[Walter123]

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 have quite the background!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Walter123

You have quite the background!

That Retiring, is a nice, smart man with a level head and the right political attitude too. I like him!

[Sable99]

I haven't made my big move to TV yet. I've told many of my Michigan friends that in a perfect world I would spend a few weeks in Michigan in the summer. Many of them have offered to let me and my pets stay with them in the summer. Of course, they would be spending a couple of months with me in TV in the winter! Sounds like a good deal to me!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Why would we go anywhere? This is the greatest place on earth. I love it here in the summer.

[asianthree]

So back to OPs question. Some stay all summer, some still have a home elsewhere to get out of the heat, and some vaca. It's a personal choice

[BK001]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

Why would we go anywhere? This is the greatest place on earth. I love it here in the summer.

Pfew! -- So glad to hear this. I was starting to worry a little that summer may be so brutal that we would regret moving to TV. But we sure have our hot, dog days in NY as well as the brutal wind chill days that are unbearable. Just make sure the HVAC's systems are operating.

Do you folks need to heat your homes in the winter months?

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by BK001

Pfew! -- So glad to hear this. I was starting to worry a little that summer may be so brutal that we would regret moving to TV. But we sure have our hot, dog days in NY as well as the brutal wind chill days that are unbearable. Just make sure the HVAC's systems are operating.

Do you folks need to heat your homes in the winter months?

We use our heat for a total of maybe a couple of weeks spread throughout the winter, mostly at night.

[joldnol]

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.

[buzzy]

Originally Posted by BK001

Pfew! -- So glad to hear this. I was starting to worry a little that summer may be so brutal that we would regret moving to TV. But we sure have our hot, dog days in NY as well as the brutal wind chill days that are unbearable. Just make sure the HVAC's systems are operating.

Do you folks need to heat your homes in the winter months?

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that you may get all sweated up going to the end of the driveway for the newspaper. But that just reminds you of why this is called the sunshine state.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by buzzy

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that you may get all sweated up going to the end of the driveway for the newspaper. But that just reminds you of why this is called the sunshine state.

Oh but there is a lovely breeze AND:

I learned how to drive my car with just two fingers

The seat belts also doubles as a branding iron

Publix has run out of talcum powder

I got cabin fever in August

[Opmoochler]

Originally Posted by BK001

Pfew! -- So glad to hear this. I was starting to worry a little that summer may be so brutal that we would regret moving to TV. But we sure have our hot, dog days in NY as well as the brutal wind chill days that are unbearable. Just make sure the HVAC's systems are operating.

Do you folks need to heat your homes in the winter months?

Depends on your site location. We are fortunate that the enclosed section of our lanai off the living area faces SW. On sunny days this winter, we'd trap the heat on the lanai and then open the telescoping sliders and let the sun heat the house. After a day of sun, the temp in the house seldom dropped below 68 during the night. Our heat seldom, if ever, came on. Since we're from Upstate NY, we could live w/ 68 until the sun warmed up the house again. What electricity we didn't use for heat in winter, we probably will use for the AC during the summer, though! We arrived in Sept which was intense enough. I set the AC to 76, and can't manage it any warmer than that!

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by rustyp

Oh but there is a lovely breeze AND:

I learned how to drive my car with just two fingers

The seat belts also doubles as a branding iron

Publix has run out of talcum powder

I got cabin fever in August

Oh I just remembered these precious moments also:

my clothes have developed a mind of their own and learned how to migrate into every crevice of my body

every cap I own has a permanent salt stain around the rim

my eyes are bloodshot from the suntan lotion dripping down

Me and my dermatologist are on first name basis

It rains every afternoon - so hard you can't find the MMP so head for the tunnels - just be careful not to float the tires on your golf cart as the river develops

Ever notice what the humidity feels like right after one of those afternoon showers - ah but the lovely afternoon breeze is coming.

[cologal]

We moved here 2 years ago from Colorado committed to being FROGS. We managed the 1st Summer even playing pickleball. By the next spring we had made plans for a getaway to Colorado and Oregon. Before we returned from that trip we were looking at condo's in Colorado Springs. We returned to TV thinking about a condo purchase in the summer of 16. Nine days after we arrived back a condo opened up in our preferred neighborhood.

We leave for the dry heat and mountain breezes on April 21...back in late September.

[Retiring]

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.

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

[Jima64]

I learned to adapt my days outside to the necessary things and take extra showers.