[ragingclue]

Originally Posted by fluidkaos

It can, when the humidity rolls in in August with the Indian Ocean Monsoon winds. Most of the year it's dry though, and winds are off of the Arabian Peninsula. Not so bad when you get used to it; but for those guys coming here for a week or two of R&R though, it really sucks.

Yeah I was there for about three weeks in the end of July and begninning of August. I have never seen anything quite like the humidity I saw (yes, SAW) there. Other places I lived (Pensacola, Okinawa....) were nothing compared to that. And on top of the humidity, the temp itself was outrageous.

[gonzo]

I can't speak about these overseas hot boxes but I can say here in Dallas it's ..

Hotter than Charlie Sheens crackpipe.

[fluidkaos]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Hotter than Charlie Sheens crackpipe.

[Echo M3]

52F tonight...ahh, crisp and chill weather

[Litos]

12:21AM.

walking outside right now and it just takes your breath away.

fucking muggy as shit....




Few Clouds
Wind: S at 3 mph
Humidity: 76%
Dewpoint: 74°
Pressure: 29.84"
Heat Index: 88°
Wind Chill: 82°
Sunrise: 6:27 am
Sunset: 8:25 pm

[gizmo335i]

When I was in Qatar in the summer, the Army and Marines would come there for R&R...and they would want to go back to their shithole in Iraq it was so hot in Qatar....that place is just rediculous....

I'm quite sure that the only reason most of those people stay is because they have so much damn money from all the natural gas and oil.....oh and Al Jazeer...

[s2k_335i]

It's has been 104+ here in Dallas every day.

[fluidkaos]

Originally Posted by gizmo335i

When I was in Qatar in the summer, the Army and Marines would come there for R&R...and they would want to go back to their shithole in Iraq it was so hot in Qatar....that place is just rediculous....

I'm quite sure that the only reason most of those people stay is because they have so much damn money from all the natural gas and oil.....oh and Al Jazeer...

I'm wondering why anybody was here before oil/gas, or for that matter air conditioning. At 5:30 this morning it was 99F and 50% humidity. I guess being a nomadic camel herder had it's perks, you could just leave when the weather starts to suck.

[Mahmood07]

Originally Posted by fluidkaos

I'm wondering why anybody was here before oil/gas, or for that matter air conditioning. At 5:30 this morning it was 99F and 50% humidity. I guess being a nomadic camel herder had it's perks, you could just leave when the weather starts to suck.

You get used to the heat/humidity and it becomes live-able. It's not so easy for visitors though. You should try playing outdoor soccer in Bahrain during summer..one of the worst ways to torture yourself, yet we still play atleast twice a week! On the upside, when summer is done you have a really nice winter in that part of the world.

If you visit old houses (before AC), you see how the houses were built differently to funnel in air from above and brings it down as cooler air.

[gizmo335i]

I don't know about the getting used to it part. I spent whole summers over there and I never got used to it in the least. And I lived in Arizona for 5 years and never got used to it. And I don't think the people over there or in Arizona ever get used to it either....if you drive around during the day in the summer...you won't see too many people out....they all try to stay indoors.

But I'll take a heat climate over a cold climate any day....cause you're right...you only have to deal with the heat for a few months and then the rest of the year is nice....whereas in a cold climate it's the other way around....AND...in a heat climate....at least it cools down at night somewhat (most of the time).....at least enough to bare it. Whereas in a cold climate....it's even COLDER AT NIGHT!!

And last and most importantly......there's more women living in heat climates...wearing less clothes....

[Litos]

7:30PM

sun is just over the horizon....



Scattered Clouds
Wind: SE at 10 mph
Humidity: 52%
Dewpoint: 71°
Pressure: 29.93"
Heat Index: 98°
Wind Chill: 91°
Sunrise: 6:29 am
Sunset: 8:25 pm

[donovan]

110 two days ago, central west texas

[DLE]

Memphis is reaching 103 tomorrow and it's very humid here.

[Litos]

kinda cloudy today, but it still got to 107.

it'll stay this hot for about 2 or 3 weeks, then get hotter, then cool back off to the upper 90's by early October when the rest of the country is seeing 55-70 degree weather.

Scattered Clouds
Wind: S at 9 mph
Humidity: 46%
Dewpoint: 73°
Pressure: 29.9"
Heat Index: 107°
Wind Chill: 97°
Sunrise: 6:41 am
Sunset: 8:14 pm

Damn I thought it was bad in my area

[SilverII]

111F

[rollinstone157]

Originally Posted by 4corners

The Marines here at 29 Palms Marine Base are some tough dudes.

Semper Fi

True story, summer after my Freshman year in High School, I biked from Parker, AZ through the desert to Twentynine Palms (via CA State Route 62 I believe it is)...shit was unreal. But so cool.

[Blake]

had to grab a jacket today...

[gonzo]

93 degree heat index at 9:23am.. just wrong.

Me wants second home near a Pacific beachy.

[Litos]

it's cloudy at 11AM - FML



Scattered Clouds
Wind: SW at 12 mph
Humidity: 69%
Dewpoint: 76°
Pressure: 29.95"
Heat Index: 97°
Wind Chill: 87°
Sunrise: 6:41 am
Sunset: 8:14 pm

[Litos]

Originally Posted by 4corners

The Marines here at 29 Palms Marine Base are some tough dudes.

Semper Fi

i was there on a CAX in October/November 1999.

was in that earthquake that hit a small town north of our base.

it was hot, but not demoralizing.....

[infinitekidM2C]

And now a blood lake appears in texas...the end is nigh!