Does AZ heat really feel that bad? (Phoenix, Tucson: to live in, moving)

[Davachka]

Personally the AZ heat does not bother me.
I remember people were complaining because it had rained in Scottsdale, and it was around 100 with 25% humidity. What a joke!!!!

Come to the midwest with temps in the 90's and humidity in the 90's. That is real torture!
I will take the higher temps with lower humidity any day! In AZ I can still hike, climb, dine, enjoy the outdoors in that weather. In the midwest I just want to run inside! I think humidity is the real killer, not the temperature!

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by faina00

Personally the AZ heat does not bother me.
I remember people were complaining because it had rained in Scottsdale, and it was around 100 with 25% humidity. What a joke!!!!

Come to the midwest with temps in the 90's and humidity in the 90's. That is real torture!
I will take the higher temps with lower humidity any day! In AZ I can still hike, climb, dine, enjoy the outdoors in that weather. In the midwest I just want to run inside! I think humidity is the real killer, not the temperature!

a while ago, I moved from Washington state, a state with slightly higher humidity than California and Arizona, to Austin Texas. All was good until our POD arrived in Early April. That was the day we were introduced to TRUE humidity. Not the mild stuff of the Pac NW, but this crap was oppressive, and you could find no ecscape from it. 4 hours of unloading in that humidity. Hey it was only 80 degrees out side, but with that smothering wet air, I knew I had made a bad mistake. It only took me 5 months to escape. I moved to a real cold place (thats another long story) and now reside with you fine folks here in Phoenix. I rather like the NO humidity factor.

[mattyk]

yeah but the dry air gives early wrinkles and you dehydrate faster

[mattyk]

Originally Posted by faina00

Personally the AZ heat does not bother me.
I remember people were complaining because it had rained in Scottsdale, and it was around 100 with 25% humidity. What a joke!!!!

Come to the midwest with temps in the 90's and humidity in the 90's. That is real torture!
I will take the higher temps with lower humidity any day! In AZ I can still hike, climb, dine, enjoy the outdoors in that weather. In the midwest I just want to run inside! I think humidity is the real killer, not the temperature!

im from east county san diego. june gloom was 95 degrees and 90 percent humidity. i'd take that over phoenix anyday. i mean for crying out loud im moving to gulfport

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by mattyk

im from east county san diego. june gloom was 95 degrees and 90 percent humidity. i'd take that over phoenix anyday. i mean for crying out loud im moving to gulfport

just you wait. Your friends will not wait long to see you again in SD.

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by sberdrow

a while ago, I moved from Washington state, a state with slightly higher humidity than California and Arizona, to Austin Texas. All was good until our POD arrived in Early April. That was the day we were introduced to TRUE humidity. Not the mild stuff of the Pac NW, but this crap was oppressive, and you could find no ecscape from it. 4 hours of unloading in that humidity. Hey it was only 80 degrees out side, but with that smothering wet air, I knew I had made a bad mistake. It only took me 5 months to escape. I moved to a real cold place (thats another long story) and now reside with you fine folks here in Phoenix. I rather like the NO humidity factor.

That humidity is bearable if you don't have to move. We were in eastern Oklahoma doing a construction job last summer and sitting in the shade sipping a cold drink was not bad even at 90 degrees. But when you did ANYTHING even at 6 am in the 60 degree coolness, you just got drenched from sweat within seconds. You just can't cool your body with that kind of humidity. Some of it is adaptation, though, because the local crew did much better and made fun of us zonies who everyone presumed could take the heat having come from the hottest place in the US. We were wooses in that climate.

[havasulady]

Living both in Lake Havasu city and Prescott area, I would chose Prescott over Lake Havasu city because it is year round weather. But, if you are into boats and fishing, Lake Havasu is the place to be.

Personally, I have lived in Arizona for 15 years and I am so homesick for the California coast. I still don't understand how people can afford to live in california without a college education.

I am currently living in Lake Havasu City. All of Arizona is starting to become expensive because AZ is going broke just like California for obvious reasons. So, just be aware what you pay in rent this year will increase next year along with the utilities and food.

All in all, Arizona is a nice place to live.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by faina00

Come to the midwest with temps in the 90's and humidity in the 90's. That is real torture!

Bogus. Can you please find ONE day where it was 90 degrees with 90% humidity. Good luck searchin, you wont find it because humidity is never that high with those kind of temps! And besides, we get maybe 10 days like that all summer in the midwest, the rest of the time its in the 70s and 80s with mild humidity that isnt oppressive like down south.

[xwideopenskyx]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

Bogus. Can you please find ONE day where it was 90 degrees with 90% humidity. Good luck searchin, you wont find it because humidity is never that high with those kind of temps! And besides, we get maybe 10 days like that all summer in the midwest, the rest of the time its in the 70s and 80s with mild humidity that isnt oppressive like down south.

I'm up for the challenge, check out the chart below from your neck of the woods. Midnight temperature in 3 different locations, 90, 89 & 85 and 85% relative humidity. That's close enough for me. The dew points are very impressive too. Granted, it's a rarity, but it does happen.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by xwideopenskyx

I'm up for the challenge, check out the chart below from your neck of the woods. Midnight temperature in 3 different locations, 90, 89 & 85 and 85% relative humidity. That's close enough for me. The dew points are very impressive too. Granted, it's a rarity, but it does happen.

Thanks for the chart! However, that is, like you stated, extremely rare. Having a low of 90? I think that is the only time Ive ever seen anything like that. And yes, that is the perfect example of the rare brutal days that can occur here. But still, those obnoxiously high humidity readings were taken well at night, when humidity naturally climbs. Luckily our temps drop dramatically (but comfortably) at night and the humidity isnt nearly as noticeable as it is when the sun is beating down on you. During peak temps, as I stated above, humidity levels drop significantly. We can have 100% humidity on a 70 degree morning and you dont really feel it all that much. But come afternoon when its in the upper 80s, humidity usually drops to around 40%, which isnt horrible IMO. There are several days though where it will be in the upper 80s with humidity readings in the upper 60 and lower 70% range, thats when it gets Florida-like outside. Ugh. Thank God those days dont stick around long, I dont like em (unless Im sitting by the pool with a Sam Adams lol). Our average nighttime lows in our hottest month (July) are in the low to mid 60s, not 90s which is shown on that particular day above. What you have on that chart is a freak occurance, rarely does that ever happen. My point is, while the midwest certainly can get hot, its nowhere on the levels of Valley temps, and obviously nowhere near the longevity either. I prefer dry heat myself, but only for short periods of time. Dry heat reeks havoc on my sinuses and skin.