Originally Posted by
drlogik
Oh, that "dry heat" I've heard mentioned, that's a misnomer. I lived in the southern states for 30 years and know what 100 degrees and 98% humidity is like. I moved to Arizona and experienced 117 degrees ambient and 132 degrees 2 feet off the pavement. I can tell you matter-of-fact, 117 is freakin' hot man. Moved back to the Southern states last year and dang, a "hot and humid" day here ain't so bad after all.
I've lived in both places as well. It's the pavement that makes the difference. Playing golf in Arizona is much easier than in the heat of deep South. But riding on the road is another matter due to the blast furnace of radiant heat.
This year has been odd though. Locally, we had the second warmest winter on record, but it was followed by an oddly cool spring. We're a week into June and we've yet to have a hot day.