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[charliehill]

Gene, our weather here is pretty much the same as Dover.  A little hotter in 
the summer sometimes and a maybe not quite so much cold weather in the 
winter but very similar with the high humidities.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
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>    The hottest and coldest I have ever been was working on the flightline
> at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Dover is close to the Atlantic ocean
> and was built on swampland. The humidity is totally unbearable with 100
> degree temperatures in the summer and with acres of asphalt to absorb the
> heat. Then add working inside a fuel tank of a C-124 cargo plane. 15 
> minutes
> inside and 45 minutes outside, even with two ducted blowers. Winter 
> humidity
> was nearly the same and 10 degree temps. Working night line duty with 4 
> big
> prop engines for a little extra wind. I was the only one who still had a
> knee length wolf fur lined parka.
>
>                                                Gene
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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>> Our crops might appreciate the humidity but it would sure drag the human
>> population to a halt I think. We don't often see that high humidity
>> combined
>> with heat. When we get 80% humidity in the winter it can make even
>> moderate
>> temperatures feel downright miserable. Thankfully it is usually a dry
>> climate. Like the old saying we always drag out when its 30 below, "Its a
>> dry cold". :-)
>> Warmed up to +5 this aft and I was able to work in the shed for a while 
>> in
>> relative comfort.
>>
>> Ralph in Sask.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bob McNitt" <nysports at frontiernet.net>
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>>
>>> Charlie -
>>>
>>> No doubt you're right. At least we in CNY don't get the number of 90%+
>>> days many deep Southeast areas do. I can stand some high temps but that
>>> humidity is a killer.
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> On 1/2/2010 2:02 PM, charliehill wrote:
>>>> Bob, I don't know about the 95% humidity but it's not real uncommon for
>>>> Ralph to get some near100 deg temps.  Probably more often than you do 
>>>> in
>>>> NY.
>>
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