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Originally Posted by Estreeter
Heard it all before  temperature is one thing, heat intensity is something else.
The amount of times I've heard people from overseas say they get 40 degree days also and they can handle it then experience the difference brings a smile to my face when they change their mind and say "This is fucked"
There is a difference, it's all that barren and dry land that blows nothing but hot air down to the southern states plus the flies  |
It is not advisable to spend much time in out in the sun in 40 degree (104 F) temps as it will cook you pretty quick. Those of us who regularly deal with 33+ degree temps know that shade is the key. The Arabs move their camels at night and lay low during the heat of the day. I can appreciate the blast furnace effect and plague of flies.
I would recommend steering clear of Houston and Dallas in Texas during the summer months. The stockyards of Fort Worth are adjacent to Dallas so plagues of flies accompany the hot humid weather. Houston is farther south and was built atop a swamp. So the the 100 degree F summer weather is accompanied by 100% humidity and Biblical plagues of mosquitoes. The high humidity blocks the body's natural cooling mechanism of evaporating sweat. So, if one is not careful, one literally stews in his own juices. Baseball games are only played at night in Texas, but among hazardous clouds of insects.