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down_home's avatar
down_home
Explorer II
Jun 20, 2017

It's a dry heat

Don't know how many times I've heard that from you Folks in and within a 600 miles of Death Valley.
My Uncle's family lived for a while in toast Az without air conditioning.
Told of taking a cakes out of the oven, or off a rock and right into the refrigerator before they dried out.
Well it is a balmy 96 today here.
So some advice for my Relatives and other Folks in the Southwest.
Don't put lotion on and go into the 125 degree heat to roof a house.
looks good on fried chicken but not so much on humans.
Don't need to dry the clothes, just walk outside and fling them around a bit or wear them for a few minutes, really.
Let's see....uh oh I've misplaced my list. Carry on.
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  • Dutch_12078's avatar
    Dutch_12078
    Explorer II
    Jun 20, 2017
    A TV weather guesser here in upstate NY mentioned that the relative humidity was just 2% in one AZ location today. That's a really dry heat!
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jun 20, 2017
    Death Valley isn't the hottest today.. looks like Phoenix at mid 120s. I can't imagine.

    It's too hot for planes to take off.
  • LJAZ's avatar
    LJAZ
    Explorer
    Jun 21, 2017
    Eh, once it goes above 105 or so it's hard to tell the difference. Clothes will dry fast though.

    As for planes, it depends on the manufacturer. Boeing good to 126, Airbus good to 127. Bombardier on the other hand only 118.

    I'm no pilot but from what I understand the manufacturer establishes the settings for the flaps and such based on temperature at each specific airport. So once you exceed the chart settings you're done.
  • JimK-NY's avatar
    JimK-NY
    Explorer II
    Jun 21, 2017
    Big deal. It was 10 degrees or so below average last week. No one made a fuss. Now it is just 10 degrees above average. In the next couple of days it will be back to average.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jun 21, 2017
    JimK-NY wrote:
    Big deal. It was 10 degrees or so below average last week. No one made a fuss.
    What's your point?
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jun 21, 2017
    LJAZ wrote:
    the manufacturer establishes the settings for the flaps and such based on temperature at each specific airport. So once you exceed the chart settings you're done.
    That's what's happening.
  • AJBert's avatar
    AJBert
    Explorer
    Jun 21, 2017
    I've been in both "dry" and "wet" heat, same can be said for cold.

    I spent a year in Iraq where the temp was 120ish in the shade. I've also spent quite a few years on the Gulf coast. I'll take 120 in Iraq over 90 on the Gulf coast any day.

    I would also take 10 degrees here in CO over 40 degrees on the Gulf coast.

    For those who have never experienced high humidity versus low humidity, I suggest you try it at both extremes.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jun 21, 2017
    AJBert wrote:
    For those who have never experienced high humidity versus low humidity, I suggest you try it at both extremes.
    The highest I've been in is 40%, at, of all places, Fort Mohave AZ. I didn't care for that. I can't imagine Florida.
  • lawnspecialties's avatar
    lawnspecialties
    Explorer
    Jun 21, 2017
    120 has got to be tough. But once in a blue moon, we'll get a day down here where the air will be dry but the temps stay around 100. I work outside all day and I love those days. When your sweat can actually dry off, it feels amazing. Most of the time, my hot sweat stays on my skin until I can dry myself off with a towel.

    My biggest problem with the high, dry heat? I usually get dehydrated. I rarely feel thirsty because it feels so much better and then all of a sudden, I realize its too late and I start showing signs of dehydration.

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