@hchavers@therealjrn no, but how much humidity certainly does. The heat index is based on the bodys ability to not evaporate water because the relative humidity is too high…it has to be pretty high to compare to 97 degrees dry.
All other things considered equal, the dry heat every time. Humidity makes everything worse, especially the hotter climates. When I worked on the Nevada Northern, 100 degrees in the middle of the desert was considerably more bearable than 85-90 degrees back home where it’s almost always 100% humid. The temperature difference with shade or a nice breeze is also much more significant when it’s dry.
@PooltoyWolf 97* and dry is actually somewhat pleasant. It was 115* today in my back yard. Doesn’t matter how dry that kind of heat is, it’s just damn uncomfortable. Particularly when there’s a breeze or wind. Like standing in front of a hair dryer.
@kdemo Near Phx. Fortunately the forecast has been recently updated. The excessive heat warning has been dropped and today’s forecasted high is 109*. Below 110* is generally tolerable. 110* and above is just yuck.
Early this week I moved my mother from Tennessee. It was 116* on the day we arrived. She’s seriously second guessing her choice to move.
honestly, having lived in MA for most of my life and moved to AZ, 97 and dry wins hands-down. At least in the shade, it’s livable. You can’t escape humidity in the shade.
@gilby722 Yes, this. 97 and single-digit humidity is quite comfortable, as long as you are drinking plenty of liquids. No sweaty feeling because the moisture evaporates as soon as it reaches the skin. My only concern is about taking a nap in the shade and getting dehydrated. Many years ago, I spent a summer in southern Arizona with just a swamp cooler for “heat management”. It was great, except for those few days when the humidity skyrocketed, and it was hot and humid. Then it was like summer in Florida.
@kdemo Those are the two things I miss the most, despite the continuing excellent climate here. Warm muggy nights, catching fireflies by the lake, those green-black skies and the feel of electricity from an approaching storm … i probably hated it back then, seems nostalgic now.
@stolicat - I would like to see fireflies before I die. I love the visceral exhilaration of lightning, I expect that dims when it’s a common occurrence.
@kdemo Fireflies are magic - find them if you can. And awe of lightning never dims - I mean, potentially up to a billion volts of electricity shooting between the sky and the earth … I like to go up to the Sierras in the summer to catch some of the lightning storms.
It’s so rare here on the coast, the one time we did have a line of storms come through a not-very-bright native Californian decided it would be a great idea to take his boat out into the harbor to get a better view. You can guess what happened - luckily he survived but his sailboat didn’t.
@f00l@kdemo Like many innocent denizens of the natural world, caring humans have constructed a advocacy web presence for fireflies, which has good information on why they are dwindling and steps people can take to help them recover … https://www.firefly.org/
And here’s a fun website that explains how the synchronous flashing works.
needs a dew point listed for both options for me to decide. both are still a hard no (i basically hibernate through summer) but one might be slightly more tolerable for a few minutes for the sake of the poll.
With humidity it never cools off. 3 in the morning you’re still sticky. In the desert it cools down to the 60s overnight after hitting 100. I also enjoy the ability to use an evaporative cooler here in the desert.
75F and 40-50% humidity. Which, by the wildest coincidence, is the forecast here for this afternoon.
I’ll be stringing my hammock and chilling my beer glass.
I like whatever temperature makes the lake most awesome…the warmer the better (to a point at least) as warm water is easier to stay in for hours. We have an annual watercraft rally in Oklahoma and the guys from way up north Canada were dying…and complained about the bathtub temp water…but after spending 2 days in the water all day they agreed it was awesome.
Not a fan of weather. Prefer the cold hard vacuum of space.
Unit malfunctioning. Please reboot. Please reboot.
@UncleVinny Does it really smell like seared steak?
@macromeh burned toast?
Would you rather suffer via acid burns or water boarding?
I’m not sure what this poll is trying to accomplish, except to highlight our complete lack of control over significant proportions of our lives.
@Ambiverbal
water boarding
This poll absolutely needs results graphed by state, like the purchases by state for each deal.
@lljk
How is this not a thing already‽ Can we also get a line graph of answers by time of day, like the web visits graph?
@DVDBZN @lljk, you guys ask for a lot.
65 and raining. I’m homesick for Seattle.
@Pony
/giphy nice
@Pony @tinamarie1974 we’ve got it pretty nice here, most of the time. Or as Newt would say, “…mostly.”
@Pony where’d you go?
@Pony @UncleVinny I need to know where that is so I do not visit lol!!
@moonhat We moved to Hollister, CA a year ago. Not really by choice- it was a job offer for my husband that brought us here.
The second one. Imma be inside either way, and at least at 80 my shitty A/C can keep up.
@nogoodwithnames That’s a damn good point… Makes me want to change my answer.
How much breeze? Am I in the sun or in the shade? Is there a lake or pool nearby? Am I wearing a hat?
@therealjrn those are execellent questions
@therealjrn none of those matter in the humidity.
@hchavers @therealjrn no, but how much humidity certainly does. The heat index is based on the bodys ability to not evaporate water because the relative humidity is too high…it has to be pretty high to compare to 97 degrees dry.
All other things considered equal, the dry heat every time. Humidity makes everything worse, especially the hotter climates. When I worked on the Nevada Northern, 100 degrees in the middle of the desert was considerably more bearable than 85-90 degrees back home where it’s almost always 100% humid. The temperature difference with shade or a nice breeze is also much more significant when it’s dry.
@PooltoyWolf 97* and dry is actually somewhat pleasant. It was 115* today in my back yard. Doesn’t matter how dry that kind of heat is, it’s just damn uncomfortable. Particularly when there’s a breeze or wind. Like standing in front of a hair dryer.
@ruouttaurmind Yeah, I get that. Above a certain temperature it doesnt matter how dry it is…it will still be bad.
Ugh. Where do you live? @ruouttaurmind?
@kdemo Near Phx. Fortunately the forecast has been recently updated. The excessive heat warning has been dropped and today’s forecasted high is 109*. Below 110* is generally tolerable. 110* and above is just yuck.
Early this week I moved my mother from Tennessee. It was 116* on the day we arrived. She’s seriously second guessing her choice to move.
honestly, having lived in MA for most of my life and moved to AZ, 97 and dry wins hands-down. At least in the shade, it’s livable. You can’t escape humidity in the shade.
@gilby722 Yes, this. 97 and single-digit humidity is quite comfortable, as long as you are drinking plenty of liquids. No sweaty feeling because the moisture evaporates as soon as it reaches the skin. My only concern is about taking a nap in the shade and getting dehydrated. Many years ago, I spent a summer in southern Arizona with just a swamp cooler for “heat management”. It was great, except for those few days when the humidity skyrocketed, and it was hot and humid. Then it was like summer in Florida.
Never experienced dry heat, just this wet, humid madness in southeast GA.
68-74 degrees and humidity around 40-50%.
I have no idea what dry air feels like any more. It’s probably terrible for my skin… But:
I just took a shower and I can guarantee I’ll be sweating as soon as I walk outside to my car.
FL is miserable this time of year. People praise our winters. That’s the only time I truly enjoy Florida.
I’d take -5F over either of those, especially if it’s snowing.
63 and partly cloudy.
Since the left coast has mostly low humidity, we have very few thunderstorms, and no fireflies.
Worth it.
@kdemo Those are the two things I miss the most, despite the continuing excellent climate here. Warm muggy nights, catching fireflies by the lake, those green-black skies and the feel of electricity from an approaching storm … i probably hated it back then, seems nostalgic now.
@stolicat - I would like to see fireflies before I die. I love the visceral exhilaration of lightning, I expect that dims when it’s a common occurrence.
@kdemo Fireflies are magic - find them if you can. And awe of lightning never dims - I mean, potentially up to a billion volts of electricity shooting between the sky and the earth … I like to go up to the Sierras in the summer to catch some of the lightning storms.
It’s so rare here on the coast, the one time we did have a line of storms come through a not-very-bright native Californian decided it would be a great idea to take his boat out into the harbor to get a better view. You can guess what happened - luckily he survived but his sailboat didn’t.
@kdemo @stolicat
Fireflies in summer were constant thing in my childhood and we loved them, but now I never see them anymore. I guess is pesticides?
@kdemo Florida is the lightning capital of the US. Been here since 1990. I still absolutely love watching lightning storms.
@f00l @kdemo Like many innocent denizens of the natural world, caring humans have constructed a advocacy web presence for fireflies, which has good information on why they are dwindling and steps people can take to help them recover …
https://www.firefly.org/
And here’s a fun website that explains how the synchronous flashing works.
https://ncase.me/fireflies/
needs a dew point listed for both options for me to decide. both are still a hard no (i basically hibernate through summer) but one might be slightly more tolerable for a few minutes for the sake of the poll.
@jerk_nugget
No
NO
Fuck NO
70 and whatever
Give us a happy question, or one that makes us think positive. We don’t need to be reminded of the summer doldrums.
Well I’ve experienced 90 and humid for about a month now, so I think I’ll take 97 and not humid for a change-of-pace.
A lack of humidity is worth less than 10F to me.
I do like a nice breeze and some shade in the summertime. .
/youtube Janis Joplin summertime
@f00l
@f00l Janis Joplin, bringing heat with more than just a touch of cool.
Thanks, that’s a great version.
With humidity it never cools off. 3 in the morning you’re still sticky. In the desert it cools down to the 60s overnight after hitting 100. I also enjoy the ability to use an evaporative cooler here in the desert.
75F and 40-50% humidity. Which, by the wildest coincidence, is the forecast here for this afternoon.
I’ll be stringing my hammock and chilling my beer glass.
Remember acid rain… made you picture the droplets burrowing into steel and flesh alike. Those were good times.
Neither is acceptable.
80 and humid - spring in Florida. 95 and humid - summer in Florida. I prefer 80.
Dry heat hands down!
106 and 7% is just fine too…
I’ll take 65 - 75, over either… but my IDEAL weather is a cool, cloudy, somewhat rainy day cuddled with my dogs and watching a good movie!
@Tadlem43 wait, can I change my answer? That is perfect
I like whatever temperature makes the lake most awesome…the warmer the better (to a point at least) as warm water is easier to stay in for hours. We have an annual watercraft rally in Oklahoma and the guys from way up north Canada were dying…and complained about the bathtub temp water…but after spending 2 days in the water all day they agreed it was awesome.
POPSOCKETS! COURT DOCKETS! FOLK ROCK HITS! AWESOME!
How about 108 and dry?