Who Could Live in Palm Springs During Summer? (Palmdale, Victorville: house, living)

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by happ

Today: Palm Springs - Hi: 102F Lo: 72F

The L.A. climate has turned you into a weather wimp.

I was driving around today with the windows open and the air conditioning on. It felt wonderful.

[dogmom]

Originally Posted by happ

Today: Palm Springs - Hi: 102F Lo: 72F

Not bad...

[dogmom]

You survive with air conditioning in the house and car, and try to do your outside things really early or really later...and yeah its still warm but I would rather put up with a few months of that than WINTER such as rain, snow, you get the picture. Most folks have pools, or a pool they can use. Believe it or not, most desert folks are just regular working stiffs like everyone else..you get used to it.

We used to live in St. George Utah, you would think that would be better but its not, same temps from June-Sept. A/C 24/7..and the elevation there is almost 3000, compared to sea level in the Coachella Valley...go figure. And it is hotter as a rule in Phoenix and around the Colorado river such as Laughlin, Havasu, Blythe..

Its a matter of perspective..

[Lovehound]

During the hottest part of the summer I used to sometimes go out on my balcony on the 6th floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel at 3:00-4:00 a.m. and the temperature was sometimes still 80-90 degrees, too hot to be comfortable outside. The temperature sometimes goes for weeks never getting comfortable even at the coolest part of the night. The only way to be comfortable there during this weather is air conditioning 24/7. This is the reason why many Palm Springs residents go somewhere else during that part of the summer, and it also explains why many shops and restaurants are closed for a few weeks or couple months during summer.

[yukiko11]

When you stop to think of it, the body temperature of a healthy person is 98.6. Outside temp of 100 is only 1.4 degrees higher.
I think average temperatures are all in our heads. If you think hot or cold, you will eventually convince yourself that you are hot or cold.
Extreme temps, of course are another matter, but human beings are the only living things that I believe don't belong naturally to this planet. All other living creatures adapt themselves to nature, we adapt nature to ourselves. That's why we invented air condidioning.

[Twinkle Toes]

Originally Posted by happ

It is only mid-May & the deserts are already over 100F each day & only getting hotter. How do people survive living in places like Palm Springs\ Palm Desert\ La Quinta\ Borrego\ El Centro? Summer heat lasts for nearly 6 months of 100F-110F temperatures & nights that need air conditioning just to get some sleep.

Is that a climate you could live in?

I live in it! I'm used to this weather, and in fact if it gets below say 70 degrees, I'm freezing my ass off. 100 to 110 is bearable. I can be out in it, go for a hike, or whatever. When it starts getting over 110, it gets to be more of a challenge. Realistically, those of us who live here live in an air conditioned home, hop in our air conditioned car, drive to our air conditioned place of work, maybe get back in our air conditioned car to have lunch in an air conditioned restaurant,get back into the air conditioned car, drive back to our air conditioned office, get back into the air conditioned car and drive back home to our air conditioned house. Then we repeat the process all over again the next day and the next and the next, etc.

[Lovehound]

You also learn to leave all the windows cracked about 1/2" when parking outside during the daytime. Also, sometimes you open up your car, lean in and start the engine, turn on the air conditioning (actually it's never off) and then stand outside a few minutes until the heat inside is tolerable. Even better, have your spouse do it!

[happ]

Make sure you never touch your steering wheel unless you have gloves! Most people have window shades. The intensity of the heat is overwhelming & prohibits anything outdoors that requires exertion. I once spent a week in Palm Springs\ Rancho Mirage w/ family members thinking we were getting a great deal by renting a house on a golf course. Nobody was there & prices are great. Something people fail to tell you in Palm Springs is how humid it can get. Can you image relative humidity above 70% in 110F heat? We spent as much time as possible swimming in a pool they actually cool down since the sun will push the water temp to over 100F The only time we could golf was before sunrise & it was already 90F.

I'm sorry but I love Palm Springs from November to March; summer comes very early & lasts forever in the California desert. How many people even live in places like Borrego Springs\ Brawley\ Blythe\ Needles? Death Valley was 112F yesterday.

I was raised in the Central Valley & know how long summer lasts & begins to drive people crazy.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by Lovehound

The temperature sometimes goes for weeks never getting comfortable even at the coolest part of the night. The only way to be comfortable there during this weather is air conditioning 24/7. This is the reason why many Palm Springs residents go somewhere else during that part of the summer, and it also explains why many shops and restaurants are closed for a few weeks or couple months during summer.

To a certain extent, yes, but Phoenix has a virtually identical climate to Palm Springs, and life goes on through the summer without shops and restaurants closing. The main reason this happens in Palm Springs is because there's a huge drop-off in the number of tourists in the summer.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by happ

Can you image relative humidity above 70% in 110F heat?

That has never happened here, and it probably has never happened anywhere on this planet.

110 degrees with 70% relative humidity would mean the dew point is 98 degrees! That just doesn't happen. If it's 110 degrees in the late summer, the relative humidity is probably around 25%, which would mean the dew point is about 66 degrees. That's fairly typical for that time of year.