re: TulaneLSU's Top 10 hottest days and nights in New Orleans history

TulaneLSU,

As a native New Orleanian you certainly understand that it’s not just the heat, it’s the humidity. That means that the measurement that makes it different here is dew point. Case in point, last week at 9:30pm I had a dew point in older Metairie of 82*. That is a ridiculous number for that time of evening. Dew point is why our large buildings are struggling to hold temperature as their chillers and cooling towers cannot reject heat and the induced outdoor air is laden with hot moisture.

For me it’s 70* as my three condensing units are on the north side of the abode, separated and partially shaded.

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