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92. Yep, and actually we've had relatively mild temps so far. But, I can sweat st 75 if

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Fri Jun 27, 2014, 11:45 PM

Jun 2014

humidity is high.

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Walking outside into a heat stroke [View all] Aerows Jun 2014 OP

I take it you are in Florida? William769 Jun 2014 #1

Worse Aerows Jun 2014 #3

Yuck. William769 Jun 2014 #5

Yep. It's hot and humid as being in a dryer on tumble. n/t Aerows Jun 2014 #6

Thats how I feel right now in S.W. Florida. William769 Jun 2014 #8

Yep, you folks aren't doing any better than we are Aerows Jun 2014 #9

You are preaching to the choir! William769 Jun 2014 #10

The bugs this years Aerows Jun 2014 #37

Ewwwww. It doesn't get better there until October. Warpy Jun 2014 #15

June is the best month of summer, here Aerows Jun 2014 #18

If it makes you feel any better Warpy Jun 2014 #28

It doesn't make me feel better because there are so many Aerows Jun 2014 #36

68 with light rain here in SW Washington. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #2

I envy you Aerows Jun 2014 #4

Did I ever mention that I got hyporthermia in Washington?...... In July? dixiegrrrrl Jun 2014 #33

I nearly got hypothermia in DC Aerows Jun 2014 #35

I got frostbite in Santa Ana, Ca in May. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #76

My compliments on the photo pleinair Jun 2014 #82

Santa Barbara 73 and sunny upaloopa Jun 2014 #7

Yeah what a drag. I can't be outside for 10 minutes without sweating like a pig Populist_Prole Jun 2014 #11

Head sweater in Georgia. The only thing good about summer is I can lose Hoyt Jun 2014 #25

Good observation Populist_Prole Jun 2014 #40

I am in Georgia also. RebelOne Jun 2014 #85

Yep, and actually we've had relatively mild temps so far. But, I can sweat st 75 if Hoyt Jun 2014 #92

I'll take 95 degrees with 90% humidity over 32 any day NightWatcher Jun 2014 #12

We can easily change "bloods" Aerows Jun 2014 #16

Good old air conditioning RobertEarl Jun 2014 #13

70 and cloudy Montana sorefeet Jun 2014 #14

That's just rubbing it in n/t Aerows Jun 2014 #17

55F here at the moment, high today was 62 Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #19

Now that was just mean :( Aerows Jun 2014 #20

You need to go to the Southwest. former9thward Jun 2014 #21

I actually like snow Aerows Jun 2014 #22

Unless you're in northern Michigan,the high temps sufrommich Jun 2014 #23

I went there in January Aerows Jun 2014 #24

I've spent a couple of winters on the Gulf Coast. sufrommich Jun 2014 #27

I'll honestly take your winters, over our summers Aerows Jun 2014 #30

I agree.Humidity is incredibly miserable and sufrommich Jun 2014 #32

One other word to sum up our summers = bugs Aerows Jun 2014 #48

They are also bad up north. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #54

Bugs that bite plain suck Aerows Jun 2014 #60

The black flies of New England are the worst. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #63

I can't say I've hiked in New England. I'm only familiar with the state bird Aerows Jun 2014 #65

Do you have a high population of Asian Tiger mosquito? NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #68

They are indeed striped Aerows Jun 2014 #70

Yeah, day biters unlike the native ones. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #72

We have SWARMS of mosquitoes, Tigers and others Aerows Jun 2014 #74

At least you don't have to worry about Lyme disease. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #77

I'm up in the U.P. of Michigan right now. sufrommich Jun 2014 #57

I can't debate which bug is better or worse, my friend, Aerows Jun 2014 #59

90� here with 53% humidity=98� HI hobbit709 Jun 2014 #26

Just as bad - ours is 98 HI, too Aerows Jun 2014 #34

I'm in San Antonio LeftInTX Jun 2014 #29

Our humidity is to the point where you think you are breathing soup, and it is hot as hell. Aerows Jun 2014 #31

I hear that! I grew up mostly in Houston...where it is a waste of time trying to Rex Jun 2014 #38

I lived in Houston - it's the same Aerows Jun 2014 #45

Same here! The mosquitoes here are HUGE and look like stealth bombers! Rex Jun 2014 #47

Yep! Aerows Jun 2014 #49

IKR!? I've never seen them that size or composition...they look just like freakin stealth planes! Rex Jun 2014 #52

I don't know what in the HELL Aerows Jun 2014 #56

When we were early 20s, we lived in New Orleans without air conditioning Thirties Child Jun 2014 #39

Summer has somehow eluded us here in Texas. Indeed, many of our area ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #41

Must be North Texas Aerows Jun 2014 #46

Oh, yes, we did. My favorite lake is Whitney. If I'm recalling what I heard on ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #55

Glad to hear it! Aerows Jun 2014 #62

gotten hot and humid here in eastern NY> have to use a big umbrella to garden under KittyWampus Jun 2014 #42

Are the bugs there as bad as they are here? Aerows Jun 2014 #43

Wisconsin has really bad mosquitos, but no ROACHES LeftInTX Jun 2014 #67

I do NOT miss the Palmetto Bugs NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #90

I don't know how people do it... deathrind Jun 2014 #44

Fall and Spring are beautiful in Michigan.We have thousands of sufrommich Jun 2014 #50

That's my kind of weather. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #51

Vacation in Rhinelander AngryAmish Jun 2014 #53

84 and partly cloudy in Illinois. I'd gladly trade places with you--in the winter. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #58

If it was 90% humidity and 90�F, the Heat index would be 122�F. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #61

It's hot, it's humid Aerows Jun 2014 #64

Oh, I understand. I just hate the 90% humid thing I often hear. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #66

A light breeze. Any breeze! :D Aerows Jun 2014 #69

me too, me too CreekDog Jun 2014 #78

We don't often teach this stuff in school. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #79

Irritates me as well. The ignorance, that is Populist_Prole Jun 2014 #86

I personally prefer dewpoint. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #89

bless you CreekDog Jun 2014 #75

Wouldn't a Dewpoint of 100 be like trying to breath underwater? Rex Jun 2014 #83

No, 100% humididty means the air is saturated with as much water vapor (a gas) as it can hold. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #84

Thanks that was very informative! Rex Jun 2014 #91

Correction: though it's very humid there, it's not 90F and 90% humidity CreekDog Jun 2014 #71

See post above yours. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #73

here in WA MFM008 Jun 2014 #80

Just avoid the raccoons with heatstroke, Aerows....you'll be fine!!!! msanthrope Jun 2014 #81

it was 91 degrees Howler Jun 2014 #87

We're a block from Lake Michigan in Milwaukee. postulater Jun 2014 #88