It's Not The Heat, It's The Humidity

Chet

Chet

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That was the situation here this morning. I was doing without the AC during this heat wave, but this morning was too much. There was no relief with the fan and the cooler morning air wasn't that cool. We'll see how it is tonight. I like to sleep with the window open and the fan blowing in the night air.
 

Chet said:
I like to sleep with the window open and the fan blowing in the night air.
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Same here (central Calif), but we do have about a 2 to 3-week period in late-summer when it barely dips below 80 all night....normally. In recent years we've had only a couple nights of that here and there, in as late as October. But it's rarely humid, though. High humidity happens when water-heavy clouds can't get over the Sierras, and get stuck for several days, usually in early spring and late fall. Love the cool, moist air the fan blows in on those nights.
 
Up to a point, i agree. i know that there are places where it hits triple digits with very low humidity, that are way to hot for me.
Could barely tolerate Las Vegas, Nevada when i was young and i've been to Phoenx, AZ in June--which is not even it's worst. Unless a thunderstorm coming even the breezes are hot.

In general i'm most comfortable with moderate temps and low humidity and can tolerate colder temp better than extreme heat. Most summers have been great here, warm to mildly hot days that cool off considerably once sun sets. T-storms a few afternoons a month. But this one has been crazy. Here mid 90's usually tolerable if low humidity. This year the high humidity is making day temps in 80s nights in 70s uncomfortable. Tho last few nights have been cool outside, but needed fans going inside. We position ours to pull in the night air.

Still needed fire in woodstove for few ours each night so house wouldn't be super chilly in morning during first week of June. Got increasingly hotter since. And rainclouds most days, high humidity most days. The more frequent Thunderstorms help only if they overlap with sunset because otherwise the evaporation of puddles puts a bunch of moisture right back in the air. We've had to run fans more of each day and night and on more consecutive days in previous decade.
 

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In Colorado where I live the heat and humidity have been higher than normal also. Our weather here is mild compaired to other parts of the world which is very nice. The heat usually starts about noon time and lets up about a hour before sunset. That is the time we run our air conditioners then after sunset we open our windows and have a large window fan running through th night pumping in cooler air from outside.
 
That's what my son's been complaining about. Yes, it's been hot...real feels of 100 - 104 here in the past week. One day my son got home from work and told me it was so humid, he actually felt nasty. He drives an air conditioned truck and air conditioned car but for those couple of minutes he had to be outside, it was brutal. I hope you can stay cool Chet and everyone here who is facing extreme heat. Be careful out there and indoors too. @hollydolly @Pecos
 
This summer has been brutal just about everywhere. I've about had it with the overwhelming heat and humidity, and I know you guys have, too. I have outside work that I've let go because I just can't handle it in the heat. I can do a bit in the morning, but it gets hot quickly and then that's the end of that. I don't mind working up a sweat, it's the passing out part that I want to avoid. Some of it is just going to have to wait until it cools off. It's not going to do it by itself, so it'll be there. :rolleyes:

Stay hydrated and don't overdo it. I'd send hugs to everyone, but it's too hot to hug. So, I'm sending cool kisses instead. 😚😚😚😊

Bella ✌️
 
We are used to the hot summers...have the natural antidote to heat - pool in the back deck...lol. Of course A/C in houses and cars takes care of it, but this year we have had a lack of rain that is really annoying. We've watered the big magnolia and a couple sugar maples that are northern trees and probably need the rain. Also have one century old oak we'll water tomorrow.

We've been getting dive bombed by hummingbirds like never before. Filling two feeders every couple days or so. Do our walkabouts early in the morning and at sunset. Life is good. Just wish it would rain and the weather men wouldn't lie about when we were going to get it. Sigh.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
That's what my son's been complaining about. Yes, it's been hot...real feels of 100 - 104 here in the past week. One day my son got home from work and told me it was so humid, he actually felt nasty. He drives an air conditioned truck and air conditioned car but for those couple of minutes he had to be outside, it was brutal. I hope you can stay cool Chet and everyone here who is facing extreme heat. Be careful out there and indoors too. @hollydolly @Pecos
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I try to get out early in the morning, stay briefly, and then get back inside. Our heat index has exceeded 100F every day for weeks on end. I am ready for October, even September is hot around here these days.
 
Murrmurr said:
Same here (central Calif), but we do have about a 2 to 3-week period in late-summer when it barely dips below 80 all night....normally. In recent years we've had only a couple nights of that here and there, in as late as October. But it's rarely humid, though. High humidity happens when water-heavy clouds can't get over the Sierras, and get stuck for several days, usually in early spring and late fall. Love the cool, moist air the fan blows in on those nights.
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Here in the normally arid, single digit humidity area of the High Desert it's been hellishly humid for countless weeks. Thunder-heads teasing with the prospect of rain....but only delivering mugginess. 🤨
 

It's Not The Heat, It's The Humidity​


Man, ain't that the truth

This northern boy didn't know humidity until I hit Houston
Thought it'd cool off at night
riiiiiiight
Sticky hot 24/7
Even when it rains
Had a steady stream of sweat dripping off my beard

Up here, southern Oregon, east of the coastal range, it gets hot
But cools in the evenings
Blessed evenings
 
Chet said:
That was the situation here this morning. I was doing without the AC during this heat wave, but this morning was too much. There was no relief with the fan and the cooler morning air wasn't that cool. We'll see how it is tonight. I like to sleep with the window open and the fan blowing in the night air.
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Same here in western B.C. Canada.
 
yeah....the humidity is awful...step outside and it feels as if I stepped into a sauna...AC goes 24/7 ..plus ceiling fans...I can't wait for Oct to Mar months
 
Serenity4321 said:
yeah....the humidity is awful...step outside and it feels as if I stepped into a sauna...AC goes 24/7 ..plus ceiling fans...I can't wait for Oct to Mar months
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I thought I knew what hot & humid was growing up in the Great Lakes area of Canada but then I went to Florida in August 🥵

A/C is an absolute MUST there, along with a change of clothes often if you spend any amount of time outdoors. I don't know how you Floridians cope with those conditions for 3-4 months a year.
 
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jujube said:
I was in Mesa, Arizona one year in August and for about one minute, I thought "WOW, this is not bad without all that humidity!" and then I dried out and blew away like a tumbleweed.

A humid environment is better on the complexion if you don't drown walking out to the car...
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Yes, humidity is great for your skin, and that dry Arizona heat does wonders for your hair .. . Pick your choice! :giggle:
 

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