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Here in Europe we are getting spring temperatures of 15 degrees C and a week of sunshine, after a very chilly February with some snow. The first trees and bushes are starting to blossom.
 
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eyoungren said:
LOL! No exodus. In fact that's part of the problem. In the last couple years we've had an influx of people from a lot of states, primarily California and Texas though. It's resulted in a lot of new housing, most of it either apartments or rental homes owned by corporations. Just to the southwest of me, there's a large home development with shops and several huge warehouses going up. All of it on land that's largely been empty for the last 25+ years since we moved here.

That proliferation of concrete, steel and other materials contributes to the urban heat island. Heat, instead of being released overnight is retained by this stuff. So the morning lows are high and then the heat of the day comes and heats things up more.

This is the second year I have not removed any of our A/C units from where they've been installed - largely because they are still getting used!

Going to be another hot summer.
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Just wait till the aquifer runs dry… 🤔 maybe not you, but the grandkids? I have no desire to live in an oven, Houston is too hot . If I had my way, I might be living in Alaska.
 
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Huntn said:
Just wait till the aquifer runs dry… 🤔 maybe not you, but the grandkids? I have no desire to live in an oven, Houston is too hot . If I had my way, I might be living in Alaska.
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We (my wife and I) had the ability to get out of California in 2000, about three years before kids. We didn't move here because of the heat, we moved because Phoenix had jobs. Only later, when our kids became older did the heat really start to bother us, or me at least.

My kids have the potential to get out - but we are stuck for the time being. I'd love to move somewhere colder, where there are actual seasons instead of just 'warm' or 'burning hot'.

All of this said, there is a difference between the heat in Houston and the heat in Phoenix. Having lived in Houston when I was young, I can attest to it. Houston is humid, Phoenix is dry. And as they say around here: "It's a dry heat".

The problem with humidity is that at a certain point the body can no longer adjust. The humidity level prevents the evaporation of your sweat, which cools the body. Without that, you can't get rid of the excessive heat. You cook to death internally.

We don't have that in Phoenix, because the humidity levels are very low. So, from that standpoint, and as much as I dislike our heat, I'm very glad I don't have the humidity that Houston has.
 
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eyoungren said:
We (my wife and I) had the ability to get out of California in 2000, about three years before kids. We didn't move here because of the heat, we moved because Phoenix had jobs. Only later, when our kids became older did the heat really start to bother us, or me at least.

My kids have the potential to get out - but we are stuck for the time being. I'd love to move somewhere colder, where there are actual seasons instead of just 'warm' or 'burning hot'.

All of this said, there is a difference between the heat in Houston and the heat in Phoenix. Having lived in Houston when I was young, I can attest to it. Houston is humid, Phoenix is dry. And as they say around here: "It's a dry heat".

The problem with humidity is that at a certain point the body can no longer adjust. The humidity level prevents the evaporation of your sweat, which cools the body. Without that, you can't get rid of the excessive heat. You cook to death internally.

We don't have that in Phoenix, because the humidity levels are very low. So, from that standpoint, and as much as I dislike our heat, I'm very glad I don't have the humidity that Houston has.
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I imagine that the temperatures in some some of the AZ towns located at higher elevations would be quite nice, or at least milder than in the low areas, including Phoenix (?).
 
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I imagine that the temperatures in some some of the AZ towns located at higher elevations would be quite nice, or at least milder than in the low areas, including Phoenix (?).
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Absolutely. Flagstaff and Pinetop are two, Flagstaff being north and Pinetop being east. Phoenix (and all the cities surrounding it) is hot because it's all desert in a large valley situated between mountains. But Flag and Pinetop are actually IN the mountains to the far north and far east and are thus much cooler.

That said, neither Flag or Pinetop are very large cities, even though Flag is the home of Northern Arizona University (NAU).

Hmm…yeah, Google says it's 43º F in Flag right now, and Pinetop is 48º.
 
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eyoungren said:
We (my wife and I) had the ability to get out of California in 2000, about three years before kids. We didn't move here because of the heat, we moved because Phoenix had jobs. Only later, when our kids became older did the heat really start to bother us, or me at least.

My kids have the potential to get out - but we are stuck for the time being. I'd love to move somewhere colder, where there are actual seasons instead of just 'warm' or 'burning hot'.

All of this said, there is a difference between the heat in Houston and the heat in Phoenix. Having lived in Houston when I was young, I can attest to it. Houston is humid, Phoenix is dry. And as they say around here: "It's a dry heat".

The problem with humidity is that at a certain point the body can no longer adjust. The humidity level prevents the evaporation of your sweat, which cools the body. Without that, you can't get rid of the excessive heat. You cook to death internally.

We don't have that in Phoenix, because the humidity levels are very low. So, from that standpoint, and as much as I dislike our heat, I'm very glad I don't have the humidity that Houston has.
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Houston is more humid than Pheonix, but in the realm of relative humidity, most of the time it’s not bad, hovering about 50% which I can tolerate. Right after the rain, it can be bad for a while (day or 2).
 
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What's that sound? Ah, yes. The ice cream truck in the middle of March in Phoenix, AZ. In Phoenix, this is a 365 day a year business.

81º F as of right now. Tuesday, March 17th it will be 101º in Phoenix. Summer is here. It never really went away, but that's beside the point I guess.
 
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Had some warm days recently, but here's the forecast from one of the local news channels:

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So, winter isn't quite done yet, which is fairly typical for this time of year.

(These are degrees Fahrenheit, of course.)
 
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eyoungren said:
What's that sound? Ah, yes. The ice cream truck in the middle of March in Phoenix, AZ. In Phoenix, this is a 365 day a year business.

81º F as of right now. Tuesday, March 17th it will be 101º in Phoenix. Summer is here. It never really went away, but that's beside the point I guess.
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I just had around 3 feet of snow shoveled off my house's roof last week. The snow on the yards around the house should be 3-foot deep, and the one at each side of the driveway should be over 4 feet deep (a little over 4 feet in heigh for the snow thrower to reach). Hopefully it won't snow very much by mid April. 🙂

The temperatures at night earlier dropped from -30º to -40º F, but the weather forecast for this week looks quite nice:
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AlaskaMoose said:
I just had around 3 feet of snow shoveled off my house's roof last week. The snow on the yards around the house should be 3-foot deep, and the one at each side of the driveway should be over 4 feet deep (a little over 4 feet in heigh for the snow thrower to reach). Hopefully it won't snow very much by mid April. 🙂
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We'll see if the forecast totals for the weekend here hold true:
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So much snow could make it a little tough for you, so I hope it won't get very cold.
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Yes, it could... fortunately, a couple unexpected doctor visits have already happened. So, good to go for this latest round of climatic inclemency (aka: getting dumped on). The cold isn't so much a factor, with the proper garments at the ready.
 
Not as much fell here as further east, thank goodness.

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With springtime around the corner (🤞) it'll melt soon enough.
 
It has been quite pleasant this week in Fairbanks, Alaska, and hopefully the ice on the rivers (breakup) will happen toward the end of April. Yes, we have very long winters and hours of darkness too. At least the number of daylight hours is increasing each day and peaks in June 21 at a little over 23 hours of daylight. Today we are receiving 12 hours and 17 minutes of daylight. Just keep in mind that daylight is not the same as sunlight; there is dusk and dawn to take into account.


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It was pretty humid this afternoon in Sydney.

My area got a bit of a thunderstorm but the heaviest parts of it went past without incident. The weather radar looked ominous.

I think the last of the extreme heat of summer is gone, the days are getting a bit cooler, less 30-40ºC days and more under 30ºC. Also overnight a bit cooler, great for sleeping.
 
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