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I live in NJ and yesterday morning and noon time, we had fall type of weather. It felt like a relief that the humidity suddenly died for a day. My body felt more free and alive. This July or June, we had two heatwave days where it reached in the upper 90s (with humidity percentages in the upper 30s) and it really felt relieving and more comfortable than our typical summer weather in the 80s with higher percentages of humidity.
In NJ after spring is over, the humidity kicks in and I like the feeling on the first day or so, but all of the sudden, I hate it afterwards. At first, it has a nice smell in the air and the first day of humidity makes me feel alive and that I would want it more. Anyone else get that vibe when the seasons change from a dry spring to the beginning of a humid summer?
I am a humidity hater like most people, but there are rare instances where humidity can have a nice feeling to me.
There are so many delicate flowers seemingly that can't handle humidity, yet the fastest growing cities in the US are in areas where high humidity exists for much of the year. Ponder that...
I have lived most of my life on the east coast, and now live in northeast Texas which still has a similar weather pattern to the other Gulf Coast states (high humidity).
While we do catch some summer days with humidity in the low 30s or even the 20s, and I do love the way the air feels, I hate the way my hair and skin and nails and lips dry out in lower humidity. So while I can appreciate all different levels of humidity in different regions, for day to day life I prefer it to be more rather than less humid.
Of course, some areas are extremely humid. I'm originally from New Orleans and OH MY GOSH, it's just incredibly humid there. Same with much of South Carolina (used to live there too) - whew, it can get oppressive. But I am happy with about 65 percent humidity. Get much below that and after a day or two my skin gets all dry and my lips get chapped and my contacts start bothering me.
I prefer dry air. The exception is in winter, when the furnace runs too much and I have a hard time breathing (even waking up with blood in my spit).
The East Coast technically is not dry in the winter. It is still humid in our winters, which is why our winters feel so oppressive compared to winters in the deserts of the West. However, it is nice and dry when you are indoors, because I guess it's not warm enough to allow humidity to rise and travel through the indoors. The furnace can kind of be uncomfortable I understand. The A/C is comfy and has a nice smell. I never heard about blood in spit though from dry air. If you have a medical issue, you are better off living somewhere humid year-round, but it will be hard to get used to humidity until you lived somewhere humid for many many years.
There are so many delicate flowers seemingly that can't handle humidity, yet the fastest growing cities in the US are in areas where high humidity exists for much of the year. Ponder that...
I thought more humidity means more flowers can grow.
I think humid cities have tendencies to sprawl more is because there is obviously more water available. Deserts are less habitable and less sprawlable, which is probably why most of the state of Nevada is uninhabited outside of Las Vegas and Carson City areas.
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