Rate This Climate: Miami, FL (normal, degrees, hours, winters)
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Lol....what? When was I ever arguing the opposite? Unlike most heat-misers I can actually accept the fact that other people have different weather preferences. Something that warm-weather loving folk like you seem to have a hard time grasping.
I can kinda understand why some people would like cool weather. But people who like seriously cold weather escapes me. Even 30F seems too much, though I guess people want the feel of winter and snow, so that makes sense. But 10F? -10F? Even colder? That's possibly life threatening without good gear. I really don't get your preferences.
Humidity in Afternoons is 80%s, mornings its 60%s. Temperature average is mid to upper 80s.
Left square is mornings...Right square for afternoons...
There has to be a screw loose somewhere to think having Extreme Caution and Danger level heat index is enjoyable.
As an electrician I absolutely prefer 20 degrees over 80 degrees any time and day. It's not enjoyable working while sweating and having bugs all over you. As a personal preference I enjoy temps under 70 but prefer under 30.
It's easier to warm up then cool down unless you're a hermit (which I am in summertime) and stay in the A/C.
THATS #1.
#2. Weather Fatalities:
This stat should say it all... Its Inhumane to like the heat. Its not safe, its not healthy. In 1995 there were over 1000 heat related incidents. But Heat is #1 cause of death.
THATS #2.
#3. Migration: Be careful when trying to explain people moving to the south. It gets tricky with politics & economy related. People are Moving OUT of the south because of Hurricanes, higher insurance, and even higher unemployment numbers, low paying jobs, ect..
People moving out of part of the NorthEast because property taxes are high, traffic insane, ect. ect. ect.
One thing is for sure... you have to take account the percentage of people STAYING in Florida as opposed to MOVING there.
Using data obtained from Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, a recent AP analysis showed there has been a 30 percent drop in driver’s license applications during the past five years. This corroborates relocation trends.
The Trend is WEST & EAST not South. Blues represent more moving into. Yellows show more moving out of. Reds show an even move in/move out.
^Great post. Always good to hear a perspective from someone who works outdoors. I worked outdoors for the past three summers and it is simply awful having to constantly stay hydrated and avoiding the sun. I nearly had heatstroke last summer and it wasn't on the hottest days (at or near 100 F) of the summer, it was when it was humid and in the upper 80s.
Humidity in Afternoons is 80%s, mornings its 60%s. Temperature average is mid to upper 80s.
Left square is mornings...Right square for afternoons...
There has to be a screw loose somewhere to think having Extreme Caution and Danger level heat index is enjoyable.
As an electrician I absolutely prefer 20 degrees over 80 degrees any time and day. It's not enjoyable working while sweating and having bugs all over you. As a personal preference I enjoy temps under 70 but prefer under 30.
It's easier to warm up then cool down unless you're a hermit (which I am in summertime) and stay in the A/C.
THATS #1.
#2. Weather Fatalities:
This stat should say it all... Its Inhumane to like the heat. Its not safe, its not healthy. In 1995 there were over 1000 heat related incidents. But Heat is #1 cause of death.
THATS #2.
#3. Migration: Be careful when trying to explain people moving to the south. It gets tricky with politics & economy related. People are Moving OUT of the south because of Hurricanes, higher insurance, and even higher unemployment numbers, low paying jobs, ect..
People moving out of part of the NorthEast because property taxes are high, traffic insane, ect. ect. ect.
One thing is for sure... you have to take account the percentage of people STAYING in Florida as opposed to MOVING there.
Using data obtained from Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, a recent AP analysis showed there has been a 30 percent drop in driver’s license applications during the past five years. This corroborates relocation trends.
The Trend is WEST & EAST not South. Blues represent more moving into. Yellows show more moving out of. Reds show an even move in/move out.
I hope you enjoyed my facts here:
Great post!!..nobody can argue with these facts...very hot weather is dangerous..not to mention being the driving force of severe weather.
My perspective is this and I know a lot of people won't agree with this.
If you had 2 naked humans standing outside, one on a hot summer day in Miami when the temperature was 95F with 70% humidity and another one standing outside on a cold winter day in Winnipeg when the temperature was -30F with a windchill of -50F who would die first?
Of course both in time would die, one from dehydration and heat stroke and the other from hypothermia and frostbite but I am willing to bet the naked human in Winnipeg would die first. I guess it just shows that humans are more adapted to warm tropical conditions than extreme cold conditions naturally and the only way we can live in cold conditions is by wearing clothes and building other adaptations.
I always felt extreme discomfort and pain in cold even if I was heavily dressed but I always felt happy and content when I was hot and sweaty...
So Miami will always win out for me than a place that gets cold and snow.
My perspective is this and I know a lot of people won't agree with this.
If you had 2 naked humans standing outside, one on a hot summer day in Miami when the temperature was 95F with 70% humidity and another one standing outside on a cold winter day in Winnipeg when the temperature was -30F with a windchill of -50F who would die first?
Of course both in time would die, one from dehydration and heat stroke and the other from hypothermia and frostbite but I am willing to bet the naked human in Winnipeg would die first. I guess it just shows that humans are more adapted to warm tropical conditions than extreme cold conditions naturally and the only way we can live in cold conditions is by wearing clothes and building other adaptations.
I always felt extreme discomfort and pain in cold even if I was heavily dressed but I always felt happy and content when I was hot and sweaty...
So Miami will always win out for me than a place that gets cold and snow.
You are disputing the facts though..more people die from heat than cold....its just a fact.
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