Our Body Temperature Versus The Weather

[gnarlydorkette]

I stole it from a former AD's blog (sorry illustrator!). Thought it will be nice to share the below information with yall!

What is your favorite temperature ( if you do have one...)?
My ideal temperature would be 88degrees with some breezes and in shade. If I have to be in sunlight, I will rather the weather to be 76 to 79degrees.
I live in San Diego long enough to know which temperature is perfect. It is perfect now-- not too hot, not too cold. No humidity or heat wave-- AHHHH!

COM'ON DOWN TO SAN DIEGO!!!

Dear Yahoo!:
If our normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees, why do we feel uncomfortable when the air temperature is 98 degrees?
Barb
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Barb:
According to Yahoo! Health, body temperature is a measurement of the body's ability to "generate and get rid of heat." This definition is key to understanding why temperatures in the 90s can be downright uncomfortable.
Think of your body as a steam engine. Under normal temperatures, it generates more heat than it needs. It's generally agreed that room temperature (68 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit) allows the body to dissipate "waste heat" with the least amount of effort.

How so, you ask? Because heat naturally transfers from warmer to cooler environments. Room temperature lets nature do its thing with minimal effort on our part, but when the ambient temperature rises, it takes more energy to get rid of excess body heat.

When the outside temperature approaches our body temperature, there's no natural convection cooling mechanism at work. The body has to work incredibly hard to dissipate heat, which it does through the lovely and aromatic act of sweating.

 

[sequoias]

My ideal temperature would be between 60 to 75 degrees, without clothes to keep me warm or cool.

 

[Reba]

...I live in San Diego long enough to know which temperature is perfect. It is perfect now-- not too hot, not too cold. No humidity or heat wave-- AHHHH!

COM'ON DOWN TO SAN DIEGO!!!

I lived in San Diego for one year. You are right, the weather is perfect there. The days are warm but not too hot, and not humid, and the nights are cool enough to enjoy a fireplace for romance.

I prefer weather in the high 60's to low 70's, low humidity. Hotter is fine if I am at the beach. A few cold, crisp days are OK, too, just not too many.

 

[kuifje75]

I prefer the weather to be in the 60s, or even in the 50s. Utah has no humidity most of the time, and it is great however at days it can be hot as heck. It was 99 degrees today in SLC. Whew... And I love the wintertime with the snow, going out to the mountains, escaping the inversion layers and skiing in the snow under brilliant sunshine sky. I love starting my hike early in the morning and feeling the extreme cool weather going to my bones.