That’s an equivalent heat index of 185F. Whoever voted for that enjoys pain.

Jul 8, 2024
2:01:05pm

j-woot All-American

By the way, the highest heat index ever recorded on earth was in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in 2003 at 178F. July and August along the Persian Gulf can be unbearably humid.

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POLL: 115 and dry heat, or 100 and 95% humidity, which would you rather endure?

Archaea

Jul 8, 1:54pm

Dry heat you can find shade and get relief. Shade does nothing for humidity

LeonMarek

Jul 8, 1:55pm

The sweet, sweet relief that only death could bring.

foofcoug

Jul 8, 1:56pm

Lol the heat index of 100 with 95% is 185. there's no comparison.

supertux

Jul 8, 1:59pm

Dang, beat me to it!

j-woot

Jul 8, 2:01pm

The forecast

Still Blue

Jul 8, 2:00pm

I stepped out of a car once in Mexico to 90+ degrees and 95% humidity. It was

Hoopster

Jul 8, 2:01pm

That’s an equivalent heat index of 185F. Whoever voted for that enjoys pain.

j-woot

Jul 8, 2:01pm

Check out the heat index in McKinney, Texas—sweltering heat for sure!

Brisco

Jul 8, 2:18pm

Clearly the people in McKinney aren’t living right.

j-woot

Jul 8, 2:38pm

It’s fairly rare for it to get to 100 with 95% humidity, no? But when it does,

Japan Coug

Jul 8, 2:04pm

So rare, in fact, that there is no record of it ever hitting that high of heat index anywhere.

supertux

Jul 8, 2:14pm

I’ve experienced pretty close to that in Houston. Galveston not as hot but 95%

ledfoot

Jul 8, 2:39pm

highest recorded heat index is 178. obviously 95% humiditiy isn't rare. I live in FL so I'm very familiar. But 95%

supertux

Jul 8, 2:58pm

I think it's almost physically impossible for the second to occur in nature, but I've lived

Indy Coug

Jul 8, 2:06pm

100 degrees with 95% humidity is pretty uncommon. Humidity typically drops as

dYrtbYkerYder

Jul 8, 2:06pm

Where I am in AL right now, it's 92 with 60% humidity, and it's a heat advisory.

dYrtbYkerYder

Jul 8, 2:08pm

The hottest place I could find in the SE right now is West Point, MS - 96 w/50%.

dYrtbYkerYder

Jul 8, 2:11pm

Alachua, FL showing 98 w/ 51%

supertux

Jul 8, 2:20pm

94 with 56% at my house in FL

supertux

Jul 8, 2:18pm

And here come the thunderstorms. That's the other thing, that heat will produce

dYrtbYkerYder

Jul 8, 2:24pm

In fact, it almost can't happen in nature for it to be 100% humidity above 92°.

dYrtbYkerYder

Jul 8, 2:17pm

Are you a meteorologist?

TNT

Jul 8, 2:45pm

Humidity is terrible plus add in gnats its agonizing

BulldogCoug79

Jul 8, 2:08pm

This would be a tougher question if the humid scenario had temps of 90 or so.

garyfan

Jul 8, 2:09pm

Maybe we should do a poll where the high-humidity scenario is actually possible.

Japan Coug

Jul 8, 3:10pm

Agreed. I was in Vegas two weeks ago and 110+ didn't feel like anything. Last week on July 4, I was working in the

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