Summer is here. I couldn’t help notice Texas and surrounding States will be entering a heat wave later this week. Houston will hit 100 F, Dallas 99 F. Stay cool.
I had a meeting a few years ago in San Antonio in May - with the humidity it was the hottest and most uncomfortable I've ever been outside. It made Florida in August feel comfortable. The convention center was about 100 yards from the hotel and by the time I reached the convention center I was dripping. What I couldn't figure out was there were quite a few natives dressed in jeans and long sleeves waiting for the bus in full sun and they looked fine. Maybe it's my Northern European roots but that place is not an option for me.It's not the heat but the humidity. Luckily it's been pretty mild in the DC area this summer and never got out of the 60's yesterday. Never been that cool here in June before.
I think it's because its been raining hard almost every day so the wetness stays around creating the humidity. It's been in the 90's..then about 4-5pm torrential rains then repeat every day the last week here in DFW.I've lived in Dallas since 1995, and I don't recall a year with humidity this bad. The temps are livable, albeit a little early, but the thickness of the air is what makes it unbearable. This is what Houston and Corpus Christi feel like for most of the summer. Just don't understand why it's hanging over Dallas.
Lots of us have switched to the long sleeve and vented fishing shirts from Academy … gonna sweat either way -I had a meeting a few years ago in San Antonio in May - with the humidity it was the hottest and most uncomfortable I've ever been outside. It made Florida in August feel comfortable. The convention center was about 100 yards from the hotel and by the time I reached the convention center I was dripping. What I couldn't figure out was there were quite a few natives dressed in jeans and long sleeves waiting for the bus in full sun and they looked fine. Maybe it's my Northern European roots but that place is not an option for me.
Evaps are king in Havasu/ Parker.At 2:00 PM today the humidity was 1 percent, and the dew point was -14 F.
The evaporator cooler in my garage cooled it faster than the A/C could cool the house.
No need to keep it in a box. I have three window units to supplement my central a/c. Earlier in the week, when it was 107 degrees and two window units were running, my thermostat still read 75 instead of the 72 it’s set at. My house is an 1800 sf ranch home with a metal roof. Central a/c is a 3.5 ton from 2014. Location: about 15 miles west of Austin.I would keep a window unit in a box in case the central AC konked out if I lived down there.
That is exactly what I do.I would keep a window unit in a box in case the central AC konked out if I lived down there.