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Irma was down to a Cat 1 by the time it was a beam of Tampa. I got winds to around 70mph max as the center was a good 50 miles to my east. But did get 8" of rain.
The million dollar question is: Are the hurricanes/tornadoes or the humidity worse? I think actually, among the people who've actually been to Florida or Gulf cities during the summer, the humidity is the least of their problems. The fear is losing their property in a catastrophic hurricane.
Many people who dismiss Florida because of the humidity have never actually been to Florida or the Gulf Coast. They experience the searing desert heat of Las Vegas or Phoenix, and then automatically assume that Florida must be even hotter than Phoenix because at least Phoenix is much drier than Florida. Having been to both the Gulf Coast and the Desert Southwest during the height of summer, I can assure you that the Gulf Coast/Florida is a walk in the park, heat-wise, compared to the Desert Southwest.
I would even say that Bakersfield, Fresno, and San Bernardino suffer heat waves far worse than anything you get on the Gulf.
I disagree. The dry heat of California is a completely different animal than the humid heat of FL.
I have lived in CA and visited Orlando area and to me the humidity in FL is the main problem, and the hurricanes are another.
I'd choose the earthquakes of Southern CA over the hurricanes of FL any day.
That said I am still considering moving to FL...
Op spent two months in New Orleans during a cooler than normal summer and thinks it's always like that. Lol. I hope he goes back and visits again during a hot summer.
Gulf cities can get some brutal heat and heat lasts longer than inland California heat. Once you get past early-mid September, you usually dont have to worry about nasty heat in inland CA.
Op spent two months in New Orleans during a cooler than normal summer and thinks it's always like that. Lol. I hope he goes back and visits again during a hot summer.
Gulf cities can get some brutal heat and heat lasts longer than inland California heat. Once you get past early-mid September, you usually dont have to worry about nasty heat in inland CA.
It was a cooler than average summer that I spent in New Orleans, admittedly. However, I did experience plenty of days in the high 90s with 80 degree dew points, and they were still far preferable to inland California heat.
Summers along the Gulf are the worst. Hurricanes are a concern, but it’s mostly awful because of insane humidity. I am so glad to be somewhere with four real seasons and a summer that lasts weeks and not months. California has a dry, Mediterranean climate that is much different. Summers inland can get hot, but never brutally so like in Gulf South.
I don’t really understand why some people hate the cold so much. There isn’t anything you can do to make 80+ degree dew point weather pleasant. They make coats that will keep you warm past forty below.
Huh? Blizzards are not a natural disaster? Give me a break.
The article said "least", not that there were none.
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