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I actually like humidity. I love it like it is right now. 82* with 80% humidity. When a breeze gently wisps across my skin, I feel a coolness.
My husband doesnt like the humidity so he is inside with the air conditioner on. I come out to warm up. LOL. We live close to the ocean so there is almost always a breeze. As long as there is a breeze, I feel the coolness that it brings.
If it gets too warm, I just jump into the pool.
I have dry skin and rarely sweat. The humidity gives me a moisture layer so that the breeze can cool me off. I adore summer.
It makes me feel like my brain has turned to mush. It sometimes makes me tired, crabby, and not wanting to leave the AC in the house. Why is this? It's just water in the air, right? Anyone have similar complaints?/quote]
I get similar issues along with shortness of breath,having grown up in Florida it got so bad that in my late 20s i immigrated to Canada where the heat and humidity is short lived.
I live in south Alabama, so the heat and humidity here is about as bad as it gets. I have lived here my whole life and I still hate it. Like others have said, once I walk outside and it hits me it's like I go into slow motion. I try to get all of my outdoor projects done during the winter months, so that all I need to do during the summer is mow the grass.
I don't care for the heat, especially the humidity or dew point. The high humidity seems to bother my arthritis more than the cold weather. Spent the last 15 years in the FL Keys for the winter. About March 15th it was time to head north. Could never live with the oppressive humidity and heat of the south.
My preference is dry heat v. humid. When it's humid the air feels heavy and weighs me down, saps my energy.
When it's 94 degrees in my area it will feel like 105; when it's 94 in a dry climate it feels like 94.
Have been in Phoenix when the temp was 115 degrees and it felt more comfortable than being in a humid area that was 96 degrees.
Plus, with humidity you have to use a/c constantly to not only reduce the heat, but to avoid mold buildup in your home. In a dry heat environment you can sometimes get by with just fans.
Location: Finally the house is done and we are in Port St. Lucie!
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OMG. I was in Phoenix in October 1991 when it was 106 degrees. People were fainting in the shade. I dont care how dry it is, HOT is HOT.
I so agree! I've lived in El Paso. It got so hot and dry I couldn't breathe.
This is what it feels like to me:
Have you ever opened your oven door and feel that heat in your face so you have to hold your breath? That is what dry heat feels like to me. I know oven temps are much hotter but the effect is the same to my lungs.
There were times in the desert where I would have to have a wet cloth to hold over my nose and mouth. In Vegas, I would rush from mist station to mist station just to get some moisture.
I Thank the good Lord that there are multiple climates in our country so we can find what suits us each.
My ideal would be hot and humid and a big swimming pool that I can jump in and out of all day.
That's what I do! Work in the yard, jump in the pool. Work in the office, come home and jump in the pool.
For pool lovers, pool water stays warmer and perfect in hot humid weather. When we lived in CA, our pool water was always cold because the air temperature dropped so much at night.
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