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How does humidity cause it to feel warmer than it really is?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46806points) July 9th, 2016

After living most of my life in Kansas I can usually tell what the temp is just by walking outside. However a couple of weeks ago we were visiting my son and his family. We couldn’t sit out on the porch for more than 10 minutes, because it was so HOT. So hot. So so so so SO hot.
When Rick and I left I checked the external temp display in the car…it said 80. I was like WHOA! No way! I texted my son and his wife and told them. They immediately came back with “No way!!” It felt much, much closer to 100+.
Why does this happen?

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