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I just copied the list from somewhere cuz I was too lazy to type it out. i fixed it though.
But yeah um, it's obvious North Dakota is a 'cold state' and Florida is a 'hot state' but how would you classify say, Kentucky or Colorado?
It was down in the 20's and 30's for quite a while here this winter and I have seen it in the teens so while I understand you are just making broad generalizations, even the most southern of states does not just have one temp.
I would hanker a guess.... I would declare a state hot or cold depending on how many months of said temp.
Here's where it gets tricky. I have a friend in South California, and when it gets down into the 40's they are complaining how cold it is. At that very same time, I'm living at the IL/WI border and it's -20F out. I think THEIR definition of cold is rather silly.
I have a friend in Kansas who says their winters are about Dec, Jan, Feb. My IL/WI border winters are more like Dec, Jan, Feb, March.
Oct, Nov is typical Autumn. April, May is typical Spring.
Soooo.... June, July, August is our only real summer months. Sept can be an Autumn or a Summer month, depending on various years.
My region has a typical 3 month summer. Other regions have a typical 5 month summer. Other regions might be more like 7 months.
Your list is a gross oversimplification. The altitude and terrain varies widely within many states, including those on both the east and west coasts. For example, the highest and lowest spots in the lower 48 states (Mount Whitney and Death Valley) are less than 100 miles apart.
The Dakotas and upper plains including Canada, stay over 100 degrees for much of the summer.
Boone, North Carolina stays well below zero in winter, and has skiing, combined with very cool summers.
TN most definitely has 4 seasons and yes- believe it or not- does get cold in the winter. I think there needs to be a "temperate" selection.I would not classify TN as HOT.
Nor Cal, Pacific NW aren't cold like the Great Lakes, but they never really get warm either.
That's not true at all...For most of the areas right on the coast, yes it's pretty mild year round--but inland it gets hot in summer and into fall--and in Northern California and the NW north of San Francisco hardly anyone lives on the coast, most of the population lives inland.
The northern Sacramento Valley all the way up to Redding averages close to a high of 100 F for the summer months, as does Yakima, WA and Central Washington. In the Umpqua and Rogue Valleys in Southern Oregon the average highs are in the 90s from June to September. Even Portland and most of the Willamette Valley gets into the 80s for most of the summer. Most people would consider that warm.
That's not true at all...For most of the areas right on the coast, yes it's pretty mild year round--but inland it gets hot in summer and into fall--and in Northern California and the NW north of San Francisco hardly anyone lives on the coast, most of the population lives inland.
The northern Sacramento Valley all the way up to Redding averages close to a high of 100 F for the summer months, as does Yakima, WA and Central Washington. In the Umpqua and Rogue Valleys in Southern Oregon the average highs are in the 90s from June to September. Even Portland and most of the Willamette Valley gets into the 80s for most of the summer. Most people would consider that warm.
Ditto. Including warm springs in oregon, averaging 97 in july and august (located on eastern side of cascades, in northern central oregon)
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i fixed it though.
