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Old 11-02-2012, 05:39 PM
 
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I don't really understand why people say summer in Oregon is a 'dry heat'. I find the air feels fairly moderately humid, even though it hardly rains. It's definitely not the bone-dry heat of California summer. There's days where it's downright muggy.

I actually find Oregon summer feels worse than California summer at times.
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Old 11-02-2012, 07:03 PM
 
Location: The beautiful Rogue Valley, Oregon
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What part of "Oregon" are you talking about? Are what part of "California" are you comparing it to? Without a set of reference points, you can't really compare them.
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Old 11-02-2012, 07:06 PM
 
Location: Bend, OR
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Depends where you're comparing it to like you said. More than half the country has much more humid summers than anywhere in Oregon. The major population centre in the US (NE Coridor) has especially warm and muggy summers compared to anywhere in Oregon and the entire PNW region.
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Old 11-02-2012, 07:57 PM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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You have no idea what humid is until you have been to New Orleans or the Great Lakes
area in summer, or many other parts of the country. CA may have drier air in summer but
Oregon and even WA are definitely not humid in summer (well, except when it is raining).
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Old 11-02-2012, 08:10 PM
 
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What part of "Oregon" are you talking about? Are what part of "California" are you comparing it to? Without a set of reference points, you can't really compare them.
Willamette Valley vs Bay Area/Central Valley/Southern California coastal region.
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Old 11-02-2012, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Portlandish, OR
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Willamette Valley vs Bay Area/Central Valley/Southern California coastal region.
i used to think southern CA was bone dry til i lived in arizona. i don't feel like it's super humid here, even coming from a desert area. That said, i've never heard anyone describe it as a "dry heat" here. it's much less humid than the majority of the US, IMO.
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Old 11-03-2012, 02:22 AM
 
Location: Southwest Washington
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Eastern and Southern Oregon are very low humidity in the summer--comparable to the non-desert parts of California. The Willamette Valley can get the rare muggy day, but mostly is almost always extremely comfortable, especially compared to places east of the Rockies, though it is slightly more humid than the rest of Oregon in the summer. I visit LA regularly and never really have noticed the difference too much.

The first time I went back east I remember getting off the plane in D.C. and panicking because I felt like I couldn't breathe. I got used to it after the first night, but wow, that was a shock.
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Old 11-03-2012, 05:44 AM
 
Location: the Beaver State
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The first time I went back east I remember getting off the plane in D.C. and panicking because I felt like I couldn't breathe. I got used to it after the first night, but wow, that was a shock.
I had a simliar experience, driving through D.C. area (from Virginia) in April I think it was. Even then, it was oppressive and it hadn't gotten much hotter then 75 degrees.

Oregon has nothing on places like that.
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Old 11-04-2012, 11:51 AM
 
Location: A little corner of paradise
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It's all relative! My husband visited Portland this summer and everybody was DYING, it was so HOT! It was 85. Here in Palm Springs it's going to be 92 today. People - often from PNW - talk about the dry heat here, but I notice they're mostly back home before July and August hit and we're at 80% humidity, 110+ during the day, and not less than 85 at night. I know, on the other hand, that tourists are laughing at us when we're bundled up in parkas because it's 60, and they're in shorts.
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Old 11-04-2012, 03:08 PM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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It's all relative! My husband visited Portland this summer and everybody was DYING, it was so HOT! It was 85. Here in Palm Springs it's going to be 92 today. People - often from PNW - talk about the dry heat here, but I notice they're mostly back home before July and August hit and we're at 80% humidity, 110+ during the day, and not less than 85 at night. I know, on the other hand, that tourists are laughing at us when we're bundled up in parkas because it's 60, and they're in shorts.
That's funny, because here in Seattle the summer tourists from warmer climates are all bundled up while we are in shorts once it hits 55.
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