I need dry heat and no humidity or very low humidity. Where can you suggest. I am in Wisconsin now and I also have horrible allergies. To ragweed, grass, trees, molds and dustmites, cats etc. I was thinking of Scottsdale AZ. Do you know of a few climates that might work of me and that I could visit to check them out? I would really appreciate it. — Patricia, Wisconsin

I moved from the Eau Claire WI to Austin,TX. I thought it would be hot & dry & less mold, my worst allergen. In WI the mold would be high in the fall when the leaves were falling & laying around on the surface before the snow.

I was not aware of this website at the time! I have allergies year round (mountain cedar, most of the trees and grasses and want to move to a better climate. Any ideas? - Xandi, TX

Rainy weather boosted the pollen count this fall in places like Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

But if you live in Cincinnati, Ohio, take heart! Here’s an excerpt from the August 27, 2006, issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer which quotes Anna Kelley, quality assurance and monitoring coordinator for the Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services:

Ragweed pollen should be peaking about now….

[but] as far as ragweed goes, “we’re a little behind last year’s values, which is fine,” Kelley said.

See the entire Enquirer story here: Dry August eases allergy symptoms.

I have recently moved to Palm Springs CA. In May my allergies were terrible. My allergist back in WI asked me to find out what is bad and what kind of pollen is in this area during this time of year. Can you help me out with this? — CLH