If Phoenix is that hot, why do so many move there? (Chandler: grocery, maps)

[pbenjamin]

Originally Posted by BIG CATS

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

No this is dripping from inside the pipe. I get nothing this time of the year but fairly constant (at least once a minute) during the monsoon.

[locolife]

Originally Posted by daniboi81

I'm visiting Phoenix for my first time next week and am looking forward to the heat...albeit it's not in the middle of the summer. I think the heat is based on one's own tolerance level and also how they can adapt to a different climate. Look at all those folks who move down to Florida...it's hot and humid down there in the summer and they eventually adapt to where they think 70 degrees requires a parka...LOL

You may be in luck as it’s likely to be less of a dry heat as it’s looking like the monsoon may fire up next week. So you can expect some humidity and the possibility of afternoon thunderstorms.

[BIG CATS]

Big ol' dust storm last night, lots of downed foliage, and a 60 degree sticky dew point this morning. Monsoons are officially here.

[ozzeran]

And 93 degrees for the low..........

[locolife]

Originally Posted by ozzeran

And 93 degrees for the low..........

I already miss the dry heat but I saw it rained in the high country so it’s hard to not be happy about the positives! It looks like more rain up north every day for the next 10 as well, hallelujah!

[MrJester]

Originally Posted by Jnvlv247

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

Don't you get temps in the mid 90s with dew points of 72-73 during the monsoon season? Those dew points are comparable to Dallas and Atlanta average dew points.

[goolsbyjazz]

Originally Posted by MrJester

Don't you get temps in the mid 90s with dew points of 72-73 during the monsoon season? Those dew points are comparable to Dallas and Atlanta average dew points.

While the dew points are higher than usual during monsoon I have never seen them as high as those in Dallas or Atlanta. We get around 40-50% and people out here act like it's the worst thing ever! I smile because growing up back east I know better.😊

[MrJester]

Originally Posted by goolsbyjazz

While the dew points are higher than usual during monsoon I have never seen them as high as those in Dallas or Atlanta. We get around 40-50% and people out here act like it's the worst thing ever! I smile because growing up back east I know better.😊

I thought you sometimes see dewpoints exceed 70 in Phoenix; is that true?

[pbenjamin]

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.

The dripping has begun!

[More Rock]

Originally Posted by goolsbyjazz

While the dew points are higher than usual during monsoon I have never seen them as high as those in Dallas or Atlanta. We get around 40-50% and people out here act like it's the worst thing ever! I smile because growing up back east I know better.😊

I recall my first encounter with perfect humidity and perfect temperature, on childhood visits to San Diego and Hawaii. But outside these outliers, humidity sucks. It makes cold colder and hot hotter. I like the arid West.