugene - 97. Here in NE Iowa - 74. I do note that it's less humid in Eugene than here. But, yeah, that heat isn't fun when you're not used to it. And I hope the heat doesn't lead to forest fires in the fall, like last year.

[marlakay]

48. In Medford been in 100's for weeks now

and with air I can handle that, don't like it but can handle that, what I can't handle is being stuck in the house because I have the worst air quality in the whole nation right now!

I bought better masks for when I have to go out, but my poor golden retriever is not getting enough exercise. They need to make a indoor area for dogs besides classes where they don't get to run. I throw the ball down the hall but that doesn't do much. We have reservations starting next Wed for a week on the coast can't wait!

[nolabear]

49. Right? I'm working hard to keep the plants alive and am worshiping my little floor unit AC.

And we haven't even had big wildfire yet. The smoke last year nearly did me in, and I'm in the city! (Seattle)

[GP6971]

53. Still 91

on the Pierce / Thurston County border. And I'm near the water. Thankfully I had central air put in when the house was built.

Bring back the clouds!!

[suffragette]

55. Unfortunately, more to come.

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[yortsed snacilbuper]

59. Does tRump have any conentration camps in the PNW?