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Old 09-06-2016, 09:40 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Man, last night and this morning were deliciously cool. I was beyond excited to be able to drive to work with the windows down and not get the slightest bit sweaty. Hallelujah! Summer is breathing its dying breath, thank goodness.
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Old 09-06-2016, 05:47 PM
 
Location: northwest valley, az
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93 with a dew point of 77 in Chicago today; you guys better not be sending all that heat this way,...its should be in the 70's here now..
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Old 09-07-2016, 09:48 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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93 with a dew point of 77 in Chicago today; you guys better not be sending all that heat this way,...its should be in the 70's here now..
Its 80 here right now, with grotesque 78% humidity and a 70-degree dew point. But dont worry, someone will be along shortly to say it never gets truly humid here. lolol Yeah, right.

https://www.wunderground.com/us/az/scottsdale
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Old 09-07-2016, 10:18 AM
 
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Its 80 here right now, with grotesque 78% humidity and a 70-degree dew point. But dont worry, someone will be along shortly to say it never gets truly humid here. lolol Yeah, right.

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It's always humid WHEN IT IS RAINING.
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Old 09-07-2016, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix, AZ USA
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Its 80 here right now, with grotesque 78% humidity and a 70-degree dew point. But dont worry, someone will be along shortly to say it never gets truly humid here. lolol Yeah, right.

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It's always humid WHEN IT IS RAINING.

Agreed. What would you EXPECT when we are surrounded by the remains of a Pacific hurricane????

Yes, it is really humid here when we are socked in with clouds like this, and it's still raining. When the clouds pass, the humidity comes down again. Pretty basic weather science, isn't it?
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Old 09-07-2016, 05:31 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Its 80 here right now, with grotesque 78% humidity and a 70-degree dew point. But dont worry, someone will be along shortly to say it never gets truly humid here. lolol Yeah, right.

https://www.wunderground.com/us/az/scottsdale
Precipitable water, one of the measurements for moisture in the atmospheric column, was the third highest it has ever been in September for Phoenix this morning. That's pretty neat.
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Old 09-08-2016, 09:00 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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It's always humid WHEN IT IS RAINING.
Why thank you for your expertise, Ms. Meteorologist!

I was stating the obvious, with my comments above aimed directly at you because you are always the one here who says "it doesnt get that humid like it does back East". Thats a lie.

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Old 09-08-2016, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Agreed. What would you EXPECT when we are surrounded by the remains of a Pacific hurricane????

Yes, it is really humid here when we are socked in with clouds like this, and it's still raining. When the clouds pass, the humidity comes down again. Pretty basic weather science, isn't it?
It is basic weather science, but YOURE MISSING MY POINT when I stated people here will say "oh, it doesnt get humid here like it does out East." Thats bullcrap, because it does, and quite often, too! Summers here suck, there's no way around it. We get blasted with scorching, dry, furnace heat in June, then the remainder of the summer is still hot, but also damp and dusty. Then it seems like every September we get tropical storm remnants which raise the humidity even more and flood out the place. Luckily we havent had much flooding this summer at all.

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Old 09-08-2016, 09:16 AM
 
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Why thank you for your expertise, Ms. Meteorologist!

I was stating the obvious, with my comments above aimed directly at you because you are always the one here who says "it doesnt get that humid like it does back East". Thats a lie. But thanks for chiming in again, I always look forward to your vast knowledge and excellent contributions.
Are we REALLY doing this again?

Of course we get periods of humidity here, most specifically when it rains and in the early morning hours of the day when pretty much the rest of the planet also gets humid.

What we DON'T get, are days that are humid and sunny, with no rain, all the way through the day, with constant dew points in the mid 70s day in and day out like places in the midwest do. (I can't speak for "back east" as I am not from the eastern part of the US nor have I ever lived there). My hometown, for instance, stays and a constant humidity level of well above 60% with dew points that range generally around 73-77 for the majority of the summer. (current conditions there: Temp 75, humidity 93%, dew point 73) The brief spikes in moisture we do see in the valley are short lived, and not a normal daily thing like they are there.

No one really thinks it is a "dry heat" here ALL THE TIME (no place truly is), but in general it is much drier than other areas, and to say it is the SAME as the wetter parts of the US is just ridiculous.

That is the last time I am going over this
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Old 09-08-2016, 09:19 AM
 
Location: AriZona
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I love weather threads.
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