Mercury

I had my second tennis lesson this morning. Due to my schedule and court availability, I am taking lessons from 6:30 to 7:30 am twice a week. Most people would probably cringe at that time frame, but I prefer to exercise in the morning before work. And the good thing is that, any later in the day, and the heat would be unbearable. The temperature today was already 27°C/81°F when I left the hotel at 6 am...and this is "winter" in Manaus. When I finished practice and arrived at the office around 8:30, I looked at the temp again and it had risen to 33°C/91°F. What's crazy is that today was mild, topping out 34°C/93°F, with a heat index (HI--a combination of air temperature and relative humidity) of 38°C/100°F. This Thursday the HI forecast for is 43C/109°F!