I will vouch for the Pit of Hell that is Texas. It's not quite like going through Death Valley, but with all the concrete in the major cities and the generally bright color of the soil, it gets damn hot. Luckily, Dallas isn't quite as humid as it could be.
There have been a few times here in SI, though, that we have made Dallas//Texas look like a bunch of wimps for heat. To wit: 109F, 98 percent humidity, not counting the heat index. Thank whatever gods there are that this only seems to happen every decade or two. I'd much rather Texas and all those southwestern states keep their heat to themselves, y'dig?
