That is simply insane!! Up here in Canada, we whine if we see 95 F. I can't imagine 115 F especially if it is more than one or two days long. It must be hard on critters and people both. We can see 100 F on occasion, but we have not seen temps that high for a few years.
Yesterday we hit 112 it was still 98 at 10:00 when we were turning the calves out. Then this morning it was 88 at 7:30. The not cooling off at night makes it even harder on everything. We are feeding hay and my brother in law is hauling water. Small chance of rain this weekend. Every one around here is getting a little hard to get along with. My son let one of the calves get away the other night and she ran back to the show barn to her spot under the fan. We all got a good laugh.
Most of the non irrigated pastures are dead here, most days been in mid 90's which I know is not as hot as you guys have been but is hot to us. Can't wait till Saturday as Sat's high will only be 79 from what they are saying even though back to the mid 90's on Sunday. Oh well, I will take a 1 day cool down.
According to the news this morning their is a tropical storm Edgardo in the Caribbean. If it strengthens to a small hurricane and stays its current path it could hit the gulf of Texas (not wanting to wish bad weather on any one) next week then the end of the week push moisture into Oklahoma. The meteorologist said it might be enough the break the drought. So everyone say a prayer and cross your fingers.
Saw pics of melted street lamp shades in Stillwater, OK. They were the white glass globes and they looked like balloons that somebody had stuck a needle in.