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pscot

(21,024 posts) Mon Jul 20, 2015, 10:40 AM Jul 2015

Heat index

High temperatures combined with high humidity defeat the body's cooling mechanism. At a heat index over 125 you start to cook in your own juices, so to speak. At 110 degrees, humidity of 30% is very dangerous. Stay cool. Stay hydrated.

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Summers in South Florida HockeyMom Jul 2015 #1

The heat index here day before yesterday was 117 marym625 Jul 2015 #2

Thanks for that reminder that you can't view temperature alone as an issue. Nihil Jul 2015 #3

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

1. Summers in South Florida

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 10:53 AM

Jul 2015

The Heat Index is probably always over 100 degrees. Yep, stay inside in AC.

marym625

(17,997 posts)

2. The heat index here day before yesterday was 117

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 11:07 AM

Jul 2015

The tempeture was only 89. A friend just told me that was impossible. So glad you just posted this!

Nihil

(13,508 posts)

3. Thanks for that reminder that you can't view temperature alone as an issue.

Reply to pscot (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 06:32 AM

Jul 2015

Those of us in temperate climes tend to forget the impact of humidity
as, although we sometimes see high temperature, it is almost always
in conjunction with low humidity.

(Mind you, I'll probably be getting some first-hand experience of this
next month on a trip to Houston ...)

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