What are your favorite temperature ranges/humidity levels/weather conditions?

[smirkymonkey]

Right now in Boston it is a nice, comfortable 61 degrees. Pretty ideal for me, especially at night - great sleeping weather.

It was also on the cool side this morning, which I love and I got in the elevator when a co-worker expressed that she was very upset "Summer" wasn't here yet. I told her I thought it had been very pleasant. It's been in the mid-60's to the high 70's for the most part. She said she didn't think it was summer unless it was in the high 80's and 90's. She loves the heat! I absolutely hate the heat. And the humidity is the worst. I hate feeling sweaty and lethargic.

So anyway, do you like the heat or the cool weather and what is your ideal temperature range? Are you comfortable w/ humidity or do you like dry air? What are your ideal weather conditions?

[True Dough]

1. When I'm in the shower

and my toes curl. That's just right!

[smirkymonkey]

7. I haven't showered in months, so I can't remember how I react.

But I'm glad it works for you! Maybe I should give it a try again sometime.

[True Dough]

8. But you've at least had a bath over that time, right?

Or shouldn't I ask?

[smirkymonkey]

10. Just a tongue bath from my dog.

Ok, no. I can't keep this up. That is just too gross. I don't know what has gotten into me tonight.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. I'd be happy if temp/humidity each stayed under 50F.

I love cold weather.

[Aristus]

4. Me too. 40 - 70F is the perfect temperature range for me.

I'm chill...

[smirkymonkey]

6. That would be my perfect temperature range.

If I could find a place that was like that all the time, I would be tempted to move there.

I love the northeast, but we get such extreme weather. Freezing cold, snowy winters and boiling hot, humid summers. Spring is too short and rainy. Fall is my favorite season because it is the longest stretch of dry, pleasant temps.

[zanana1]

75. We're twins!

If you're cold, you can dress for it, but if you're hot, miserable and perspiring, you're out of luck.

[applegrove]

3. I was in Boston one spring day in 1990. My mom and I were walking downtown shopping

It was hot and steamy. I was overheating when we were outside. I do that. Plus i sweat buckets. All of a sudden the skies opened up and it rained. And within minutes we were in the 50s. I've never experienced a 30 degree fahrenheit drop in temp like that. It was eerie but most welcome.

[smirkymonkey]

5. I love that! I just love it when a storm breaks all the humidity and

cools everything down, except the last few summers we have had a strange phenomena where we have these huge downpours/thunderstorms and then the humidity and heat don't break at all. It's almost worse. It's so disappointing.

I moved back to Boston seven years ago from NYC and have lived in a co-op building where I did not have to pay for heat or AC so I could turn up the AC in the summer and it was great. I love sleeping in a cold room. I even open the windows when it's 35 degrees out in the winter.

Anyway, I just moved into a new apartment with no AC. I only have a fan. A friend said she would give me her AC, but I would have to pay for the electricity and I am paying $250 more in rent than I was previously and doubt I could afford even $100 more in electricity. I am going to be miserable this summer.

Anyway, hope you stay cool this summer!

[applegrove]

11. I had an indoor ac that only cooled one room. It did not cost huge amounts

as it was not on all the time. If your friend's is one of those stand alones on wheels with a hose that goes to a window try it one month. Turn it to its lowest. The technology must be better these days. When i moved i gave it to the parolee who lived downstairs. He was so excited. I know i live in canada but the mitigating factor that makes it as hot as boston as it was an attic apartment. So it was pretty hot.

Now i have a huge square fan that sit in an open drawer and keeps me cool because it shoots air at me from a foot away. Plus i have a dehumidifier. Plus i live in a basement. So i didn't need my ac when i moved.

[smirkymonkey]

13. Maybe I will give it a try and be very careful for a month and see how it goes.

I just know that I am in for numerous sleepless nights without AC. I will be up for hours and days straight. I am dreading it. I might have to ask my parents if they can help me out this summer because lack of sleep can really drive you over the edge.

[applegrove]

14. My dehumidifier ads $50 to the cost of my electricity every month.

Well worth it. I get a bucket of water a day out of it in the hight of summer.

[smirkymonkey]

15. Another good idea!

My b-day is in July, maybe I can ask for one. The humidity is the worst! I am one of those people who gets itchy when I sweat and I only sweat when it's humid. It would be great to sleep in a dry room. Thanks for the suggestion!

[applegrove]

16. Good luck. I love Boston. Great city.

[smirkymonkey]

18. Really? Where do you live?

I mean, not the exact address, just generally.

[applegrove]

20. Ottawa. My brother went to university in Cambridge. I visited him

there when i was in University. We saw Monet at the art gallery. My brother had just taken an art history class at college and started telling me all about Monet. Soon there was a small crowd following us. Went out for dinner in little Italy. My brother's roomate was a political organizer for Democrats. He ran into a man there who asked if he was going to work on "Ted's campaign" because "Ted was really hoping he would". I flew back to university thinking what american experience that was. Then i went back on a trip with my mom. We stayed in cambridge. It is so so so beautiful. Shopped and dined in downtown Boston. Hung out at the commons. Good times.

[smirkymonkey]

22. Oh nice! I went to college near the Canadian border in upstate NY, the closest city was Ottawa.

We used to go over the border to buy the higher proof Canadian beer. Idiot college students!

Boston is a very attractive city. I live right near the commons and the public garden and the river. I love my neighborhood. Lots of trees and green everywhere. That is the most important thing to me. For some reason, having a lot of green around me is important and very soothing.

[applegrove]

27. Yes. I like green nature too. My dad fortunately lives on an island. He actually

likes his nursing home. We go out and feed ducks a few times a week. In fact what i liked most about Cambridge was the age of the trees. The were all many hundred years old. That town has been there for so long that big trees got to grow in yards and are well taken care of. The age of Boston is great too. Ottawa is about 150 years old as a city. Not many old neighbourhoods.

My brother used to bring beer across the canadian border to his friends in Boston... I can't remember the brand but it was the highest proof beer you could get in canada at the time and i didn't know anyone in canada who drank it.

I don't get across the border at all these days. Not much of a traveler.

Enjoy your summer.

[smirkymonkey]

29. I think it was Molson Brador! That was what we used to go up for!

LOL! We were so pathetic! Anyway, yes, Boston is very old. Settled in the mid-1600's, so a lot of history, old growth trees and traditional homes.

Enjoy your summer as well!

[applegrove]

31. Brador. That is what his friends insisted on. Exactly.

[applegrove]

40. The temp change was really dramatic. It may have snowed almost.

Can't quite remember.

[Varaddem]

9. I am made for the dreary misty hills

of Ireland. My daughter interned in Houston and was amazed how well Isweat. My wife’s idea of The great outdoors was laying on the beach and watching me turn pink. Love a winter hike.35-68.

[smirkymonkey]

12. I love Ireland! And I loved the temps there too!

It was a little on the damp side, but that was what made it so beautiful and green.

Ugh, I hate the beach. I actually tan well, but the heat makes me nauseated. I just can't take it for very long. Texas gets very hot. I am amazed you were able to endure it! That is quite a contrast from Irish climate.

[emmaverybo]

23. Heat also makes me ill. Nauseated. Feel lethargic. Depresses me. Love winter and fall.

[smirkymonkey]

26. Yes! I have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but in the summer, rather

than in the winter. I feel just like you do. I don't want to leave my apartment. I don't want to move. I have no energy. I absolutely hate the heat. It makes me feel like vomiting even if I have had nothing to eat.

I love the fall and the winter as long as it's not below 20 degrees.

[emmaverybo]

32. That's it! Reverse S.A.D. And a friend of mine told me it's the air not moving. Whatever it is, we

are not alone. I don’t think I’d do well in bone-chilling winter, as you say. But I don’t look forward to the long stretch of summer weather, except for barbecue and evenings on the patio cool down, and certainly not to the very hot day’s that come here before crispy fall.

[sweetroxie]

82. I'm with you, Smirky. Live in the Boston area

HATE the heat and humidity. Love the big trees (live in forest), HATE sunbathing on the beach. Creates wrinkles and feels decadent (in a bad way). Love the median intelligence level of many New Englanders.

My favorite weather is 60-70 degrees, 50% humidity.

[smirkymonkey]

84. Hi sweetroxie!

My sister has a dog named Roxie (a 2-year old Swiss Mountain Dog) who is just the love of my life, so I always wondered if your screen name was based on a pet's name .

Where in the Boston area do you live? I do love living in this area. In general, it seems as though people are more liberal and well educated than in many other parts of the country.

I love the trees as well and the merciful shade they provide. My new neighborhood has a lot of tree lined streets which helps to keep things cooler. I hate walking down wide boulevards with no trees and just feeling like there is no escape from the sun's penetrating rays.

[emmaverybo]

24. Green. My partner from Cork City. I know I would love the weather there. But he and his family

do get tired of it on a prolonged basis. I ask Irish why they left. The weather.

[hlthe2b]

17. 60s and sunny... fairly low humidity; upper 40s overnight--- Colorado Prime Weather...

[smirkymonkey]

19. Perfect!

That is ideal! I love cool nights! I love a cold room with lots of blankets on top of me.

[emmaverybo]

21. Rain. Fog. Rain. Fog. Mist. Rain. Rain. Fog. Mist. Rain.......

[Skittles]

74. SAME!

LOVE IT!

[ProudLib72]

25. It depends a heck of a lot on sun versus clouds and wind speed

I have been very comfortable in 30 degrees and sunny with zero wind. That was short sleeve t-shirt weather for me. On the other hand, I like 45 and overcast beginning to spit light flakes of snow. Suffice it to say, anything above 60 is horrible! And I agree with you that heat is enervating.

[smirkymonkey]

28. If only there was a place that was between 50 and 60 all the time. Well, maybe 65.

I can go up to 70 if it's dry and breezy. I really don't get these people who like the sweltering heat.

Do you really like being a big sweatball? Do you like smelling like perspiration? Do you like looking like a cooked lobster? What exactly is it that they enjoy so much about the heat? I will never understand it.

[ProudLib72]

30. However, I will say that I do get used to heat and humidity

I'll never forget when I moved back to CO from CT. It was the middle of the summer, and I went out to ride my bike in the middle of the afternoon. 104 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, and I didn't notice it at all. Yes, it was a "dry heat," but I have since adjusted and cannot stand "dry heat." Conversely, when I was living in CT, I remember how I would go out to ride my bike during the summer. It was awful! One October my parents came to visit, and my dad joined me for a bike ride. The weather had just started to cool off. It was in the high 70s and super humid that day. I thought it felt wonderful, but my dad couldn't take the humidity.

Isn't it funny? I bet you could come over here to CO and be comfortable in 90 degrees because there is no humidity. If I went back to the east coast, I would need to go during the winter!

[smirkymonkey]

35. Where were you in CT? Fall in New England is one of the best times of year, October is

especially nice! However, if you were near the ocean, you probably experienced more humidity than usual.

I have only been to Colorado in the winter skiing (Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone) and the winter conditions were perfect! Dry, sunny, perfect winter temps!

However there was a ton of high powder in the back bowls and as an east coast skier I was used to skiing on hard pack, so it was a bit of an adjustment. Also, we were a little drunk. Had a bit of a hard time finding our way back down to the base. Very beautiful though!

[ProudLib72]

39. I went to grad school at UConn, so I lived in the Storrs area for awhile

After a couple of years in the boonies, though, I moved to West Hartford. Then I lived down in the New Haven area for awhile. I came back up to Manchester to attend UConn for a PhD program. I quit and moved back to CO.

What I remember about UConn is that there were roughly equal numbers of students from MA as there were from NY. When the world series came around, the school actually notified students and faculty that they shouldn't discuss baseball. They were afraid of rioting! I was there in 2004, the first time the Red Sox won since 1918. The professor I TAed for was from Boston, and he defied the school's orders. He played the Hallelujah Chorus at the beginning of class

[smirkymonkey]

42. Oh, so you were pretty well inland. I thought you might have been

on the coast where the humidity is even worse. The New England/Eastern Seaboard sports thing is so amusing. People take it so seriously. Especially Bostonians! They are fiercely loyal to their sports teams.

We just had a new guy start on our team on Monday here in Boston who is from NYC and a Yankees/Giants fans. Poor bastard! He's going to have a time of it! Personally, I could give a damn either way. I am originally from NY but have spent about 15 years of my adult life in MA so I don't really feel particularly attached to one team over the other.

[ProudLib72]

69. I may have mentioned my 2 year stint in Saudi Arabia before, but this seems like a good time

to bring it up in relation to getting used to heat. I lived there ages 13 to 15. We were about three miles from the Arabian Gulf (Persian Gulf everywhere else,) so it was humid. It would get up to 125 in August. We were usually out of the country during the hottest weather, but I do remember coming back from a trip and it being 117. I went to the beach to try out my new windsurfer in that heat, and there was zero wind.

Now maybe it was because I was young, or maybe I really did get used to it, but I would go out and play in that heat. I remember having PE first period. We had just started tennis, and we would trek out to the tennis courts at 8:30, where there was no shade and the temps were already 105 and climbing. Oh what fun! And then there was golf for a couple of weeks. No, there was no grass, only different grades of sand (rough and oiled for the fairways and fine for the "greens".) At the end of the golf segment of PE, we had a full day of playing 18 holes. The group I was with messed around driving balls over here and there. We had one kid make up scores. But we stayed out there all day in 107-110 heat and no shade to be found! Those were the days.

[smirkymonkey]

71. I honestly don't know how you survived that.

That sounds like my definition of hell. I think young people have a much greater tolerance for temperature extremes. I remember being able to ski all day in single digit temps and being able to play outside all day when it was in the 90's. Now I am very intolerant of extreme cold or extreme heat.

It's now only in the mid 70's here and very humid, but I am finding it intolerable. I went out earlier this evening and the humidity was just oppressive. The sweat does not evaporate from your skin, so it's really suffocating.

[ProudLib72]

72. Oh yes, the humidity was so bad in Saudi that I remember going inside every few minutes

to get paper towels to wipe my face off.

The Saudis would hire Pakistani workers for cheap labor. There was a kind of caste system involved. Saudis were at the top, Americans next, then Brits, and so on down the line till you got to Pakistanis. Anyway, the Pakistanis would work construction jobs out in the heat during the summer. They needed something to cover themselves with so they didn't get sunstroke, so they would wear long shirts, long pants, and a balaclava over their heads. I am not even kidding! 125 degrees, 80% humidity, no shade, and a balaclava over their heads!!!! I have no idea why they didn't just die on the spot because I would have.

I was telling you about tennis during PE. Well, they employed some Pakistani workers to keep the courts nice and tidy. While we were playing, the workers would just sit and watch. Whenever a ball went off to the side and we had to chase it, the workers would yell, "Yella! Im-shi!" which means "Let's go! Quick!" So they had their fun with us, too.

[smirkymonkey]

73. What a nightmare for the Pakistanis!

I think I would rather die than have to work under those conditions. Those poor people. I feel terrible for them.

It does sound like they had their fun with you at the tennis courts! You can hardly blame them. They had to let off some steam somehow.

[Tikki]

33. Living in So Cal nearer the Pacific Ocean. Cooler, dryer with Ocean breeze, sunshine..

Pretty much like a Mediterranean climate.

Tikki

[smirkymonkey]

36. That sounds perfect!

I have a friend who lives in San Diego and it sounds ideal pretty much all of the time.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

34. I want very low humidity.

And temps under 90 degrees. I'm fine with below zero, because you can dress for the cold. The only way to dress for extreme heat is to wear an air conditioned car.

I've lived in several different parts of the country, including four years in DC without a/c. To say it was miserable doesn't begin to describe how awful it was. But back then (1969-72) a surprising number of places in that area didn't have a/c. I was in an apartment complex built during WWII to house the many government workers that flocked to the city.

I currently live in Santa Fe and not having a/c here has not been a problem because it cools off at night, usually down into the 60s or even 50s. I did get a/c a couple of months ago, and I've turned it on so far three times, and for maybe ten minutes each time. Just enough to bring the temp down a few degrees. Right now I have windows and doors wide open, and it will be wonderful when I get up tomorrow.

Oh, and no mosquitoes.

[smirkymonkey]

37. It's so nice to have cool nights! I could deal with the day if the nights cool down.

So far, we have been lucky, but we will undoubtedly go into a summer with beastly hot and humid nights where I will want to stab myself in the head. I might have to go down and sleep in the air conditioned lobby of my building if they will let me.

No mosquitoes is so great! I hate those little bastards! They aren't so bad here in the city, but I go up to Maine a lot in the summer to visit my sister and her family and they are everywhere!

[highplainsdem]

38. 50 to 70 degrees, low humidity, very light breeze.

[smirkymonkey]

43. That is perfect!

My ideal weather! Is there a place in the world that has a climate like that?

[highplainsdem]

44. Really wish I knew of anyplace that had perfect weather like that year-round.

Fortunately lots of places have weather like that part of the year, especially in the fall.

[JesterCS]

41. 76 degrees. 0 humidity. Light steady breeze

And sunny

[Kali]

45. I can't function in it but I prefer hot summer weather

as long as I have water to get into, I am good. I hate the cold and I especially hate cold wind. One day of snow is enough winter entertainment for me. Give me hot sun, a place to siesta and/or immerse and a little cooler at night and I am good.

I am desert-adapted. work in early morning or evening and sleep in the middle of the day. I love summer storms, can't wait for them to start. 20% chance this weekend!

[smirkymonkey]

50. The ONLY way I can take the heat is if I can submerge myself in a body of water.

These days, I am preferring lakes and pools. I don't understand people who can lay out in the sun in sweltering heat and never go in the water. I honestly think I would end up in an emergency room if I tried to do that. I get sun/heat sick.

I need to sleep in a cold room at night. This will be my first summer w/out AC in years. I expect that I will be very cranky.

I also love summer storms! We are supposed to get huge storms here in Boston all weekend. They are supposed to be really severe tomorrow, possibly hail, which I haven't seen in years. Should be fun!

I can handle about a month or two of winter and then I get really sick of it. February and March are my least favorite months. I wish I could just be sedated for those two months and not have to deal with them at all!

[love_katz]

46. I like cool weather.

Temperatures in the 50's to 60''s. I am used to some humidity, since I live in the Pacific northwest. Don't think I could handle the dryness of a desert. Right now, it is cool and has been raining. I feel like I need to enjoy it while it lasts. Hot weather will come all too soon. 😥 Hot weather is only ok if you can spend all of your time immersed in cold water, or in cooler spots like at the beach or up in the mountains. Hot weather is horrible if you have to work, and especially if you don't have ac. And you can only remove so much clothing before someone calls the police!

[smirkymonkey]

48. I agree with you completely, except for the humidity.

I like dry air. Something about humidity makes me really miserable. It just makes me feel gross and sticky. I don't like a dry, desert like climate because I love living in a lush, green landscape, but I like it when it rains really hard for a day or two and then clears up and goes away instead of a constant humid, drizzly, rainy climate like Ireland. I suppose the northeast isn't that bad. We definitely have our humid days, but we also get some nice balmy, breezy dry days as well.

And your last sentence is something I say all the time! You can only take so much off, but people who are cold can always put more on and wrap up in blankets.

[mnhtnbb]

47. 65-75 degrees and low humidity, which generally is spring where I live now

in North Carolina. It doesn't last long. Sometimes we get the 65 to 70 degree weather as early as February. We had weeks of 90 degree weather in May this year which was awful. That's supposed to be late July or August here.

I lived in North San Diego county from 1965-1969 before I went to Los Angeles for college. It was rarely more than mid 70's in summer and we got an ocean breeze even though my parents' house was several miles inland, but up on a hill. It was lovely weather. I stayed in Los Angeles after college and grad school.

But by the time my husband and I moved away from Santa Monica in 1988, I was sick of the same weather all the time with so little variation. I do enjoy the seasons here on the east coast and prefer not having so much snow by being in the south. But the heat and humidity in the summer are awful. Getting worse every year and arriving earlier every year. Couldn't survive without a/c here.

[smirkymonkey]

49. That is my ideal! I even like it a little cooler sometimes, maybe a range of 55 - 75.

I have a friend who lives in San Diego and the weather sounds perfect but I couldn't stand the monotony of the same weather all the time. Even when I lived in San Francisco, which had a little more variation, I still missed the seasons back on the east coast.

Fall is my favorite season. It seems to be the longest stretch of comfortable temps, crisp, sunny days and it just has such a nice smell to it! I love spring as well, when we get nice spring days, there is nothing better, but they are so few and far between. Spring starts too late, ends too early and it rains too much.

Oh well, I guess we should be grateful that we can at least control the temperatures inside!

[TalenaGor]

51. girin Seattle when everything is green and there's a light breeze and it's between 68 and 75 degrees

The light breeze rustling through the trees.... Birds chirping, flowers blooming.....

[smirkymonkey]

52. Yes, that sounds perfect!

[ailsagirl]

86. Ahhhh.....

[trev]

53. 65 degrees, puffy cumulus clouds scattered over a blue sky, light wind.

Vancouver is pretty much perfect for me.

[democrank]

54. What a delightful discussion.

I’m a weather nut.My grown son and I phone chat about weather all the time. How much wind you got? Had to shovel today? Many clouds? Still got a lot of mud? We’ve done it for a very long time and I treasure every minute of it.

Here in Vermont weather is a main topic, probably because everyone can relate in some fashion and so many are affected by it. We check weather out before taking that old dirt road or before driving somewhere for supplies.It affects the corn planting, what time people leave for work, whether or not kids get a “snow day”, just about everything. Loggers practically plan their lives around it.

I’d love it if we had year-round winter, the colder the better. I love everything about it...watching the chickadees hanging off the icicles, the sound of the crunch under my boots, the smell of wood smoke, a zillion animal tracks. Morning coffee seems hotter, lunch soups taste better. I just love it. One of the best things about winter is that brand new pair of boot socks from three Christmases ago, still packaged in my drawer, waiting for the perfect weather. I’m thankful about the new boot socks, thankful to see the snow drifting across the pasture, thankful I can still shovel my way out of snow trouble.

Thanks again for this weather post.

[smirkymonkey]

56. Where in Vermont are you?

I spent Christmas up in Burlington at my brother's house and it was freezing cold (according to the thermometer) with tons of snow, but for some reason, the cold didn't bother me up there. It was such a dry cold, that I found it tolerable. I even cracked my bedroom window open at night (I love sleeping in the cold air w/ lots of blankets!).

I prefer more moderate temps, but I can see why you would like winters in Vermont. It was very beautiful up there and very festive!

I am fascinated by weather as well, however I absolutely hate the heat. In the cold, I can always bundle up and pile on the blankets, but when it's hot and humid, there is not much you can do to cool down except to submerge yourself in cold water.

[democrank]

57. I'm in the southern part of "The Northeast Kingdom"

near St. Johnsbury, Danville, Peacham. Very tiny peaceful village.

I dislike the heat too and like you, like to have a window open in the winter.

Thanks again~

[Hoyt]

55. Around 65, low humidity, and a breeze. I'd live in San Francisco if I could afford it.

I'm one of those folks who starts sweating like a boxer at higher temps and humidity if I'm moving much.

[smirkymonkey]

77. That's perfect for me too.

The temps in San Fran were usually nice. It never got really hot, but it could get kind of damp and foggy at times. Still, I would take that over the heat any day.

[ProudLib72]

58. Today it was 95 degrees in Boulder, CO!!!

That's too damned hot for man and beast alike! I'm hating the weather now.

[smirkymonkey]

60. Ugh! That is hot out there for this time of year, isn't it?

It's only 80 here w/ 67% humidity and I'm dying. I can't wait for fall and it's not even July yet! At least I am going up to my Sister's place in Maine for a long 4th of July weekend. They have AC and a pool, so that will be a nice little break. I might be spending more time up there this summer than originally planned!

[ProudLib72]

63. I went out for a job interview at the end of May, and I got into a major snowstorm

In the last couple of weeks, we've had rain and hail with 50-60 degree temps. Then all of the sudden, BOOM! It's mid 90s!

Our temps are so weird. You can never tell what they will be. The interesting thing about recent weather is that we have been getting regular afternoon thundershowers. When I was growing up out here, that was the "regular" weather pattern. Over the last decade, that weather pattern disappeared. Now it's back. I'd like to think it's a good sign, so I'm being cautiously optimistic.

[smirkymonkey]

64. That is so strange. Its so volatile. Are you at a high altitude?

I know what you mean about the frequent summer thunderstorms. Growing up in upstate New York we had them frequently. I loved them! However for years in the northeast they have been kind of a rarity. Lately they have come back again and it's great, not only because (usually) it helps to break the humidity, but its just kind of thrilling to watch. I find big storms very comforting for some reason.

[ProudLib72]

65. From the time I moved to CO in 1981 into the mid 90s, that was the regular weather pattern

It was just expected on the front range. If you were going up to hike or climb at higher elevation, you had to start early enough to beat the thunderstorms, which could get lethal! Down at a more moderate elevation, like Boulder or Denver, we just got rain for half an hour to an hour.

The thing that bothers me is that we got hail twice in a week earlier this month. Hail causes lots of damage. We don't usually get hail that often, so to see it twice in one week was upsetting.

In the late 90s/early 2000s, when the afternoon rains stopped, we would get major wildfires. I remember my sister got married on July 13, 2002. I came out for the wedding from CT with my girlfriend at the time. After the wedding, my girlfriend and I took a little trip over to Moab and then down to the Grand Canyon. On the way back through western CO, we saw a dozen smaller wildfires. Slurry planes were flying over dumping their loads. We got back to the front range after about a week and discovered that the church my sister had been married in had burned down in a wildfire! Can you imagine?! Only a week or two and she wouldn't have been married! (Well, she would have had to find a different venue at least.) CO gets smoke from CA and WY wildfires. Sometimes it gets so bad you can't go outside. So the rain we've been having is a good thing! Cleans the air and makes everything green and non-flammable.

[smirkymonkey]

66. I suppose that is one thing I am grateful for out here.

We rarely, if ever, get wildfires. I guess I can't complain about the rain too much, it keeps us green and prevents us from having fires. I love this corner of the world. It's so beautiful and green.

I am originally from upstate NY in the Adirondack foothills and it is some of the most beautiful country you have ever seen. Not quite as majestic as the Colorado Rockies, but just as beautiful in a different way. Lots of lakes and decidous trees. All of New England is beautiful as well. I suppose I am biased, but I never tire of the beauty of this landscape, despite the tempermental weather.

[Polybius]

59. 90 with 100% humidity, and zero wind

Some like it hot.

[smirkymonkey]

61. Are you serious?

Or are you just pulling my chain? Or are you Satan?

[ailsagirl]

68. If it's humid, you can't sweat and if you can't sweat you're going to be extremely uncomfortable...

When the air has a high moisture content, as is the case in humid weather, this sweat cannot evaporate, leaving our bodies feeling hot and sticky. To cool off, our bodies must work even harder. This results in excessive sweating, increased rate and depth of blood circulation and increased respiration. Excessive sweating can cause a loss of water and chemicals that the body needs in order to function properly, potentially putting our health in jeopardy.

Just sayin'

[smirkymonkey]

70. Yes, it's dangerous. Especially if you live in an area that is not used to higher

temps and humidity. That is why so many Europeans have been perishing in these heatwaves. They are not used to these temperatures and not able to adapt quickly. Very few of them have AC or other ways to cool down rapidly.

This is my first year in an apartment w/out AC and I am already miserable and it's not even that hot yet, but I know that it can be a threat to my health. I have ice packs in the freezer and I take them out and put them in pillowcases and put them all around my body to keep my body temp down.

I have a fan, but it's not that powerful and a spray bottle of cold water. I take the excessive heat seriously. It also makes me absolutely wretched. I have a very hard time sleeping in this weather. I may have to ask my doctor for sleeping pills.

[orleans]

62. chicago burbs

it's 6:30 pm, temp is 87 / feels like SHIT

hot and humid, makes me melt

my little dog doesn't want to go out in the heat

i'd do well in cooler climates -- i can't stand the heat

[smirkymonkey]

79. Ugh! I just dread the summer!

It wasn't so bad the last 7 years because I had AC and I didn't have to pay for it, but my new apt doesn't have AC and even if I bought an air conditioner I don't think I could afford to run it w/ my rent increase. I have been sleeping w/ the fan right next to my bed, a spray water bottle and ice packs that I put in pillow cases that I put all around my body to keep me cool. It's kind of sad.

[orleans]

85. i'm really sorry you have to do all that

summer heat sucks!

[ailsagirl]

87. One way I cheer myself up during the horrid days of summer...

is to remind myself that autumn is right around the corner. Now that's a great season!!

Hang in there...

[smirkymonkey]

88. I love autumn!

It's my favorite season! It's the longest stretch of pleasant temps and very little precipitation that we have here in New England. And I love the smell of the season! The falling leaves and the fresh, crisp air! I can't wait until September!

[ailsagirl]

89. I'm 100% with ya, smirkymonkey!!

Can't wait!!

[ailsagirl]

67. .....

Different types of weather I love:

cool & breezy
cold & windy
rainy
foggy
sunny and cool
never above 76 degrees!!

I live near SF-- and the weather is perfect for me!!!

[3catwoman3]

76. 55-78 and low humidity. Good breeze when it is warmer. I detest feeling sticky.

I would take a good snowy winter from Thanksgiving to Valentine's Day, and then done - I do like snow.

My favorite climate, f all the places I have lived, was Colorado. I was in Denver for 2 years while in grad school. I'd move back there in a second if that wee the only factor to consider.

[vsrazdem]

78. It's what I call the no weather weather. In the low to mid 70's when you

walk out the door and it is not hot and not cold, just perfect. Don't get much of that in Arizona.

[Bayard]

80. I hate humidity

Hate feeling like I'm in a hot shower the minute I walk out the door. But that's summer in Kentucky, and most of the South. I have somewhat adapted to being back because I spend so much time outside in the garden and taking care of animals. Slather on plenty of sunscreen, wear a big hat, and put a paper towel in your pocket to wipe your eyes, so you're not constantly blinded by sweat. I deal with it. Fall and spring here are superb, winter is usually not too bad.

Living in central Calif. for 12 years, about the only tolerable weather was winter. The semi-rainy season where everything turns green, and temperatures are cooler, especially in the mountains where I lived. The rest of the year, hot, dry, and almost desert. August is a tinderbox, 100+ degrees a lot of days. Still very dry, which means you don't realize how crispy you are getting till its too late.

I love cool days where its comfortable working outside, and cooler nights when you need a fire in the woodstove.

I'm getting ready to head back out the door now. Sunday morning at 10:00 am, and its 87 degrees with 58% humidity. Ugh. We've been getting a lot of thunder in the afternoons (just enough to make the dogs quiver), but no more than a sprinkle of rain. All is green. Including the pond.

[smirkymonkey]

81. So do I. I can't stand feeling sweaty and sticky. Like I need another shower after

being outside for 10 minutes. Also, the humidity makes me feel bloated. I just feel disgusting in the heat and humidity. The only way to deal is to spend all your time inside in the AC or submerged in cool water. On really bad days, I have to Uber or Lyft to work because I can't take standing on the subway platform which feels like a sauna, and then packing into a car with tons of other people.

We have also been getting a lot of thunderstorms as well - which I kind of like - supposed to be starting up again around 1pm today and then the temps will drop, which will be a welcome relief.

[sweetroxie]

83. I've looked around and I think San Diego has the best weather

Can't begin to afford the place, though. And it's pretty conservative. But the weather is great/