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I live in North Florida where winter is often pleasant, highs can still be in the 70s Fahrenheit, but even if it’s only in the 50s that’s still quite nice for me. The summer however can be brutal. So for some of us we need to approach SUMMER as a challenge rather than a crisis :D

But good article, not critiquing it just hopefully helping some of my fellow swamp rats.

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I've heard people from Florida say that it would be impossible to survive in summer without an air-conditioner. Is this true? I guess the humidity is just ridiculously high?

I mean I suppose it's possible to suffer heat related injuries or dehydration, but people have survived in equal or worse climates, so I assume you dont mean that literally.

Generally though, the heat is pretty bad, particularly if you're stuck inside with no AC. I've had a couple rounds of that and its certainly not comfortable at all. Honestly I'm sick of southeastern weather.

Not literally impossible, but, yes, Florida is miserable without air-conditioning. You can get by in the coastal areas if the building is designed to make the most of the sea breeze. But anywhere away from the coast is hot, humid, and bug-infested. You need the windows open to cool the building, but then the bugs come in.

The population of the entire state was very low until after the invention of air-conditioning. The population roughly doubled between 1940 and 1960.

Central Floridian (non-native) and very much looking forward to the cooler winter months, being able to go outdoors without turning into a puddle of sweat :)

Former Central Floridian that moved to Southeast Wisconsin. The rumors of a sweatless summer are exaggerated. My first three winters were the worst. I'll let you know how the fourth goes.

Yeah Wisconsin gets really humid in the summer and awfully cold in the winter. Need to find winter activities but it’s difficult there as common options like skiing don’t really exist. It’s no wonder a lot of people spend their days in the local tavern.

Summer nights tend to be nice I guess. I love the 4 seasons but Wisconsin has like 2:really hot summers and then suddenly one day extremely cold winters that just drag on and on.

Best I can tell, the seasons here are: Sweaty humid ethnic festival season (spring, lots of Italian/Irish/Polish/German festivals), Summerfest Construction Season (big music festival bringing a lot of traffic and road construction), State Fair Traffic Season (big fair in a dairy state bringing a lot of traffic and road construction), and Bowling/Darts/Pool/Dead Car Battery Season.

Hear, hear. That said, I do think the beaches and the springs do quite a bit to help maintain a positive summer attitude.

(Native Floridian)

Not Florida, but Georgia. Looking forward to things cooling down a bit.

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