I wish I had that Indiana Jones icon about now.

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http://weather.msn.com/daily_averages.aspx?wealocations=wc:INXX0202&weai=5

I am going to die.

Melty, melty heat.

Erg.

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Warning: Unsolicited advice from someone who lived in a hot, hot climate for many years ahead.

Go through your clothes and take stuff that's 100% cotton. Lightweight linen works well, too. If you have things that are thin and breathable (say, lightweight linen shirts), long sleeves actually keep you cooler than short sleeves (and will help with the unavoidable sunburns you'll wind up with). Avoid anything with synthetic fibers like the plague - it'll only make you sweat more. Color matters far less than content.

Water, water, water - more water than you think you can handle. Find yourself with a heat headache? Find something salty, some water and something with caffeine - these are the three things that solve most heat-related headaches. Take some 100% Aloe Vera with you for that unavoidable sunburn - even just as a moisturizer it will feel nice and not clog up your skin. Be careful, though, the stuff that says 99.9% or whatever usually uses alcohol, which dries your skin out and defeats the purpose.

I lived in a hot climate where weather like that was normal for eight months of the year for far, far too long. I lived in the shade of my many umbrellas and didn't own a synthetic fiber until I moved to Seattle. (Speaking of, you can probably pick up a cheap umbrella or parasol and mail it back to yourself, since taking them on a plane these days is a huge, huge pain in the ass.)