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[TheDukeOfIce]

Was that with 70% humidity and it “felt like” 130? The highest document temps is 122 in 1990 and 1995.

134 in 1913

Highest recorded temperature on Earth

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Import to note - the “air measurements” that are being recorded, are specifically not accounting for external factors.
I.e. they don’t measure over concrete because it effects the reading, etc. (which would be higher)

I’ve been in high 120’s and low 130’s in various locations.

 

[Patient_Cero]

And that, my friends, is why I have been in Yuma, Death Valley, Phoenix, West Texas and 29 Palms and wondered why everyone thought it was hot...

110-117 degrees feels excellent, especially to someone from Houston or New Orleans or Mobile or Birmingham etc etc...

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Yup well aware of how the body works. Also lived in similar environments with stupid humidity. 123 is 123, 90 is still 90 with some water on top. . If you talking the proper steps it’s easier to mitigate 90 and high humidity than 117.

 

[Patient_Cero]

134 in 1913

Highest recorded temperature on Earth

The Guinness World Records Official site with ultimate record-breaking facts & achievements. Do you want to set a world record? Are you Officially Amazing?

www.guinnessworldrecords.com

Import to note - the “air measurements” that are being recorded, are specifically not accounting for external factors.
I.e. they don’t measure over concrete because it effects the reading, etc. (which would be higher)

I’ve been in high 120’s and low 130’s in various locations.

That’s why I asked “feel”. Didn’t realize you around since 1913, keeping it relative. Props for a long and prosperous life so far. #blessed

 

[Patient_Cero]

This sums up the “my heat is hotter because of humidity” conversation nicely.

 

[docrusty]

Sweating is our body's way of cooling itself. Obviously when we get too hot we sweat, and the sweat evaporates off our skin.

Evaporation is a cooling process, so when we sweat in dry air, our skin will cool. This evaporation process is the same reason why when you get out of the shower, you are cold.

When the air is saturated with water, like on a humid day, evaporation is much slower. The air is already full of water, and can’t hold much more.

Your body will sweat in an attempt to cool itself, but you only end up wet and hot without this sweat evaporating.

Low humidity will make the air feel cooler. For example, if the air temperature was 100 degrees, with a dry dewpoint of 25, the heat index would only be 93. This type of hot dry air is common in the western United States in summer.

As a man with a chem degree, a splendid explanation.

The short version is that in Vegas/Phoenix/etc you don’t need to gold bond your balls. In Houston, you definitely do.

 

[Brdmn70]

Was that with 70% humidity and it “felt like” 130? The highest document temps is 122 in 1990 and 1995.

It was 40 years ago when I was a kid was probably closer to the 120 mark was definitely 85 in the hotel room with the a/c on so it was very hot outside if the a/c didn't cool off

 

["TRUMP"]

90% humidity at 8:30 AM

 

[Litos]

90% humidity at 8:30 AM

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Yes, but I'll bet every single one of my XMetals that by 3 or 4pm, it wasn't 90% if it was sunny

 

[Brdmn70]

Yes, but I'll bet every single one of my XMetals that by 3 or 4pm, it wasn't 90%

@Trump

 

[Litos]

Winter Springs is 90% right now, but it's thunder storming lol