Subj : Re: hot
To : Gamgee
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Jun 23 2025 09:33 pm
> No, it's far more "hot feeling" here because of the humidity. A huge
> difference between 100 degress here compared to the SW desert areas. There's
> a thing called the "Heat Index" which takes into account the amplifying
> effect of humidity on how hot it actually feels to a person.
> I've found that when I'm in that (Southwest) area for any length of time
> (even a week), my sinuses get all dried out, my skin gets dry, and it's very
> easy to get dehydrated. I don't like that very much. Here in Florida I've
> gotten fairly adjusted to the humidity and although it feels hotter, it's
> more comfortable in some ways. No doubt that the summers can be challenging
> in that regard, although there's a pool or a beach not far away. ;-)
> Honestly it's no worse than enduring a long cold winter for half the year
> (which I have also done for years at a time). I prefer the warmth.
Yeah, I can understand that.
In the northwest, we don't really get extreme weather either way. It's rarel
extremely hot or cold. We don't rven get much snow in the winter, if at all,
except in the desert area of the state. Sometimes we do get some snow that
might last anywhere from a day to 2 weeks. In the summer, usually it doesn't
get higher than 100 or so, but a few years ago, we had a record high of 118 or
so.. Also, some people have talked about the humidity in the northwest, but I
don't think it's as humid as some areas of the south. I've been to Texas and to
Florida (Florida a long time ago) and I remember it being more humid than here.
Nightfox
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