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Originally Posted by senior citizen
How many degrees does the temperature drop after such a lightening storm in October?
Ditto, how low does the humidity drop afterwards?
How many of you who were experiencing the lightening also could "feel" the barometer dropping???
After a very long extended period of hearing our weathermen up north say how "murky" our weather has been with very high humidity day after day and tons of rain (no lightening) day after day, we are wondering what happened to our old days of crisp New England "fall foliage weather"??????? In other words, cool sunny "sweater weather" which is energizing. All we've been feeling is clammy, damp, humid and achy.
Relatives of ours who reside in Arizona, say the dry heat is much more soothing than the humidity is.
Today actually is the first day the sun has been out in a long time.
I can understand why the meteorologists are calling it MURKY.
They even mentioned mushrooms growing on their front lawns......which we have also noticed on ours.......plus the other day we had a HUGE explosion of winged flying ants come up from under our deck boards (Trex decking) and start flying and walking all over the place; thinking it was springtime again.
Seasons are very confused up here. We should have a hard frost by now.
Too much rain, for sure. Way too much constant humidity.....and we are three to four hours from an ocean.
I just looked up humidity and heat in Florida (as we feel we've been living in Florida for most of this summer)..........also checked out the heat in Arizona which is a DRY HEAT without the humidity, but still hot......
On a Florida Travel Forum it says:
""In Florida, more people die from excessive heat than from lightning. ""
""The human body temperature rises dangerously when hot days combine with high relative humidity, because perspiration cannot evaporate and cool the body. ""
""Elderly persons and small children, or persons who are on certain medications, overweight, or have an alcohol habit are particularly vulnerable to heat stress. ""
""Florida's humid climate is attributed to the fact that no point in the state is more than 60 miles from salt water, and no more than 345 feet above sea level. ""
""Humidity is the degree of wetness or dryness of the air and is measured by a percentage ratio called "relative humidity." The warmer the air becomes, the more moisture it can hold, therefore, a person can feel the humidity on a warm day with 80 percent humidity than on a cold day with the same humidity. "".
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I know the low humidity of Arizona, Nevada, California....and while it's not muggy, when the temps are in the 100's, it's like putting yourself in an oven...
When those temps are so high, the humidity levels can be extremely low and that can contribute to excessive water loss and dehydration without being aware of what's happening. Have a friend in Arizona and she takes a break in the summer....high temps, low humidities even drive "zonies" away from their state. Many migrate to CA.
The humidity in FL seemed lower than other parts of the country this summer and it also appeared that we had cooler temps than many other spots. Remember, everything is air conditioned and that makes things a bit easier. One thing I find is that the sun actually makes my skin feel like it's burning in the summer so I stay out of it for the most part. It's difficult to explain, but a number of my friends also experience the same sensation. Obviously it doesn't bother all because there are many working and playing outdoors around here in the summer.
Storms come through, the air cools for a bit, sometimes and then it's just like any other place, especially New England, the humidity returns...depends on what type of weather system has brought the rain. Oh how I remember that from my youth. Personally, I don't think the humidity in our part of Florida is any worse than New England. Southern FL is different, but in TV, it's not the same.
I know when the barometer changes, feel it in a couple of joints, but it's not the same as having the cold and low humidity levels of winter in NE. Remember my mother and grandmother complaining about achy joints in the winter, though not so much in the summer with the heat and humidity. Everyone is different and reacts differently to barometric conditions.
I prefer the lower humidity levels of the section of CA I came from....absolutely do not like the Santa Ana winds that accompany extremely low humidity levels from the desert, along with high temps....that I don't miss, absolutely, positively not. My friend decided that AZ was better than TV for her because of the arthritis in both her hands....but in the summer, she's still miserable...112-117 degrees is hot!