Why do you love living in Dallas? Would you rather live in Dallas or Denver? Thanks (airport, pool)

[aceplace]

Well, for those who consider places like DFW as summertime hellholes...

What difference does it make if you lower the temperature of Hell by 8 degrees? DEN would be a slightly cooler version of Hell, eh?

Mark Twain may have said that Hell does have an inferior climate, but you meet the more interesting people. And there are so many lawyers there that they all work cheap.

BTW, for those who believe in Global Warming... was summer in Dallas any cooler in the 1950's? Since I was alive at the time and living in Dallas, I don't particularly believe it was.

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by Ankhharu

I'd choose Denver over Dallas. It's prettier, closer to outdoor activities and the summers aren't scorching hot. I find the people friendlier as well.
Unfortunately most people here can't take constructive criticism about Texas without getting angry and offended.

At the airport in Denver it looks pretty barren.

How is the criticism constructive if we can't change the weather?

Maybe people aren't friendly to you because you don't like Dallas.

In Texas we have a thing called pride, which is foreign to places like Colorado, where apathy is the ethos.

[Ankhharu]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

No. I'd rather not I've been in Denver during those months and it does get hot. Problem is when it reaches the 90's in Denver it gets REALLY HOT and there is no breeze at all. It is stifling hot and there are many homes that do not have a/c so they REALLY can not adapt to it at all. Watching the evening news during the summer months in Denver is very entertaining for us. The smog is another issue during those months as there is no air movement (wind) the pollution is trapped. The mountains off to the west prevent it from being lifted off that way and also blocks any wind/breeze from pushing it off to the east or disapating it. Nah, I'll keep those months here in Dallas

Not true.

50 Cleanest (Dirtiest) Cities in America | Your America | Reader's Digest

Denver scored better in cleaner air, water and pretty much everything across the board.

Have you actually visited Denver in the summer? There is a very noticeable difference. Dallas is much hotter and the heat is more stiffling. I'll take a dry heat over a humid heat any day of the week.

[TrueDat]

Originally Posted by aceplace

Well, a warmer summer is just a consequence of having a more pleasant winter. And it's not that bad, for most of us who are pretty well acclimated to it.

BTW, the Denver weather is not "comfortable" either. 88 degrees average means that for half the time the weather falls into the 90s... not what I would consider air-conditioned comfort. The difference in air temp is not significant enough. I'd rather be in Dallas at 95 degrees than die of boredom in Denver at 88 degrees. Now 72 degrees in La Jolla or Malibu would be enough of a difference, but 88 in Denver vs 95 or 96 in Dallas is inconsequential.

Aren't you forgetting a little thing called humidity? While not South Florida or Houston, Dallas is certainly more humid than Denver on average, and it's the humidity, as much as the actual temperature, that causes discomfort.

[johnmarg]

Ace, I have to agree with the others that there is a big difference in the temps in the summer. For one the ave high in dallas is 98 and in denver its 88 and the humidity in dallas is 48 as opposed to 35 in denver. So not only is it 10 degrees hotter, its 13 percent more humid at a hotter temp. Night time is even more dramatic as dallas low is 74 and dallas is 58. Anyone who has been in both places knows the difference. You can sleep great at 58 but the AC is on all the time in dallas and it feels much worse. I dont know ACE if you ever were in dallas, or calif or anywhere that is dry but its much more bearable.

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by Ankhharu

Have you actually visited Denver in the summer? There is a very noticeable difference. Dallas is much hotter and the heat is more stiffling. I'll take a dry heat over a humid heat any day of the week.

Yes I have. For more years than you have been alive actually . I grew up going to Colorado EVERY SINGLE summer. Then I've been dragging my husband and kids there to see all of the places I grew up going to (actually have land there as well that I inherited). Denver in the summer CAN BE VERY unpleasant. I remember being there one summer while pregnant (1994) and staying up out of Keystone but had been down in Denver for the day. On the evening news they were just going on and on about how HORRIBLE the heat was. Yes, it was HOT that day in Denver and it was not the first time I have personally experienced it firsthand.

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by TrueDat

Aren't you forgetting a little thing called humidity? While not South Florida or Houston, Dallas is certainly more humid than Denver on average, and it's the humidity, as much as the actual temperature, that causes discomfort.

Denver doesn't have lakes. We have plenty and they are large.

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

Denver doesn't have lakes. We have plenty and they are large.

They have small lakes about like Bachman that people go out on w/in the city limits. But nothing like Lake Ray Hubbard, Lake Dallas or even White Rock Lake. The lakes in Denver are more "parkish" in nature w/ bike paths and such but not as many trees nor a Dallas Arboretum on the shores of it.

[lh_newbie]

Please... lakes? I'm from Michigan. Hehe.

The facts are that Denver has lower humidity (yes, it's due to Dallas having more lakes). This humidity (while still low compared to Houston or Miami) is what keeps Dallas from shooting to 110 during the day like in Arizona, but it also keeps us in the upper 70's at night instead of dropping to the 50's like in Denver. Lower humidity + lower daily highs + much lower daily lows = nicer summer (IMO). To say that Denver CAN have hot days is true, but not what I would consider relevant. Dallas consistently has 90-100 degree weather for several months in a row. The fact is that it is cooler in Denver. You can't argue with the facts.

Just like you can't argue with the fact that the DFW MSA is larger than the Denver MSA. Dallas has more people. Dallas has more restaurants. Denver is closer to the mountains. Facts are facts.

Now, it is my opinion that Dallas summers can be brutal. Tolerable, but still hot. At the end of the day, I like Dallas more than Denver. Denver is too "granola" for my tastes.

Brian

[aceplace]

Originally Posted by johnmarg

Ace, I have to agree with the others that there is a big difference in the temps in the summer. For one the ave high in dallas is 98 and in denver its 88 and the humidity in dallas is 48 as opposed to 35 in denver. So not only is it 10 degrees hotter, its 13 percent more humid at a hotter temp. Night time is even more dramatic as dallas low is 74 and dallas is 58. Anyone who has been in both places knows the difference. You can sleep great at 58 but the AC is on all the time in dallas and it feels much worse. I dont know ACE if you ever were in dallas, or calif or anywhere that is dry but its much more bearable.

The average, however calculated, is 96, not 98, according to the previous post... but so what? The winter temperatures are more critical than the summer temperatures. I appreciate your point about humidity, but then again, the higher humidity levels in DFW means the landscape is more salubrious... and the humidity is not that bad in Dallas.

As I've stated before, the Denver weather is not particularly attractive. If it were 70 degrees year round, then maybe you could brag about it.