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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m actually from Las Vegas - born and raised 3rd generation Las Vegan. I moved to DC after college and have lived here most of my adult life. I have DEEPLY held opinions and beliefs on this topic.

Basically, the worst summer day in DC is worse than the worse summer day in Vegas. The humidity + high temp is just awful.

But overall, summer in Vegas is worse than summer in DC. It’s over 90 degrees and sunny everyday from April-October. And over 100 from May- September. It’s miserable. You get a few weeks of monsoonal rain in August, but otherwise it’s always the same. Sunny and hot. We would only outside during the day to swim or get in the car with AC to go to another place with AC. As kids, we’d wait until sunset to go outside to play.

Now winter in Vegas is glorious! That’s when we go to visit family.[/quote]

Also from Nevada and I agree with this. There is more variation in summer weather in DC and you get actual nice summer days. Early June was full of them, next week looks okay too. The occasional heat wave, even with the humidity, is easier to deal with than just day after day of 100+ degree days.

Also, to people saying the dry heat out west is less dangerous: BS. I don't think you realize how often people die or have awful health issues due to the heat there, and not just "unhealthy people." Kids, healthy older people, tourists in good shape, hikers who don't understand the dangers, etc. Heat stroke and dehydration are extremely common out there in the summer. Also you sunburn more easily, especially at higher elevations, so you also see tons of melanoma and really bad sunburns. The heat there is deadly. In DC we generally only have a couple weeks of hear that bad every year.[/quote]

PP poster here and YES! Heat stroke is no joke and dry heat will kill you! One thing we learned young was how to stay safe in the heat. Mostly by staying out of the heat. And hydration. We all carried water in our cars way before Stanley cups were a thing. I still send water with my kids everywhere they go. My husband has to remind me that I no longer live in a desert but some habits never die. [/quote]

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