[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Dry Heat vs Humidity? (Page 1 of 4)
Posted: 7/2/2014 2:52:02 PM EDT
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At what point is dry heat more uncomfortable than humidity?
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I'm from IL but lived in AZ for 4 years (best 4 gun years of my life).
For me 90º in IL is worse than 90º in AZ. Because IL has the humidity and it feels wet and sticky. AZ gets uncomfortable for me around 100+ but it depends on what you're doing. If you're out playing a sport 100º in AZ will be a little rough and you really have to make sure you stay hydrated. But 110º in AZ just walking around outside for a little bit isn't that bad. tldr: dry heat sucks more when it's 110º+ (for me) |
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The biggest thing with dry heat is remembering to hydrate. With humid heat you sweat your ass off and are soaked so you clue in and hydrate. With dry heat you sweat your ass off but it evaporates so you remain dry. Since you are not soaked in sweat you may not realize you need to rehydrate. |
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The biggest thing with dry heat is remembering to hydrate. With humid heat you sweat your ass off and are soaked so you clue in and hydrate. With dry heat you sweat your ass off but it evaporates so you remain dry. Since you are not soaked in sweat you may not realize you need to rehydrate. This man speaks the truth. |
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While Dry heat may "feel" a little better
I will take Humidity any day my skin is not all dried out (especially my feet, hands, and face) I have to use lotion 3+ times a day here I dehydrate at a slower rate (or at least it sure as hell seems this way) I think that may because since dry heat is easier to deal with I stay in it longer or it could be because of less moisture in the environment. and businesses use Air conditioning rather than swamp coolers when there is Humidity. 
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The biggest thing with dry heat is remembering to hydrate. With humid heat you sweat your ass off and are soaked so you clue in and hydrate. With dry heat you sweat your ass off but it evaporates so you remain dry. Since you are not soaked in sweat you may not realize you need to rehydrate. The problem is, sweat does not evaporate as well in high humidity so the cooling effect sucks. You can hydrate all you want but at some point, you're just processing water and wearing a wet blanket. Moving air helps. |
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Interesting. Yeah, it was a steam bath today. Even when I cover myself in goldbond I still get soaked. Quoted:
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I have been in 110 un Yuma, AZ it did not feel as hot as it did today in GA. Interesting. Yeah, it was a steam bath today. Even when I cover myself in goldbond I still get soaked. Luckily, we only have about three more months of it. |
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I live in Southern NV. After 105 I find it uncomfortable to be outside for long periods. A breeze feels good up until about here. Above 110 it is uncomfortable for even short periods of time. Your skin actually stings a little bit. Wind hurts. Above 115 I don't go outside. It hurts to be outside. Wind makes it hard to see.
What I really hate is that we don't get a break from the heat for ~3 months. It is 90+ when I leave for work in the morning and it is still high 90s when I go to sleep at night. When I have visited humid areas there are only a few hours of each day that are uncomfortably hot. Nights are actually cool. You can turn off the A/C and open your windows. |
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Here is how dry heat works. People from New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona spend all spring telling us pussies here in GA that we don't know what hot is, that real men don't worry until it gets to 110. Then comes the first 95 degree day with 99% humidity. Now it is all different, those manly men from the South West aren't wanting to talk about the weather anymore, and you had better be ready for a fight if you want them to leave their air conditioning. Hell, you should hear them howl when it is 80% humidity and 105, those are the days I remind them of what pussies us locals are about the heat and ask them to show us how real men handle it. |
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I always thought the whole "dry heat" thing was BS until I experienced it. Last week, Las Vegas, 102F. I was walking in the blazing sun....and it was sort of ok. It was hot, but I could deal with it. I've heard that when it gets to 110+, all bets are off. So True, It was 97* in No. Florida today! It was like Hell outside....I gave thought on how to survive without electricity in such heat....  Hard but quite duable....
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| I cant imagine how miserable the humidity would be. It seems like we get more humid each year here in Vegas compared to when I was younger. During the monsoon, sometimes humidity will climb up to 40-50% combined with 112 and it's fucking miserable. It usually doesnt last though, because after it builds up for a couple days we get thunderstorms and it cools it down. Fuck heat and humidity. |