~Susan~
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Post by ~Susan~ on Aug 14, 2015 23:54:44 GMT
Humidity definitely makes a difference. We often have 100% humidity here and it is yucky, but I guess I am used to it.
When my father lived in Los Angeles, he would fuss at me for not turning on the AC when I would visit. I never got hot after living in the mid south, lol.
It has been extremely nice her the past several days. Our temps have been in the mid 80s and the humidity has been non-existent. I wish it would stay that way, but I know it won't.
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Post by Ryann on Aug 15, 2015 0:02:26 GMT
While I don't like heat (or summer), I much prefer a dry hot to a humid hot. I can't really tell a different between 99 degrees (like it is today) from 85 degrees (like it was last week). It's all just hot!
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Post by KelleeM on Aug 15, 2015 0:06:19 GMT
people always joke by saying "at least it's dry heat" but they are right. humidity just adds insult to injury. Exactly!! I live in the Northeast where we get quite a bit of humidity in the summer. When I went to Vegas in September three years ago there were days that it was close to 100. I was no where near as uncomfortable as I am here on an 85 degree day with 70% humidity. |
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Post by PLurker on Aug 15, 2015 0:19:22 GMT
Real hot is not nice. Add humidity and it downright sucks.
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Post by gramasue on Aug 15, 2015 0:39:42 GMT
I can bear the high temps but NOT the humidity. It just makes me feel horrible.
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Post by txdancermom on Aug 15, 2015 0:42:05 GMT
80's with humidity is horrid. 100's and dry heat miserable, but reasonably tolerable (as we run to the next airconditioned building!)
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Post by sillyrabbit on Aug 15, 2015 1:15:22 GMT
I loathe humidity and believe it to be more uncomfortable than dry heat. With that being said, I can see how the dry heat summers can be very dangerous for people and animals. I didn't realize how quickly I was becoming dehydrated while visiting AZ because I didn't feel uncomfortable. There is no way I could get to that point here in KY...I would be too miserable to stand being outdoors well before dehydration became an issue.
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Post by mom2rjcr on Aug 15, 2015 1:26:38 GMT
I lived in Tucson for 25 years and I prefer dry and hot to humid and hot. We lived in deep south Texas for 4 years and I hated the humidity. At least here in the Dallas area it isn't always humid.
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Jili
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Post by Jili on Aug 15, 2015 1:47:10 GMT
I love dry heat. Unfortunately, I don't get to experience it all that often. A humid summer is the norm here. Fortunately (or unfortunately) our summers are very short.
I love it in Las Vegas. I can walk around all day, enjoy the heat, and not even break a sweat.
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Post by peano on Aug 15, 2015 2:07:16 GMT
I've never experienced dry desert heat, but I moved north from Arkansas due in large part to the weather. Not only do I hate high humidity, I believe my body doesn't handle it well. When I was a kid playing tennis in the height of summer, I often had heat exhaustion-related symptoms. I was reminded of how much I detest hot, humid weather when we went to the OBX a couple of weeks ago.
I customarily walk in the am when I'm on vacation, but I spent this particular morning with DH at the walk-in, so I went during the heat of the day. Dew point (a more understandable gauge of humidity BTW) was probably in the mid-70s and temp was probably around 90. The first 30 minutes wasn't too bad with the ocean breezes, I started to be uncomfortable 45 minutes in, and the last 15 minutes home, I started feeling a little faint and was having chills, because my body was having trouble cooling itself. If I'd stayed out longer, I would have had heat exhaustion.
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Post by Charlotte on Aug 15, 2015 2:14:46 GMT
After living in Utah for five years I can honestly say I prefer 100 degrees with low (or no)humidity over 75 degrees and 75% humidity. Going back to the Midwest messes with my sinuses and it is just miserable. We always breath a sigh of relief when we hit the Wyoming border on I80 because we know we can breath again without feeling like we are swimming in sludge.
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Post by holly on Aug 15, 2015 3:06:46 GMT
I'll take the dry heat over humidity every time. I lived in Michigan until I was 20. Then moved to southern CA until my mid 20's. Now I live in WA state and we have very low humidity here. Only time we get it is when there are thunderstorms in the area. When I go visit family in MI, I just melt.
We lived in Okinawa for 3 years and you just eventually get used to the humidity. It was so hot and humid there.
You'd have to pay me a lot of money to live in that kind of humidity again.
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likescarrots
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Post by likescarrots on Aug 15, 2015 3:36:59 GMT
I disagree. Dry heat makes me feel like the life is being sucked out of me. Humidity just makes me feel damp. I would take damp any day over dry heat.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 15, 2015 4:57:44 GMT
Ye, the humidity makes heat way worse. I'd rather have dry heat any day. Unfortunately the city where I live is always humid.
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Post by camanddanismom on Aug 15, 2015 23:01:17 GMT
Oh yes! Hot, dry heat I can tolerate. It's the humidity that I hate!!! Gearing up for it here over the next few days.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Aug 16, 2015 0:16:18 GMT
I hate the hot humid weather. When you walk outside and it's in the 90's and super high humidity it feels like someone just draped a wet, hot blanket over you. Yuck!
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Post by lancermom on Aug 16, 2015 1:11:11 GMT
From MN to AZ yes there is s difference. Spent a week in Florida, could not wait to come back home to MN! That was just nasty hot in FL!
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 16, 2015 2:08:30 GMT
Yes, most definitely!!
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