I was going to start a thread on this exact same subject. I never liked warm weather much but lately I've grown to hate it with a purple passion.
Summers are getting harder and harder for me to get through the last few years. Now I pretty much only go out after the sun goes down but even then it's not comfortable. Anything much over about 50°F makes me sweat with any kind of moderate physical activity. While we're not having the 110+ temperatures mentioned in the first post, NYC is famous for its humidity. 85°F coupled with 90% humidity is just as bad as 110°F from a physical standpoint. Add in the sun shining on you plus the heat being magnified by things like black asphalt streets and it gets unbearable. On days when it gets into the 90s or beyond forget it. BTW, you can't always go by the "official" high since it's taken in Central Park where things are a good bit cooler. Monday my indoor/outdoor thermometer went up to 106°F and Tuesday it hit 108°F. The "official" highs were 94°F and 95°F, respectively.
I find that despite air conditioning I feel very lethargic in the summers. It takes me a week to do what would take me one day in cooler weather. No wonder the economy in places like Mexico is slow. We're just a month or so into the really hot weather but I feel worn out by it already. I hate to think that we probably have another 10 to 12 weeks of this. My only consolation is that global warming may trigger a new ice age. In my mind it couldn't happen soon enough.
Other things I hate about summer are the smellier air and the insects.
Winter please come back!
I personally don't understand how people can even exist in places where it never gets cold. At least winter resets my body's equilibrium. Without the break from warm weather, I would probably be dead in short order. I'd just as soon do away with summers entirely if it were up to me.
How cool has it been getting at night for you guys? We're getting lows around 80...never cools off at all.
Usually not much under 80, even on days when the highs are only in the 80s. Occasionally it'll get down around 70° but rarely lower. The A/C is pretty much running day and night to cope with the humidity and the temperatures. I went out on my bike last night when it dropped to 73° thinking it would be relatively pleasant. Turns out the humidity was high so I was sweating like a pig anyway.
It might as well have been 90.