If Phoenix is that hot, why do so many move there? (humid, comparable)

[Valley Native]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Could it be? Is it possible? With monsoon right around the corner, might we not get a 115+ day this year?

It's possible, but not certain. June's highest official temperature was 111 degrees, and the forecast is for temps to reach that level or higher by next weekend. Remember that July and August can often have the hottest maximum temps of the year, especially if the monsoon isn't very active, or if we get breaks in the monsoon with intense high pressure ridges right over us.

[ElleTea]

Originally Posted by Valley Native

It's possible, but not certain. June's highest official temperature was 111 degrees, and the forecast is for temps to reach that level or higher by next weekend. Remember that July and August can often have the hottest maximum temps of the year, especially if the monsoon isn't very active, or if we get breaks in the monsoon with intense high pressure ridges right over us.

I heard 114 is in the forecast for Friday, so we are getting close to that 115 mark. I have Friday off so I'll be in the pool.

[Jnvlv247]

Weather Channel is predicting an active monsoon starting this month. Very busy pacific storm season

Now it could be busy for Tucson but who knows about the Valley

[BIG CATS]

Usually by now I notice an increasing level of humidity, especially in the early morning hours, relatively consistently. This year there has only been one morning where I stepped outside and felt muggy.

[Jnvlv247]

Heard the cicadas again this afternoon!! It's coming!! We normally go through a little heat wave or big one like last year before the monsoon moisture rolls in (not necessarily rain )

On the topic--Many people either love or hate the heat.

I met a girl at the bank when I was in Boston and I told her the temp when I left was 111 and she said ohhhh, I love that. I asked my dad how it was coming back from Boston trip to the AZ heat. You know that point when you walk around the air conditioned airport and walk through the sliding doors after getting your bags and BOOM. That hot air just hits you in the face. Yeah, he loved it. which I am surprised by, but I think it's cuz of the low low humidity that it does not seem to bother him. I think the harsh winters bothered him more and the hot humid days of CT did too. It's a nice change for a lot of people-if not ALL who come from a climate that is a 180 degree difference.

[locolife]

Originally Posted by Jnvlv247

Heard the cicadas again this afternoon!! It's coming!! We normally go through a little heat wave or big one like last year before the monsoon moisture rolls in (not necessarily rain )

On the topic--Many people either love or hate the heat.

I met a girl at the bank when I was in Boston and I told her the temp when I left was 111 and she said ohhhh, I love that. I asked my dad how it was coming back from Boston trip to the AZ heat. You know that point when you walk around the air conditioned airport and walk through the sliding doors after getting your bags and BOOM. That hot air just hits you in the face. Yeah, he loved it. which I am surprised by, but I think it's cuz of the low low humidity that it does not seem to bother him. I think the harsh winters bothered him more and the hot humid days of CT did too. It's a nice change for a lot of people-if not ALL who come from a climate that is a 180 degree difference.

I heard them as well and looking at the 5day moisture maps you can see the tropical air marching closer and closer to the valley.

That doesn’t surprise me, I spent many years in the northeast and still quite prefer Phoenix even after 13 summers here or so. The one drawback for me on monsoon season is the elevated humidity levels, granted I know it can be way worse but I’m a desert rat from birth and dry air has always felt normal and better to me.

[pbenjamin]

There is a pvc pipe that runs off our AC unit. No idea what it is for, science is not my thing, but it drips when the monsoon is happening. Dry as a bone so far.

[KurtAZ]

Originally Posted by pbenjamin

There is a pvc pipe that runs off our AC unit. No idea what it is for, science is not my thing, but it drips when the monsoon is happening. Dry as a bone so far.

That is your condensation line, you should have 2, one lower one and one exiting higher on the house. The lower SHOULD drip occasionally during normal operation...when the higher one starts dripping, you have a problem.

[BIG CATS]

Originally Posted by KurtAZ

That is your condensation line, you should have 2, one lower one and one exiting higher on the house. The lower SHOULD drip occasionally during normal operation...when the higher one starts dripping, you have a problem.

I think he was talking about condensation build up on the outside of the pipe from humidity.

[Jnvlv247]

Originally Posted by locolife

I heard them as well and looking at the 5day moisture maps you can see the tropical air marching closer and closer to the valley.

That doesn’t surprise me, I spent many years in the northeast and still quite prefer Phoenix even after 13 summers here or so. The one drawback for me on monsoon season is the elevated humidity levels, granted I know it can be way worse but I’m a desert rat from birth and dry air has always felt normal and better to me.

Definitely, I have been in AZ summers for about 9 years and even the slightest bump in humidity is like DEATH. We get so used to the dryness all year long that we get sensitive to it going up. I know the humidity will not rise to anything like Florida or the South (except when it is actually raining) but still, it sucks. I know people back east would love to just feel DPs under 50 for the whole year. We get it for only a few months, thankfully