Dangerously High Temperatures Blanket United States, Expected to Last Into Next Week

[Sand Rat Expat]

25. What kills me is the humidity.

I lived in Arizona for 13 years, and I adapted to 110 degrees with no problem. As long as you're not in direct sunlight, it's really not a big deal. The "It's a dry heat!" saying is true.

Then I moved to Canada. Hooooooooo boy. The first time I stepped off the plane in Toronto, it hurt to breathe. Not so much from pollution (though there's the usual big city pollution) but because the air is so much thicker when you're half a mile lower in elevation.

Just recently here in Hamilton it's been abysmal. Just days and days of sweltering temps with godawful humidity and no rain to break the cycle. You step outside and you're just dripping sweat in minutes, or at least I am. I can deal with heat, but the humidity is just too much.

Weather like this makes me wish fall would hurry it up and get here. Then winter gets here and I'm like "Bring on spring!"