June 30th, 2013 at 5:44 PM
In 2011 we had the actual temperature at 120F (48C) and humidex... heat index brought it up as high as 125/51. So yes, humidity makes all the difference.
Right now though the southwest is extremely hot... Phoenix is undergoing the same conditions... locally as hot as 130/54. That must be.. fun.. to say the least 
As for winter, it doesn't exist here. We just call it a cool (and occasionally cold) spring. But I've seen low temperatures here drop to as low as 10F/-12C with wind-chill down to 0/-17 but that's not cold compared to places further north.
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June 30th, 2013 at 5:53 PM
120F? That's... unsafe. Even Florida doesn't see temps that hot very often.
June 30th, 2013 at 5:56 PM
I've honestly NEVER seen 120F in either Florida or Louisiana. Must be pretty uncomfortable, even without humidity.
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June 30th, 2013 at 6:01 PM
Heck yeah. I don't think I'd be able to really handle anything above around 105 or so.
June 30th, 2013 at 6:06 PM
The highest I'd seen when I lived in Tennessee was about 101... and I think that was the hottest I've lived in my life.
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June 30th, 2013 at 6:12 PM
I've been in 106 before. I took a 20 minute walk and came back soaked. It's definitely not pleasant.
June 30th, 2013 at 7:50 PM
Ouch. Must suck to feel like you were just swimming and turns out you were just having a walk in the park .
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June 30th, 2013 at 7:52 PM
Yeah, that's not fun. I couldn't really handle more than 20 minutes. Even that was a stretch.
June 30th, 2013 at 8:19 PM
So, do you like hot weather or cold weather better?
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June 30th, 2013 at 8:21 PM
With the humidex (the "feels like" temperature) I've had the unfortunate experience of 50 degrees (122 fahrenheit)...
June 30th, 2013 at 8:22 PM
That's halfway to boiling point on the celsius scale...
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June 30th, 2013 at 8:26 PM
It was about 38*C without the humidex. That was a horrible day... the electric grid was strained that day. No blackouts in my area that day, but some areas did lose power.
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June 30th, 2013 at 8:44 PM
If it's so hot that there is a power outage, I'd say there is a serious issue.
June 30th, 2013 at 8:45 PM
Yeah, especially because then you normally lose A/C if you don't have a generator.
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June 30th, 2013 at 8:45 PM
Most A/C systems cannot really handle that kind of heat anyway.
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July 1st, 2013 at 12:17 AM
In Outback Australia 45+ degrees C is not uncommon in the summer. Even in Melbourne summer heatwaves can hit 43
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July 1st, 2013 at 2:21 AM
Oh wow, that's pretty insane. Not sure I could handle that.
On a side note, I'm headed out of town tomorrow morning, and will be back late in the week. I won't have internet access, but moderator_1 will be watching over the community in the four days I'm out. 
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July 1st, 2013 at 3:02 AM
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