the.com/humid summers
when the air stops being weather and starts being soup.
means a season where high moisture in the atmosphere keeps sweat from evaporating, so it never actually cools you down.
from comes from tropical and subtropical climate patterns where warm air holds more water vapor, trapping heat near the surface long after sunset; the same physics that makes rainforests breathe makes your shirt stick to your back.
heat indexfeels-like temp can run 15 degrees hotter
sweat's jobevaporation cools you, humidity blocks it
night relieftropics barely cool down after dark
ac inventionborn in 1902 to fix humidity, not heat
for instance
houston texas — dew points routinely hit 75f in august
tokyo rainy season — tsuyu brings 80% humidity for six weeks
mumbai monsoon — june to september, near-saturated air daily
southeast us summer — cicadas and swamp coolers, a shared culture