Surely India Must Be The Worlds Hottest Country??

rossie1977 · 24-05-2012 04:12PM

it rains for like 4 months in india, places like Nagpur average 10-12 inches of rain a month (about 5 times what dublin gets) between july and september so the hottest months are also the wettest

aidan24326 · 24-05-2012 04:12PM

Gnobe wrote: »

It is actually.

Go to wikipedia and check the average maximum temperatures for any given month and you will find that all the cities in America, with the exception of Las Vegas and Arizona, average below 40, usually around 30 in july/august.

In europe it is more so, people often exaggurate temperatures, the hottest place in the whole of europe is Seville and has maximum averages of around 34C in July/August. So having constant temps above 40C is unusual in europe anywhere.

I wsn't talking about Europe. I'm well aware that 40+ temperatures are not common anywhere in Europe. In many African countries, in the Middle East and in parts of Asia 40+ is not unusual. I'm not suggesting it would be 40 or more every day but that temperatures in the 40 region or above are not 'rare' by any means in these places.

Wompa1 · 24-05-2012 04:12PM

Gnobe wrote: »

Even places like Australia or America don't even get that hot.

As someone living in Arizona I beg to differ. It was 41-43 the last few days and next week we're expecting it to get up to 45. When the actual summer months come it can get up to 50, it will still be in around the 40's during the night

pebbles21 · 24-05-2012 04:15PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

We're using molten lava in Kerry.

Not hot enough!,the hottest substance know to mankind,is the inside of a toasted cheese sandwich made in one of those sandwich makers...FACT!

argosy2006 · 24-05-2012 04:17PM

Its pretty hot alright, dunno how they put up with it ,
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2533/3967743945_2fb22827e6.jpg

mongdesade · 24-05-2012 04:18PM

In Djibouti a couple of decades ago & it was +50C

opinion guy · 24-05-2012 04:18PM

Ape X wrote: »

It's the humidity that kills ya... :pac:

No need for pacmanface this is true!

Have been in Arizona/Nevada at 45 degrees dry heat and its not terrible. Not exactly fun, but not terrible. High humidity anywhere above 30degrees is hard to tolerate. Particularly at night. Can't sleep in high humidty regions for whatever reason. Even on the very odd occasion its gets like that in Ireland in summers can't sleep

Ruralyoke · 24-05-2012 04:19PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

We're using molten lava in Kerry.

That's nothing we use that for eye cream in the midlands.

It's so hot here that subatomic particles are starting to disobey all laws of physics. Most people in my village have actually melted.

Later a few of us survivors are hoping to dive head first into a passing comet for some respite.

golden lane · 24-05-2012 04:21PM

opinion guy wrote: »

No need for pacmanface this is true!

Have been in Arizona/Nevada at 45 degrees dry heat and its not terrible. Not exactly fun, but not terrible. High humidity anywhere above 30degrees is hard to tolerate. Particularly at night. Can't sleep in high humidty regions for whatever reason. Even on the very odd occasion its gets like that in Ireland in summers can't sleep

hottest ever recorded temperature........was recorded in libya....

DEFTLEFTHAND · 24-05-2012 04:25PM

Central African Republic (C.A.R) must be up there.

opinion guy · 24-05-2012 04:25PM

golden lane wrote: »

hottest ever recorded temperature........was recorded in libya....

You didn't have to quote me to state your random fact completely unrelated to everything I said you know...

rossie1977 · 24-05-2012 04:26PM

opinion guy wrote: »

No need for pacmanface this is true!

Have been in Arizona/Nevada at 45 degrees dry heat and its not terrible.

but its a killer, humidity makes you sweat which in turn cools your body down, dry heat burns off sweat and any type of moisture quickly, couple of hours on your own with no water or shelter in the desert and you are f**ked, the early pioneers to the american desert southwest died in their thousands, the desert is inhospitable to life, just look at what grows or lives naturally in nevada compared to florida e.g which is very humid

opinion guy · 24-05-2012 04:27PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

but its a killer, humidity makes you sweat which in turn cools your body down, dry heat burns off sweat and any type of moisture quickly, couple of hours on your own with no water or shelter in the desert and you are f**ked, the early pioneers to the american desert southwest died in their thousands, the desert is inhospitable to life, just look at what grows or lives naturally in nevada compared to florida e.g which is very humid

Yeah I guess. I just went inside like. Air-con. Gotta love it.

af_thefragile · 24-05-2012 04:30PM

Ruralyoke wrote: »

That's nothing we use that for eye cream in the midlands.

It's so hot here that subatomic particles are starting to disobey all laws of physics. Most people in my village have actually melted.

Later a few of us survivors are hoping to dive head first into a passing comet for some respite.

Bah, our airconditioner packed up long ago as it couldn't handle the heat. Since then we've been using a small nuclear reactor to keep us cool... Don't think it's managing too well either. Will probably need something bigger and more powerful soon.

Wompa1 · 24-05-2012 04:35PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

but its a killer, humidity makes you sweat which in turn cools your body down, dry heat burns off sweat and any type of moisture quickly, couple of hours on your own with no water or shelter in the desert and you are f**ked, the early pioneers to the american desert southwest died in their thousands, the desert is inhospitable to life, just look at what grows or lives naturally in nevada compared to florida e.g which is very humid

opinion guy wrote: »

Yeah I guess. I just went inside like. Air-con. Gotta love it.

I spent a lot of time in Florida, California and now Arizona. I visited Arizona and Nevada before just for a couple of weeks and the weather was perfect. It was around 30 and as said, it was a dry heat, very nice.

Florida would be in the 30's but sticky and humid. You could only be outside for 10 minutes if it was after 9am.

I was in California when it got up to 40. It was perfect, there was a sea breeze.

Now being in Arizona what you notice that's different here is the air quality is terrible, the dry heat seems to take the moisture out of the air so there's no crispness to the air and you take shorter breaths. If a wind or breeze does hit here it's worse because it's like opening the oven door. Apparently when it gets up to 45 here it's going to be unlike any heat I've ever felt according to people that have lived here for years. It's got up to 43 a few times here already and it's been pretty tough. I'd imagine it's similar in the Middle East..

ejmaztec · 24-05-2012 04:50PM

Ruralyoke wrote: »

That's nothing we use that for eye cream in the midlands.

It's so hot here that subatomic particles are starting to disobey all laws of physics. Most people in my village have actually melted.

Later a few of us survivors are hoping to dive head first into a passing comet for some respite.

I hate liars.:mad:

Immaculate Pasta · 24-05-2012 04:51PM

This is hotter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBotwBfwGCQ

:cool:

golden lane · 24-05-2012 04:53PM

opinion guy wrote: »

You didn't have to quote me to state your random fact completely unrelated to everything I said you know...

sorry.....it was completyely unintentional....

aidan24326 · 24-05-2012 04:54PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

but its a killer, humidity makes you sweat which in turn cools your body down, dry heat burns off sweat and any type of moisture quickly, couple of hours on your own with no water or shelter in the desert and you are f**ked, the early pioneers to the american desert southwest died in their thousands, the desert is inhospitable to life, just look at what grows or lives naturally in nevada compared to florida e.g which is very humid

Humidity doesn't 'make you sweat'. Heat makes you sweat. It's just that in conditions of very high humidity the air is so high in moisture content already that your body can't evaporate the sweat away so easily, and therefore it pools up on your skin causing you to feel sweaty.

In high temperature, low humidity conditions you're still sweating just as much but it's evaporating away much more quickly so you don't get the same uncomfortable feeling of sweatiness.

Hate high humidity myself. Find it much harder to tolerate than high temperatures.

Mance Rayder · 24-05-2012 04:55PM

forfuxsake wrote: »

I think Ukraine is the hottest country.

I have been in Yalta, Crimea on the black sea several times and it hits 40%+ C in June, July and August. So Ukraine is definitely a contender as far as Europe goes.

Fight_Night · 24-05-2012 04:59PM

I'm one of the rare cases that actually prefers high humidity to high temperatures. 37C with high humidity is amazing.

And sorry but this is such a stupid thread title, just because India has high temperatures does not mean that it has to be the hottest country.

Mr.Biscuits · 24-05-2012 05:02PM

It's Djibouti and don't call me Shirley.

Washington Irving · 24-05-2012 05:07PM

Was in Portugal in 2006, over 40C three days in a row. I never went outside once

Stinicker · 24-05-2012 05:09PM

Fight_Night wrote: »

I'm one of the rare cases that actually prefers high humidity to high temperatures. 37C with high humidity is amazing.

And sorry but this is such a stupid thread title, just because India has high temperatures does not mean that it has to be the hottest country.

I find I tolerate the heat abroad easier as I am usually in light t-shirts and shorts compared to here where I am in more normal heavier clothes. High-humidity is not nice as I sweat bucket loads and having been to Vegas in August I have experienced "dry heat" also and that isn't much fun either, but is more tolerable.

Also when you are abroad Air-Con is everywhere and this year in Thailand I'd pop into a 7-11 convience store just for a blast of AC, buy a water for 20c (unlike the ripoff €2 here) and continue on. Once it gets warm here in Ireland it is usually high in humidity so it is sticky and horrible, we can't cope with the heat then and most "paddy spec" cars didn't have Aircon up until about 2005, and quite alot still don't!

Duggys Housemate · 24-05-2012 05:10PM

Ape X wrote: »

It's the humidity that kills ya... :pac:

opinion guy wrote: »

No need for pacmanface this is true!

Have been in Arizona/Nevada at 45 degrees dry heat and its not terrible. Not exactly fun, but not terrible. High humidity anywhere above 30degrees is hard to tolerate. Particularly at night. Can't sleep in high humidty regions for whatever reason. Even on the very odd occasion its gets like that in Ireland in summers can't sleep

rossie1977 wrote: »

but its a killer, humidity makes you sweat which in turn cools your body down, dry heat burns off sweat and any type of moisture quickly, couple of hours on your own with no water or shelter in the desert and you are f**ked, the early pioneers to the american desert southwest died in their thousands, the desert is inhospitable to life, just look at what grows or lives naturally in nevada compared to florida e.g which is very humid

aidan24326 wrote: »

Humidity doesn't 'make you sweat'. Heat makes you sweat. It's just that in conditions of very high humidity the air is so high in moisture content already that your body can't evaporate the sweat away so easily, and therefore it pools up on your skin causing you to feel sweaty.

In high temperature, low humidity conditions you're still sweating just as much but it's evaporating away much more quickly so you don't get the same uncomfortable feeling of sweatiness.

Hate high humidity myself. Find it much harder to tolerate than high temperatures.

Fight_Night wrote: »

I'm one of the rare cases that actually prefers high humidity to high temperatures. 37C with high humidity is amazing.

And sorry but this is such a stupid thread title, just because India has high temperatures does not mean that it has to be the hottest country.

High Humidity is a big problem. It is true that you can dehydrate very quickly in dry heat - but very few people actually do, because they know to drink water. After all you will get a thirst on ya, thats the bodies response to sweating. At any rate dry heat makes it seem like you are less sweaty, because the sweat evaporates. Humidity just doesn't cause an uncomfortable feeling of sweatiness, it is much more important than that, the bodies cooling system is not working. It is not sweating which makes you cool, it is the evaporation of the sweat from your body, which actually has a fairly amazing cooling effect. Thats exactly how evaporative coolers work. The downside is that the dehydration can kill you, with the exception of the pioneers, it is not really a problem. Drink some water.

I remember in death valley feeling fine, but my entire body was salty after wards. My guess is that the failure to evaporate in high humidity conditions massively overloads the body - unless you are used to it. It feels much hotter, because you are not cooling down. The difference to me is amazing, I would prefer 40 and dry to 27 and humid.

Ireland is humid, as it happens. It can be more uncomfortable than California in a hot summer, and we have very little air conditioning so there is no escape.

anhedonia · 24-05-2012 05:31PM

pebbles21 wrote: »

Not hot enough!,the hottest substance know to mankind,is the inside of a toasted cheese sandwich made in one of those sandwich makers...FACT!

have to disagree, hot-rocks from the soap-bar cannabis in the old days were the hottest substance I ever encountered, they were like molten pebbles that would seep through anything, ruining many a pair of shoes.

ahnowbrowncow · 24-05-2012 05:42PM

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

High Humidity is a big problem. It is true that you can dehydrate very quickly in dry heat - but very few people actually do, because they know to drink water. After all you will get a thirst on ya, thats the bodies response to sweating. At any rate dry heat makes it seem like you are less sweaty, because the sweat evaporates. Humidity just doesn't cause an uncomfortable feeling of sweatiness, it is much more important than that, the bodies cooling system is not working. It is not sweating which makes you cool, it is the evaporation of the sweat from your body, which actually has a fairly amazing cooling effect. Thats exactly how evaporative coolers work. The downside is that the dehydration can kill you, with the exception of the pioneers, it is not really a problem. Drink some water.

I remember in death valley feeling fine, but my entire body was salty after wards. My guess is that the failure to evaporate in high humidity conditions massively overloads the body - unless you are used to it. It feels much hotter, because you are not cooling down. The difference to me is amazing, I would prefer 40 and dry to 27 and humid.

Ireland is humid, as it happens. It can be more uncomfortable than California in a hot summer, and we have very little air conditioning so there is no escape.

I have to agree because the past few nights have been quite uncomfortable because of the heat at the min, waking up all wet and sticky

saywhatyousee · 24-05-2012 05:42PM

Singapore has the worst kind of heat 40+ and 100% humidity .I was in Italy during a heatwave and it was 42 i did not find it too bad to be honest

pebbles21 · 24-05-2012 05:45PM

Its so hot here today,the council are blowing up buildings just to make a breeze!

mongdesade · 24-05-2012 05:46PM

anhedonia wrote: »

have to disagree, hot-rocks from the soap-bar cannabis in the old days were the hottest substance I ever encountered, they were like molten pebbles that would seep through anything, ruining many a pair of shoes.

Serve you right for smoking that shíte...stick with the green

Surely India Must Be The Worlds Hottest Country??

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