WINDY in Frisco,Plano, Dallas? (Spring, Richmond: allergies, live, versus)

[KantLockeMeIn]

Paula, your statement about the humidity puts it all into perspective. It's anything but humid in Dallas. It always cracks me up to hear people complain about it being humid here... move to Virginia, or Florida, and you'll see what humid is

It's definitely more windy here than any place I've lived. If you've been here long enough maybe you only notice the 25+ mph days, but in the few summers I've been here it's been windy (8-12 mph breezes).

Here's the official data for DFW:

Jan: 11.0
Feb: 11.7
Mar: 12.6
Apr: 12.4
May: 11.1
Jun: 10.6
Jul: 9.8
Aug: 8.9
Sep: 9.3
Oct: 10.7
Nov: 10.8
Dec: 10.7

[Mom2Feebs]

Paula, amen! We have family in Amarillo, and if you want to see wind, just go out there!

Dallas is a bit windy, but in the more treed areas and suburbs (like Plano) you're not going to get hit like what you're reading about here. It's when it gets flat and no trees that it can kick up a bit. Think Oklahoma plains.

BTW, for humidity, try Houston. LOL!

[momof2dfw]

Today, 30 mph wind gusts. And it is doing it. I've been to Amarillo, the panhandle and west Texas MANY times. Had family that lived there and my mom lived up in a VERY small town in the panhandle. I've seen the wind there and yes it is windy. In comparison to other large cities across the country though Dallas is pretty windy.

It is not uncommon in the spring and fall to have pretty windy days like we are seeing today. I have a large SUV and when it is windy and I'm on the highways you can feel it. Years ago most fences were chain link. Nowadays they are the 6' wooden privacy fence. Depending on how well it is put into the ground (steel posts deep down and in concrete are the best) and the sections attached to the posts will depend on if you ever have your fence blown down. Over the years we have only had to reattach a section of fence a handful of times. At our previous home we had a VERY large open backyard and nothing behind us so it was not uncommon for our patio table to get blown clear across the yard. Here w/ the pool were we DID have our glider it would get blown over and sometimes blown into the pool. It has a new spot now . The only time our patio table now gets blown over is if the umbrella is left open. We have also lost trees to wind damage. Bradford Pears are the WORST when it comes to wind damage. The way their branches are formed it does not allow wind to freely pass thru them and they don't have any sway so if they get bent just a bit too much they will break. If you see any trees w/ odd shaped trunks, twists, etc you know it was done by wind damage.

As for which direction, take your pick. They hardly ever come out of the east though. Our house faces more South and if the back door is open and you open the front door........ WHAM!!!! Last fall my husband left the back door to the garage open w/ the garage door up and went and opened the front door (I don't know why???) and the force of the back door slaming so hard shut splintered the entire frame. Our front door is solid wood and over 2" thick and at times the wind will blow it so hard that it moves even if it is closed and locked. It sounds like someone is trying to open it. With our garage facing the North and the fence down one side it is not uncommon for a sort of wind suction to form and anything blowing down the alley will get sucked up into our drive up against the garage door or into the garage. Open the garage doors on a fall windy day and we will have a garage full of leaves . I've given up on umbrellas for rain. Too many of them have been blown "inside/out". I much prefer a raincoat as it keeps the rain from blowing onto me unlike an umbrella. If you do get one of those pop-up canopies make sure you get the anchors and use them but that still does not guarantee it will not fly away.

Nope, summers are not that windy at all. More in the spring and fall. In the summers you can get a few breezes in the late evening but not much. Trees actually help create a breeze. Our entire backyard is outlined in trees. You can walk onto the driveway and be HOT w/ the sun beating down on you, no breeze whatsoever. Step thru the gate into the backyard and there will be a breeze and the temp is lower.

[socketz]

OMG....the weather says it's 80 today in Dallas. LUCKY!

I'm here in San Diego and it's cold. The weather says 60, but that must be in the sun. In the shade it can't be more than 47. I need to be warm. Want to go back to Dallas. Soon.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by twojciac

Paula, your statement about the humidity puts it all into perspective. It's anything but humid in Dallas. It always cracks me up to hear people complain about it being humid here... move to Virginia, or Florida, and you'll see what humid is

It's definitely more windy here than any place I've lived. If you've been here long enough maybe you only notice the 25+ mph days, but in the few summers I've been here it's been windy (8-12 mph breezes).

Here's the official data for DFW:

Jan: 11.0
Feb: 11.7
Mar: 12.6
Apr: 12.4
May: 11.1
Jun: 10.6
Jul: 9.8
Aug: 8.9
Sep: 9.3
Oct: 10.7
Nov: 10.8
Dec: 10.7

I'm curious as to where you got these numbers. According to them, June, July, and August are just a tad below being as windy as February and March. I have a hard time believing that. And if the numbers are accurate, I'd like to know how they came about acquiring the data? Are these the average wind speeds for the entire month? February and March alone should be up in the 20/25 mph range as the wind is almost always blowing during these months. And in July and August there are entire weeks where the wind hardly blows at all because of the weather cap (Mexican plume) that sits over the area and thus creates a stagnant weather pattern.

[Synopsis]

I found the data and the NWS website backs it up! I still have a hard time believing those numbers. The sheer volume of wind we get in Feb/March compared to July/August should be measured, in my opinion. I simply cannot see how July and August wind speeds are only less than three mph of the wind speeds in Feb/March.

[GoPadge]

Originally Posted by socketz

OMG....the weather says it's 80 today in Dallas. LUCKY!

I'm here in San Diego and it's cold. The weather says 60, but that must be in the sun. In the shade it can't be more than 47. I need to be warm. Want to go back to Dallas. Soon.

Isn't it a sacrilege to knock the SoCal weather?

[kaykay]

Well, a lot of perception really does have to do with where you grew up! Again, I grew up in the Panhandle of Texas and there it is very windy and considered a "semi-arid" climate. So to me, the Dallas area seems very still and very humid. I know there are more humid areas of the country, but I don't want to have to live there!!!

[kaykay]

To put it in perpective--I don't know that I ever even saw what mildew or mold looked like until I moved to Dallas! (Lubbock was that dry!)

[LOK222]

So the consensus is, it's so windy that even though it's hot, it does not feel very hot?

I guess we'll see first hand soon, I'll be there in 2 days!!

Here (Washinton DC Metro area) it gets in the 90's in the summer, not much more than 95-98 but it gets pretty humid!