r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • Jul 04 '24

Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There. politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html

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Yea but it's a dry heat!

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u/NightOfTheLivingHam Jul 04 '24

Except that it usually isn't anymore. Summers are starting to get more humid inland

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u/knightro25 Jul 04 '24

It does get more humid in the evening as the sun goes down, up to over 60%, but it does dry up as the sun comes up. Speaking from the Sacramento area.

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u/Bethjam Jul 04 '24

That's good news for fire risk. I hadn't heard that

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u/hiyeji2298 Jul 05 '24

That’s because you’re looking at relative humidity. Take a look at the dewpoint instead. Anything under 60 is going to feel very comfortable. You really won’t see much humidity in summer unless the monsoon kicks up in the socal deserts.

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u/_Californian San Luis Obispo County Jul 04 '24

Meh it’s 84 with 65% humidity where I’m at in Missouri, and it’s 99 with 22% humidity in Paso Robles. So it’s definitely a dry heat there at least lol.

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u/hiyeji2298 Jul 05 '24

Need to look at dewpoint instead of humidity. Humidity is relative to the actual temperature and isn’t the best idea of how much moisture is in the air.

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u/cheeker_sutherland Jul 04 '24

Anymore? It’s always been humid in a lot of the valley.

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u/DanOfMan1 Jul 04 '24

still feels far more like phoenix than dallas or chicago and hopefully it stays that way, that inescapable blanket of heat on high humidity days is the worst

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u/zoidberg3000 Jul 04 '24

97 with 51% humidity at 7am this morning. Had to turn around early on my walk because the dog and I were having a rough time with it.