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I wonder what this would have felt like since it would not stay humid for more than a few minutes after it stopped raining. Humidity of 100% above 90F feels lik
by boxcardavin 8y ago
I wonder what this would have felt like since it would not stay humid for more than a few minutes after it stopped raining. Humidity of 100% above 90F feels like 130F+ so this must have been wild.
- icananswerthat 8y agoI can answer that. Ive worked in this region many times, in summer, with extreme humidity due to riparian veg and monsoonal weather. It feels like dying. At 120 with over 80% humdity walking more than a couple hundred meters induces nausea and tunnel vision. The lede is sort of misleading because extreme temps can coincide with rain all over the SW, especially in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts. It’s not that weird. However, the imperial valley is definitely the worst for working conditions. Even in dry air, shadeless work is tough. Your feet can be burned through a boot sole because the surface temps are much higher than shade air temps. If windless, your sweat fails to cool you; too much wind and you cannot possibly drink enough water to be hydrated. It’s a tough place. Now try working in that and writing code in basic so your sensors resume coms to loggers.
- windowsworkstoo 8y agolol come to australia and harden up princess
- icananswerthat 8y agoI have actually. It’s not that bad.
- icananswerthat 8y agoBut bogans gotta bogan, i reckon.
- spacehome 8y agoPlease don't post unsubstantive comments to HN.
- nojvek 8y agoLived in Aus for 10 years. Humid hot and dry hot are entirely different things. One feels like suffocating heat like being in a steam oven and the other feels like there is a hole in the sky and the sun is roasting you alive. Even though Seattle is rainy and miserable half the year, God it feels so good to smell fresh air every day. I absolutely love being surrounded by trees and mountains.
- mrep 8y agoLol, right? I've seen a lot of california people complain about seattle weather and I'm like "have you visited pretty much any other part of the world for an entire year because it ain't that bad here?"
- icananswerthat 8y agoUgh. I’m from the PNW. I miss it. Machismo aside, true deserts are...well, they are something. Ive lived/worked in a few, Atacama included. And, given a choice, I would pick temperate rainforest everytime
- nl 8y agoI’ve walked a few km in 46 degrees C (shade temperature, 114F). It’s another level compared to 41C which is comparatively normal. Both are dry heats though. Apparently Chennai regularly gets 45C/80% humidity.
- googlemike 8y agoWhat is this? Do you actually think you are tougher than nature? The sun? Can someone sane explain this comment to me?
- spacehome 8y agoDoubt it.
- geomark 8y agoI've visited and found it rather pleasant compared to 44 Celcius and 80% humidity like we often get in Thailand during hot season.
- kev009 8y agoThis is a bit on an exaggeration, it's not pleasant but it takes time and effort to overheat. At 80% perspiration and evaporation are still working so keep damp. If you have access to a steam room at a gym you can experience a likely higher temperature depending on the room's thermometer (pour some cold water on it :)) and full condensation for yourself. The primary issue with extreme humidity on top of extreme heat is that perspiration can become nearly ineffective. High heat, lower humidity isn't that bad provided you have enough fluids to stay hydrated.