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Originally Posted by joldnol
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.
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Thank you for the clarification. I have a close friend who, except for 2 years in Vietnam, has lived pretty much everyday of his 70 yrs in FL. One day I asked him how he deals with the summers. An extra shower or two daily and a change of clothes, and you instinctively spend more time indoors during the afternoons. That’s it in a nutshell. What do we do about the heat? We make the best of it.
I’m one of those that enjoy a chilly house. I actually had to “hack” my thermostat. It bottomed out at 67 and I like it cooler. I called Honeywell and they talked me through the process, entering various codes, so I can now set to 65 - which I do. If you come over my house, bring a parka
