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Originally Posted by AlGreen
Colder? Yes. Hotter? Um, hell no. The average summer highs in the Sunbelt are well into the 90s with the heat index exceeding 100. Summers in the upper Midwest are very mild and darn near cool on some days. According to weatherundergound.com, Minneapolis only reached 95 degrees three times within the past three years.
But the more I was researching the weather data, I decided that some of the upper Midwest cities do deserve the title as having the more drastic changes in weather (a greater number between the highs and the lows). But to say that Dallas doesn't deserve recognition is completely false. It is an extreme weather city. Period.
And I don't remember hearing anyone saying anything about any "horror stories" or claiming that 50 degrees was cold, thank you .
That MAY be true (sounds like a stretch, but I'll believe it), but the year before that there were like 28 days above 90 and at least 10 above 95 in ONE YEAR, so it truly depends on what data you are looking at. Although I agree, it doesn't necessarily get HOTTER here than the sunbelt, but it can get just as hot AND it gets much colder in the winter. On average, like knke0204 said, it's generally pretty warm but pleasant most of the summer. Here at least, it is NEVER cold in the summertime (unless MAYBE it's raining and 68 degrees.
By "horror stories", I mean comments like this: "But to say that Dallas doesn't deserve recognition is completely false. It is an extreme weather city. Period." Not only is that an exaggeration, it's completely the opposite of why people move to Texas or Dallas -- because the weather is "so nice". You're right, it can vary a LOT, and they're right, it's pretty nice overall and that's a big reason why the city is growing so fast. You can't have it both ways.
In Minneapolis there was a day in March of 2000 where we had all 4 seasons in 24 hours. In the morning it was a little bit above freezing. The sun came out and it was in the mid 70s by late afternoon. I went to the beach in shorts. Then we had huge thunderstorms roll through, the temperature dropped and it was snowing like crazy by midnight.
Colder? Yes. Hotter? Um, hell no. The average summer highs in the Sunbelt are well into the 90s with the heat index exceeding 100. Summers in the upper Midwest are very mild and darn near cool on some days. According to weatherundergound.com, Minneapolis only reached 95 degrees three times within the past three years.
But the more I was researching the weather data, I decided that some of the upper Midwest cities do deserve the title as having the more drastic changes in weather (a greater number between the highs and the lows). But to say that Dallas doesn't deserve recognition is completely false. It is an extreme weather city. Period.
And I don't remember hearing anyone saying anything about any "horror stories" or claiming that 50 degrees was cold, thank you .
Who said anything about the Upper Midwest? I was talking about the northern Great Plains - North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, western Iowa and far western Minnesota. Highs here can reach 110 degrees in the summer, but they are, on average, in the low 80s. The summers aren't as brutal as they are in the South, but some days can get hotter.
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^Those averages are different now for the 1980-2010 data.....Minneapolis warmest month is July at 86 degrees on average. I imagine Denver may be higher as well. Those are the two biggest metros with the most extremes, I think.
^Those averages are different now for the 1980-2010 data.....Minneapolis warmest month is July at 86 degrees on average. I imagine Denver may be higher as well. Those are the two biggest metros with the most extremes, I think.
I could see that. I always felt it seemed a bit warmer than 83 in the summer.
Does dallas get to sub zero temps with inches and inches of snow?
Weren't you watching the news during the Super Bowl? Many parts of DFW got below 0 with the wind chill and there was snow. Actual subzero temps with heavy snow has happened but is very rare. That's why I said the most extreme weather title goes to some of the upper Midwest cities. I'm basically saying you were right.
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