Hi everyone. Lou here again writing from the store in Kipling, North Carolina. It’s going to be over 100 degrees here this week!! Ouch…Places in Minnesota are at 98!! Good grief…I’ve traveled around to many a places but rarely is it ever this hot.
I’m wondering how hot it is there where you live? Post a comment with your local temperature and we’ll help you with some cool prizes. Visit me on Facebook to post your comment if you wish.
Here are the prizes:
Hottest:
1st Place: I’m melting – $25 coupon
2nd Place: Winter 6 Months Away and Counting – $20 coupon
3rd Place: Too hot for a swim – $15 coupon
Coldest:
1st Place: Nice and cool, wish you were here – $25 coupon
2nd Place: Has anyone seen my jacket? – $20 coupon
3rd Place: Wearing long pants today – $15 coupon
BONUS: Everyone gets FREE jewelry and a 10% OFF coupon. The jewelry with be made from natural gemstones with a mix of silver and brass. I’ll have our shipping clerks include a sample for each item you purchase. One for one. So we know who gets free jewelry and the additional discount, enter coupon HTSALE when you checkout.
Winners will be announced next Tuesday, July 26th. Gift certificates will be valid until the end of the year for anything at TraderLou.com. No purchase necessary.
So, how HOT is it where you live??? Click Here to post your local temperature and enter to win. Facebook lovers click here. Come back during the week to keep posting your highest temp.
See ya’all soon. Gonna get me an ice cold glass of water.
- Lou
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July 19th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
I could possibly win this event. Gonna be 100 this week. Don’t worry, I’ll share the prizes with everyone
http://www.wral.com/weather/
July 19th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
The snow on the mountain I can see from my window makes me feel cold. I have a knee rug!!
July 19th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
A cloudy cool and rainy 75 degrees…..lovin it!
July 19th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
We have had over 21 days at 100 or higher so far this summer. The highest being 110. It looks like there is no end in sight and the drought we are having is being compared to the great dust bowl.
July 19th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Sorry- I am in Oklahoma. I guess I should have included that.
July 19th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Today is ONLY supposed to get to 98 here in San Antonio, Texas but we also have not had any really measurable rain since January of this year and not much chance of any in sight. We are just a couple of feet away from Stage 3 water restrictions, all the grass around town is brown and dry. Can’t tell you how many plants I have lost this year to extreme heat conditions!!!
July 19th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Its cold wet and windy here in Ireland with temps of 14C yeah Im afraid we call it summer on a day when it does not rain. Thats why I need shiny gemstones to bring a little sunshine into my day.
July 19th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
here in Minneapolis, MN it’s been in the 90’s for a week now, but the real story is the dewpoints…50 degree is a comfortable dewpoint, it’s been in the 70’s which is tropical for a week. tomorrow it’s supposed to hit 100, but less humid, not sure what that means, anything would be better than a 78 dewpoint. one word blechhhhhh!!! but i think some jewelry would make it much easier to bear
July 19th, 2011 at 2:36 pm
So far I got you all beat! 112 here in Phoenix yesterday where I live and about the same today – plus another huge dust storm last night which they call a “haboob”! It is monsoon season which makes it more humid (37 – 40%) than the very “dry heat” we usually get (7 to 20%).
I need some pretty gems to keep me cooled down!
July 19th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Wow! We are sweltering in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada….it’s tooo hot too move! Right now it’s 95 degrees & it supposed to get up to almost 104!!!
July 19th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
I am only able to shop on the internet today. It is so hot here the tires on my car are melted and are stuck to the driveway.
July 19th, 2011 at 2:44 pm
82 degrees in Augusta, GA, my pool is now on simmer waiting for the boiling point again this afternoon.
July 19th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Hello from Albuquerque, NM. I am only able to shop on the internet today. It is so hot here that the tires on my car have melted and are stuck to the driveway.
July 19th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Hey Lou – Am up here in Wappinger Falls, NY, the lovelly Hudson Valley. Temps up here are going to be in the high 90s…Thursda, Friday and Saturday 97 with high humidity. Hotest is has been in a long time!
Stay Cool…love the jewelry…especially the pendants
Chow for now! Karen
July 19th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Here in Lubbock, Texas, we were 101 degrees yesterday, and expecting 101 today, with 101 tomorrow and Thursday. Whew!!
>Shelly K.
July 19th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Expected to be 103 today and 106 for the next 3 days then back down to a cool 103 and 102 on the weekend…how’s that for HOT! This is crazy!
July 19th, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Tulsa, OK…where the wind comes sweeping down the plain…and feels like a blow dryer!!!
July 19th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
I live in South Georgia.
LOL
Love Trader Lou Jewelry…..sun rain hot or cold !!!!
Todays High is only going to be around 95.
Which is kind of amazing considering it’s been pretty much
in the mid 90’s the entire month of May and low 100’s for most part
of June. June 1st it was 102 degrees for instance.
With our humidity it always feels at least 10 degrees more
than what the thermometer shows.
Last Friday-Sunday it was in the 80’s. We had rainy, cooler
“spring” weather in the middle of July “summer”
We certainly had no spring temperatures or rain. And now
it’s making up for it in the middle of summer. Which is fine
with me. I am not complaining. I just think it’s totally hillarious
July 19th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Gainesville, FL, 94 degrees and so humid that when I went out the front door, I got knocked out. When I woke up 30 minutes later I had 2 black eyes! They don’t call this “The Swamp” for nothin
July 19th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Cloudy and 58 degrees (F) in San Francisco, CA at 9:30 am (PST). Had to wear a jacket on the way to work. A bit breezy as well.
July 19th, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Even with scattered thunderstorms it’s going to be high at 91°F here in Houston, TX. That’s with 92% humidity…
July 19th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
It’s a sweltering 90 degrees here right now in Washington, D.C. with a 101 degree heat index not to mention all of the “Hot Air” that is daily generated in the Nation’s Capitol. I think that puts us as about 115 degrees (that includes the political heat index!)
July 19th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Hello there, I live in Denison, TX and at noon today, July 19th, it is already 100 degrees!!! The high today will be around 103 to 105!!
July 19th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
60 degrees F and soggy here in Portland Oregon. We have broken all our records for rain and cold this month and it’s only half over. Yuk. Really miss the sun!
July 19th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
In Mesa, AZ, it is supposed to get up to 107 today and 108 on Thursday. A week and a half ago, we had a day with 118. Thank goodness for air conditioning!!
July 19th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
We are breaking all kinds of records up here in Ontario Canada north of Toronto! Love love love it! Winter will be here soon enough!
July 19th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
It is cooler today in Hamilton, Canada. Only 81 but it is supposed to be 97 degrees on Thursday and very humid.
July 19th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
It’s UBER HOT in Lubbock, Texas!! Today we will tie our all-time record of triple-digit temps for the year (29 days). Our high today is going to be 101 degrees. Tomorrow we will break that record with a forecasted high of 103 degrees – and there are more triple-digit days expected before the summer is over!
July 19th, 2011 at 6:32 pm
I have a penetrating 96F in Coralville, Iowa! (BTW you are announcing the winner on my birthday
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July 19th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
It’s now 20C (about 50)–last week, it hardly got above 10 C (40 in your temperature.) It did reach 28C on Sunday (about 76). Worst summer I can ever remember; has rained almost continuously since March, Normally, it should be in the high 80’s or low 90’s at this time of year in Nova Scotia, Canada. Even the trees are confused and starting to change colours already! Envy you with sunny, warm days.
July 19th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
We live in Seattle–a familiar question is: “What do you do there in the summertime?” The answer is: “If it falls on a Sunday, we go on a picnic.” We are still wearing our fur pajamas, or would be if we had any.
July 19th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Guess I’m lucky today. It’s 83 and humid here in New York State. Since I have breathing problems, I’m staying indoors in front of the fan all day.
July 19th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA. I just came in from the car which said 35°C (95°F), but with the humidity factored in it feels like 47-48°C (117-118°F). Ooooppps! The sweat from my forehead just shortttdd mm7 KeYbbbbbbbbbbbbo((777rrrd
July 19th, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Hi there: We live about 2 hours north of Toronto, Ontario in Canada and on Thursday it’s going to be 38C which is 100.4F. It has been close to that for the past week. Hard to believe! I can’t even imagine how hot it is in the southern US if it’s that hot here.
July 19th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
high of 76 with patchy fog tonite sorry perfect weather all week
July 19th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Lou in Saratoga Springs, NY it was 88 today-Heat wave starts tomorrow with 90’s and up to 100 so you are not alone! Doncha just love summer?
July 19th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
I live in Dallas, Texas, where it has reached and exceeded 100 degrees Farenheit for sixteen consecutive days as of today’s date.
July 20th, 2011 at 3:29 am
I live in Medicine Hat Alberta Canada & yesterday it was 36 degrees celcius and with the humidex it was 42 degrees celcius.
July 20th, 2011 at 3:36 am
Olympia, WA and right now it’s gloomy, windy, and 60 degrees
July 20th, 2011 at 4:20 am
I am in Barrie, ON, Canada where today at 4 pm it was 28 degrees Celsius and with the humidity it feels like 34 Celsius, which would be 82.4 Fahrenheit feeling like 93.2. You can read more about it at
http://www.theweathernetwork.c.....obs_last24
July 20th, 2011 at 6:38 am
Here in Houston, TX, The current temperature at 1:35 AM is 79 degrees F but it feels like 84 degrees F.
July 20th, 2011 at 7:12 am
It is the 19th of July and we finally made it to 100 F today! I was beginning to think we were not going to have a summer.
Now the problem is flood warnings and wild fire warnings, same place, same time!
Oh dear, don’t complain, the snow and cold will be back all too soon!!!
July 20th, 2011 at 7:15 am
Here in MT we finally made it to 100 F. I was beginning to think we weren’t going to have a real summer.
Now the problem is flood warnings and wild fire warnings in the same place at the same time!
But, don’t complain, the snow and cold will be back all too soon!!!!
July 20th, 2011 at 11:56 am
PA is hot and very very HUMID !!!!!! 94 degrees today, by weeks end we will be in triple digits !!! The lawn is crunchy, an the dog is not too happy !
July 20th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Dear Trader Lou…
This is the weather prediction for tomorrow taken strait from the NOAA…. SWELTERING!!!!!!!
New Paltz, NY. Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind between 7 and 16 mph.
So maybe the actual temperature isnt that high… but 107 for a heat index?!?!?! I am afraid I might melt!!! Today is practice, the temp is supposed to be 95, and they arent saying anything about the heat index. HOT HOT HOT!!!! I will be sitting outside tanning, I love the way my big chunky larimar ring, and my oval moonstone ring leave tan lines on my fingers… then I know that laying in the boiling sun is all worth it
LOVE TRADER LOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Becca
July 20th, 2011 at 3:21 pm
Roanoke, VA
currently, 89 F
Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
…not to bad, but a good day to stay indoors to make jewelry!
July 21st, 2011 at 2:43 pm
In in Northern Virginia, near Washington DC, and it’s been hot for a while. Today it is 100 degrees. There’s a hazy look to everything and I can’t even see the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the distance- they are obscured by the ozone/fine particulate haze. Today there’s an “Excessive Heat Warning” with heat index of 115 degrees! I got out of my car this morning (I had the AC on) and my glasses fogged up due to the temperature change. That usually only happens in winter when I come inside!
Stay safe everyone- drink lots of water and put on sunscreen.
July 21st, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Here in EDMONTON ALBERTA CANADA it is 15 celcius, Went down to 9C this week as we have been getting alot of rain and thunderstorms. Even though its chilly I would take this over the scorching heat any day
July 21st, 2011 at 8:40 pm
It has been raining, hot and humid, here in Texas!
July 22nd, 2011 at 3:53 am
It was only 102 in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area today. We have had 20 consecutive days of 100 degrees or more! Fun stuff!!
July 22nd, 2011 at 8:18 pm
It is 104 in New Berlinville,Pennsylvania today. You could cook an egg in my driveway !!
July 25th, 2011 at 8:09 pm
It’s so hot here in Athens, Ohio, that our squirrels are fanning their nuts!