Yeah, but it's a dry heat

[danjuno]

I'm in a tiny minority here, but as a native of the DC area who was transplanted to AZ 6 years ago, I will happily take the humidity of West-Central MD/NoVA/Eastern WV at 90 F over 110+ in Phoenix! I was so happy when my folks and I went up to Flagstaff, because it rained the entire time! Even they agreed it was a well-earned break from the abominable weather in the Valley.

On a related note, when we went back east last December during the Polar Vortex, I noticed that things were not that bad down by Annapolis on the Chesapeake, but when we departed Charles Town, WV for a family reunion in NoVA, visibility was horrible!

 

[Bootstoots]

High humidity is like drowning in the air, but it can signal the coming of rain, which is good.

I hate this time of year. I don't function well, either physically or mentally during June-August, plus it's the time of year for tornadoes and forest fires. When a fire is bad enough in the mountains, our air quality gets compromised here.

Come September-November, I'll feel much better. But for the next six weeks, I won't get a lot of sleep, and will tend to be grouchier than usual.

Me too. I feel like I have reverse SAD; June-August are godawful months for me, but the gloom lifts in September with the first cooler days. I like all of the months October-April, occasional travel problems notwithstanding.

I would like to thank Canada for its upcoming export of cool air, by the way!

As for whether I'd prefer 88 F and 70% RH or 100 F and 20% RH, probably the latter. Dry heat is slightly less obnoxious than wet heat. I still hate it.

 

[Antilogic]

I prefer dry and cool, but will negotiate on the cool a bit more than the dry.

 

[bhavv]

I also have reverse SAD. I cant even tolerate UK summer and its only like 24-28c at the most usually.

All I can do is lie next my tower fan on full power at night, and sit next to it all day.

 

[W|M]

I prefer humid heat over anything else

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Humidity is my second-most-hated aspect of weather, right behind precipitation.

 

[Gori the Grey]

It's not so much the heat; it's the humidity.

The fixed phrase says it all.

 

[bhsup]

Yeah, but heat sucks too. Don't take my preference of a dry heat as an indication that I actually -like- 100 degree 20% humidity weather. It's still basically hell, just not as sticky.

 

[azzaman333]

35 with low humidity is much more comfortable than 30 with high humidity. High humidity just saps energy, and even prolonged periods of moderate humidity at around 30 gets tiring within about a week.

 

[Kennigit]

I suppose dry.

 

[Loppan Torkel]

The humidity level is something we don't concern us with here. It's usually between 20-30 degree C in the summer, so even if it's a bit muggy sometimes, it's nothing that can't be dealt with. Sooo, I'll guess I'll defer.

 

[bhavv]

It was nice waking up today and feeling blistering cold ... I <3 you 30 inch tower fan on full power next to my bed.

 

[amadeus]

Dry heat! It stinks over here, literally, with all of the weak deodorants the Japanese have and the all the &#31680;&#38651; (setsuden, electricity conservation) nonsense where they shut off half the air conditioners.

How about saving some electricity by turning off a few of the ceiling lights you have covering the open station platform during the daytime? I was at a station today where there was a light every few feet, and despite it being the middle of the day, all the lights were on at full power.

 

[Narz]

Dry heat! It stinks over here, literally, with all of the weak deodorants the Japanese have and the all the &#31680;&#38651; (setsuden, electricity conservation) nonsense where they shut off half the air conditioners.

I would probably like Japan, in the US fat Americans can't seem to even handle anything over 70 without blasting A/C indoors to the point where you have to bring along a long-sleeve shirt anytime you know you're going to spend prolonged time indoors.

 

[Antilogic]

I would probably like Japan, in the US fat Americans can't seem to even handle anything over 70 without blasting A/C indoors to the point where you have to bring along a long-sleeve shirt anytime you know you're going to spend prolonged time indoors.

Mine is around 73-75 °F in the summer, but I do heat it up to around 70 °F in the winter. I should leave it lower to save energy, but USA #1 so no.

 

[Bootstoots]

I'm the opposite kind of energy-waster. I set the AC on about 72-73 in the summer, but the thermostat is at 62-64 in the winter.

 

[KMRblue1027]

I would probably like Japan, in the US fat Americans can't seem to even handle anything over 70 without blasting A/C indoors to the point where you have to bring along a long-sleeve shirt anytime you know you're going to spend prolonged time indoors.

Maybe in commercial buildings but most people I know don't bother turning on the air until the heat index is 85ish.

To answer the poll to me there's no significant difference between a 90 degree 0 humidity day and low 80s and high humidity both suck.

 

[amadeus]

I would probably like Japan, in the US fat Americans can't seem to even handle anything over 70 without blasting A/C indoors to the point where you have to bring along a long-sleeve shirt anytime you know you're going to spend prolonged time indoors.

I agree; Americans know how to use air conditioning.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

A lab is a great excuse to have A/C on all the time.

 

[illram]

Sweating actually works as intended in a dry heat, which makes is superior.

Also humid climates tend to have more mosquitoes, which are on the top 5 list of human worst enemies.