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I think a few years ago there was a small town in far South Texas that had a heat index of 150. That of course pales in comparison to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where it once felt like 176.
Why does everyone say Orlando doesn't get ocean breezes??? Keep in mind that no part of Florida is more than 65 miles away from water. Orlando gets more storms than anything, that's why it is the lightning capitol of the U.S.!!
Well, actually the newscast in Punta Gorda said Ft Myers is the lightning capitol. But I get the point, it gets a heckuva a lot.
After living in Vegas, Phx and going through Pam Springs, I'd say PS is the hottest & most uncomfortable of them all.
Phoenix wins as the driest and always hot place. I ran on many occasions left some water in the steel kitchen sink to see it dry residue marks when I returned. If you like static electricity whenever you touch anyone, go to Phx, such low humidity it is crazy.
i think houston and new orleans are both nastier/sticker in the summer than florida. I went to Vegas in August once and it was over 120 and over 100 at midnight...much worse haha.
Quick thing to throw out there too as this is being voted on / discussed:
With Phoenix getting alot of early votes, I have actually often found Las Vegas, NV to be even hotter / more oppressive than Phoenix in the summer. I know the falls / springs come earlier in Vegas, but in the HEART of summer, I actually believe Vegas often can be even hotter.
Phoenix is slightly hotter, on average, during the summer than Las Vegas...
I haven't been to many places in the South (nor have I been anywhere hotter than Albuquerque in the Southwest), but I have to agree with those saying how hot DC gets. I think the most extreme combination of heat and humidity I've ever experienced was in DC, but I'm sure it could be worse elsewhere in the U.S.
I was in Ft. Lauderdale one summer for a cruise. I will never leave the AC, or the beach breeze again if I'm in S Fla during the summer. That humidity is nothing to ef around with down there. Makes Houston and New Orleans look like Denver.
I've never been to any of these places (except for Jackson, MS late at night in the winter once) for the very reason that they do get so hot in the summer. I grew up near Nashville and that alone was more than enough to make me hate heat more than anything. I'd say my least favorite place in this poll would be whichever one gets the highest combination of heat and humidity. I cannot take humidity when combined with high temperatures. That being said, what little dry heat I've experienced was awful as well, I was just able to tolerate a slightly higher temperature, and after that it was still wretched. The hottest heat index I've experienced was last summer in August (when I was still living in TN). One day it reached 120. I think the actual temperature was only just over 100, but the humidity was horrible that day. The hottest temperature I've ever felt was in TN and 111. Luckily the humidity was low by Southeast standards (20-30ish percent).
I haven't been to many places in the South (nor have I been anywhere hotter than Albuquerque in the Southwest), but I have to agree with those saying how hot DC gets. I think the most extreme combination of heat and humidity I've ever experienced was in DC, but I'm sure it could be worse elsewhere in the U.S.
Yes, just keep heading South. When you get to Central FL away from the coasts, you are there!
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