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Old 04-12-2010, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Ohio to Arizona
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Different people told me that Arizona is VERY humid. I cam from Las Vegas and I know the desert doesn't get humid, it is a dry heat. I am moving to Chandler and I was just making sure that it still had the desert weather.
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Old 04-12-2010, 09:30 AM
 
Location: Verde Valley AZ
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Different people told me that Arizona is VERY humid. I cam from Las Vegas and I know the desert doesn't get humid, it is a dry heat. I am moving to Chandler and I was just making sure that it still had the desert weather.
People who have told you AZ is "humid" have either never been here or were here during the Monsoon season. That generally lasts from July to Sept., or so. There's no absolute as to how long it lasts. And even then it's NOTHING compared to other parts of the country. I've lived in Vegas and think it's comparable.
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Old 04-12-2010, 09:37 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
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Yep-Chandler is still in the desert, hasn't moved. Humidity in Arizona is not on the scale that you would get elsewhere. I lived in Cleveland and I have been in Florida in the summer. Arizona doesn't even come close as far as humidity is concerned-even during monsoon season. My older sister lives in Vegas right now. Arizona may be a few percentage points more humid and a few degrees warmer sometimes (which is a good thing in the winter lol!), but the difference is not that significant in the humidity IMHO.
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Old 04-12-2010, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Verde Valley AZ
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Yep-Chandler is still in the desert, hasn't moved. Humidity in Arizona is not on the scale that you would get elsewhere. I lived in Cleveland and I have been in Florida in the summer. Arizona doesn't even come close as far as humidity is concerned-even during monsoon season. My older sister lives in Vegas right now. Arizona may be a few percentage points more humid and a few degrees warmer sometimes (which is a good thing in the winter lol!), but the difference is not that significant in the humidity IMHO.
I learned what "humidity" REALLY means when I spent five summers in Detroit. Oh my! I was so happy to come home and, while I do sometimes complain about the heat, I'm basically happy with where I live.

I get such a kick out of my forum friends. In winter we kick and complain about the cold and in summer about the heat. Can't we all just be happy??
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Old 04-12-2010, 09:51 AM
 
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Yeah, I grew up in South Florida...

Either someone is trying to pull your leg or they're basing their judgment on a very small timeframe, during which they probably visited and got the wrong impression. While it's true we've had a bit rainier (and therefore temporarily more humid) winter than usual, these are only brief weather systems that have come and gone. Not being surrounded by water, the natural default state is dry. If anyone actually lives here for a considerable period of time and still says it's humid then they're nuts. They need to try living in South Florida. heh.
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Old 04-12-2010, 04:46 PM
 
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What I think is that humidity is on the rise...mind you only in a small amount but when its 110 1% humidity more than what use to be normal makes it very uncomfortable.
Lots of pools and man made lakes in the desert can raise every so slightly the humidity levels from their "natural" state. That is not good for comfort levels in the desert summer.




I believe that Tucson is much drier than the Phoenix Valley for this reason....

Any opinions? I've been out of Phoenix since 1992
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Old 04-12-2010, 04:59 PM
 
Location: Tokyo (but will always be) Phoenix, Az
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Depends opn where one was in Arizona. If they were in the forests of Northern, eastern, and southeastern Arizona then it would much more humid. But here in the valley, not all the time. usually it's about 20%. July through September it gets humid all over the state.
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Old 04-12-2010, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Ohio to Arizona
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Right now I am living in Ohio, so yeah, Cleveland is only about 1 1/2 hour away, and as long as Arizona is NOTHING like Ohio, were good... If you haven't experienced the humidity in the eastern state of Ohio, your lucky... Thank you all for your information.
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Old 04-12-2010, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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AZ is about as dry as they come. You want humidity? Tennessee and southwards has allllll the humidity you want.
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Old 04-12-2010, 08:14 PM
 
Location: AZ
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Whoever told you Arizona is humid must also believe things such as:
-Elvis is still alive
-Little gnomes steal our underwear in the middle of the night
-Etc.
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