Weather: Part 2
Israel, as I'm sure you are well aware, is hot. But do you really know, or just know, you know?
Luckily you have me to help school you on what it's like in the heat of summer in Israel. As a fair warning, summer is not my favourite season--in fact, it's definitely my least favourite season, with winter taking first place--so be ready for some over the top exaggerations of how hot it is, even though in all honesty it really is that hot!
In my last post on the weather in Israel from back in the middle of May, the weather in Haifa was up in the 30's while Toronto was experiencing frost warnings and single digit weather.
Since then, the temperature In Haifa have stayed mostly the same with temperatures in the high 20's or low 30's, while Toronto temperatures have increased, but not by very much.
What the previous image doesn't show is the incredibly oppressive humidity that makes you feel like you're drinking your air and instantly sweat when you're out of AC. The image below is from July 12th and highlights how even though 29 may not seem too warm, with the humidity it feels like 42!
For comparison in Toronto, the temperature the next day was only around 16 degrees.
This next picture really shows that Haifa is just on a different level with the humidity. Every day feels like 40 degrees! Toronto was definitely getting up there with its humidity at 29, but it can't hold a candle to a heat that has me wearing work out gear any time I have to go outside in anticipation of the incoming rivulets of sweat.
Here was the forecast for the first half of August. You can see that from the first snapshot in the beginning of August to the second in mid August, Haifa temperatures have not really changed. Every day in summer is virtually the same: around 31 degrees but feels like 37, with the sun always shining for many hours. The monotony can really get to you. Where's the rain to relieve the humidity!? Where are the beautifully unpredictable summer lightning storms?!
Toronto, in comparison, is slightly cooler, but experiences much more variety. Absolute temperature in the summer months ranges from 16-30, while humidity goes from nonexistent to 35 degrees. Hours of sun are also variable in addition to atmospheric and precipitation differences.
The irony of the situation hasn't failed to escape my notice that the weather this summer in Toronto hasn't been as hot as previous years. As a winter-lover, this annoys the h-e-double-hockey-sticks out of me that I was not around to experience a cooler summer and instead am in one of the hottest places on Earth. So far, the weather forecast shows no hint of the heat lessening, but at least I know that our days here are numbered and we'll soon be off to a cooler place--in more ways than one. Look out for the post coming next month about our future plans!
Luckily you have me to help school you on what it's like in the heat of summer in Israel. As a fair warning, summer is not my favourite season--in fact, it's definitely my least favourite season, with winter taking first place--so be ready for some over the top exaggerations of how hot it is, even though in all honesty it really is that hot!
In my last post on the weather in Israel from back in the middle of May, the weather in Haifa was up in the 30's while Toronto was experiencing frost warnings and single digit weather.
Since then, the temperature In Haifa have stayed mostly the same with temperatures in the high 20's or low 30's, while Toronto temperatures have increased, but not by very much.
What the previous image doesn't show is the incredibly oppressive humidity that makes you feel like you're drinking your air and instantly sweat when you're out of AC. The image below is from July 12th and highlights how even though 29 may not seem too warm, with the humidity it feels like 42!
For comparison in Toronto, the temperature the next day was only around 16 degrees.
This next picture really shows that Haifa is just on a different level with the humidity. Every day feels like 40 degrees! Toronto was definitely getting up there with its humidity at 29, but it can't hold a candle to a heat that has me wearing work out gear any time I have to go outside in anticipation of the incoming rivulets of sweat.
Here was the forecast for the first half of August. You can see that from the first snapshot in the beginning of August to the second in mid August, Haifa temperatures have not really changed. Every day in summer is virtually the same: around 31 degrees but feels like 37, with the sun always shining for many hours. The monotony can really get to you. Where's the rain to relieve the humidity!? Where are the beautifully unpredictable summer lightning storms?!
Toronto, in comparison, is slightly cooler, but experiences much more variety. Absolute temperature in the summer months ranges from 16-30, while humidity goes from nonexistent to 35 degrees. Hours of sun are also variable in addition to atmospheric and precipitation differences.
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The irony of the situation hasn't failed to escape my notice that the weather this summer in Toronto hasn't been as hot as previous years. As a winter-lover, this annoys the h-e-double-hockey-sticks out of me that I was not around to experience a cooler summer and instead am in one of the hottest places on Earth. So far, the weather forecast shows no hint of the heat lessening, but at least I know that our days here are numbered and we'll soon be off to a cooler place--in more ways than one. Look out for the post coming next month about our future plans!
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