When I got up and checked the weather it looked like another stay inside day, but I thought I’d get out early and do a mile or two, so I got dressed quickly, made my coffee and opened the front door. Well…okay…today it really isn’t the heat, it really is the humidity.

It was brutal, but I stuck to the plan. Kind of. I did the zig-zag route around the new townhome development a couple blocks away and called it done.

My clothes were sticking to me by the time I got back inside, and I went to check my weather station display. Temperature was 80, the relative humidity was 98%, with a dew point of 79. Not all that hot compared to my Friday trip north, but still awful. You really appreciate the dehumidifying effect of air conditioning more on days like today.

A big storm front passed through last night and woke me up. Or maybe it was my usual insomnia. Weather station says we got almost half an inch of rain overnight, so at least I don’t have to go outside and water the plants.