Sweatiest Cities

[sunny]

I figured New Orleans would be further up on the list!!

drudgereport.com


1. Phoenix
2. Las Vegas
3. Tucson, Ariz.
4. Miami
5. Corpus Christi, Texas
6. West Palm Beach, Fla.
7. Houston
8. Tampa, Fla.
9. Orlando, Fla.
10. Fort Myers, Fla.
11. San Antonio, Texas
12. Honolulu
13. Dallas
14. Montgomery, Ala.
15. New Orleans
16. Mobile, Ala.
17. Baton Rouge, La.
18. Waco, Texas
19. Jacksonville, Fla.
20. El Paso, Texas
21. Austin, Texas
22. Charleston, W.V.
23. Fresno, Calif.
24. Savannah, Ga.
25. Shreveport, La.

[Dee Bee]

West Palm Beach is ONLY #6 ??!!

[Skywatch_NC]

What does the list mean by sweatiest? We get (moist) HIGH humidity in Raleigh, too!

[Aslkahuna]

It was said on the news last night that if they collected all of the sweat from everybody in Phoenix and purified it, they would have no water problems in that city.

Steve

[Skywatch_NC]

I thought AZ had dry heat?

[Guest]

It was said on the news last night that if they collected all of the sweat from everybody in Phoenix and purified it, they would have no water problems in that city.

Steve

That a thirst-crunching thought!

[Cookiely]

I don't think the first three belong on the list.

[Guest]

I don't think the first three belong on the list.

I could probably see that, being that humiditiy is minimal in those southwest cities, but anytime your body becomes hot enough, it must sweat. But I see where you are coming from.

[sunny]

Yeah, but a friend of mine was recently in Vegas, and she said the heat dried her skin out. She couldn't get enough moisturizer on her face and lotion on her skin.

[Guest]

Yeah, but a friend of mine was recently in Vegas, and she said the heat dried her skin out. She couldn't get enough moisturizer on her face and lotion on her skin.

Never been out there before, so it may be phenomenol dry weather that I have never experienced. (My guess is the cosmetic -lotions and the like--companies do pretty well in that part of the country. )

[Aslkahuna]

It seems like every Summer I have to explain this. First off, no matter what kind of heat you have, the body sweats to cool off. In dry heat the sweat evaporates and the cooling works-however, because dry heat temperatures are usually much, much higher than humid heat (except in the SW US-but more about that later) the body has to sweat much more to maintain body temperature. Consequently, one becomes dehydrated very quickly in dry heat and if you don't hydrate fast you get in serious trouble-just ask the illegals who try to cross the desert in Summer how fast.

There is a common misconception about the heat in the SW and specifically AZ and SE CA. Every assumes that just because a. it's desert and gets very little rain and b. the Relative Humidity is usually 25% or lower that it's a dry heat. We have a little weather feature here called the North American Monsoon which rsults in a shift in the windflow from the SW to the SE which brings moisture into AZ from the GOM (at mid levels) and the Sea of Cortez (at low levels). The latter body of water is quite warm in the Summer and dewpoints in the airmasses that originate there are typically in the upper 70's and low 80's and this is what makes it's way into AZ during the months of July through early September. Now, lets suppose the temperature in PHX is 110F (which is actually a bit on the cool side for Summer) and the RH is 25% this means that the dewpoint is going to be well into the 60's-not dry heat at all and considering that Yuma frequently sees dews in the upper 70's to low 80's and PHX sees dews into the mid to high 70's from time to time during the Summer and things are rather gooey. Add the heat island in those top three cities and consider that at night when there is no wind the temperatures may not ever drop below 90F in PHX and LAS and 80F in TUS things can get sweaty. I mean, how many times do you back easters see 10 PM (or actually 11PM since AZ does not go to DST) temperatures over 100F like PHX frequently does. Bottom line, if you want to see REAL heat go to PHX-or better yet go to either YUM or Bullhead City durng the day and spend the nights in PHX.

Steve

[Scorpion]

I agree. I used to live in Phoenix and the heat there during the summer is phenomenol. No comparison between there and Florida.

[azskyman]

I would say that since moving from Illinois, I actually sweat much more in the Midwest than here. On the other hand, I don't spend many afternoons out in this stuff in Phoenix. Not even in the pool.

In my personal situation, sweating is a function of humidity AND heat...not just the heat itself.

I would think that Gulf coast cities would have a higher "sweat index). I sweat more in L. A. at 78 than I do here at 105.

Hot here, though. Approaching 110 this week...and maybe more.

Most of you who live elsewhere would say that it seems more comfortable at 95 here than 85 where you live.

One thing you can't do here...that used to work back in the Midwest.

After dark, you don't roll the windows down for a nice breeze while cruising through town on a Saturday night.

100 after dark is not pretty.

Steve

[Swimdude]

For some reason, i'm not sure they're taking humidity into consideration.

Houston, number 7?

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[hurricanedude]

Charleston WV?
west virginia, i would believe SC but not WV

[senorpepr]

I wonder if the local body structure is figured in this, such as how in-shape a particular city is compared to average temperatures, humidity, wind, and sun exposure.

[MGC]

New Orleans is so low on the list because everyone stays inside during the heat of the day......MGC

[sunny]

New Orleans is so low on the list because everyone stays inside during the heat of the day......MGC

You know it MGC!!!

[Skywatch_NC]

Wonder where Raleigh ranks?

[sunny]

Wonder where Raleigh ranks?

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