I am starting to dread my afternoon commutes due to the extreme heat and humidity. Yesterday the high was 98 with a heat index over 100, and it's supposed to be even worse today. I cut my pace back so I won't have a heat stroke but that means even more time on the hot pavement. Even the morning commute is hot -- 77 F at 6 am today -- and I'm drenched in sweat by the time I get to work. My morning commute time today was 4 minutes slower than on Monday when it was about 5 degrees cooler and much less humid.