Is Summer in Tucson really that unbearable? (Miami: homes, tornado)

[LordBalfor]

PS - Note too that even during the Monsoon Season average Humidity levels in Tucson NEVER even get within the AVERAGE RANGE for the US as a whole - let alone a really humid place like Miami.

//www.city-data.com/city/Tucson-Arizona.html

Ken

[LordBalfor]

Originally Posted by actinic

The fact overnight lows in Tucson approximates Miami's during the summer reinforces the presence of these higher, non spiked humidities, and for extended periods.

How the heck does it do that?

Ken

[Brenda-by-the-sea]

Originally Posted by LordBalfor

Tucson average humidity in August (the most humid month) is 65 in the morning and 33 in the afternoon.

You know you're in the real desert when people complain about 33% rh as "elevated humidity." Average afternoon rh in Los Angeles, for example, never falls below 60%.

[LordBalfor]

Originally Posted by Brenda-by-the-sea

You know you're in the real desert when people complain about 33% rh as "elevated humidity." Average afternoon rh in Los Angeles, for example, never falls below 60%.

LOL
Very true.
As you allude, it's all relative. I have no doubt tht actinic finds the combination of temp and humidity during the Monsoon Season to be uncomfortable, but the fact is Arizona is not unique in getting summer thunderstorms. Much of the country gets them - and far more frequently than Arizona does. Look at all the tornados the Midwest gets. They didn't just pop up out a bright sunny day - they come about because of hot humid conditions when all that warm humid air driving north from the Gulf of Mexico runs into cooler air coming down from Canada.

The fact is, aside from the West Coast, most of the country gets summertime humidity far more often than Arizona gets it. It's just that its' more noticable in Arizona BECAUSE of it's relative rarity. As mentioned, even during the Monsoon Season, MOST days in Arizona are sunny and dry - and even during Monsoonal weather, most of the day is not that humid (expecially when compared to other parts of the country such as the Gulf Coast, Midwest or even the Northeast) where it is often humid ALL DAY. Hot and sticky is often the norm for the summer months in those places. In Arizona, not so much.

Ken

[actinic]

Originally Posted by LordBalfor

I don't care how many years you've lived there. You are clearly not very observant - or more likely you have nothing else to compare Tucson to. You certainly aren't able to accurately compare Tucson to Miami.

It's clear you have comprehension issues. For fear of repeating myself here's the story ...

- Tucson IS FAR LESS HUMID THAN MIAMI

with me?

- Tucson rh rises during the monsoon season and is low at other times

ok?

- overnight lows in Tucson are higher in the summer monsoon season (NOT HIGHER THAN MIAMI'S, HIGHER COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE YEAR) because of the added presence of humidity.

Agreed so far? How's your home town ... Seattle isn't it?

[actinic]

Originally Posted by Brenda-by-the-sea

You know you're in the real desert when people complain about 33% rh as "elevated humidity."

Yep, and nearly everyone complains about it because the heat mixed with even a slight increase makes those temp/humidity indexes get to uncomfort levels quickly.

[Grannysroost]

Dumb question...Okay humidity 30-some %, temp 100 in monsoon season....I realize depending on the severity of the monsoon season, but normally how long does this 'elevated' humidity last...days, weeks, months, or does it vary?

[actinic]

Originally Posted by LordBalfor

LOL
Very true.
As you allude, it's all relative. I have no doubt tht actinic finds the combination of temp and humidity during the Monsoon Season to be uncomfortable, but the fact is Arizona is not unique in getting summer thunderstorms. Much of the country gets them - and far more frequently than Arizona does. Look at all the tornados the Midwest gets. They didn't just pop up out a bright sunny day - they come about because of hot humid conditions when all that warm humid air driving north from the Gulf of Mexico runs into cooler air coming down from Canada.

Continuing beginning meteorology, severe weather is frequently caused by a clash of colder weather hitting warm. Much of the central and eastern parts of the nation are characterized by warm stretches interspersed with more pleasant, less humid, milder conditions. In Arizona the heat continues virtually unabated.

The fact is, aside from the West Coast, most of the country gets summertime humidity far more often than Arizona gets it. It's just that its' more noticable in Arizona BECAUSE of it's relative rarity.

No, its the perspiration that rains off of you that makes it noticeable.

As mentioned, even during the Monsoon Season, MOST days in Arizona are sunny and dry - and even during Monsoonal weather, most of the day is not that humid

Humid enough to be certainly felt and considered uncomfortable.

(expecially when compared to other parts of the country such as the Gulf Coast, Midwest or even the Northeast) where it is often humid ALL DAY. Hot and sticky is often the norm for the summer months in those places. In Arizona, not so much.

Of course there's the upper plains & midwest, intermountain rockies, and portions of CA & pacific NW that have longer, more pleasant stretches than AZ.

[actinic]

By the way, I can't think of a better city than Miami as a point of reference to make a point about how low humidities are. It's like if you want to look thin, surround yourself with fat people

[actinic]

Originally Posted by Grannysroost

Dumb question...Okay humidity 30-some %, temp 100 in monsoon season....I realize depending on the severity of the monsoon season, but normally how long does this 'elevated' humidity last...days, weeks, months, or does it vary?

Active monsoon seasons? Higher rh's can last weeks at a time with some gaps. Measurable precip can be almost daily. The worst, however, is when humidities are higher and it *doesn't* rain in your area. That's usually the norm because of how isolated the storm cells can be.