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Unread 08-13-2012, 03:51 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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Originally Posted by Metro Matt View Post
Current temps from Weather.com:

Houston - 95 feels like 103

Dallas - 98 feels like 102

The difference is negligible.
Today, it is. Try the days when it's 92 with a HI of 101 in Houston, and 98 with a HI of 99 in Dallas. The differences would be more noticeable.
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Unread 08-13-2012, 10:06 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Sounds like you always visit in the summer. Houston's weather for most of the year is great!
I've been going year round to the woodlands for the last 3-4 years. It doesn't seem to matter what season it is the humidity is more present than not and seems to always rain when I'm there too. I think I needed my coat once down there and it was while Dallas was getting pounded with snow. I'm a cold person so I was crying inside for missing it lol.
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Unread 08-13-2012, 10:15 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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I've been going year round to the woodlands for the last 3-4 years. It doesn't seem to matter what season it is the humidity is more present than not and seems to always rain when I'm there too. I think I needed my coat once down there and it was while Dallas was getting pounded with snow. I'm a cold person so I was crying inside for missing it lol.
Greater Houston is close to the sea, so the humidity will be more prevalent than Dallas, obviously. We also get much more rain (our lush backdrop doesn't come from nowhere). There are, however, plenty of dry and pleasant days outside of the summer months.
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Unread 08-14-2012, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Rose Capital of The World
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Today, it is. Try the days when it's 92 with a HI of 101 in Houston, and 98 with a HI of 99 in Dallas. The differences would be more noticeable.
Right now...

Dallas - 100 feels like 104 with 32% humidity

Houston - 94 feels like 101 with 45% humidity

Houston is cooler today by quite a bit & not that much more humid either.

Heat index is also relative to the humidity + dew point.
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Unread 08-14-2012, 02:07 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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Right now...

Dallas - 100 feels like 104 with 32% humidity

Houston - 94 feels like 101 with 45% humidity

Houston is cooler today by quite a bit & not that much more humid either.

Heat index is also relative to the humidity + dew point.
My point is that it can't be said that Houston is only a tad more humid than Dallas. The differences are certainly more noticeable.
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Unread 08-14-2012, 02:34 PM
 
Location: Rose Capital of The World
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My point is that it can't be said that Houston is only a tad more humid than Dallas. The differences are certainly more noticeable.
Naturally, Houston is going to be more humid than Dallas most of the time, its right on the Gulf Coast.

The plus side is Houston is so abound with greenery, tall trees, tropical vegetation, & palm trees.

Miami all the way up the East Coast to NYC is humid just like Houston yet no one there complains.
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Unread 08-14-2012, 04:44 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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Naturally, Houston is going to be more humid than Dallas most of the time, its right on the Gulf Coast.

The plus side is Houston is so abound with greenery, tall trees, tropical vegetation, & palm trees.

Miami all the way up the East Coast to NYC is humid just like Houston yet no one there complains.
I'm not complaining, but, yes, you will hear easterners complaining about the humidity in their respective areas. Go to the New York forum where you'll see the locals talking about how the subway stations (and much of Manhattan, period) are like pure hell during the summer.

You and that "tropical vegetation"...
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