Is humidity a factor in deciding where you would live? (Kootenai: living in, relocate to)

[mistyriver]

More benefits of low humidity:

• Clothes on the line dry in a jiffy.
• My curly hair doesn't frizz out like Roseanne Roseannadanna's
• I don't feel like I'm breathing through a wet, hot blanket.
• Your body can actually cool itself by sweating rather than just having the sweat sit on your skin and make you feel gross.
• I have far fewer allergies in low humidity
• it doesn't smell like swamp gas outside

For all other problems there is lotion.

[Fisherman 100]

One year in Texas and two years in Missouri did it for me. I don't miss the hot, wet, closed in feeling, summers in both of those places caused. I will take the Panhandle any day of the week. However it does get hot during the summer. Especially out in the middle of the Columbia Tractor lot looking at toys.

[mistyriver]

It does get hot! We've had several summers here in which the temps have been at or a little over 100. At least the nights cool down rapidly because of the dryness. It seems it rains till right around the 4th of July and then the weather dries up. By the time it rains again in September, things have gotten a little dry and brown.

[Done with Commiefornia]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

It's typically only humid east of 100° W longitude, which goes down the center of the Great Plains. IMO, North Idaho is a little more humid than your typical bone-dry places, but not even close to how the Midwest/East feels. A good (but not the best) balance IMO.

Commiefornia: The Black Hills are not humid.

David - or anyone else - Do you happen to be familiar enough with the Black Hills area to tell me what if anything is different about the climate between the Black hills and North Idaho? I am still checking out both locations. Mike

[David Aguilar]

Originally Posted by Done with Commiefornia

David - or anyone else - Do you happen to be familiar enough with the Black Hills area to tell me what if anything is different about the climate between the Black hills and North Idaho? I am still checking out both locations. Mike

I'd say at the very least....in the Black Hills you'll have much more wild temperature swings and less defined seasons (not-so-freak snow in Mar/Apr/May, some mild Jan/Feb days, etc).

I'll post some stats shortly.

[mistyriver]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

I'd say at the very least....in the Black Hills you'll have much more wild temperature swings and less defined seasons (not-so-freak snow in Mar/Apr/May, some mild Jan/Feb days, etc).

I'll post some stats shortly.

I certainly wouldn't say that snow in Mar/Apr/May are freak events in north Idaho. In June, yes but not the preceding months.

[Done with Commiefornia]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

I'd say at the very least....in the Black Hills you'll have much more wild temperature swings and less defined seasons (not-so-freak snow in Mar/Apr/May, some mild Jan/Feb days, etc).

I'll post some stats shortly.

Thanks, I'll take any information you have. Have you lived in both places??? I am not sure if the wild temperature swings are a good or bad thing, frankly. I guess it seems like it might break up the monotony (or maybe it will drive you nuts, hmmm. ) Is there a lot of difference between the two places in how cold it gets in winter, or how long the winter is, other than of course the fact that it may snow occasionally in March, April, or May. Also, is there more for a family to do in one location or the other?? Sorry for all of the questions! Mike

[David Aguilar]

Rapid City, SD:
-July High, 85.5°F
-January Low, 11.3°F
-16.64 inches of precipitation, concentrated mostly in late spring-summer
-41.1 inches of snow, snowiest month is March (I knew it would be )

http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenorm.../sd/396937.pdf

Coeur d'Alene, ID
-July High, 82.6°F
-January Low, 22.1°F
-26.07 inches of precipitation, fairly well dispersed over the year, but concentrated in fall/winter
-46.0 inches of snow, snowiest month is January.

http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenorm.../id/101956.pdf

There are local variations of course in each region (for example, I know Deadwood, SD gets something like 100+ inches of snow).

The Black Hills seem to follow a "East of the Rockies" climate, with wide daily temperature variations, more sun, snow in March/April (with it presumably melting relatively fast all winter long), and summer T-storms.

North Idaho looks to be more typical "four seasons" with gradual temperature fluctuations (both daily and yearly), more evenly spread precipitation, very snowy (but comparatively short, but perhaps more harsh) winters, and nice/sunny summers (I can vouch for the NID summers )

[David Aguilar]

Originally Posted by mistyriverranch

I certainly wouldn't say that snow in Mar/Apr/May are freak events in north Idaho. In June, yes but not the preceding months.

I was referring to the Black Hills in my comment about that. Out here east of the Rockies, real winter doesn't start until March!

[mistyriver]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

Rapid City, SD:
-July High, 85.5°F
-January Low, 11.3°F
-16.64 inches of precipitation, concentrated mostly in late spring-summer
-41.1 inches of snow, snowiest month is March (I knew it would be )

http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenorm.../sd/396937.pdf

Coeur d'Alene, ID
-July High, 82.6°F
-January Low, 22.1°F
-26.07 inches of precipitation, fairly well dispersed over the year, but concentrated in fall/winter
-46.0 inches of snow, snowiest month is January.

http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenorm.../id/101956.pdf

There are local variations of course in each region (for example, I know Deadwood, SD gets something like 100+ inches of snow).

The Black Hills seem to follow a "East of the Rockies" climate, with wide daily temperature variations, more sun, snow in March/April (with it presumably melting relatively fast all winter long), and summer T-storms.

North Idaho looks to be more typical "four seasons" with gradual temperature fluctuations (both daily and yearly), more evenly spread precipitation, very snowy (but comparatively short) winters, and nice/sunny summers (I can vouch for this one ).

I've never lived anywhere that I could go by the above kind of charts. Our winters tend to be long. This one was mild but we had a little snow 2 days ago. More farther south. Our temps can and do frequently fluctuate 40-50 degrees daily. Not much humidity to moderate the temps. We've had several instances of -30 degree days in winter and over 100 seval times in summer.