Be Aware: In Texas It’s Not The Heat…

It's sweaty weather in Texas. Bundle up in your lightest weight, white t-shirt and be prepared to sweat anyway.

If you are in Texas this time of year without air conditioning, it is comparable to being in Antarctica without a heater. We perspire so we don't expire, but when is enough enough?

It has been historically humid this summer. Humans are just not made to exist in this amount of humidity.

Heavy Rains Led To Historicly Humid Days In Texas

According to the National Weather Service in Austin and San Antonio, May 2024 was historically humid. The area was included in the same high dew point averages as Houston and the rest of South Texas.

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The sea temperatures on the surface and heavy rains during the month made it one of the most humid places in the U.S. Due to Hurricane Beryl, these same areas got even more rain and the humidity that came along with it.

Today temperatures in the area hit over 100 degrees, and the humidity made it feel like 107. Heat is one of the deadliest natural hazards, and we are getting the worst of it.

When The Texas Heat Becomes Unbearable

Temperatures are on the rise in Texas every year.  According to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) there is a point where it becomes unbearable.

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They estimated that a "wet-bulb" temperature of 95 degrees at 100% humidity, or 115 degrees at 50% humidity is as much as humans can stand. After that, our bodies can no longer maintain a healthy core temperature by sweating.

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