Can someone explain why this happens? (house, pool, estimates)

[ysr_racer]

When you get out of a pool at night, even if it's still in the 90's, you feel cold.

Why is that? What's happening?

[Chelito23]

Because of the dryness in the air. The water residue on your body is being evaporated rapidly and that is a cooling process. Now, go to FL when it's 85 at night and you feel hot even after you get out of a pool, due to the humidy and lack of evaporation.

[youthinkso]

Originally Posted by ysr_racer

When you get out of a pool at night, even if it's still in the 90's, you feel cold.

Why is that? What's happening?

98.6 is considered a normal body temp, anything less would feel cool.

Now if you really feel cold getting out of a pool when it's 90..you are a wimp

[corydon]

Or spoiled....

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by youthinkso

98.6 is considered a normal body temp, anything less would feel cool.

Now if you really feel cold getting out of a pool when it's 90..you are a wimp

Nope. You have to experience it. It is very uncomfortable. And if you come inside the house - oh my! The good/bad thing is that water evaporates in a hurry and the heat returns.

Swimming in summer here is interesting too in that your shoulders and head can be cold while the rest of you, submerged, is warm to hot. You come out of the water for a few seconds to cool off and and then dip back in.

[corydon]

Maybe, just guessing, because water is more intense, can't find the right word.
Just like water that is just above freezing wil kill you in no time, but freezing air won't.

[youthinkso]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Nope. You have to experience it. It is very uncomfortable. And if you come inside the house - oh my! The good/bad thing is that water evaporates in a hurry and the heat returns.

Swimming in summer here is interesting too in that your shoulders and head can be cold while the rest of you, submerged, is warm to hot. You come out of the water for a few seconds to cool off and and then dip back in.

Have to experience what? Do you think I don't spend time in AZ during the summer? We go swimming at sunset.

You should experience swimming in 50 degree water...in May ..in Canada...when the outdoor temp is a balmy 65.

[Bummer]

Originally Posted by youthinkso

98.6 is considered a normal body temp, anything less would feel cool.

Now if you really feel cold getting out of a pool when it's 90..you are a wimp

Originally Posted by corydon

Or spoiled....

. . . or an Arizonian and you've been here too long?

[PCBONEZ]

First answer was correct.
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Rapid evaporation of water can cool by as much as 30 degrees.
That's why swamp coolers work so well here.
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[Burning Madolf]

Originally Posted by ysr_racer

When you get out of a pool at night, even if it's still in the 90's, you feel cold.

Why is that? What's happening?

Yup, evaporative cooling. From my estimates/experience it happens all the way up to about 110 degrees as long as the humidity is low. Actually pretty awesome.