Topics to be discussed before moving/marrying

[StillThePrettiest 3]

I think Houston is more humid than Sydney, but not by much - Sydney is a VERY humid city

so basically, I will be opening the windows, and no one is going to talk me out of it

(just looked it up - Sydney's average summer humidity is 70% - 80%, and Houston's is 80% - 90%... probably a barely noticeable difference at that level )

[Texanadian 10]

10 Most Humid Cities Link

1. Quillayute, Washington - 83%

2. Olympia, Washington - 78%

3. Port Arthur, Texas - 77.5%

4. Lake Charles, Louisiana - 77%

5. Apalachicola, Florida - 76.5%

6. Gainesville, Florida - 76.5%

7. Corpus Christi, Texas - 76%

8. Eugene, Oregon - 75.5%

9. New Orleans, Louisiana - 75.5%

10. Houston, Texas - 75%

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/...-humidity_x.htm

The Washington states are not that important. Ultimately it's the dew point that determines how humid it really is. Nobody cares if it's 95% when it's 3 degrees above freezing temperature.

It basically comes down to Key West Florida vs Houston Texas. Key West has the higher dew points. But Houston has the concrete island effect. The city is so filled with sprawling concrete everywhere (4 million people, massive parking lots everywhere, sprawl to end all sprawl, city streets and huge highways), that it's actually 10°F warmer at night than it should naturally be. (all that heat in the concrete gets released back into the air at night) Just driving an hour out of town, I notice it's much cooler at night.

Key West is surrounded by ocean. Nice ocean breezes. Still warm. But I would argue a bit comfier than being in downtown rush hour on a concrete city street. We're about 50 miles from the ocean (Galveston). So not much ocean breeze. Lots of highrises to block the wind.

I had all the doors and windows open today as it was a nice dry day. 80°F and 22% humidity. Even with every door and window open, I felt zero breeze.

I haven't been to Australia myself, but everybody I've talked to who has been there says that the sun is much stronger there. That they sunburn much worse than they do in North America.

I actually don't mind the heat much myself. I've had cars without A/C, worked in hot kitchens, and until now haven't ever had air conditioning in a house. Even $800,000 houses in western Canada don't have A/C. My wife on the other hand is the most picky temperature person I've ever known. If it's 72°, it's too hot in here. If it's 67°, she's cold. *GROAN*

Houston usually has dew points in the low to mid 70's. On the really muggy days, we'll get a dew point of 80°F. I'm lucky in that my car blows air that's below freezing at me. Dries the air like crazy and cools very quickly. But at home, our air conditioner just can't keep up when it's that hot and humid.

Most days in the summer it hangs around 93° and 63% (dew point of 78). A couple days it was 93° and 70% (dew point of 81). Doesn't seem like much difference on paper, but those days it was reaaaally yucky outside. During the days when it gets to 100°, you just don't go outside. I've seen semi trucks driving down the road and their tires will be peeling off and sticking to the street. Train rail ties start to buckle. Construction crews starting at 4AM to try and beat the heat. We get a couple dozen people die from the heat every summer here. When it's that humid, your body just can't shed the heat.

[southernchic 0]

Whether it is appropriate to eat ice cream in bed

OMG this is very funny!!!