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Originally Posted by joldnol
When it was 100 % humidity the temp wasn't 90 degrees......it might have been 90 earlier that day but to get 100 % humidity during the day in Fla it was caused by a thunderstorm recently passing over which kicked the temp down 15 to 20 degrees. I don't dispute that it's hot and humid in Fla but not to the extreme you stated.
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That is not correct. You’re re-writing every meteorology textbook I had in college. A thunderstorm, or rain, is not required for 100% humidity. For one, atmospheric pressure can cause the water droplets to be so small they stay suspended in air. Fog is one example of this, and there are other reasons for high humidity.
As humans, we have the great ability to adapt and that is what we do. Yea, it’s hot and humid in FL but we deal with it. However, I’ve spent some time in New Orleans for Coast Guard stuff and that place is brutal. Makes FL feel like the desert.
Meteorology is my wheelhouse I would welcome/enjoy a discussion. You can PM if you’d like cuz I think most here, or most anywhere, would find the subject quite boring. Brings a smile to my face that we have at least one person, other than me, that has an interest in this stuff.
And yes, when the humidity was 100% the temp WAS 90 degs. I still have some of the data for The Villages, FL:
7/28/2015 15:25:37
temp 88
humidity 100
precip 0
pressure 29.83
H-I 117
8/20/2015 15:58:23
temp 90
humidity 100
precip 0
pressure 29.88
H-I 122