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[scot in exile]

Try 115.

Do that quite regularly in Florida, now not that sissy dry heat that you have but the real manly high humidity heat.

 

[Tripps]

People think of Buffalo, NY they think snow, but the humidity in summer is oppressive. This was the hottest summer in my lifetime here, pretty sure. The other day I checked, out of curiosity, Buffalo, NY, 90, 78% RH, Perry, Florida, 90, 54% humidity. This summer has been good training for my move, I think, lol.

 

[Azisbest]

Do that quite regularly in Florida, now not that sissy dry heat that you have but the real manly high humidity heat.

109 is the record temp ever for the entire state of Florida, so color me skeptical,lol. And my toaster has a dry heat too but it is still hot enough to brown up my Pop Tarts. And 115 was just an example, I have been in 126 (not riding for sure, lol).

 

[scot in exile]

Anything over a 100 is hot, was riding in Death Valley quite a few years ago not sure what the temp was but chestnuts roasting by the fire was playing in my head.
My wife is from LA and I lived there for quite a few years and as I said the dry heat is hot but the wet heat is a killer.

 

[barbagris]

but chestnuts roasting by the fire was playing in my head.

This from the race that leave their conkers dangling sub-zero in the heather.

 

[Azisbest]

Anything over a 100 is hot, was riding in Death Valley quite a few years ago not sure what the temp was but chestnuts roasting by the fire was playing in my head.
My wife is from LA and I lived there for quite a few years and as I said the dry heat is hot but the wet heat is a killer.

Record high for LA 113, Phoenix 122, probably 20 days per summer on average over 113. This pissing contest is no contest in reality, lol. Over four million folks in the county of Phoenix proper, almost zero bikes on the road when the high tops 110. But yea, you might be that tough guy.

 

[barbagris]

But yea, you might be that tough guy.

I think the word you are searching for is dumb.
Another factor that I doubt Florida suffers from - I have never been to Phoenix so don't know is ALTITUDE.

As you go higher the difference shade/sun gets more intense and the UV index rises. We can sit outside in the 40's °C in the shade with no problems but you can feel the sun burn in seconds if you step out. At 4700M in the Peruvian Andes I got flash burned forearms in under 2 minutes. This does, imo, affect clothing choices.

Registered High/Low temps are taken in a controlled box. imo - depending on the surface you are on and surrounding surfaces - there will be additional radiated heat and ROAD temps can be therefore higher. Some of this IS subjective as anything over 36°C is warmer than body temp.

 

[Azisbest]

I think the word you are searching for is dumb.
Another factor that I doubt Florida suffers from - I have never been to Phoenix so don't know is ALTITUDE.

As you go higher the difference shade/sun gets more intense and the UV index rises. We can sit outside in the 40's °C in the shade with no problems but you can feel the sun burn in seconds if you step out. At 4700M in the Peruvian Andes I got flash burned forearms in under 2 minutes. This does, imo, affect clothing choices.

Registered High/Low temps are taken in a controlled box. imo - depending on the surface you are on and surrounding surfaces - there will be additional radiated heat and ROAD temps can be therefore higher. Some of this IS subjective as anything over 36°C is warmer than body temp.

A thing that would surprise many folks is that our baseball team is second in altitude only to Denver at a little over 1000 ft. But I would conjecture that @ 46c and above it’s hot and not subjective at all, lol.

 

[PaddyO]

I live in Florida and have a temperature gauge on my handle bars. Last summer I saw 122 degrees fahrenheit and I believed it, with the sun above and black top below cooking me in between. This is not counting the humidity which can be awful in Florida.

 

[mr hunt]

Do that quite regularly in Florida, now not that sissy dry heat that you have but the real manly high humidity heat.

People think of Buffalo, NY they think snow, but the humidity in summer is oppressive. This was the hottest summer in my lifetime here, pretty sure. The other day I checked, out of curiosity, Buffalo, NY, 90, 78% RH, Perry, Florida, 90, 54% humidity. This summer has been good training for my move, I think, lol.

Record high for LA 113, Phoenix 122, probably 20 days per summer on average over 113. This pissing contest is no contest in reality, lol. Over four million folks in the county of Phoenix proper, almost zero bikes on the road when the high tops 110. But yea, you might be that tough guy.

We have Spring in Australia too