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• CryptoPunk 5y ago
  The key here is humidity. With low humidity it's possible to lose heat through perspiration. With high humidity it's not.
  • andrewmcwatters 5y ago
    Yes, you're right, I've updated my post to remove that bit.
• _moof 5y ago
  The limit is 35°C wet bulb temperature. The temperature you're accustomed to reading is dry bulb. You can't compare wet and dry bulb readings; they're completely different measures. The annual maximum wet bulb temperature in Arizona the last few years has been about 24°C. You were nowhere near the limit.
  • elihu 5y ago
    Using some random internet web-based calculator, apparently 50° C (122° F) at 34% humidity is just under 35° C (95° F) wet bulb temperature. The calculator wouldn't go above 50° C, so I don't know what the temperature would be at 0% humidity.
• prawn 5y ago
  It gets to 115+F where I live, sometimes for a few days. If you go outside bald in full sun without a hat, within seconds it feels as though your brain is cooking in your skull. It's liveable for a short stretch, but seriously discourages you from going outside. Parts of the garden crisp up and die in a day.