Title: How to Find the Best Temperature for Summer Air Conditioning | Direct Energy Blog
Headings: What is the Right Temperature for My Air Conditioner in Summer?
What is the Right Temperature for My Air Conditioner in Summer?
How Heat and Humidity Affect How You Experience Cool
Keeping Cool is a Matter of Fashion
A Family Science Experiment
Adjustments are Healthy
OK – So What IS the Right Temperature for My Air Conditioner in Summer?
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Content: Consequently, high humidity makes you feel warmer and more uncomfortable. The combination of heat and the relative humidity is what’s known as the heat index. If the humidity is 65% and the temperature is 96° F (35.6° C), it will feel around 121° F (49.4° C), but if the temperature is higher at 104°F and the relative humidity is lower at 40% , the heat index will actually feel slightly cooler — 119° F (48.3° C). Sure, that’s still beastly hot, but your sweat evaporates faster in dry air, which is more effective at keeping you cool. Keeping Cool is a Matter of Fashion
Here’s the big problem with answering this question: We rely on the thermometer to tell us about what’s comfortable based solely on what is customary in our society. Over the past 190-something years, the thermal comfort zone has been moving up. In 1820, 50-55° F (10-12.8° C) was believed to be a healthy and comfortable temperature. By 1850, 62° F (16.7° C) became the new standard until it rose to 72° F (22.2° C) some thirty years later. Why?