Dallas Heat Wave 2018 (Spring, Buffalo: apartment, suburb, build)

[EDS_]

Originally Posted by 6oo9

115°F recorded on Tollway at 5:08pm today (July 19, 2018). I didn't know DFW can be this hot.

Yea that does not count.

[RoamingTX]

Definitely a good time to be in the HVAC business!

I had been keeping a close eye on one of my rental's original HVAC system last year, and made the call to replace the unit during the fall service back in November. $3500. Two neighbors with almost identical systems had theirs crap out this week - same place quoted them $4800...

[Jnvlv247]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

Usually, the air dries out in the afternoon. Early morning is the most humid part of the day. The dew point is currently 75 degrees, that’s oppressive humdity. Right now, it’s 89 degrees but it already feels like 99 degrees (and it’s not even 10 am).

But unfortunately, the humdity is going to make the forecasted temps near 110 degrees (or slightly higher) feel like 115 (or in some isolated locations 120 degrees).

Remember, what we consider to be dry heat in Dallas...isn’t the same dry heat like you’ll see in Arizona. Even then our heat has more moisture than the Desert Southwest.

Well right now, Phoenix is 105 with DP at 65 for 26% humidity (106 is normal for this time of year) This is VERY humid for AZ as we are used to DPs under 50 with single digit humidity or in the teens. It is our monsoon season after all. So we are in a way very similar. FOR NOW not to mention your overnight temps do dip down a bit more than ours.

We actually have an excessive heat watch for next week in place now. An excessive heat watch here is bad. We are expected to have a heat wave starting Sunday with 110+ weather, peaking at 118 possibly

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by Jnvlv247

Well right now, Phoenix is 105 with DP at 65 for 26% humidity (106 is normal for this time of year) This is VERY humid for AZ as we are used to DPs under 50 with single digit humidity or in the teens. It is our monsoon season after all. So we are in a way very similar. FOR NOW not to mention your overnight temps do dip down a bit more than ours.

We actually have an excessive heat watch for next week in place now. An excessive heat watch here is bad. We are expected to have a heat wave starting Sunday with 110+ weather, peaking at 118 possibly

Shows the summer advantage of LV over Phoenix and Dallas. Simply drier. Here it is also 106 but the humidity is lower so the heat index is 106 versus the 111 in Phoenix.

[Chloe333]

But can't we all look forward to pleasant temps from Oct-April? Lots of places have awful summer temps and then really cold, grey, dreary winter climates as well. I jump on the NY citydata threads from time to time and it seems like they've got both humid, hell summers AND hell winters to contend with. At least we just have one hellish season to contend with and then it's smooth sailing! DFW gets a bad rap for climate but this is really the reality of the situation: paid the Pied Summer Piper and then it's smooth sailing for the rest of the year!

[Treasurevalley92]

Originally Posted by mSooner

Chattanooga specifically.

It reminds me of what Austin might have been like 20 years ago. Absolutely stunning scenery, great weather (slightly more humid, but overall still pleasant), and really just a great city. Rush hour resembled Sunday morning here. We drove in around 11:30 PM and were worried the highway was shutdown because there were no other cars! Just a slower pace overall. Friendly people, incredible food. Housing is cheaper overall. There were a few downsides--there are fewer areas to live in that have good schools and that is a big concern to a lot of the people living there. However, the real estate in the area with the best public schools (Signal Mountain) is similar (or cheaper) to where we live now with way better views and large wooded lots. I'm not sure if we will end up there (potential move is 2 years down the road), but it will be hard to turn it down.

Feel free to PM me.

Pics (all taken by me on an iphone)

--View from Lookout Mountain

--Commute down 27 (main highway) into the city. This was at 5:45 pm. That's the rush hour traffic in the opposite lane!

--View from Walnut Street Bridge downtown

Great pictures!

I've always been in love with the west personally and that is where I prefer to end up, but TN is so beautiful if life took me up there, I wouldn't mind at all.

[Chloe333]

Originally Posted by Treasurevalley92

Great pictures!

I've always been in love with the west personally and that is where I prefer to end up, but TN is so beautiful if life took me up there, I wouldn't mind at all.

You shouldn't discount VA either. It's an incredibly gorgeous state and you would have the Shenandoah Valley, coast, Charlottesville, historic towns and cities throughout the state, mountains, great schools and universities, and rich in history. You would also be close to some metro major cities like DC, Baltimore, and a bit further- NYC. Virginia is a hidden gem!

[RoamingTX]

Originally Posted by Chloe333

But can't we all look forward to pleasant temps from Oct-April? Lots of places have awful summer temps and then really cold, grey, dreary winter climates as well. I jump on the NY citydata threads from time to time and it seems like they've got both humid, hell summers AND hell winters to contend with. At least we just have one hellish season to contend with and then it's smooth sailing! DFW gets a bad rap for climate but this is really the reality of the situation: paid the Pied Summer Piper and then it's smooth sailing for the rest of the year!

Eh. Not so fast there. Plenty of Blue Northers come through. At least when it’s freaking hot, it’s just hot. Plan for it, wear the right clothes and sweat out last night’s beer.

When it’s 65 in the morning and drops to 35 when you’re leaving work, or you get all four seasons in a week, that’s a PITA.

[Treasurevalley92]

Originally Posted by Chloe333

But can't we all look forward to pleasant temps from Oct-April? Lots of places have awful summer temps and then really cold, grey, dreary winter climates as well. I jump on the NY citydata threads from time to time and it seems like they've got both humid, hell summers AND hell winters to contend with. At least we just have one hellish season to contend with and then it's smooth sailing! DFW gets a bad rap for climate but this is really the reality of the situation: paid the Pied Summer Piper and then it's smooth sailing for the rest of the year!

NYC sucks in the summer, but not as badly as Dallas. Also, winter in NYC isn't that bad, it isn't Buffalo. Real 4 season weather trumps what we have for sure.

[justsomeguy]

Originally Posted by Chloe333

But can't we all look forward to pleasant temps from Oct-April? Lots of places have awful summer temps and then really cold, grey, dreary winter climates as well. I jump on the NY citydata threads from time to time and it seems like they've got both humid, hell summers AND hell winters to contend with. At least we just have one hellish season to contend with and then it's smooth sailing! DFW gets a bad rap for climate but this is really the reality of the situation: paid the Pied Summer Piper and then it's smooth sailing for the rest of the year!

Unfortunately the only truly "pleasant" months are probably November and April. Maybe part of Oct-Dec and Mar-May.