The weather this spring and summer so far in Iowa has been really mild and I haven’t even thought about writing about the heat and humidity, until this past week when I got a brutal reminder of how hot it can get here. Maybe we’ll get lucky and the weather will be nice during RAGBRAI, but typically RAGBRAI seems to always land during the hottest, most humid week of the year in Iowa. So you should be prepared for temperatures in the 90’s (F) and high humidity.
Dealing with this heat and humidity requires some precaution. It is important to maintain a safe body temperature when exercising in high heat and humidity. When you exercise, you generate a lot of excess body heat that is removed from the body through sweating. As sweat evaporates from your skin, it cools you off and helps reduce your core temperature.