Which part? I think it gets grosser near the Redlands since you get the mugginess of the glades + less cooling from the ocean. Late July through early August can stabilize around 95, maybe 20% of the days were like that when I lived in Homestead, FL. The other days around that time like 85-92 F w/ 80% humidity.

But I guess you're right -- I've had friends heat stroke after 2-3 hrs of unshaded exposure when it hits ~92+ i.e. soccer pickup games. Shade will carry you a long way, even without AC though -- I have extended family in La Guajira that still lives like this.

Ah, yeah, I can totally see that. I grew up in the South Miami / Coral Gables / Coconut Grove areas...divorced parents so I was all over the place. I did always consider Homestead to be a sweltering swamp with desert heat. Going out there in the summer was always a nice way to get dripping with sweat. :P

> But I guess you're right -- I've had friends heat stroke after 2-3 hrs of unshaded exposure when it hits ~92+ i.e. soccer pickup games. Shade will carry you a long way, even without AC though -- I have extended family in La Guajira that still lives like this.

Oof...yep, same experience, especially when the sun isn't occluded by clouds. It's gnarly.

Cities near the coast are usually more moderate. New Orleans is a counter example that I've been to though. But, look at cities like Columbia, SC or Atlanta, GA. Very high humidity and very high day time temps in July and August.

Tampa dude... Tampa... east coast FL is typically nicer in climate compared to Gulf Coast. I grew up Gulf Coast, I live on the east coast now. Sooooooooooooo much nicer.

That's surprising to me! I always thought Tampa was more temperature than the east coast.

Houston.

Just as the OP said, these temperatures are deadly.

From https://www.houstontx.gov/health/Epidemiology/e-heat-illness....:

> In the summer of 2000, 26 deaths involving Houston residents were reported. In 2001, 13 deaths were due to heat.

From https://environmenttexas.org/news/txe/global-warming-increas...:

> Thursday, September 6, 2007, HOUSTON – The death toll from extreme heat in Houston each summer will increase from about 24 to nearly 32, resulting in 192 additional heat-related deaths by mid-century

> Just as the OP said, these temperatures are deadly.

> > Thursday, September 6, 2007, HOUSTON – The death toll from extreme heat in Houston each summer will increase from about 24 to nearly 32

The actual number of heat deaths in Houston and Harris County in 2018 was 15; Houston itself sees 4–6 per year. Maybe air conditioning is more common a decade later than was originally predicted, or perhaps medical intervention arrives more quickly or is more effective.

Sources: https://nihhis.cpo.noaa.gov/Urban-Heat-Island-Mapping/Campai... and https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/20...

I think the problem with the OP is they said it 'means death'. Can be deadly would be better phrasing, particularly to those who are susceptible.

The reason why I think this distinction is important is because there is some level of heat + humidity where it really does mean death to anyone in some short amount of time.

Atlanta?