The weather this weekend was interesting. What started as
beautiful and sunny each morning quickly changed to dark and stormy by
afternoon. You would look out the window and assume you needed a jacket, only
to discover that it was incredibly muggy outside. What the heck? Idaho doesn’t
get humid. Or so I thought...
I was intrigued. Do cities on the West Coast get humid like
those on the East Coast? I decided to do a little research and was more than
surprised. Not only do we experience humidity on this side of the country, but
we actually top the list in many instances! Here are a few examples of some of
the most humid places west of the Rocky Mountains:
1.
Forks, Washington (83 percent)
2.
Astoria, Oregon (80 percent)
3.
Olympia, Washington (78 percent)
4.
Seattle, Washington (77 percent)
5.
Eugene, Oregon (75 percent)
6.
San Francisco, California (73 percent)
The statistic about Forks surprised me, but also made sense once
I thought about it. As covered in a previous
blog post, it’s one of the wettest cities in the country, and according
to DivineCaroline.com, “since the area is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean
on the west, Puget Sound on the east, and the Olympic Mountains to the south,
the wet, humid air and precipitation systems blow in off the ocean and get
trapped by the mountains.”
Weather.com recently released
a list of cities that would make your hair curl, and half of the places were located in Texas. These included Corpus Christie, Victoria, Port Arthur, Brownsville,
and Houston (just to name a few) with around 78 percent average humidity for
each.
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Of course, you can’t compete with places like New Orleans,
Louisiana and Jacksonville, Florida when it comes to humidity. Both of these
locations experience a staggering 86 percent average humidity.
It’s important to note that the temperature makes a huge difference
when it comes to humidity. For example, 80 percent humidity in Astoria, Oregon
when it’s 60 degrees outside is going to feel a lot different than 78 percent
humidity when it’s 90 degrees in New Orleans. I think everyone would agree that
they’d feel much more comfortable in Astoria with the higher humidity and lower
temperature than in New Orleans with the higher temperature and slightly lower
humidity.
Where do you live? Do you experience humidity on a regular
basis? Have you traveled somewhere and experienced intense humidity? Fortunately,
Rite in the Rain
journals are proven to work in the most extreme conditions – whether that
be rain or humidity. Give them a try and find out for yourself!
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