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Old 06-22-2012, 04:51 PM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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Doesnt matter where you come from, your body adjusts quickly to local norms. I used to be able to pretty much ignore the heat in Vegas until it got to about 110, when I would then feel like it was hot. Now anything above 93 or so and I feel the heat. Since 100s are rare here its going to be some misery for most people.
True, you do acclimate. When I lived in Orange County for a decade, my body felt cold if it got below 55 and hot when it got above 85. It was always so consistent, I couldn't handle anything extreme.
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Old 06-22-2012, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
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True, you do acclimate. When I lived in Orange County for a decade, my body felt cold if it got below 55 and hot when it got above 85. It was always so consistent, I couldn't handle anything extreme.
The exact same thing happened to me in reverse. When I first came to California, I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing, when people talked about how cold it was, and the temperature was only 55 degrees. Now anything out side of that 55 - 85 range, and I start to complain myself.

I'm pretty sure though I could never acclimate back to Colorado weather now.

On the good side Denver's temperature maxes out at about 105 degrees. Here in the Bay Area it can get to as high as 110. Other parts of California can get even hotter.

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Old 06-22-2012, 08:23 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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This dry heat is hotter than I thought it would be when I moved here from Atlanta 6 months ago. I miss the himudity! I feel like I'm going to turn into ugly white trash!
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Old 06-22-2012, 10:22 PM
 
Location: 80904 West siiiiiide!
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How can you miss humidity, is that even possible? I laugh my ass off at people who think Colorado is even remotely hot. Try living in Iraq or Afghanistan, like I do, then you can have something to say about hot.

A COOL day here is about 105 degrees. I work outside all day long in temps that exceed 120 degrees. With gear on. I don't have the luxury of shorts and a T shirt.
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Old 06-22-2012, 10:32 PM
 
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How can you miss humidity, is that even possible? I laugh my ass off at people who think Colorado is even remotely hot. Try living in Iraq or Afghanistan, like I do, then you can have something to say about hot.

A COOL day here is about 105 degrees. I work outside all day long in temps that exceed 120 degrees. With gear on. I don't have the luxury of shorts and a T shirt.
I totally agree with you. It is relative compared to what they are used to.
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Old 06-22-2012, 10:41 PM
 
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Well i guess its all about perception. Places like Houston are very humid, yet cities like Austin and San Antonio are far drier and rarely have heat indexes with 90's and over 100 degree temps. Not quite as dry as Denver, but certainly one of the driest areas east of the rocky mountains.
I can't wait to move to a drier climate like CO!! I live in Houston now and have since 2001, and I have yet to adjust to our humidity! I'm from DFW and lived in Austin for 5 years, and areas around SA as well. And yes, Houston sucks the most humidity wise. Currently where I live (in NE Houston) we are sitting at a balmy 78 degrees with 76% humidity (dewpoint is 70 degrees) right now at 11:30pm. Nasty. Monday's high is supposed to be 103.
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Old 06-23-2012, 01:39 AM
 
Location: Valley of the Sun
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I don't know. It's hotter than average right now (mid 80s is normal) but not unusual.
I only lived there for three years but I dont ever remember it being as hot there as it is right now. I remember low 90's during the day and comfy, cool low 70's at night.
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Old 06-23-2012, 03:54 AM
 
Location: Denver Colorado
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How can you miss humidity, is that even possible? I laugh my ass off at people who think Colorado is even remotely hot. Try living in Iraq or Afghanistan, like I do, then you can have something to say about hot.

A COOL day here is about 105 degrees. I work outside all day long in temps that exceed 120 degrees. With gear on. I don't have the luxury of shorts and a T shirt.
I hear you. I did revolving duty between Fort Irwin Army CA./ Yermo Marine Logisitics both nicely located. Fort Irwin is situated in Death Valley. The typical summer temps. fluctuate between 105-125 with lows in the 80's to upper 90's. All bets are off on the dry heat arguement when you are flying through DV in a Hummer with no AC and it's 119+. I remember how nice and pleasant Vegas/Phoenix were by comparison. I assume you know the meaning of the term mopp 3,4...I feel for ya.. I trained in Egypt as well, fun times..come back safe and thanks for serving

Not quite as hot here but last eve. I drove up to the North MT Evans access trailheads along upper Deer Creek near Bailey around 6:00 pm it was still 87 even at that elevation.

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Old 06-23-2012, 09:25 AM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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This dry heat is hotter than I thought it would be when I moved here from Atlanta 6 months ago. I miss the himudity! I feel like I'm going to turn into ugly white trash!
That is what I thought when I first moved here. Still do, as a matter of fact. It may be worse in humid places, but it's still hot here.
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Old 06-24-2012, 11:33 AM
 
Location: La Crosse, WI
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If you want heat, go to the Persian Gulf region. Add desert + 90F plus sea water temps and lots and lots of sun...and you get high temps and ultra high humidity.

Even parts of the midwest can turn unbearable in the summer.
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