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"I couldn't live in Florida" they say". "Too hot" they say. "Uninhabitable in the summer" they say.

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That's Smithville, Missouri

76 Degrees and 60% RH here in my screen room in the Adirondacks right now. And "I"say Florda's to hot for me - so is Smithville Missouri and Bangladesh if that matters.

We is nice and cool in IL. NOT
But I love it.

A friend posted on FB and it's 103 in MPLS area today!

I remember those kind of temps there in the three years I lived there before coming here.

Yowza! :22yikes:

Here's the thing. The temps and humidity in central Florida are consistently high throughout the late spring to early fall period. However, they are not quite as high as in several other places in the U.S. On numerous occasions. The temps, and humidity may be somewhat higher on a constant basis in TV and environs, but not as high as the extremes in other places such as here in Missouri. It is not unusual for us in the KC area to get a week or two above 100 degrees, while those highs seldom occur in TV. Plus, our humidity is just as high as there. So I believe the fear of unliveable conditions in TV in the summer are highly overstated. I will test my theory in August this summer and I hope to give you a balanced report at that time. Ed

sorry duplicate post.

If you moved from room a to room b in the sauna you are still in the sauna. What is the value of the comparison - of course you will love the place you just invested your life savings in. No doubt in my mind. Next sentence - we stay in in AC during the day like you northerners do in the winter. Ha winterlude, Ice castles, ice harvesting, bonfire picnics etc. No we did not stay inside the house.

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State Average Summer Temperatures :

Tied 1st and 2nd place for the hottest states are Texas and Louisiana. Third hottest state is Florida.

The Chesapeake Bay in Virginia is perfect!

BUTTTTT...this is the reason a lot of us live here. :D

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There is another way of looking at this ..... it's not a case of whether it is too hot here or too cold there, it's the style of life available here in TV.

So some of us like this lifestyle and some of us like the other lifestyle - live and let live.

I live in the MPLS area and yes it was 103 degrees yesterday and may continue to be so today.

The difference is that we know this does not last 6 months as it does in FL. No, there is no point in denying this; we lived in FL three times and KNOW what it is like and that Floridians have a hard time admitting to this. But they do not mind bragging about it in the winter.

Half Moon Bay in California is perfect. Louisiana and Florida are worst. Klamath Falls in Oregon is bad - too cold in winter with heavy wet snow and too hot in summers which are so short that planting annuals is futile.

If I could pick just one place to live in, it would have NC springs, VT falls, CA (northern coastal) summers, and FL winters - all combined into one place.

I beg to differ with your stating that the conditions are highly overstated.

We lived in Melbourne FL three times, and trust me, it was totally uninhabitable for six months. It was so unbearable that I had to wait until 5:00 am to walk our dog and to the mail kiosk.

Testing it in August is not enough...test it from April 1st to Nov 1st, and you will see how long you can bear it.

My first visit to Half-moon Bay in late September of 96...had me hooked. :thumbup:

Coming in from 280, with a cool fog in the air and passing all of the farms with the plethora of displays of pumpkins...was truly magical.

Back then there was only one 18 hole course and while the front nine looked a lot like Orange Blossom here, the 'new' (at that time) back nine along the ocean...was awesome.

The last visit we stayed at the R-C for few nights and played all 36...and it just doesn't get much better than that. :cool:

Correct about the awesome last nine holes. We lived on the golf course. Before and after hours we were permitted to walk our dogs on the course. If it were not so expensive now, we would move back in a heartbeat.

I can't even imagine how much the housing prices jumped, even the old front 9 homes...after the R-C was built. :oops:

I see it will be 90 degrees and rain in TV today (100% RH). Ever notice when the afternoon rains come in Florida at this time of year it feels hotter after it stops - like a sauna. Enjoy only 5 months left of utopia.

IMO the angle of the sun lot more unbearable. I swear my neck feels like it's on fire. Like today 93 and feels like torch. Plus, by at 9am it's hot. Last night my porch temp was 79 at midnight. If this aug. was like the last two you will get good comparison.

I've been in the backyard the last couple of hours working. My lanai thermometer in the shade right now is 98 degrees, that's on the SW side of the house in a CYV.

Bring on the heat, I love hot. Why ? Cause I don’t have to work in it anymore. Nor do I have to work when it’s 9 degrees, or the rain when it’s 35 degrees. I suppose those who complain the most had desk jobs.


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The temperature today was a bit above typical - mid 90s. The dew point is typical for the summer - mid 70's.

Yes we lived in LA and FL (three times) and yes it was very very hot in those states.

It also gets hot and humid up here in MN.

The difference is that it is hot and humid from April to October in FL which was too long for us so we gave up living in FL. Winters up here are too long too. Sigh.

The hottest feeling I have ever experienced was in Needles, CA, 110 at midnight!

I'm sure 'Golden Showers' (Shores)...wasn't any cooler. :D

Needles also has the dubious 'honor' of often having...the highest gasoline prices in the Lower 48. :mad:

While it IS ways going west on I-40 before you see more than just a lone gas station, about 15 miles east on I-40 at the cutoff to Lake Havasu...are two truck stops with gas that is at least $1.00-$1.50 a gallon less (at least a few years ago). :oops:

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Bingo, Topspinmo!

Sun heats by radiation (rays). Closer to the equator, the closer to the sun and stronger the "rays".

It feels hotter in FL (and our most southern states), not because of air temp, but due to the radiation from the sun striking our body. Move into the shade and you feel immediate difference. Thats way the cows are under trees in the afternoon.

RH does play a part but only when it's too high to effectively evaporate our sweat. High RH can and does happens in all our states. Very low RH evaporates sweat faster and makes us feel "cooler".

I try to keep my radiation sensor covered during mid-summer.

I did stay in a Holiday Inn recently...... :smiley:

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Don

When it comes to heat I used to defend living here vs living in NC, my in-laws retirement choice. Then I looked at the big picture.
I now agree with them. :)

Growing up in Central Florida, I can tell you that the secret to the heat is - get used to it! My high school did not have air in most of the buildings, they opened the windows. For many years we used paddle fans and open windows until July 4th, then put the air on because of the noise and left it on till fall. The air stayed on 80. Living in air-conditioning set at 72, and then going out into 95-degree weather isn't even good for you, and the contrast makes it seem even hotter! Yes, it's smart to stay indoors in the middle of the day, but mainly to avoid the radiation. I like it hot, and the humidity is good for my hair and skin. Who needs a sauna when you can sit in traffic? :girlneener:

I love TV, but during the summer nothing beats the weather on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. The rural area of the bay, not the city.

42 degrees in the catskill mountains last night

NOTHING better than the smell of summer mornings in the Catskills.


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Living in the Catskill Mountains in the springtime (or summer and fall) is like living in paradise. Nights are cool, Days are in the 70s and 80s, Cool breezes most of the time. Yes we do get rainy days every now and then, which only helps to clean the air, And water the vegetation. Humidity is very low most of the time. I just love the color green that comes in the spring with the new growth on the trees. It's like an effervescent green on the Pine and the hardwood. The amount of oxygen in the air cannot be beat anywhere. The water in the lakes and streams are clean and cool ( no alligators). No need for air conditioning, Although I always have a sweater in my car as the evenings can get quite cool. There are so many things to do outdoors that you cannot do in some places that are just too hot. Yes it's hard to get used to but I keep trying

having a hard time getting motivated to finish my re-decking project. High of 101 today with heat index of 110 here in Kansas City.

Wow... that is hot.

I have memories of working on my deck in Mass. The tools would get so hot you could not pick them up.

Yup aj. You can't leave the tools in the sun. A pry bar almost branded my palm!

The difference in the summers here and up north is that they last about five weeks in most places up north and about five months in Florida.

I know in Massachusetts we'd usually get one or two weeks of 90 degrees in July and August.

What strikes me as funny is the people who live here full time and complain about the heat. It's Florida and it's July. What did you think it was going to be?

If anyplace was perfect only the wealthiest among us could afford to live there.

When we lived in Miami in the 70s they told us the temp never went above 94 because above that temp it just rains. Well, it rains there EVERY afternoon anyway