Don't you live on the edge of the Inland Empire? The SE has some heat+humidity spikes, but it's not as routinely miserably hot as over by you. As someone who grew up in South Carolina and now lives in the southwest, I will say that SC was way worse because of the humidity. Unfortunately, I have grown accustomed to the weather here, which means I suffer more when I go back to SC. When my family visits, they always enjoy the weather, even if it's considered "hot" by the standards here. Breathing is more difficult in the heavy air in the South, and you pretty much walk around sweaty at all times. I would say the SE gets more than heat and humidity "spikes," unless you're referring to the months of May through September. It can be miserably hot here (as it is right now), but I'd say that's limited pretty much to the months of September and October. Also, around here it generally cools down nicely at night, while in the South it's still sultry, muggy, and 79 degrees at 2 AM. Good article on Clowney about last night. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--jadeveon-clowney-doesn-t-need-another--hit--to-live-up-to-the-hype-052859726.html