Did you or anyone you know move out west to avoid the humidity? (house, live)
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When I lived in the Midwest I heard all about how the west is so much better because it's a dry heat. Humidity is miserable. So is the dry heat. I'm in Montana and I think it's too hot outside tonight. The thing to remember about the parched west is there literally is no water. It costs a fortune to water your lawn. I got a $347 bill for watering less than half an acre last July. It also makes your skin super dry.
I can certainly sympathize with you. It's more or less a "pick your poison" scenario. Everywhere east of the Rocky Mts. is humid in the summer any areas farther west where it's not humid are very dry (not lush and green).
Unfortunately as global warming progresses it's just going to get more hot and humid.
Over forty years ago I moved from east Texas to west Texas. Although I have now lived in numerous places, it is the humidity of eastern Texas that kept me from ever going back there.
Move to Miami for a summer, then move back. You will be so disgusted by the humidity in South Florida that it will be refreshing when you get back to MD. Just like reverse air conditioning. Sit in your house at 120 degrees, and suddenly 95 outside doesn't seem so bad.
Move to Miami for a summer, then move back. You will be so disgusted by the humidity in South Florida that it will be refreshing when you get back to MD. Just like reverse air conditioning. Sit in your house at 120 degrees, and suddenly 95 outside doesn't seem so bad.
When we were kids we'd get too used to the air conditioning so we'd go outside to get "hot" again. When we went back in it felt cool.
Move to Miami for a summer, then move back. You will be so disgusted by the humidity in South Florida that it will be refreshing when you get back to MD. Just like reverse air conditioning. Sit in your house at 120 degrees, and suddenly 95 outside doesn't seem so bad.
I took a trip to Mimai a while back, I used to think we had terrible humidity, but not until I got there. Miami did something that I didn't think was possible. Appreciate South Louisiana humidity .
As far as the topic, I've known a few who have done so. But would I personally do it? No. It would be on my mind sure, but it wouldn't be the main reason why I'd ever consider a move. I've gotten pretty used to the humidity here so it doesn't bother me a whole lot as it can others.
There is a green place in the west with humidity that doesn't make one sweat. It is Seattle. In fact, Seattle has some of the highest humidity in the country, but it usually only occurs during cool months. (possible rare exceptions)...Seattle may experience a day or two of high humidity during the warm months, but it rarely lasts.
When I lived in the Midwest I heard all about how the west is so much better because it's a dry heat. Humidity is miserable. So is the dry heat. I'm in Montana and I think it's too hot outside tonight. The thing to remember about the parched west is there literally is no water. It costs a fortune to water your lawn. I got a $347 bill for watering less than half an acre last July. It also makes your skin super dry.
I agree. Dry heat is overrated and when you're out in the sun, the fact it's not humid is no relief.
The best thing about dry heat is that it typically cools down at night faster, but if it reaches 105F that day it's not going to cool down at all.
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