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Went to see a friend in the hospital in downtown Phoenix and left during afternoon rush hour. Pretty much the normal stop-n-go traffic. I watch my temps closely, due to running a 4000 stall TC and Vararam.
the official weather at the airport was only 114 and the forecast is for 116 tomorrow, but temps on the street are usually higher. It's still 101 at my house at 11:30, but here's what I saw on my drive home.
So the next time you guys in Florida complain about the heat.......
Hot in Phoenix and Yuma, but it's a dry heat. So is your oven though ....
I used to travel to Yuma via Phoenix quite often to do flight test work at the Yuma Proving Grounds. In the Sky Harbor gift shop I bought a tee shirt for my son that had a couple of skeletons riding on donkeys through the desert and the wording said "But it's a dry heat". Always thought that was funny. I think he still has that shirt.
I played golf in Yuma one time on a trip and I think the temperature was a relatively mild 107, but the humidity was almost non-existent ... maybe 3 or 4%. It felt pretty good unless I was out in the sun very long, but grabbing an iron out of the bag could be an excruciatingly painful experience. Things get HOT.
I'd almost take your heat over our heat and high humidity here in the Southeast though.
I'd almost take your heat over our heat and high humidity here in the Southeast though.
When the humidity is so high (like here around Houston) and 100 deg, your sweaty clothes don't evaporate and dry out. Try walking around with soggy underwear for 8 hours.
When the humidity is so high (like here around Houston) and 100 deg, your sweaty clothes don't evaporate and dry out. Try walking around with soggy underwear for 8 hours.
Houston's about the hottest and most uncomfortable place I've ever been, even New Orleans. And DC is right up near the top of the list too.
I was at JSC once and just walking from the building to my car I was soaking wet. It's absolutely amazing how terrible it felt. We have heat and humidity here but it's nothing like Houston.
Yeah, I know it's hot in PHX but 123? What's that supposed to be measuring? Road temps or air temps? If air, I have to be very skeptical.
I suppose it's possible....
It's air temps measured at the grille opening. Between the black asphalt soaking up heat all day and the heat generated by all the cars during rush hour, it's not uncommon to see temps 10-15 more than the official one at the airport. The most I've seen was 130.
The upside is that the temps may never get below 32 for several years and then only for a few hours overnight.
There is no perfect place to live, so we go where we like best. I left the cold and snow and don't miss it either.
It's air temps measured at the grille opening. Between the black asphalt soaking up heat all day and the heat generated by all the cars during rush hour, it's not uncommon to see temps 10-15 more than the official one at the airport. The most I've seen was 130.
The upside is that the temps may never get below 32 for several years and then only for a few hours overnight.
There is no perfect place to live, so we go where we like best. I left the cold and snow and don't miss it either.
Sure. All is compromise. I'd like a less severe winter myself but my standard is being able to ride a bike. It makes little diff if its 20 or 35 F - in either case bike riding is unpleasant. The only place I've ridden all year long is FL and that has certain, drawbacks too. I do like the sea / sand but the humidity in summer (May to Oct) just knocks me for a loop.
It's air temps measured at the grille opening. Between the black asphalt soaking up heat all day and the heat generated by all the cars during rush hour, it's not uncommon to see temps 10-15 more than the official one at the airport. The most I've seen was 130.
The upside is that the temps may never get below 32 for several years and then only for a few hours overnight.
There is no perfect place to live, so we go where we like best. I left the cold and snow and don't miss it either.
08-15-2015, 02:39 AM
T'waz a bit warm in Phoenix t'day
So is your oven though ....
When the humidity is so high (like here around Houston) and 100 deg, your sweaty clothes don't evaporate and dry out. Try walking around with soggy underwear for 8 hours.
Nothing whatsoever interests me in living in a place where it's too hot to breathe.
