Compare Desert Heat to the Heat of the Deep South

[frogandtoad]

Originally Posted by dsmiles

Hmmmm! Scorpions, rattlesnacks, dry, extreme heat, can't afford to live there vs. ticks, humidity, and plant life that provides oxygen, stay young looking longer, and can afford to live here. Yeah, I'll take Tennessee, anyday!

I don't live in AZ, but would love to! (And used to). All in your perspective and situation....

scorpions and rattlesnakes vs. humidity and rattlesnakes.

I'll risk the scorpions and take option #1!

Dry is a definite plus to me, extreme heat is a plus to me, and some of us *can* afford to live there.

[mattpresley]

Originally Posted by alicenevada

I am from Memphis Tennessee originally and I currently live in the hills of the Cumberland Plateau We have humid summers and last summer was the worst. If you've never experience 100 degrees w/ 67 percent humidity, let me describe it. It's like a steamroom. Very difficult to breath, sticks to your skin, clogs your pores, and weighs you down. Spending time in the sun is almost intolerable and the shade offers very little relief. Mold spores flourish and sinus infections are chronic for some people (like us).

During our visit to NV in April of last year and this year, it got into the nineties and was only about 4 percent humidity...we were in heaven. The heat restored us, made our joints feel good, dried up our sinuses (had to lubricate with saline even), and never got us down. We were contemplating a move in that direction already but this last visit really got us motivated. I've never been to the area (Az,Nv, or southern Ut) when the temps were at 110+ but I can't imagine that it would be as miserable as our summers here.

Has anyone else transplanted from our area and what is your opinion?

Hi I moved here from Biloxi, MS in March. The desert heat is much harder to bear than the southern heat. However my job requieres me to either be in a containment or outside. In mississippi I did the same thing for work anywhere between New Orleans and Jacksonville and Biloxi/Gulfport to Tupelo and enjoyed every second of it.

[observer53]

This whole heat question is a matter of personal tolerance. Some prefer the humidity, others the dry heat, some neither one.

Asking "what's the heat like there?" and similar questions, like the one in this thread, is really not a very useful exercise if the person asking the question is trying to figure out how THEY will like living in a particular hot climate (whether we are talking about humid heat or dry heat, doesn't matter). When it comes down to it, the only way to answer those questions is to go to the location and experience the weather.

But, we still have all these threads, going around and around. . . . .

[Peggy Anne]

I lived in Florida for many years, and no matter how often I took a bath (even 2 times a day in summer) I always felt dirty when I went out into the muggy air. I would get the sensation of needles jabbing my scalp and body. I used to hate how the rain made the black asphalt even more disgusting. The steam would rise from the surface, and smell of gasoline. I recall smelling people who reeked of mildewed clothing, and sour scent. I used to wonder if I smelled that way to them, too. My companions said that I didn't.

The sweat didn't evaporate like it does in the desert. The wet season in the desert brings humidity, but it's beginning to subside, now. I used to try drying clothes in Florida on a clothesline, and on a humid day, forget it. The desert sun dries even the heaviest towels in a short while. As for scorpions, I see maybe one in the house per year. They are hard to catch, or I would move them outside. I kill them. I find the two legged creatures to be far more frightening than the critters, but most people here are harmless.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by mattpresley

Hi I moved here from Biloxi, MS in March. The desert heat is much harder to bear than the southern heat. However my job requieres me to either be in a containment or outside. In mississippi I did the same thing for work anywhere between New Orleans and Jacksonville and Biloxi/Gulfport to Tupelo and enjoyed every second of it.

Different things for different people----------Wash DC summers (and their winters, no comment) were rougher on me than what we have here----------provided one stays in the shade here.