Results tagged “heatwave”

Good morning, Houston. One thing about the holiday season: You hear Christmas music (and if you haven't been hearing it, just tune in to Sunny 99.1 — you'll catch up quickly). With that in mind, we were interested to check out ASCAP's list of the most-played holiday songs this year. It was released on Dec. 4, but by that time, the group reported that 1,562 different holiday songs had already been played 2.37 million times since Oct. 1. The No. 1 song was "Sleigh Ride," which Leroy Anderson wrote during a 1946 heat wave; at No. 2 was the 1934 classic "Winter Wonderland"; and at No. 3 was "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," which was originally quite a morose little ditty. more ›

Happy first weekend of September - and happy Labor Day weekend, too, for our American cities! Let's take a look at what's been happening around the Ist-a-verse. The deaths of two firefighters shook Bostonist this week. Boston's firefighters bent over backwards all week long - first, they fought flames pouring from the Boston Tea Party museum, and then a restaurant fire killed two and injured many more. Their efforts make everything else - like Tom... more ›

Only in Houston could a month with an average temperature of 90 degrees be considered refreshingly cool — but that's what July was, according to KHOU. Our average July temp of 90 was four degrees cooler that the normal July average, and the hottest temperature recorded last month was 96 — short of the near-100s we'll probably see later in the summer. The persistent rain was part of the reason for the low temperatures, but... more ›

Many of Houston's top theaters and arts venues have announced their 2007-2008 season schedules, and if you get your tix now, you not only get better seats and better prices (5-20% discounts), you get something to look forward to after the summer's imminent heat wave. Each venue offers different deals and packages; follow the links to get the full scoop. The Society for the Performing Arts Highlights: Lily Tomlin, David Sedaris, the Shaolin Warriors,... more ›

On Sundays, Houstonist runs opinion pieces relevant to life in Houston. The opinions expressed below are entirely those of the author. Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. Dear Dilettante - A “new” Beatles album, the soundtrack for the latest freak show Cirque du Soleil has created for the discriminating palates of people visiting Las Vegas, was released a couple of weeks ago. This Friday is the 26th anniversary of... more ›

Remember those rolling blackouts we had last week when it got hot and the power grid wasn't ready? About 200,000 customers in Texas lost power, 68,000 of them in Houston — if you were one of those people (or even if you weren't), you'll be interested in a report due out today from the Public Utility Commission. The blackouts started the afternoon of April 17 as temperatures climbed into the 90s and 100s some places... more ›

So the high temperature Monday was 92, 13 degrees above the normal high — it tied the record, which was set in 1987, and was hot enough to take the state's electric generators by surprise. Yesterday afternoon, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas asked power distributors across the state to implement rolling blackouts, and there may be more in store today. more ›

At first, Houstonist was kind of freaked out by our recent heat wave — after all, Christmas and New Year's are supposed to be cold, aren't they? But now we've gotten into the swing of things, breaking out the shorts and flip-flops. Which means, of course, that it's about to get cooler again. Forecasts call for things to cool down Thursday and remain seasonable through the weekend, with highs in the 60s during the... more ›