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BTW I lived in Spokane for 3 years, and I remember one day in the summer I was about to go outside, and I looked at the temp and stuff on the Weather Channel, and it said it was, like, 94 degrees out ... but the humidity was 14%, or something else ridiculously low. So I went outside, and honestly, I thought to myself, "This isn't bad for 94 degrees at all."
Yeah for that reason it's a lot more useful to look at dew point. Anything under 50 is probably great.
In that case, Spokane would be great since all those dew points are under 50%.
One thing about Spokane is, during the spring you do get some warmer and semi-muggy periods where thunderstorms will pop up. But, that'll be, like, highs in the 70's or 80's, and of course it's not like that all the time. That goes from about April-June. By the time July comes around it starts getting really dry.
While the lack of humidity might make the heat better, some place on the cooler side (let's say Tahoe, which is ~5-8 degrees cooler in the summer with the same dew point) is probably better.
Hers was a severe early onset fibromyalgia, starting when she was around... maybe 14? Any exposure to heat at all basically disables her. She was removed from school and basically bedridden for several years as a teen, and only once they found an effective chemical cocktail was she able to function. If she takes her meds and avoids exposure to weather above ~80 degrees, she's function. If she misses a dose, or the power is out for an afternoon, she can basically count on not making it to work the next day and being somewhat off for the next week.
We're not talking about muscle pain, hers is crippling if not handled carefully.
I've never heard of anything like that, so sorry. Mine was crippling too if I used any muscles (if I moved) but it had nothing to do with heat. I wasn't able to work or do much of anything.
But in this case, it certainly looks as though she needs consistently cool temps. Good luck and I hope you find your ideal location for her health.
While the lack of humidity might make the heat better, some place on the cooler side (let's say Tahoe, which is ~5-8 degrees cooler in the summer with the same dew point) is probably better.
If you do end up in a place that might be a little on the warm side, one thing you might consider doing is, buy or rent a house with a (finished) basement. That way she could spend most of her time during the warm hours in the basement. Here in KC where highs in the mid-to-upper 90's are the norm, a basement in the summer is a godsend. I've even got a spare bedroom down there where I usually sleep during hot days. Makes a huge difference.
That can help tremendously, yeah. Living somewhere with cooler weather opens up a lot of job options for her though. E.g. right now she works in a counseling position for children during the day, and writes children's books at night. She had the option for taking a summer position running a camp for troubled kids, and the recent heat forced her to take some time off. If temperatures are consistently lower and less humid, she has more opportunities.
I'll add in Anchorage--the city is more populous than asked for, but that city takes in a lot of physical land area that's mostly pretty sparsely populated.
I've been reluctant about the idea of Anchorage, but I'll look into it. The extreme darkness in winter worries me.
Looking around on maps, I'm realizing I might find something in Utah. There seem to be a lot of high altitude towns just east of Salt Lake City, which have very pleasant summers. I could easily commute down for work. Might be hard to garden there, but there's no lack of sunshine.
Santa Fe, NM? Cooler temps than Denver. The city sits at 7200 feet elevation. It is high desert and low humidity. It is a city on my retirement relocation consideration list. It is not inexpensive but maybe worth taking a look? Best of luck to you.
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Mine was crippling too if I used any muscles (if I moved) but it had nothing to do with heat. I wasn't able to work or do much of anything.
