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Could have something to do with your higher amounts of winter sunshine?
On a typical Toronto winter day, there isn't much difference from morning to afternoon.
The humidity drops a little, the temps slowly climb but the wind speeds usually pick up around the same time,
adding windchill; which in turn often makes the afternoon feel just as cold as the morning on a sunless afternoon.
Last edited by ColdCanadian; 02-02-2010 at 09:47 AM..
So would I but with HEAT and humidity not COLD and humidity.
heat-n-humidity???
ever been in S FL in the summer months???
it sucks...
you can go outside, flip a quarter in the air, go back inside make a sandwich, eat it, pour a coke to wash it down and when you go back outside your quarter still hasn't hit the ground, that kind of humidity sucks..............
no matter where you or I live no ones ever totally happy...
I much prefer dry weather. I lived in CA and UT and now live in AK, all places that don't have humidity. We visited TX last year in September and we were pretty miserable. When we landed it was in the 90's with a thunderstorm going on, so you can imagine the humidity then. The whole week it was sunny, but we always felt sticky. I hate feeling sticky.
Could have something to do with your higher amounts of winter sunshine?
On a typical Toronto winter day, there isn't much difference from morning to afternoon.
The humidity drops a little, the temps slowly climb but the wind speeds usually pick up around the same time,
adding windchill; which in turn often makes the afternoon feel just as cold as the morning on a sunless afternoon.
The thing to keep in mind is that it is relative humidity. Absolute humidity might well be higher in NYC than in Toronto but NYC is just warmer (and thus RH is lower).
Anyway, I'm skeptical of the idea that humidity makes cold weather feel colder. In fact, above 53F humidity actually makes things feel warmer. And below 53F the amount of moisture in the air gets very low, especially below freezing. So I doubt it has much effect.
Anyway, I'm skeptical of the idea that humidity makes cold weather feel colder. In fact, above 53F humidity actually makes things feel warmer. And below 53F the amount of moisture in the air gets very low, especially below freezing. So I doubt it has much effect.
I think I get colder faster at 53 F with high humidity.
The humidity probably just makes temps affect you quicker, so if 53 F isn't low enough to cool you off, adding humidity will feel warmer.
Probably why I can be comfy at 72 F with 100% humidity (not feeling "heated") when other people are "melting."
I think I get colder faster at 53 F with high humidity.
The humidity probably just makes temps affect you quicker, so if 53 F isn't low enough to cool you off, adding humidity will feel warmer.
Probably why I can be comfy at 72 F with 100% humidity (not feeling "heated") when other people are "melting."
72°F with 100% humidity is too a temperature to register on the heat index, though it's a rather high dewpoint. No one should feel hot at that temperature, just perhaps sticky. At that dewpoint, I think I can almost smell the water in the air.
72°F with 100% humidity is too a temperature to register on the heat index, though it's a rather high dewpoint. No one should feel hot at that temperature, just perhaps sticky. At that dewpoint, I think I can almost smell the water in the air.
In Canada, 72 F with 100% humidity is a "humidex" close to 86 F.
But yeah, that's what I meant; a few people are often dripping with sweat.
I can't be sure that they weren't hot though.
Usually they were happier in A/C in weather like that, even if that means indoor "cold."
In Canada, 72 F with 100% humidity is a "humidex" close to 86 F.
But yeah, that's what I meant; a few people are often dripping with sweat.
I can't be sure that they weren't hot though.
Usually they were happier in A/C in weather like that, even if that means indoor "cold."
The US weather service Heat Index refuses to calculate a heat index for a temperature of less than 80F. I found this:
But Canada has it's own system,
which I think is hilariously-oversensitive to humidity.
90 F with 20% humidity still does not feel like 90 F here; it has to feel at least like 92-94 F.
(how else are we supposed to know what 90 F feels like, if 20% humidity is still "too much"? )
I actually disagree with both systems.
78 F with 20% humidity feels quite a bit cooler than 78 F with 80% humidity, imho.
A Canadian meterologist would tell you 78 F with 80% humidity feels like low-mid 90's F.
An American meterologist might tell you 78 F with 80% humidity feels like 78-79 F.
My estimate is 78 F with 80% humidity (and no wind ) feels more like 82-84 F.
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