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I have lived in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Cocoa Beach, FL and Phoenix, AZ I live in Phoenix now. For me 70s or low 80s in Phoenix is nice (winter time) But the Phoenix sun is too hot for me because there is no humidity to blanket the suns rays. (like a hot laser beam on you) I much prefer Miami all around, yes, it's more humid but easier on skin and eyes, and always in the 70s or 80s (rarely low 90s) and the suns rays are more tolerable in a humid climate like Miami or Florida in general. 95 to 126 in Phoenix is unbearable unless your in the pool or air conditioner all day.
Also, The ocean and a nice refreshing rain is nice in FLA. In Phoenix when it rains it smells like wet dirt because of the desert. Yuck! Coyotes are cute, though. Scorpions and black widows suck and so do the huge haboobs (dust storms) Alligators don't scare me... just don't get too close. I wouldn't like a shark bite, and you have time to run from a hurricane
Nope. The sun is the factor, especially with high sun angle. Sun intensity is higher without humidity. I can feel the warmth of the sun peeking inside the windows of airplane at 39k feet (very dry ofcourse and intense sun outside) and only -67 degrees!!!
So solar intensity plays a big role aswell.
People here who accustomed to humidity says that dry 28C in Australia felt extremely hot (even hotter than usual humid 32C in their home) because of the dryness
Nope. The sun is the factor, especially with high sun angle. Sun intensity is higher without humidity. I can feel the warmth of the sun peeking inside the windows of airplane at 39k feet (very dry ofcourse and intense sun outside) and only -67 degrees!!!
So solar intensity plays a big role aswell.
People here who accustomed to humidity says that dry 28C in Australia felt extremely hot (even hotter than usual humid 32C in their home) because of the dryness
Seriously? I was always under the impression that humid heat feels way hotter than dry heat. I go to Brisbane often, and a hot and humid 33°C feels warmer to me than a 38°C in Melbourne. Different strokes for different folks.
^^ Yes. There're Lowland Indonesian people who find dry 20C as too warm!!! Seriously, not an April Fool!!! Lowland Indonesia means avg humid 30-32/22-24 c year round!!! They really think that humidity makes the heat feels less intense.
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^^ Yes. There're Indonesian people who find dry 20C as too warm!!!
Well, that explains all the Singaporeans/Malaysians at my uni complaning of the heat when it was 30°C today! I was just thinking "you guys get this year round!"
But I find it funny that someones used to Florida heat would suffer in a European summer in a regular 30c dry day in july.
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People here who accustomed to humidity says that dry 28C in Australia felt extremely hot (even hotter than usual humid 32C in their home) because of the dryness
I'm convinced that I was Indonesian in a past life.
People always say dry heat (ex summertime in Las Vegas) is more comfortable and easier to deal with then the humid heat of Orlando, FL.
Is dry heat really better? Or is heat heat no matter what?
One day we hit 30*C in March, but I was surprised it felt more like 25*C. Then I checked the humidity, and it was at 10%, unlike the 70% we usually get. Also, it felt less oppressive and muggy. But still, I don't think the dry heat would be that much better at Las Vegas level heat, that's just EVIL.
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