Well, there is a period of time towards the end of summer when the monsoon rains hit and the humidity spikes. This year, it only lasted for about a week. Last year, it was a good six weeks. Most years, it’s maybe two weeks where the dew point climbs into the 70s. In my eyes, it doesn’t matter what the temperature is. A dew point in the 70s is always miserable.
The interesting part about this is that these weeks when the humidity spikes also happen to be weeks where the temperature drops. People around me are excited for the days when it only gets up to 95 degrees, and I’m looking at the 74 degree dew point wondering how it could possibly be any worse.
I spent most of the summer of 2015 in Mississippi, and I grew up in North Dakota. I can assure you that the humidity in those to places during the summer is far worse than it is in Phoenix.
Phoenix also has problems with long term low humidity. Now I love the dry air. It’s why I live in Phoenix. We tend to get a good 10 months of dry air every year, and it’s flipping awesome. However, I have to apply lotion constantly, and I have to use a humidifier in my bedroom to keep from developing a chronic cough in December to February.
The other problem that low humidity causes is that it is extremely easy to get dehydrated. I tell people that when they visit Phoenix, but everyone has to figure it out on your own. I drank a lot of water when I lived in North Dakota. I’m talking a good four to six 12–16 ounce glasses a day. When I moved to Phoenix, it wasn’t enough. I have 32 ounce cups that I fill up at least five times a day now to keep myself hydrated. In a four-hour round of golf, I will drink a gallon of water during the summer. I consume levels of water that I never dreamed possible, and I always seem to be able to get fully hydrated.
But hey. My clothes aren’t drenched when I’m finished with that round of golf, and that’s an advantage…right?
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