"gds" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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With all the complaints in another thread I thought I'd just report about the spring we're having in southern AZ. Daytime highs are in the mid 90's with humidity in the teens.
Overnight temps are still in the low to mid 60's which means open windows for sleeping and morning rides start at 6 or 6:30 and you can ride until ~ 9a.m. and still have the temps in the 70's. Noon is still only in the low 80's.
And if you want to ride up into the mountains it is actually still cold up there for the descent.
I love it here in the desert!!!
Humidity in the teens??? How would you survive in say Florida? But then again I don't like humidity, so AZ would probably be good for me! And I was just looking at a weather map and the heat index for AZ is less than the heat index for FL.
Having lived both places, I have to say that the riding in AZ is a lot better... you can get off the bike dry as a bone, even when it's really hot (though you'll start getting damp once the headwind stops). In Florida, I'd finish rides looking like I rode through a shower. And as "gds" mentions, it really DOES cool off nicely at night in the desert - much more than in Florida.
"Mark Hickey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Ken said:
"gds" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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With all the complaints in another thread I thought I'd just report about the spring we're having in southern AZ. Daytime highs are in the mid 90's with humidity in the teens.
Overnight temps are still in the low to mid 60's which means open windows for sleeping and morning rides start at 6 or 6:30 and you can ride until ~ 9a.m. and still have the temps in the 70's. Noon is still only in the low 80's.
And if you want to ride up into the mountains it is actually still cold up there for the descent.
I love it here in the desert!!!
Humidity in the teens??? How would you survive in say Florida? But then again I don't like humidity, so AZ would probably be good for me! And I was just looking at a weather map and the heat index for AZ is less than the heat index for FL.
Having lived both places, I have to say that the riding in AZ is a lot better... you can get off the bike dry as a bone, even when it's really hot (though you'll start getting damp once the headwind stops). In Florida, I'd finish rides looking like I rode through a shower. And as "gds" mentions, it really DOES cool off nicely at night in the desert - much more than in Florida.
Well since moving to Florida about 5 years ago, I have a new outlook on other parts of the country! I have visisted Las Vegas and and thought it was too sunny and hot, but the lower humidity was nice, the dampness that your body produces evaporates quickly in the dry air. The moisture here in FL does not evaporate very quickly at all! If you are damp here in FL you will be damp for some time to come. Even inside in the ac it takes hours for you to dry completely, especially if you are in a cotton t-shirt!
I have visisted Las Vegas and and thought it was too sunny and hot
After living in Vegas for six years, I agree: last month there were nine days in a row over 100°F [from 20 May to 28 May inclusive] with two days at 105°F. This week it was only in the upper nineties.
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