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By the way--thanks for posting those pics. Many of the actual summer shots feature that white sky I referenced. I had been called out for BS on that observation, too. That is a function of pollution and high humidity.
By the way--thanks for posting those pics. Many of the actual summer shots feature that white sky I referenced. I had been called out for BS on that observation, too. That is a function of pollution and high humidity.
6 US cities rank above Houston in air pollution...can you guess where they all are?
Clearly many haven't been to Orlando and Miami given the poll results. Orlando is in the center of the state and by far feels worse than Miami on the coast....I grew up in South Florida and live in the Orlando area now.
Same situation here too! Miami / South Florida maybe humid but it's suburbs stretch for about 20 miles inland only so the sea breeze does make it inland. The afternoon thunderstorms in the summer does lower the temps as well. Humidity is quite low from October through March. I do agree Orlando is by far muggier and hotter than Miami.
PS: Someone mentioned NYC and being from the area I can attest to that being true. There is nothing more horrific in the summer than having 100+ degree days in the city with a stagnant high pressure system and unbearable humidty combined with the pollution where you can actually see the air!
The worst cities are the northern ones along the gulf in my experience... Houston, Mobile, New Orleans, Dothan, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Ocala, Biloxi, Bainbridge, etc.
In summer, south Florida is almost always higher than anywhere else. The highest dew points ever recorded in the world are in the upper 90s (your glasses would steam up if you came out of a 95 degree room), in the Persian Gulf area. Today in that area, temps are 105-115, but dewpoints in the nice 40s-50s. I can't find a dew point higher than Miami's (77), but southern Vietnam, where it is raining, is also that high. A couple places around the Caribbean also a bit above 75,
This post is right on, and you are very close on the highest dewpoint ever recorded! This was highlighted recently in a tweet by @NWSBoston on 8/14:
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