[Fr. Frank]

I grew up in Palm Beach in the 60's. I recall the summer of '69 we had 10 straight days of 100+ degrees, reaching 104 on one of them. Belle Glade hit 107. We were told it wasn't an "official" record because PBIA only got to 102. It did set a record for most days over 100 in a row.
We had a two story 5 br house 2 blocks off the Intracoastal waterway in Lake Worth, with A/C only in the downstairs dining room, which had been converted to my mother's room because of her illness. Our idea of air conditioning at night was to open the windows and let the sea-breeze blow through. We weren't exhibitionists, but everyone slept in the nude at night because of the heat and left doors and windows open to let the breezes blow through. During the day, it was go jump in the canal or in the Intracoastal, or paddle the surfboard across Lake Worth and go surfing.