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I like rain too. It can cancel a dreaded outdoor event and cool things down when they get too hot. But too much is too much, and when it was raining every day last month...it was too much. (Cue Conan's sad rain face)
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Rain makes it muggy and humid when its too hot :(
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MickeyMouseboy wrote:Rain makes it muggy and humid when its too hot :(
Well, technically the opposite is true.

The reason it gets so muggy (humid) is because the air is so saturated w/ moisture. So, when it's 99% humidity outside and you sweat, the sweat will not evaporate because the air is already supersaturated. Thus, when the air becomes so saturated that it cannot hold anymore moisture (at 100%) it will rain.

So, the higher the humidity the greater the chance for rain.
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Thank you for that education breifing Al :wink: . :lol: .

I remeber one time I was sitting with these people and someone asked why it rained and I went into this whole BS story sounding all scientific and stuff and they bought it. :lol: Actually a lot off what I said was true but I can't remember now :) .
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indianajdp wrote:
MickeyMouseboy wrote:Rain makes it muggy and humid when its too hot :(
Well, technically the opposite is true.

The reason it gets so muggy (humid) is because te air is so aturated w/ moisture. So, when it's 99% humidity outside and you sweatm the sweat will not evaporate because the air is already supersaturated. Thus, when the air becomes so saturated that it cannot hold anymore moisture (at 100%) it will rain.

So, the higher the humidity the greater the chance for rain.
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how about when the ground is over heated and it rains and then it stops then you get humidity from the ground rising and making it humid :P
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NEWS FLASH

I got 300 posts.. yay. :( ;)
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MickeyMouseboy wrote:
how about when the ground is over heated and it rains and then it stops then you get humidity from the ground rising and making it humid :P
Well, I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to.

If you're talking about steam rising from the ground after a storm, that has nothing to do with the ground being overheated. For the most part ground surface temps remain fairly consistent in the summer months...it's the air temperatures at and just above the surface that change dramatically and result in the steaming effect.
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Oh, and the best example of the humidity factor is a Rain Forest.
It's a complete cycle that occurs on a daily basis.

In the morning you typically have clear skies and the temps climb rather quickly. It becomes hot and muggy on the forest floor and more and more moisture evaporates from the previous days rain and morning dew. As it becomes more and more humid the air gets closer to the supersaturation point and you start to see T-storm clouds forming (BTW, cloud formation occurs when air is supersaturated also and the level at which they form denotes where the air absolutely cannot hold anymore moisture). Soon enough those clouds erupt and you have the daily rains that you see in the tropical rainforests.

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Well, it's not raining here...

it's just so HOT and humid...

was on the golf course yesterday (yes, live on a golf course) . Johen Daly was here and he played in my backyard. My boss is going to be so jealous.

It's hot though. I don't know how golfers can stand the heat. They play in the rain though. Strange sort of bunch
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Hum....

Yall keep alluding to my place of employment. ARORA...not to be confused with Aurora. Same pronounciation though.

ARORA!!!
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alluding????

what do you mean poco?

insert common poco phrase
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Ms. Poco Dearest was referring to how yall are talking about Aurora in this thread. Funny thing is that is also the name of the company I work for, except we spell it ARORA. So in a sense yall are talking about (alluding) to my company!!!! (I'm a horrible speller too)

WIsh it was a fairy tale though.
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oooh! haha

what do you do, poco dearest
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I'm in the organ donation business...
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oooh... wicked cool... I think... :?
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:lol:

It is cool!!!!! Just think about it. Someone's life is being saved!
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that's why poco is so dearest! :lol:
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Another news flash...it's storming here again.
Very hard rain here since 11:30 PM, probably another 1.5"-2".

That would make close to 15" rain in some places around here since Friday night :o
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poco wrote:I'm in the organ donation business...
i couldn't see my organs in jars and me in a box without them :(
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I like thunderstorms, I find them very comforting :)
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