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Originally Posted by Retiring

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

you misunderstood what I was saying. I didn't say the 100 % caused the rain but rather the opposite. When we get a shower it is like a steam bath directly AFTER the shower since the ground (especially pavement) is generating tremendous evaporation (you can see the "steam" rising off of the surface). The only up side is the air temperature has been reduced due to the rain making the air slightly more tolerable. Your above data is an exception rather than the rule. I too have enjoyed our discussion and I defer to your education since I was an Earth Science Teacher in Florida and not a meteorologist. I found Tucson at 100 to be far more tolerable than Jacksonville at 90 but Vegas at 116 exceeded anything I've experienced in a lifetime in Florida. Our new car almost overheated on the Hoover Dam and when I opened the windows because I had to turn off the AC it was like getting hit in the face by a blow dryer. Lets just agree both place are hot as heck in the summer.