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How's the weather?

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Nutriaitch said:
I worked in deserts of West Texas for a while a few years back, and have lived my whole life in the swamps south of New Orleans.

I can honestly say there is a very noticeable difference between their heat and ours.
Some good, some bad.

There, it's so dry that you don't really sweat. Or you do, but it evaporates so fast that you don't actually get wet.
Here, the air is already a thick liquid soup. So the sweat has nowhere to go. Meaning you get drenched.

In the desert, you don't realize you're losing fluids, so it's easy to dehydrate if you don't know better. Can not stress enough how important it is to start drinking waters the night before, during the day, and even after the shift ends. By the time you start exhibiting symptoms of heat related illnesses, it's likely too late and an IV will be needed.
Here? you know damn good and well how much you're losing, so it's obvious you need to keep properly hydrated.

There, you will find a very noticeable difference in temperature if you find some shade. Problem is, there ain't many trees out in that part of the world.
Here, not so much. You may no longer feel the sun on your skin, but the air temp is still ridiculous.

out that way, once the sun goes down, the temps plummet. drops from 114° to 80°. Which might as well be 60° because a 35° drop is freaking huge.
here? it drops from 97° (feels like 109) all the way down to 91° (feels like 101°).

here we get a shit ton of rain. if it happens early in day where sun comes back out, then this place turns to an absolute sauna.
but if it happens late enough, where the sun never really get back to peak intensity, it does cool things off a bit.
there? doesn't happen near as much, but when it does, it's some serious thunderstorm wizard of oz looking shit!!!
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Almost everyday some out of towner has to be recused from some hiking trail because the heat snuck up on them and they didn't have sufficient water. This happened today but it's pretty much at least a weekly occurrence. It wasn't even that hot today, maybe 106.
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Nutriaitch said:
I worked in deserts of West Texas for a while a few years back, and have lived my whole life in the swamps south of New Orleans.

I can honestly say there is a very noticeable difference between their heat and ours.
Some good, some bad.

There, it's so dry that you don't really sweat. Or you do, but it evaporates so fast that you don't actually get wet.
Here, the air is already a thick liquid soup. So the sweat has nowhere to go. Meaning you get drenched.

In the desert, you don't realize you're losing fluids, so it's easy to dehydrate if you don't know better. Can not stress enough how important it is to start drinking waters the night before, during the day, and even after the shift ends. By the time you start exhibiting symptoms of heat related illnesses, it's likely too late and an IV will be needed.
Here? you know damn good and well how much you're losing, so it's obvious you need to keep properly hydrated.

There, you will find a very noticeable difference in temperature if you find some shade. Problem is, there ain't many trees out in that part of the world.
Here, not so much. You may no longer feel the sun on your skin, but the air temp is still ridiculous.

out that way, once the sun goes down, the temps plummet. drops from 114° to 80°. Which might as well be 60° because a 35° drop is freaking huge.
here? it drops from 97° (feels like 109) all the way down to 91° (feels like 101°).

here we get a shit ton of rain. if it happens early in day where sun comes back out, then this place turns to an absolute sauna.
but if it happens late enough, where the sun never really get back to peak intensity, it does cool things off a bit.
there? doesn't happen near as much, but when it does, it's some serious thunderstorm wizard of oz looking shit!!!
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The first time I was ever in high humidity was when I went TDY to Eglin AFB in northern Florida. We were camped outside in tents, it was April but still very hot. I remember the first night I took a shower and hung my towel to dry. It never dried. Next shower I grabbed it and it was just as wet as when I hung it. I have spent time down in N'awlins and got used to it. What tripped me out was how much condensation is always on the windows.
 
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DubCoffman62 said:
Almost everyday some out of towner has to be recused from some hiking trail because the heat snuck up on them and they didn't have sufficient water. This happened today but it's pretty much at least a weekly occurrence. It wasn't even that hot today, maybe 106.
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yep. like i said it’s different. especially if you’re from somewhere really humid.

you got to stay ahead of it in dry places like that.
here you can somewhat catch back up because your body is staying wet (until it’s waaaaay too late).
there, you’re damn near dehydrated before you even realize it if you’re not drinking a lot of fluids.
 
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Watching the local news. The weatherman talked a bit about the hottest three day stretch in DFW history. In 1980, June 26-28 was 113, 113, 112 degrees. Unfortunately, I was there. That was a brutal summer. 113 is the hottest temp ever measured in DFW.
 
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It's really hot.. and since we often have zero clouds in Jersey, I'm really thankful for the constant breeze.
The shelties follow us everywhere we go in the yard. The collies find shade and park it.
 
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BuckBackHome said:
My phone read 48 this morning. I will say it has been like August around here lately. Not much rain in the last two weeks.
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Wife has been in town there a few days... she said it's been very hot in Akron

My 7am walk started pleasant here in Jersey but last half started getting really hot... it's only 80 but when there are zero clouds, that blazing sun feels intense
Forecast rest of the week is really really hot
 
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