Posted on 06/16/2004 3:40:58 PM PDT by freedom44
El Paso, Texas, with average summer temperatures above 93 degrees Fahrenheit and relative humidity over 70 percent, is the sweatiest city in the United States, a study released on Tuesday found.
Research scientist Tim Long calculated heat indexes and relative humidity levels to come up with his top 100 sweatiest cities in America list.
By Long's calculations, in just four hours, El Paso's residents produce enough sweat to fill an Olympic swimming pool, with individuals shedding more than 36 fluid ounces of perspiration an hour.
"The driving force is heat, but humidity is a key factor," said Long. "It can feel like 118 in El Paso but it's only 94."
For the dubious honor, El Paso Mayor Joe Wardy will receive a year's supply of Red Zone antiperspirant from Old Spice, a brand owned by consumer products company Procter & Gamble Co. and the sponsor of the study.
The next four sweatiest U.S. cities are: Greenville, South Carolina; Phoenix, Arizona; Corpus Christi, Texas; and New Orleans, Louisiana.
El Paso is 97 degrees right now with 10% humidity.
Well, I guess I can cross Huntintown, MD off of my list of places to go to enjoy the weather.
YOu got that right. I vividly remember having to change a tire inside a shady parking garage in early April in Charleston, and being drenched with sweat almost immediately. I think you could draw a triangle, from Augusta, GA, to Columbia, to Charleston, and have the steamiest place this side of Burma.
My sister just finished a 3-year job in Doha, Qatar. The summer temperatures there hover around 115-120 (that's just dry air temperature), and they're right on the Persian Gulf, so it's humid, too. Don't know of anywhere hotter thatn that.
How much time did you spend in El Paso? During my 50 years on this earth, I have lived in a variety of places: SF Bay Area, Spokane, a small town on the Mosel River in Germany (Traben-Trarbach), and Dallas. For 20 of those years, I lived in El Paso, Texas, and I count those years as an absolute blessing.
The climate is wonderful: you can play golf 362 days out of the year, and the humidity is very, very low. Since when has anybody ever believed anything coming from Reuters? C'mon, my fellow Freepers! El Paso's humidity rarely exceeds 40%, let alone 70%. That quote deserves special status as the "Dumbest Comment of the Week."
Of all the wonderful things about El Paso, it is the people that make it a special place. It is a vibrant city of almost 700,000 people, with fine educational institutions, and a charm befitting its history of over 400 years. For those of you who don't know, El Paso was founded before the gringos landed at Plymouth Rock!
The biggest problem that El Paso has is that the Democrats have run the city for at least 150 years, and it may take another few generations before Republicans can gain a foothold. Based on my experience, younger El Pasoans are breaking away from the bitter bondage of Democrat thought.
When I first met my wife, almost everyone in her family was a Democrat. Then I joined the family, with my strong opinions and ideas as a proud Republican. Now, there are very few Democrats in our family.
I challenge those who denigrate El Paso to actually spend some time there, and to learn about the city and its rich traditions. I'm certain that you will come away with a respect for this great city.
For me, the best part of El Paso is that I met my lovely bride there, and two of my three kids were born there!
Sort of...
"We walk down the street knee deep in tacos...." LOL!
If I post Kinky's lyrics I might get busted. I'll try:)
(Chinga Chavin, Kenny “Snakebite” Jacobs)
"We don’t have no lovin’s in El Paso
We don’t go to porno picture shows
We don’t swap our wives with our neighbors
And we keep our kids away from Mexico
And I’m proud to be an asshole from El Paso
A place where sweet young virgins are deflowered
You walk down the street knee-deep in tacos
Ta-ta-ta-tacos
And the wetbacks still get twenty cents an hour.
"We don’t wipe our asses on Old Glory,
God and Lone Star beer are things we trust
We keep our women virgins till they’re married
So hosin’ sheep is good enough for us.
"And I’m proud to be an asshole from El Paso
A place where sweet young virgins are deflowered
You walk down the street knee-deep in tacos
Ta-ta-ta-tacos
And the wetbacks still get twenty cents an hour.
"I’m proud to be an asshole from El Paso
A place where sweet young virgins are deflowered
You walk down that street knee-deep in tacos
Ta-ta-ta-tacos
And the wetbacks still get twenty cents an hour.
Have fun!
You need to stand on a NYC subway platform in the middle of the summer, near a bum who's been marinating in his own pee since the Dinkins administration!
what's austin like?
Trust me........being born in Houston and living here all my life, the humidity is beyond description. We didn't get AC until 1960.........ask other native baby boomers if they remember sleeping under attic fans. *~*
hotter than a hooker in heater.
actually, no problema.
wouldja move there?
I spent most of a summer in Greenville about 15 years ago. I loved the place and thought that it was a whole lot more pleasant than Dallas in the summer.I've been to El Paso plenty of times. Yes, it's a hellhole unless you're in one of the better parts of town but I found the climate somewhat desert-like and, of course, not as bad as Dallas.
Houston and the surrounding environs are totally unbearable in the summer.
I lived on our horse ranch (Radium Springs) just 5 miles south of Hatch, NM. Drive South from Hatch toward Radium Springs and look for where the Rio Grande river gets pinched between two hills. You will recognize it, when you see it.
To the left is a roping area, and to the right was my ranch.
This is a fantastic time of the year to visit this most wonderful part of our country.
HINT: This thread was based upon an article which was totally false. The average humidity is 30%. Even with temperatures well over 90 deg F, it is never a problem. The people know all about "swamp coolers."
I strongly advise that you to take a warm jacket! This area can get cold in the evenings this time of the year.
We don't have no lovin's in El Paso We don't go to porno picture shows We don't swap our wives with our neighbors And we keep our kids away from Mexico. And I'm proud to be an asshole from El Paso A place where sweet young virgins are deflowered. You walk down the street knee-deep in tacos Ta-ta-ta-tacos And the wetbacks still get twenty cents an hour. We don't wipe our asses on Old Glory, God and Lone Star beer are things we trust. We keep our women virgins till they're married So hosin' sheep is good enough for us. And I'm proud to be an asshole from El Paso A place where sweet young virgins are deflowered. You walk down the street knee-deep in tacos Ta-ta-ta-tacos And the wetbacks still get twenty cents an hour. I'm proud to be an asshole from El Paso A place where sweet young virgins are deflowered. You walk down that street knee-deep in tacos Ta-ta-ta-tacos And the wetbacks still get twenty cents an hour
(chinga chavin, kenny ¡°snakebite¡± jacobs) as performed by Kinky Friedman.
I grew up in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. I also spent a summer working in El Paso. Trust me, Mississipians could visit El Paso in summer and run the 400 meter dash while knoshing on a burrito and never break a sweat...and don't even get me started on Mississippi's skeeters or the heat indexes of 120 and higher. I'm sweating just thinking about August in Mississippi.
Never hear it before, but thanks for sharing the lyrics with us.
Hey gringo! I just posted that! LOL!
Ouch! (Well, did you ever play a record over and over?!)
Actually, I have that MP3 on one of my hard drives, making friends with thousands of others:):)
I rewrite NOTHING except my own copy, and even then only when the typically illiterate editor or editress insists. History, OF ITSELF, is not mutable -- but, those who write history should have a pistol at the side of their head while they do so, as a preventative against their otherwise ''interpreting'', rather than recounting, historical events.
And, in case you're wondering, I have indeed worn a white sport coat with a pink carnation as a boutonniere once.
The lady who accompanied me to that event asked, and I quote, ''Why are you wearing a carnation?'' (Her corsage was a fairly nice orchid, best I could afford at the time).
The only reply I could come up with, was ''It's a free ticket out of El Paso.''
The dance we attended that evening was in Hanover, NH. Unluckily, she didn't get the joke.
Such, of course, is life. Perhaps, better a good melody about a sweaty town that a no-melody tune about, say, Honolulu. Right? (g!)
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