When does it start cooling off for the Autumn season in Austin?

[riaelise]

Originally Posted by blakely

Funny how it's different for all of us.

I still run when it's that hot, so I can "handle it", but I just don't enjoy being outdoors when it's over 95 or 100. 90, though, is perfectly fine.

I spend a lot of time outdoors, so maybe that's why it affects me so. Who knows why we all experience it differently.

When I'm not at the office, I'm outside a great deal as well. During my free time, I'm slogging in the garden, where I am exposed to the heat often for hours. So it does affect me. I don't even need to know the temperature - I start heading in when it gets near 94. The humidity really does it to me.....because you feel it whether there is or isn't shade. And you're right...who knows why we all experience temperatures differently. My mother, who moved down here from NY six years ago, feels uncomfortable at 90.

Originally Posted by blakely

Let's hope that October's reputation as the second wettest month kicks into gear. ACL is around the corner, shouldn't that bring rain?

It IS amazing how that one rainstorm last month turned my brown garden green. But it's getting brown again...

LOL.

And yeah, the effect of the rain on my garden was amazing to behold. Started to show signs of life again. But yeah, now it's returning to brown again. Irrigation can't hold a candle to actual rain. Rain is life and there is a noticeable lack of it.

[LocalPlanner]

Originally Posted by riaelise

When I'm not at the office, I'm outside a great deal as well. During my free time, I'm slogging in the garden, where I am exposed to the heat often for hours. So it does affect me. I don't even need to know the temperature - I start heading in when it gets near 94. The humidity really does it to me.....because you feel it whether there is or isn't shade. And you're right...who knows why we all experience temperatures differently. My mother, who moved down here from NY six years ago, feels uncomfortable at 90.



LOL.

And yeah, the effect of the rain on my garden was amazing to behold. Started to show signs of life again. But yeah, now it's returning to brown again. Irrigation can't hold a candle to actual rain. Rain is life and there is a noticeable lack of it.

Kind of amazing that the first known civilizations (Sumeria, Egypt, Indus Valley) were irrigation-dependent, have been located in desert areas.

[whereiend]

Originally Posted by blakely

Funny how it's different for all of us.

I still run when it's that hot, so I can "handle it", but I just don't enjoy being outdoors when it's over 95 or 100. 90, though, is perfectly fine.

I spend a lot of time outdoors, so maybe that's why it affects me so. Who knows why we all experience it differently.

I spend a ton of time being outdoors year-round, but the activity is adjusted based on the time and season. If it's over 95 I want to be in the water. I can generally cycle year round as well (the breeze you get from moving goes along way). A lot of other activities I'm gonna save for the mornings and evenings.

I would *not* want a job that involved manual labor in the summer heat of this climate, that's for sure. I try my best to do yardwork in the early mornings and late evenings. Otherwise I wear long sleeves to block the sun and just accept that I'll be soaked in sweat.

The difference at 95 vs 102 for me is that in the former I'm perfectly comfortable sitting in the shade, whereas in the latter I'll be needing AC after 10 minutes or so. I also find that when it's a 95 high, the nights are beautiful, whereas when it's 102 it's still quite hot at night.

[riaelise]

If the humidity is high, shade does nil.

But different strokes and all.

[Need4Camaro]

I’ve done some jogging here and there when it’s 95+ … not great but … not too terrible either. High humidity gets me faster than high heat does. So I could probably tolerate manual labor in our heat so long as I had a constant supply of cool water… …that same water has a harder time keeping you cool when it’s humid though.

[Mopac1980]

I've been enjoying the cooler nights and the dry heat weather we've been getting, during the past few days I've been going out for lots of walks and bike rides, this is the weather I've been waiting for for weeks!

[ashbeeigh]

Had my best “long run” since maybe April today. I took off a solid minute and a half (maybe two) off my pace. That’s about an average heat acclimation thing, so it’s not surprising. I can’t wait for my nine mile run tomorrow. It’ll be gorgeous again. Now, to kick it in gear for the Houston full marathon in January,