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I thought all of Florida would be humid but i guess the ocean breeze could mitigate it some.
There is a big difference from Ft Lauderdale Beach or 10 miles from the coast with cool breezes and then going to the Everglades which is "a 1.5-million-acre wetlands preserve on the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida. Often compared to a grassy, slow-moving river, the Everglades is made up of coastal mangroves, sawgrass marshes and pine flatwoods that are home to hundreds of animal species. Among the Everglades' abundant wildlife are the endangered leatherback turtle, Florida panther and West Indian manatee." or briefly described as a swamp....
I grew up in the Miami/Ft Lauderdale area... But I now enjoy parts of New Mexico and Arizona (we can still visit family back in Florida).
If high elevation bothers you, and you want to avoid both heat and cold, you are probably out of luck. Though I'd prefer the climate anywhere in NM to Ohio!
The lowest areas in the south are still pretty high. Las Cruces ~4,000ft and Carlsbad ~3,200 ft. And they get hot in summer, but a few degrees cooler than Tucson.
But on the other hand, the only low elevations anywhere in the US that have a really mild climate are the southern CA coastal areas, and that's big $$$. Southern AZ or NM or SW TX, with as much elevation as you can tolerate is the best you will find otherwise.
Since I am not on Oxygen, only use inhalers twice a day,I would think 3,000 ft. should be fine.Will ask my Dr. when I see her next month. Thank you for the info. What about the risk of Valley Fever? I may have had that when we lived in Tucson in '62-'63.
As of now,I'm thinking Carlsbad.
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Valley Fever is much less common in NM. If you've had it, then you have immunity and should not get it again unless your immune system is greatly compromised.
Here is an interactive map with climate data for NM. Hover your mouse over the dot to see what the station is, and click to see the data: https://wrcc.dri.edu/summary/Climsmnm.html
Valley Fever is much less common in NM. If you've had it, then you have immunity and should not get it again unless your immune system is greatly compromised.
Doctors say it is more prevalent here than statistics indicate because its symptoms are similar to other illnesses and many doctors don't know much about it. A survey conducted by the New Mexico Department of Health in 2011 found that two-thirds of doctors in the state did not feel confident in their ability to diagnose valley fever.
Climate change could increase the prevalence of valley fever in New Mexico because it is expected to warm temperatures, which will dry soils and increase the frequency of blowing dust.
"It’s not terribly common, but it's not rare," said Dr. Obi Okoli, a Las Cruces physician who has developed a specialty in valley fever. "I'm kind of surprised how many people who live here have never heard about it. I think it would be a good thing if more people were aware that it exists."
This map is incomplete. Can you link to the original? It doesn't state what the numbers mean. Are those total numbers of cases? Totals per year? Totals per 100,000?
Valley Fever is much less common in NM. If you've had it, then you have immunity and should not get it again unless your immune system is greatly compromised.
Here is an interactive map with climate data for NM. Hover your mouse over the dot to see what the station is, and click to see the data: https://wrcc.dri.edu/summary/Climsmnm.html
And use Google street view to check out how things look on the ground.
Thank you for sharing that info.
I am also thinking of Kingman,AZ. My adult son who lives with me and is an AVID fan of "Tanked" and "Counting Cars" would love to be so close to Las Vegas!
Of course, climate-wise San Diego would be perfect, but the COL is beyond INSANE.....plus due to all those wildfires,with my COPD,the terrible air quality would kill me!
I have also researched Seattle, Oregon,Boise,ID,but we really are leaning toward a sunnier,warmer climate where it's more enjoyable to be outdoors for most of the year,and rare snow/ice,and N-O Humid slimy summers!
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This map is incomplete. Can you link to the original? It doesn't state what the numbers mean. Are those total numbers of cases? Totals per year? Totals per 100,000?
This map shows the average incidence of reported Valley fever per 100,000 people, by county, during 2010–2015.
I have researched Seattle, Oregon,Boise,ID,but we really are leaning toward a sunnier,warmer climate where it's more enjoyable to be outdoors for most of the year,and rare snow/ice,and N-O Humid slimy summers!
Yes, I like the sun and dry air in the west... And the mountains! Hardly any bugs, which makes it nice to be outside in evenings. The farther north you go in latitude, the more extreme the winter-summer swings tend to be. In NM we get most rain in the form of summer afternoon showers (weather from the Gulf), with winters here (and in AZ) being sunnier than anywhere in the US. As you move north or west, the cloud cover and precipitation are higher in winter, and it's dry in summer. Boise would be as cold and dreary as most of Ohio in winter (with less snow), but you'd like it the rest of the year.
I think the City Data page has wrong info for temperatures. Two stations here show much cooler temperatures, which you'd expect at >3,000ft. https://wrcc.dri.edu/Climsum.html
It's a coincidence that you refer to that recent article in the Las Cruces Sun News about Valley Fever. Until I read it, I had thought it was another disease spread by mosquitoes. It turns out that one of the three actual cases cited in the article is a person who bought the house once owned by a good friend of mine in Las Cruces who has kept in touch with the buyer and confirms his having caught the disease after buying his house.
With all the sand storms this time of year that stir up the soil, it's amazing that far more people don't have symptoms. Or perhaps they do and consider it to be allergy or other more ordinary respiratory problems?
Exactly. There are no doubt hundreds of New Mexicans who have Valley Fever who think it's just allergies and asthma from tough, highly-allergic attack seasons.
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