Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
The low humidity means you will not be as sweaty as your sweat evaporates quickly helping your body cool itself. But that is in regard to body temperature, not your sensation of feeling hot unless there is a cool breeze.
I've lived for extended periods of time in areas with really high humidity and as low as it can go. In high humidity areas, if there is a breeze it makes all the difference in the world and is the main reason whole-house fans were so popular in the days before refrigerated air conditioning. Conversely, driving across death valley in summer, you can lower all the windows on your car and it only increases the "blast furnace" effect. IOWs, a breeze in 100-plus desert heat affords NO relief because you have virtually no perspiration to provide evaporative cooling.
Probably the most uncomfortable thing about really wet and hot climates is getting out of a cold shower and toweling off to no effect. You're just as sweaty within a few minutes as you were before showering!
The positive thing about we humans is that we can usually acclimate to whatever climate we find ourselves in when we have no choice but to live there.
Location: In a perfect world winter does not exist
3,657 posts, read 2,937,139 times
Reputation: 6739
The only thing I don't like is that eyeball searing sunshine around noon. Feels like the sun is there to kill you.
Only than that its among the best in the nation.
Great line. Perfect description of what it was like when I visited Morocco one June. The sun was like poison. Albuquerque not so bad in comparison, but yeah.
Albuquerque and other high desert cities have incredible climates. Very mild winters, hot dry summers with sporadic rain from late summer pop up thunderstorms. On a sultry day it's common to can see long, skinny dust devils towering hundreds of feet over the desert floor, with tiny vortexes on the ground whipping up dust.
One caveat is that the intensity of the sun's rays increases by 8-10% for every thousand feet in elevation, so even though it's dry, the sun feels like a heat lamp on your skin. It's still much more tolerable than say, Philadelphia in mid August.
Try wearing lightweight clothing with sleeves and legs (or longer skirts) as opposed to shorts/halter/tanks. The clothing blocks the sun hitting your skin and is actually cooler.
The clothing blocks the sun hitting your skin and is actually cooler.
As any middle eastern desert dweller will tell you! Those long robes and head coverings for both men and women serve a practical purpose. Camel herders and Bedouins travel their desert realms fully dressed, with no hint of anywhere other than an occasional oasis to provide shade, and have done so for eons.
Try wearing lightweight clothing with sleeves and legs (or longer skirts) as opposed to shorts/halter/tanks. The clothing blocks the sun hitting your skin and is actually cooler.
This is an interesting idea - will have to give it a try.
He said the temp is 77 in Reno and he felt hot in the sun. So he probably feels hot with 77 temp in Albuquerque.
This is what I can't figure out - the only variable I've known historically that has affected temperature feel is humidity. If you're in the sun, then it obviously becomes warmer, so the temp increases.
What's odd is that I've experienced many pleasant 77 degree days, which is why I was so shocked to see the temp.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
