Dry Heat/Wet Heat

[HymanKaplan_rivals48997]

Joking about "it's not the heat, it's the humidity" is an age old routine that everyone likes to poke fun at, but it's absolutely true.

I lived in West Texas, where it was breaking 100 by Easter. My car had no AC but it never felt overly hot. I mean it's HOT for sure, but I don't ever remember being miserable like it gets here. So, joke about it all you want, but the misery index is ALL about the humidity, very few places do it like Kentucky.

 

[funKYcat75]

I don’t like wearing the weather when I walk outside, neither do I like having a hot blow dryer blowing in my face. Summer can get all the pumps, as the kids say.

If I had to choose, gimme a 105° day with a dew point of 60° over anything we’ve had this summer so far.

 

[Beatle Bum]

Oh oh! A thread about weather.

 

[H. Lecter]

It’s a huge difference. Was stationed at Ft. Irwin in the Mojave dessert for 2 years. 110 stinks but not close to the discomfort of 90 with dew points in the 70’s

 

[rick64]

I’ve been in Phoenix in August. It was 120 degrees. I don’t care what anyone says about it being a dry heat, it was still freaking 120.

 

[anthonys735]

 

[Glenn's Take]

It's a dry heat. That's what they're telling me as they load me into the ambulance.

 

[TortElvisII]

I don't know what it is but dry heat gives me a headache.

I remember working out west once and i had just came from the east, and the people were like you need to slow down, It is over 100°, I said no it's got to be about 80. It was 105. It felt like Western Kentucky 80°.

 

[Ron Mehico]

It’s absolutely true and has lots of advantages you don’t realize until you experience it. I lived in Tucson for 4 years and the nights after the sunset were absolutely incredible, but here were some advantages:

- the shade actually helped. It was literally 15 degrees cooler under the shade. It could be 95 and sun beaming but if you were outside at a restaurant under an umbrella it felt like 80 degrees and was very comfortable

- there are no mosquitoes. Let that sink in. I was standing outside on a buddies porch in August after I had just moved there and something seemed different. I realized there were no bugs flying around his porch light. It was kind of bizarre actually

- can keep your windows open and a fan going inside and it felt great even if 90 outside - again no bugs and dry

Now in August and September it was basically like January and February here. 115 degrees, wet or dry is 115. But 115 humid you would drop dead. But still those 2 months you weren’t outside much during the day. And in the winter 45 degrees felt like 30 degrees here, the humidity here does make it warmer in the winter. A humid 55 feels like a dry 70. But all in all I loved the dry heat, much much better

 

[drew_ukfan_rivals]

I don’t mind either, better than cold

 

[cricket3]

And in the winter 45 degrees felt like 30 degrees here, the humidity here does make it warmer in the winter. A humid 55 feels like a dry 70. But all in all I loved the dry heat, much much better

Nah. Humidity both makes hot air feel hotter and cold air feel colder.

When it’s cold and humid your clothes retain moisture and makes it to where they can’t absorb heat to keep you warm.

 

[rick64]

It's a dry heat. That's what they're telling me as they load me into the ambulance.

Love John Pinnette!!!

 

[J_Dee]

 

[Anon1640710541]

Please come visit New Orleans in August if you truly feel that Kentucky has the worst humidity.

That’s a very comical statement, Clown.

 

[numberonedad]

Son lives in Phoenix, and when it is 105 there it is HOT, but definitely doesn't feel as bad as 93 in SWFL. And when we are at our place in the mountains of WNC 85 feels wonderful because we don't have near the humidity

 

[gamecockcat]

Lived in Houston for 6 years and, for 4+ months, it's inhumanly uncomfortable. Not as bad as NOLA but damn close. Oppressively hot and humid is miserable.

Also lived in San Antonio which was hotter but much drier. Huge difference in comfort. By 7 or 8, the temp was mid-80s with 20% humidity which is very comfortable.

 

[chroix]

Living in New Orleans made me like heat and humidity. If you make friends with it it’s not so bad.

 

[CastleRubric]

also lived in Tucson (loved it) and have seen both types try to adjust to one another's heat indexes -

had to make adjustments in AZ (also for elevation actually) - but got used to it inguess

best part ?
june is the hottest month out there

monsoons hit tucson almost exactly every year around the july fourth weekend

no more 110-115 after that

 

[TortElvisII]

Excluding the desert, where was the highest temperature ever recorded in the USA?


North Dakota

 

[LordEggForgotHisPassword_rivals]

was hoping this was about something else.

 

[ganner918_rivals60369]

Just pay attention to dew point. No other single number is going to be as important to how comfortable you feel. At the extremes it kind of breaks down (if it's 115 degrees with a dp of 40 in the desert... it's still hot as hell, and the other evening it was 75 degrees with dp at 73 and it wasn't too bad outside) but in general it's a good at-a-glance way to know how it's gonna feel.

 

[bbncal02]

Just pay attention to dew point. No other single number is going to be as important to how comfortable you feel. At the extremes it kind of breaks down (if it's 115 degrees with a dp of 40 in the desert... it's still hot as hell, and the other evening it was 75 degrees with dp at 73 and it wasn't too bad outside) but in general it's a good at-a-glance way to know how it's gonna feel.

Last Monday night it was like 83 at 2300 and the dew point was damn near 77. It was freaking horrible. Even inside it felt sticky, especially near windows and doors.

Dry heat sucks but there’s this lovely thing called shade. And it works. In dry heat. When the dew point and humidity are up like they were last week shade can only do so much.

As I’ve always said cold is easier to fight. You can add layers and blankets. There only so many layers you can take off and still be freaking hot.

It’s 66 for the dew point right now. And heat index is back near 100. But you can tell it’s not near as bad. Those dew points int eh 70s will make it hard to breathe.

 

[rudd1]

 

[_Mav_]

As I’ve always said cold is easier to fight. You can add layers and blankets.

Yeah sure -- but who the hell wants to walk around all day like Randy?

 

[cole854]

Summer rocks, regardless. 100 is a 100.....you're gonna sweat. Deal with it, or move to Fargo.

 

[bbncal02]

Summer rocks, regardless. 100 is a 100.....you're gonna sweat. Deal with it, or move to Fargo.

That’s fine. But when the humidity and dew point are up? The sweat doesn’t evaporate like it should to keep your body cool. It’s stays on you and all you do is exist in your own juices. Yeah, and it’s as pleasant as it sounds.

 

[bbncal02]

Yeah sure -- but who the hell wants to walk around all day like Randy?

You don’t. You stay the hell inside when you can. Anything approaching zero Fahrenheit and my butt stays inside. I handle cold pretty well up until the single digits. Then eff that.

 

[cole854]

That’s fine. But when the humidity and dew point are up? The sweat doesn’t evaporate like it should to keep your body cool. It’s stays on you and all you do is exist in your own juices. Yeah, and it’s as pleasant as it sounds.

Again....it's hot, regardless.

I've played golf in Vegas in August when it was 110, and caught doubleheaders in Memphis years ago in the middle of July. It's hot....and still better than any other season.