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The farther inland you go, the hotter it gets too. On the water at Miami Beach, the temperatures are always cooler and there's a nice breeze. A real sea breeze helps you feel a lot cooler than sandy, desert breezes blowing an oven in your face. Clouds help so much though!!
It did hit 100 exactly in July 1942. Tampa has an all time record high of 99.
I guess it depends which weather station you read, the one off the airport is inland and also has "urban" heat effect.
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It is true. Miami has never officially recorded a triple-digit temperature; the record high there being 98 degrees, recorded on several occasions. Miami's proximity to water, prevailing easterly winds and daily sea breezes combine to keep excessive temperatures in check. However, the city averages 66 days annually with highs in the 90s,
Anyways I guess that's for Miami Beach, according to wikipedia Miami Beach has recorded a maximum of 98F in her history:
Correspondingly Miami recorded 100F, and that weather station is on the airport which probably suffers from "urban heat effect". Either way, I was off by 1 degree.
I guess it depends which weather station you read, the one off the airport is inland and also has "urban" heat effect.
Anyways I guess that's for Miami Beach, according to wikipedia Miami Beach has recorded a maximum of 98F in her history:
Correspondingly Miami recorded 100F, and that weather station is on the airport which probably suffers from "urban heat effect". Either way, I was off by 1 degree.
Point is, Miami is no Vegas. Heat Index or Heat Index, we're far more comfortable them in the 2 hottest months of the year, July and August.
I feel like this is all nitpicking though. Point is both are uncomfortable in summer, so not sure why both sides are arguing so much about this. This is like arguing which cold is worse in winter Chicago's or Detroit's? Both suck.
Anyway, Miami all the way. Once LV runs out of water, they will be licking the sidewalks trying to find water, while Miamians will be hanging on the beach doin just fine.
I feel like this is all nitpicking though. Point is both are uncomfortable in summer, so not sure why both sides are arguing so much about this. This is like arguing which cold is worse in winter Chicago's or Detroit's? Both suck.
Maybe, but it's not as close as Chicago or Detroit but rather Detroit in the winter and Louisville, Kentucky in the winter. Both suck, but one is markedly better. It needs to be stated, since it's an element of these cities.
I feel like this is all nitpicking though. Point is both are uncomfortable in summer, so not sure why both sides are arguing so much about this. This is like arguing which cold is worse in winter Chicago's or Detroit's? Both suck.
Anyway, Miami all the way. Once LV runs out of water, they will be licking the sidewalks trying to find water, while Miamians will be hanging on the beach doin just fine.
When both have long, extreme summers, it comes down to personal choice as to which someone would want to live in. I'd prefer lower temperature, higher humidity, sea breezes, and clouds/thunderstorms over higher temperatures, lower humidity, winds that feel like you stuck your face in the oven, and relentless sun with not a cloud in sight.
But yes, Vegas will cease to exist inevitably because unlike coastal CA which can desalinate the ocean, Vegas has nothing. Rising sea levels in South Florida are contaminating drinking waters, but there's always the desalination option in Florida still. Vegas? Not so much.
When both have long, extreme summers, it comes down to personal choice as to which someone would want to live in. I'd prefer lower temperature, higher humidity, sea breezes, and clouds/thunderstorms over higher temperatures, lower humidity, winds that feel like you stuck your face in the oven, and relentless sun with not a cloud in sight.
Here is my thing, I would never live in the desert. It's stupid, wasteful and cities of the size of Phoenix and Las Vegas should NOT exist. Very small cities, sure. But think about it, outside of the Middle East, (since they are countries where they are almost all desert) you don't have major cities in deserts of other countries. Not in Brazil, China or Australia. On top of that, Las Vegas splurges on its water. Fountains and pools galore in every hotel. It makes me sick really. To me it's incredibly selfish and if at the very least Las Vegas and Phoenix were beautiful cities and looked like Rome or Paris, you can appreciate it, but they are nothing but sprawled blob of crap urban landscape.
Miami is lush, green, tropical, full of natural life, with water everywhere. To me when it comes to humans the desert = death, tropical = life.
And before people start arguing that Miami is not in the tropics, I know, but that is the climate it is most similar to.
Anyway, Miami all the way. Once LV runs out of water, they will be licking the sidewalks trying to find water, while Miamians will be hanging on the beach doin just fine.
Enjoy hanging on the beach while it's still around
Haha, that the best you can do? Hey at least Miami will have water! Rather have that than nothing. On the contrary enjoy having water in Vegas while you can still get some. Why don't you Google Lake Mead and see the horrible effects Las Vegas has had on it. At least Miami's too much water problem is still quite some time away, while Lake Mead is already suffering badly.
I guess it depends which weather station you read, the one off the airport is inland and also has "urban" heat effect.
Anyways I guess that's for Miami Beach, according to wikipedia Miami Beach has recorded a maximum of 98F in her history:
Correspondingly Miami recorded 100F, and that weather station is on the airport which probably suffers from "urban heat effect". Either way, I was off by 1 degree.
Here is my thing, I would never live in the desert. It's stupid, wasteful and cities of the size of Phoenix and Las Vegas should NOT exist. Very small cities, sure. But think about it, outside of the Middle East, (since they are countries where they are almost all desert) you don't have major cities in deserts of other countries. Not in Brazil, China or Australia. On top of that, Las Vegas splurges on its water. Fountains and pools galore in every hotel. It makes me sick really. To me it's incredibly selfish and if at the very least Las Vegas and Phoenix were beautiful cities and looked like Rome or Paris, you can appreciate it, but they are nothing but sprawled blob of crap urban landscape.
Miami is lush, green, tropical, full of natural life, with water everywhere. To me when it comes to humans the desert = death, tropical = life.
And before people start arguing that Miami is not in the tropics, I know, but that is the climate it is most similar to.
Exactly. LV epitomizes the US greed and consumerism culture that entirely disregards nature in favor of profits and coddling its citizens with a false sense of security.
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