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Yes, you read that right. During a heat wave yesterday of course, in Escondido, but it proves that not everybody be in California lives in nice and mild Coastal SoCal.
And that was 104 degrees with a 72 degree dew point making a heat index of 115. Even for Atlanta you seldom see such high dew points with triple digit temps. Usually triple digit temps in Atlanta mean lower dew points.
For reference, it was only 76 degrees in Oceanside on the same day.
So for tourists who go to coastal SoCal and conclude that all of SoCal has mild summers, just know that you have only been to all the touristy ultra expensive areas that have nice weather. Any semi affordable real estate is going to get significantly hotter.
Also in Laguna Hills, a LA suburb, you had 98F with a dewpoint of 74 yesterday, and on Tuesday, 92F with 73 dewpoint. These are typical Atlanta levels of heat and humidity!
Yes, you read that right. During a heat wave yesterday of course, in Escondido, but it proves that not everybody be in California lives in nice and mild Coastal SoCal.
And that was 104 degrees with a 72 degree dew point making a heat index of 115. Even for Atlanta you seldom see such high dew points with triple digit temps. Usually triple digit temps in Atlanta mean lower dew points.
For reference, it was only 76 degrees in Oceanside on the same day.
So for tourists who go to coastal SoCal and conclude that all of SoCal has mild summers, just know that you have only been to all the touristy ultra expensive areas that have nice weather. Any semi affordable real estate is going to get significantly hotter.
Houston has had days of 100 with 78 dews this summer. Much much worse.
Also that humidity was because of a TS off the coast. It's normally dry in the inland areas of CA.
Houston has had days of 100 with 78 dews this summer. Much much worse.
Also that humidity was because of a TS off the coast. It's normally dry in the inland areas of CA.
Yes, everyone knows Houston is much more humid than CA. But the point of this thread is to surprise people that high dewpoints can happen in CA.
And 100 F with 78 dewpoint means a heat index of 118, not that much worse than Escondido with 104F and dewpoint of 72, which makes a heat index of 115. Also, let's not pretend that 100F with dewpoint of 78 is a typical summer day in Houston.
Yes, you read that right. During a heat wave yesterday of course, in Escondido, but it proves that not everybody be in California lives in nice and mild Coastal SoCal.
And that was 104 degrees with a 72 degree dew point making a heat index of 115. Even for Atlanta you seldom see such high dew points with triple digit temps. Usually triple digit temps in Atlanta mean lower dew points.
For reference, it was only 76 degrees in Oceanside on the same day.
So for tourists who go to coastal SoCal and conclude that all of SoCal has mild summers, just know that you have only been to all the touristy ultra expensive areas that have nice weather. Any semi affordable real estate is going to get significantly hotter.
I once got to endure three days of 102+ degree temps with a dew points up to 90 degrees for a heat index of somewhere around 170. It was just unreal. There were literally only two ways to not be completely miserable or risk damaging your health that week: 1) stay an air-conditioned structure, or 2) go swimming.
Yeah, Interior California is hell. Coast is quite expensive unless you are willing to live in a van by the beach. Although, many people are starting to consider as a hip and viable option. Beats being on the streets.
I once got to endure three days of 102+ degree temps with a dew points up to 90 degrees for a heat index of somewhere around 170. It was just unreal. There were literally only two ways to not be completely miserable or risk damaging your health that week: 1) stay an air-conditioned structure, or 2) go swimming.
90 degree dewpoint is the all time record for anywhere in the US, and is extremely, extremely rare, even in the Gulf Coast.
Right, I heard about Appleton WI having the record high dew point, but once again, this is an all time record and all time records are extremely, extremely, rare.
Yes, you read that right. During a heat wave yesterday of course, in Escondido, but it proves that not everybody be in California lives in nice and mild Coastal SoCal.
And that was 104 degrees with a 72 degree dew point making a heat index of 115. Even for Atlanta you seldom see such high dew points with triple digit temps. Usually triple digit temps in Atlanta mean lower dew points.
For reference, it was only 76 degrees in Oceanside on the same day.
So for tourists who go to coastal SoCal and conclude that all of SoCal has mild summers, just know that you have only been to all the touristy ultra expensive areas that have nice weather. Any semi affordable real estate is going to get significantly hotter.
One day in the entire summer and you make it sound like it happens all the time? You want to tell people that Escondido is 20 miles away from Oceanside and 31 miles from San Diego, surrounded by hills so that's why it's so warm? Moderator cut: rude Guess you've become another So. Cal. basher.
Of course can happen in So. Cal. Where doesn't it happen where monsoonal moisture comes off the coast. Does it happen all the time? No. It's a rare occurrence.
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You want to tell people that Escondido is 20 miles away from Oceanside and 31 miles from San Diego, surrounded by hills so that's why it's so warm? Moderator cut: rude Guess you've become another So. Cal. basher.
