22 July 2011 / #air conditioning #summer Hot enough for you? How about that heat? (photos)[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/IMG_2503.jpg) The temperature surpassed 40C at OttawaStart World Headquarters in Stittsville, Ontario. This photo was taken just after 5:00pm on Thursday. It was 36C in the shade.** **[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gs75.jpg) A firefighter cooling down at Richardson Side Road fire. Photo courtesy of [ Ottawa Fire Services ](http://yfrog.com/kigs75j) .According to [ Ian Black ](http://twitter.com/#!/BlacksWeather/statuses/94155045171499008) , At 5pm, Ottawa's humidex hit 46, the highest humidex level recorded since they started keeping track in 1953. Still not clear if we beat the all-time July 21 air temperature record of 37.6C (1955). Unoficially, the highest we made it today was 35.8C at the airport.[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ykxuu.jpg) This guy got caught trying to cool down. Photo by [ Chris Roussakis ](http://yfrog.com/kfykxuuj) . <table cellpadding="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;" > <tbody > <tr > [  ](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-saoRfrAlxjg/TijFcV5TzyI/AAAAAAAAKNY/A5MsKLX-yUk/s1600/x2_749d7d7) Almost as good as free beer, Stuntman Stu hands out some water downtown. Photo by [ Graham Green ](http://lockerz.com/s/122279895) .** See also: ** [ Ideas for keeping cool in Ottawa during a heat wave ](http://ottawastart.com/ottawa-list-free-or-low-cost-places-with-air-conditioning-in-ottawa/)If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. Thank you.