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<blockquote data-quote="dumbmuthertrucker" data-source="post: 1694537" data-attributes="member: 56654"><p>Every day this past week it was 99 degrees or more with 60-70% humidity. Very uncomfortable to say the least, but I could tolerate it because there was at least a little bit of evaporative cooling going on. When it really gets bad is when we get the pop-up thunderstorms that pass through, wet everything down, and then the humidity goes through the roof for the rest of the afternoon. I start sweating profusely to the point that it's impossible to keep anything dry. 30 seconds after wiping my arms and hands dry so they're not slipping on the steering wheel, they're dripping again. My shirt becomes completely drenched and nothing dries out, even with a breeze. It becomes damn near intolerable. That's probably what happened to that woman driver in NC.</p><p></p><p>To confirm what others have posted here, it's 120-130 degrees in the cargo area of these package cars. I brought a thermometer with me to work years ago and when the temp outside hits 90, it's 120 in the back. At 95 outside, it's around 125 degrees inside, even with the bulkhead door open like we all used to get away with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dumbmuthertrucker, post: 1694537, member: 56654"] Every day this past week it was 99 degrees or more with 60-70% humidity. Very uncomfortable to say the least, but I could tolerate it because there was at least a little bit of evaporative cooling going on. When it really gets bad is when we get the pop-up thunderstorms that pass through, wet everything down, and then the humidity goes through the roof for the rest of the afternoon. I start sweating profusely to the point that it's impossible to keep anything dry. 30 seconds after wiping my arms and hands dry so they're not slipping on the steering wheel, they're dripping again. My shirt becomes completely drenched and nothing dries out, even with a breeze. It becomes damn near intolerable. That's probably what happened to that woman driver in NC. To confirm what others have posted here, it's 120-130 degrees in the cargo area of these package cars. I brought a thermometer with me to work years ago and when the temp outside hits 90, it's 120 in the back. At 95 outside, it's around 125 degrees inside, even with the bulkhead door open like we all used to get away with. [/QUOTE]
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