What's in a name?

So where does 112 degrees come from? As my family and i stepped off the plane a month ago at Fresno's aiport, we were welcomed by our friend, P, and insane heat - you guessed it - it was 112 degrees. The next few days were more of this miserable heat. i've barely survived (so far)due to:

1. 0% humidity
2. central air

today was the first day since we arrived that i think the day didn't max out in the triple digits. it was nice. this is my second favorite time of year in boston (fall being #1) and i'm missing out on the best time to be down on the cape with my family. i'm thinking moving to fresno in july is like moving to boston in january. bad timing on our part but it can only get better, right???