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@mercuryrose

We made a mistake I fear moving to AZ 2.5 years ago. The first summer in 22 was very hot of course it is the Desert. But 23 and now this Summer is off the charts. Not only Hot but Humid- and never really cools down in the night. Hate it!

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I hope you have air conditioning! It didn't take many visits to Arizona for me to decide "No Way!" Now the humidity is unusual there, right? It might be giving some plants a taste of moisture.

I grew up in upstate NY and sympathize. 90% humidity was bad, but usually it would rain for a little while and that cooled things down and lowered the humidity. Not a lot of rain in the summer in Arizona. We lived in central California, where my wife grew up, and summers are always hot and dry there. I think I would consider one of those misters that sprays a fine mist from above. In fact, it sounds like a good idea right now in central Oregon where we're having a hot, dry spell.

We don't have any air conditioning, and when the house was over 90°, we went to Dairy Queen to cool down. Yesterday the power was off for several hours, so we sat outside under the elms. It gets windy here most days in the late afternoon, so it was welcome.

Stay safe in the heat.

Jim