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Minnesota

dflprincess

(28,468 posts) Sun Oct 1, 2023, 10:38 AM Oct 2023

It's October 1 & the Twin Cities marathon was canceled due to extreme heat

This is not normal.

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It's October 1 & the Twin Cities marathon was canceled due to extreme heat (Original Post) dflprincess Oct 2023 OP

good lord rurallib Oct 2023 #1

Dang Bayard Oct 2023 #2

Meanwhile, in my neck of the woods in Southern California it is 67 degrees at 12:43 p.m. LoisB Oct 2023 #3

I mentioned about the heat here........ a kennedy Oct 2023 #4

rurallib

(63,196 posts)

1. good lord

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Sun Oct 1, 2023, 11:51 AM

Oct 2023

When our kids used to live up there we would love to go look at the leaves the next weekend. It was always crisp and beautiful.

I posted yesterday that here in central Iowa it was 95 yesterday.

Bayard

(24,145 posts)

2. Dang

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Sun Oct 1, 2023, 11:58 AM

Oct 2023

I bet that's going to happen with a lot of fall races. Organizers can't risk runner heat stroke.

LoisB

(8,639 posts)

3. Meanwhile, in my neck of the woods in Southern California it is 67 degrees at 12:43 p.m.

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Sun Oct 1, 2023, 02:43 PM

Oct 2023

a kennedy

(32,066 posts)

4. I mentioned about the heat here........

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:56 AM

Oct 2023

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181892361

And you’re damn right it is NOT NORMAL.

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