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Number of sunny days this week: 6
Number of cloudy days this week: 0
Number of rainy days this week: 1
Number of snowy days this week: 0
Number of windy days this week: 0
What is the air temperature right now in Fahrenheit?: 61
How was the weather this week?:

Geneva underwent a pretty intense heat wave this summer. I got here in mid-August, so I missed the worst of it, yet it was still pretty intense for my first few weeks here (especially considering I live in pretty cold parts of the U.S.!). The heatwave was so bad this summer that there were widespread protests pertaining to the government's response to the situation with the slogan “Pas d’étés à 50 degrees” or "no 50°C summers." 50°C is 122°F! However, It's finally cooling off a bit, which is a relief. It's very rare to find AC in Geneva. If anything, Swiss architecture is built to keep the heat in rather than cool off the buildings. I tend to get really hot really easily, so I'm excited for it to be consistently fall weather here. Right now, while it's chilly at night, it's still around 25°C during midday.

What animals did I see this week? :

I don't actually see many animals in the city other than pigeons or the occasional duck in the lake. Though, for what it's worth, I heard the cows when I went hiking this week.

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