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It is 1 AM on July 29th, 2009 in Redmond, WA and I can’t sleep because it’s too hot! The temperatures across the country are as follows:

Redmond – 72 degrees F (This is usually what we call a hot day at noon!)

Seattle – 69 degrees F (Oh, nothing like living close to the water!)

Missoula, MT – 56 degrees F (I hate you. I really do mean that!)

 Hoxie, KS – 60 degrees F (Grrr. I’d be able to sleep there.)

San Francisco – 54 degrees F (You make me REALLY crazy!)

Miami – 82 degrees F (with thunderstorms, no less. Thank GOD we’re not hotter than you!)

Nashville, TN – 70 degrees F (with thunderstorms. Maybe that is giving you cooler temperatures than us!)

New York, NY – 72 degrees F (but ha, ha, ha, about your 90 % humidity!  Ours is 71 %. Ha, ha, ha…um…oh maybe not so much…who really notices 19%?)

Lexington, KY – 69 degrees F (Similar to us, but you are much more Southern than we are.)

Providence, RI – 69 degrees F with showers (are you throwing in the showers just to make Seattlelites feel as if they’ve lost their touch?)

Dallas, TX – 76 degrees F. (Umm…okay…I feel better, but as far as I understand, this is normal for you!)

Denver, CO – 56 degrees F. (Grrr. They are sleeping well there.)

Honolulu, HI – 76 degrees F. (All that and the ocean, too. I hate you!)

District of Columbia – 74 degrees F. (Ow! You should always be much HOTTER than Redmond, but at least you’re somewhat hotter!)

Albuerque, NM – 72 degrees F. (You are right there with us. That’s weird!)

Mexico City, Mexico – 54 degrees F. (Oh, well, aren’t you special?! What’s up with that?)

Los Angeles, CA – 65 degress F. (Grrrrrrrrr!)

Cairo, EGYPT – Okay, so it’s noon there and you are at 91 degrees F. Uhhh…Redmond will be 91 degrees tomorrow at noon, too! 

Buenos Aires, ARG – 36 degrees F. Ummmm…what’s that about? Now it’s time to go to bed! I really can’t handle a South America country being cooler than I am right now, even with an air conditioner. Yes, it is THEIR winter, but still. This is weird. Update: Argentina is having a bad winter. Here’s a blog about that. Very serious stuff. I knew that looked strange.

Rio de Janeiro, BRA – 64 degrees F. This makes more sense, but I’m still jealous. That is nice cool weather right now to me. That’s what my new air conditioner is providing me tonight.

Well, after this world-wide weather report, I’m off to bed. Good night, Seattle! May you have better luck sleeping than I have had tonight.

UPDATE: A friend of mine slept on his roof last night in a hammock. He’s close to Elliott Bay downtown. It was 74.5 on the roof; 85 in his bedroom. It was an easy choice.

So, if you’re in the Seattle/Puget Sound Area and slept somewhere unusual to beat the heat last night, leave us a comment. We’d love to hear how other people are sleeping in Seattle.