[Disambiguator]

It’s in the 90s in the UK. Is that unusual? We’ve been dealing with 100+ here in SW Idaho, but we do have AC.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

It’s a distinct type of humidity — and the streets in England are very narrow. Everything is densely packed — at least in a city like London. The buildings, many of which are quite old, are not designed for hot weather, but instead amplify it.

[verum ago]

It’s in the 90s in the UK. Is that unusual? We’ve been dealing with 100+ here in SW Idaho, but we do have AC.

Yes, it is. The mean daily maximum in London in July (its hottest month) for instance, is only about 75° F. I myself used to live in SW Idaho, but have also lived in very humid but still hot places like New Orleans, and yes, the humidity matters greatly. If it's too humid, you can sweat all you want, and it doesn't cool you off at all. Not much AC in the UK either, and the concentration of people in urban areas doesn't help- they run hotter than the surrounding rural areas.

All the above said, I can't help but feel that the people of the UK have fallen quite a ways from "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun"...

[jmacusa]

90’s in the UK is not exactly typical. They don't often experience temps like that and when they do it's always hard on them because ac is not something that's big in the UK.