"But it's a dry heat" / myLot

Eugene, Oregon

July 13, 2018 12:56pm CST

We are in the midst of at least a week of very hot weather in Oregon varying from 95 to 100 degrees F (35 to 36 C) down to maybe 60 F (15 C) at night. Unlike many areas in the US, we don't have a lot of humidity with the heat, so as the title says, it is a dry heat, but far hotter than our normal. While the house painting is moving along, the painters must stop early each day since the paint dries to a paste as they try to put it on the house. I would not want to be working outside in heat like this. Do you have heat plus humidity where you live?

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

13 Jul 18

Thanks for mentioning Celsius as well! There isn't excessive humidity where we live, but always some because Germany is rather green. My husband comes from the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. The inner part is not green but yellow/brown in summer because of the heat. No humidity there. I'm not a great fan of heat but it's easier to endure when it is dry.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Jul 18

We are only 60 miles from the ocean and in normal years get maybe 40 inches (101 cm) of rain, but the summers can be very dry and hot with many fires.

Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

13 Jul 18

Oh yes! The other day I was watching the news and we had 83% humidity, or as I call it wet bra day.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Jul 18

That much humidity with heat sounds deadly.

topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

13 Jul 18

Rarely, in France heat waves are usually dry like in your place.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Jul 18

That is better than high humidity I think.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16518)

• China

18 Jul 18

We are in the same boat as you,but It still hovers around 28 C at night.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16518)

• China

19 Jul 18

@JamesHxstatic Yes,sometimes we even can't get to sleep without turning on the air conditioning.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

18 Jul 18

Oh, it stays quite warm there at night then. It must be hard to sleep.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (57753)

• Centralia, Washington

13 Jul 18

So you are getting your house painted? Some time? Its hot here, too. 100 might be the high today.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Jul 18

I figured you were even warmer there. Being such a moderate fellow, I hate the heat.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (57753)

• Centralia, Washington

13 Jul 18

@JamesHxstatic Actually you are about as hot as me in temps. Its weird how the West side is getting to be hardly different than the East side.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Jul 18

@sallypup Yes, it is very strange. The house paining started on Monday, all roller and brush.

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Icydoll

@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Jul 18

Now it's rainy season here my dear friend..it's pretty cool

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Jul 18

That must be a good thing for a while.

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (35067)

• United States

13 Jul 18

Yes. We have a lot of humidity. So it's hotter, and we are miserable.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Jul 18

My sympathies. When I lived in San Antonio, it was like that.

rebelann1949

@rebelann (111090)

• El Paso, Texas

14 Jul 18

It's only been in the low 90s here lately and the humidity has been higher than usual but by the 20th of this month we should be back on track with high 90s to low 100s and minimal humidity, just like I like it.

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