I also noticed the basement door, swollen from summer humidity, banging in the breeze-but I couldn't shut it.

Some varieties from drier areas seem to do poorly in areas of summer humidity.

Massawa is noted for its high summer humidity and its mean annual temperature is one of the highest in the world.

It is hardy to frost, but intolerant of high summer humidity.

He continued: "In summer humidity, you want products that add weight to keep hair from getting frizzy.

Surprising how the summer humidity can make it even down here.

And they rust quickly in the summer humidity.

Relatively easy to grow, it tolerates low light and cool conditions but needs decent summer humidity- a dry atmosphere can be fatal.

That should be good news for women with curls or waves or anyone whose hair gets unruly in summer humidity.

In Cincinnati, the menace is the summer humidity.