2006-12-13 08:33:56 · 12 answers · asked by Dan x 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The temp in my house is 70 degrees and when it's 30 degrees outside the 70 degrees inside is cold. When it's 90 degrees outside the 70 degrees inside is hot. What can I do to make the 70 degrees comfortable in both outside temps? (humidifier or dehumidifier?) Or is there something else?
2006-12-13 08:52:17 · update #1
It's because of humidity. The higher the humidity is, the warmer it feels. That's why a day at the beach in 100 degree weather is miserable, but in the desert, it doesn't feel so bad. Humidity adds to the heat index, which is sort of like wind chill.
2006-12-13 08:43:35 · answer #1 · answered by meghanraeann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think 70 is pretty hot no matter what season. I have a wood stove and when I get that thing blasting and the temp outside is below 0, my house usually gets between 70-79, and I have to take almost all my clothes off to deal with it once it gets above 65. It really is relativity though, it has a lot to do with you and your circulatory system. I am not like most people, but it seems that neither are you. When I was in Iraq, you would have rapid temp drops at night, from 130 in the day to 90 at night. 90 would feel cold because our bodies had acclimatized to the 130 degree temps. When I got back to Colorado it was September and 70-80 degrees and I was freezing because I was so use to the extreme heat in Iraq from May-September.
2014-02-09 15:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by Dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humidity is most of this answer but there is something you arn't thinking about. In the winter it is colder then 70 and in the Summer it is warmer then 70. If the temp is 60 then rises to 70 that doesn't mean that everything is 70 degrees the walls of your house can still be 60 for hours no matter what the air temp is so they radiate cold. The opposite is true in the Summer.
2006-12-13 08:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by eric 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the wind has a lot to do with it. Winds during winter are much colder, so it feels colder, and duringthe summer, i has to do with the humidity and dew points. 70 is nothing during the summer, so you don't need to worry about killer heat. even with a dew point of 60, it still feels cooler than what it is. on the other hand, 100 degrees and 80 degree dew points and everyone feels it. that's too hot for most activity, so limit outdoor time and stay inside as much as possible, as 80 degree or higher dew points are very dangerous and can easily kill one.
2006-12-14 11:29:17 · answer #4 · answered by weatherbuff900 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seventy degrees is seventy degrees. The only thing that would change how it feels is the humidity. During the summer, it is naturally higher and in the winter it is lower.
2006-12-13 08:36:45 · answer #5 · answered by alig 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither of those things is true. 70 degrees is comfortable in any season.
2006-12-13 08:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
70 degrees is cold in all seasons.
2006-12-13 08:36:55 · answer #7 · answered by lollipop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bc the earth is tilted away from the sun in the winter but in the summer it is tilted towards the sun, besides it also has to do with the wind blowing and all the other factors as to why it is cold durring the winter.
2006-12-13 08:41:12 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because in the winter the humidity is high. So it feels cooler than in the summer when the humidity is low.
2006-12-13 08:38:59 · answer #9 · answered by bartman40467 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
as Einstein said: it's relative baby.
2006-12-13 08:36:06 · answer #10 · answered by jj raider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋