NC Humidity (Raleigh, Garner, Holly Springs: work, homes, retire)

[HickoryBound]

Well, I hope it isn't too bad up there, I am from Houston where it is 100 in the summer with 90+ percent humidity. I am actually moving to Hickory in the spring in order to have a better climate to live in...

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by HickoryBound

Well, I hope it isn't too bad up there, I am from Houston where it is 100 in the summer with 90+ percent humidity. I am actually moving to Hickory in the spring in order to have a better climate to live in...

Hey I also live in Houston, I know what you're talking about! No place can be as bad as here!!! We're moving to get better weather too.

[HickoryBound]

Originally Posted by I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA

Hey I also live in Houston, I know what you're talking about! No place can be as bad as here!!! We're moving to get better weather too.

Where are you moving to???

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by HickoryBound

Where are you moving to???

We're not sure yet either western N.C. or maybe even eastern Tenn We're still researching. We're thinking maybe Tenn because of the taxes. But we know for sure we want out of Texas!

[friendnc]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

Funny, but I've never experienced "bad" humidity even though I spent about 100 late August days over a period of 10 years in Myrtle Beach, SC. The hottest it's been there was 98 F and at most, 55% humidity. (whatever heat index that is)

Anyways I've seen the heat index at 105-110 F many days and I've still never experienced "bad" humidity; just "good" humidity.

Maybe I'll never understand?

Any humidity that causes me to sweat profusely by just being still, that's my version of "bad" humidity. My grandfather has a family farm about 35 miles inland from Myrtle Beach, and the summers are a bit much for me personally, especially with the gnats and sand flys. It's never bothered him or my grandmother. People are just different I guess.

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by friendnc

Any humidity that causes me to sweat profusely by just being still, that's my version of "bad" humidity. My grandfather has a family farm about 35 miles inland from Myrtle Beach, and the summers are a bit much for me personally, especially with the gnats and sand flys. It's never bothered him or my grandmother. People are just different I guess.

Interesting. I appreciate you're input.

I've always lived in the Toronto area and I heard stories recently that there were quite a few years we never had air-conditioning. My house never felt hot to me, but also that it usually was nicer being outside with a light breeze and sunshine. Our ordinary summer weather is low 70's F to mid 80's F but humidities usually ranged between 40-60%. A typical day would be 75-80 F and 45-55% humidity.

As a little boy, I noticed that I sweated, but I knew I wasn't hot and my parents didn't think it was hot. So to me I got my own idea that just because I'm sticky doesn't neccessarily mean I'm hot. Our house was well insulated so it kept the cool from the night before. Still, I suppose from the humidity and no breeze, it usually felt about the same or even more pleasant to be outdoors.

Maybe I never noticed the muggy days because that'd probably be the time that my mom would invite some of my friends over (or I'd get invited) to play all afternoon in the backyard plastic turtle pools or run through the lawn sprinklers and eat water melon, popcicles, freezies or drink lemonade. Those were some of my most favorite memories. Sounds idealic, doesn't it?

[friendnc]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

Interesting. I appreciate you're input.

I've always lived in the Toronto area and I heard stories recently that there were quite a few years we never had air-conditioning. My house never felt hot to me, but also that it usually was nicer being outside with a light breeze and sunshine. Our ordinary summer weather is low 70's F to mid 80's F but humidities usually ranged between 40-60%. A typical day would be 75-80 F and 45-55% humidity.

As a little boy, I noticed that I sweated, but I knew I wasn't hot and my parents didn't think it was hot. So to me I got my own idea that just because I'm sticky doesn't neccessarily mean I'm hot. Our house was well insulated so it kept the cool from the night before. Still, I suppose from the humidity and no breeze, it usually felt about the same or even more pleasant to be outdoors.

Maybe I never noticed the muggy days because that'd probably be the time that my mom would invite some of my friends over (or I'd get invited) to play all afternoon in the backyard plastic turtle pools or run through the lawn sprinklers and eat water melon, popcicles, freezies or drink lemonade. Those were some of my most favorite memories. Sounds idealic, doesn't it?

I experienced the same types of things on my grandfather's 200 acre farm when I was growing up in the 1970's. Being 35 miles inland from Myrtle Beach, they were close enough to the ocean to get the very high humidity, but too far away to get the nice ocean breezes to take the bite out of the heat. My brothers, cousins, and I would spend weeks at a time in the summer, and the heat/humidity was brutal. They didn't have ANY air conditioning, only small box fans. The soil is VERY sandy there and it gets everywhere (did I mention the gnats/sand flies?). But we were never miserable and some of my best and most fun memories of life were there. It was so much fun! It seems like, as kids, we ignore so much and can handle these types of things so much better. Great memories!!!

[lisaf]

I lived in NJ and NY my whole life. I can tell you that the humidty here is NOTHING like what we experienced back north. First off, we're not near any major body of water like in the northeast. And the mountains to the north help shield us from rainy weather.

I'm not saying it's not toasty in July and August, but man, these long spring's and mild winters will block any memory of that!

[robin from Oregon]

If you want to experience LOW humidity, at least in the summer, come to Oregon. We're talking 10 - 20% on average. I never sweat here. But after 3 months of drought, and the lawns are all brown, and your skin feels dry, and if it gets hot it's a hot dry wind, believe me - you'd welcome some humidity! I remember going to Hawaii a couple years ago, getting off the plane and the balminess just felt great to me. We actually welcome the fall rains (although we could have used a bit less than we got this past month....) But after 6 months + rain, the dry weather is a nice change.

[mhogan10010]

I grew up in Detroit Mi, and have lived in Middle Tennessee, Western NC and Eastern NC and New York City. Eastern NC is the worst for heat and humidity.
The piedmont less so, but still Charlotte in August is one of the most uncomfortable places I have ever been.