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People keep saying the SW states have areas of cooler weather, forgetting that such weather is confined only to the mountainous areas (many of which can still get hot, except at the highest peaks). Furthermore, Texas too has its mountainous areas of cooler weather: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisos_Mountains#Climate
Even if you were to use that angle of argument (the state-wide angle), just the level of sheer heat in the lower elevations of the SW US (to the point of breaking world record) would counter-balance any coolness the mountains bring. Texas may have large areas of heat, but the temperatures are nowhere near as boiling as seen in the DSW.
People keep saying the SW states have areas of cooler weather, forgetting that such weather is confined only to the mountainous areas (many of which can still get hot, except at the highest peaks). Furthermore, Texas too has its mountainous areas of cooler weather: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisos_Mountains#Climate
Even if you were to use that angle of argument (the state-wide angle), just the level of sheer heat in the lower elevations of the SW US (to the point of breaking world record) would counter-balance any coolness the mountains bring. Texas may have large areas of heat, but the temperatures are nowhere near as boiling as seen in the DSW.
Dude, you gotta chill. Texas is a hot state, just accept it...no need to pretend otherwise. 1/3rd of Arizona is forest and doesn't see temps in the 90s all that often/consistently sees temps in the 20s in the winter months...the third largest metro in the state of AZ gets over 100 inches of snow a year. Nevada and New Mexico also have large portions of the state where it's cold and gets major snowfall. At the end of the day neither Texas or Southwestern states are the hottest in the country year round. In the continental US it's Florida. Louisana is actually a VERY warm state yearround compared to other US states, yet it only has two votes
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Texas is a hot state, just accept it...no need to pretend otherwise. 1/3rd of Arizona is forest and doesn't see temps in the 90s all that often/consistently sees temps in the 20s in the winter months...the third largest metro in the state of AZ gets over 100 inches of snow a year. Nevada and New Mexico also have large portions of the state where it's cold and gets major snowfall. At the end of the day neither Texas or Southwestern states are the hottest in the country year round. In the continental US it's Florida. Louisana is actually a VERY warm state yearround compared to other US states, yet it only has two votes
What are we using to define hot? Sheer heat, area of state affected by heat, or length of heat? Places like peninsular Florida are warm year-round, but don't see true heat. The DSW states have cooler mountains, but then also hold some of the hottest places on Earth.
Is Texas really hotter than Louisiana? I mean the entire southern half of Louisiana is just brutal...
There are many places in Arizona that don't reach higher than 90s that are in the desert (Nogales' average high is 93 and so is all of SE Arizona except for Tucson). A lot of high desert like Page, AZ is 95 average high. The only hot parts of the state are the low elevation portions like Tucson, Phoenix, Yuma, Bullhead City... So you're looking at roughly 3/4 of the state seeing the same temperature numbers as the South without the brutal humidity. Some places like Flag never get higher than the 80s and is one of the snowiest places in the country.
Is Texas really hotter than Louisiana? I mean the entire southern half of Louisiana is just brutal...
There are many places in Arizona that don't reach higher than 90s that are in the desert (Nogales' average high is 93 and so is all of SE Arizona except for Tucson). A lot of high desert like Page, AZ is 95 average high. The only hot parts of the state are the low elevation portions like Tucson, Phoenix, Yuma, Bullhead City... So you're looking at roughly 3/4 of the state seeing the same temperature numbers as the South without the brutal humidity. Some places like Flag never get higher than the 80s and is one of the snowiest places in the country.
South Louisiana has high humidity, but lower summer temps than all the inland areas of Texas. On the other hand, while AZ has lots of cooler areas, those lower deserts are boiling hot, some of the hottest places on the planet; that magnitude of heat is enough to neutralize any mountain coolness, depending on the angle we are using to make the judgement of "the hottest state."
Yada yada yada - these sorts of "damn, it's hot in Texas" (or fill in the blank with any southern or southwestern state) always crop up about this time of year.
People forget that while some folks are still shoveling snow and dealing with heaps of dirty frozen stuff piled up everywhere, and still scraping ice and snow off their cars every single morning, Texans and other southerners are outside in shorts and T shirts and beautiful balmy sunshine, working in their gardens.
It's just a trade off - and anywhere you live you get to have a trade off of sorts. Yes, the southern states are hot from the middle of June through September - 3 or 4 months or so of pretty intense heat (that's why God invented air conditioning!). But our winters and springs and late autumns - in other words 8 months out of the year - are full of sunshine, brilliant blue skies, and clean fresh breezes. And you can throw in some pretty spectacular thunderstorms for spice!
If you don't live in a place with at least one uncomfortable season, then you're paying out the wazoo when it comes to cost of living, so there's your trade off.
Meanwhile, here in Texas, the last week of September, a cold front is moving in Monday and our daytime temps will be in the 80s and night time temps in the 50s. The term used for nearly every day next week? SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY. In other words, big blue skies, brilliant sunshine, and very pleasant temperatures.
To everything there is a season. Our season of porch sitting, fire pits, hot tubs, and cute scarves and boots is just around the corner. And thankfully we won't have to shovel snow to get out the door in the morning in January and February...and March...
Your cold front will get you to the 80s. here in NOVA we will see a high of 75 for the foreseeable future. That's November weather at best in a lot of Texas.
Current heat index in Houston ,9:35 pm is 87 degrees. Projected high temp on Wednesday 10/5, is 90 degrees. That's just odd. Good luck wearing a scarf then.
Yada yada yada - these sorts of "damn, it's hot in Texas" (or fill in the blank with any southern or southwestern state) always crop up about this time of year.
People forget that while some folks are still shoveling snow and dealing with heaps of dirty frozen stuff piled up everywhere, and still scraping ice and snow off their cars every single morning, Texans and other southerners are outside in shorts and T shirts and beautiful balmy sunshine, working in their gardens.
It's just a trade off - and anywhere you live you get to have a trade off of sorts. Yes, the southern states are hot from the middle of June through September - 3 or 4 months or so of pretty intense heat (that's why God invented air conditioning!). But our winters and springs and late autumns - in other words 8 months out of the year - are full of sunshine, brilliant blue skies, and clean fresh breezes. And you can throw in some pretty spectacular thunderstorms for spice!
If you don't live in a place with at least one uncomfortable season, then you're paying out the wazoo when it comes to cost of living, so there's your trade off.
Meanwhile, here in Texas, the last week of September, a cold front is moving in Monday and our daytime temps will be in the 80s and night time temps in the 50s. The term used for nearly every day next week? SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY. In other words, big blue skies, brilliant sunshine, and very pleasant temperatures.
To everything there is a season. Our season of porch sitting, fire pits, hot tubs, and cute scarves and boots is just around the corner. And thankfully we won't have to shovel snow to get out the door in the morning in January and February...and March...
I heard its gonna be 63 for the high in my part of Texas on monday according to one local station.
Your cold front will get you to the 80s. here in NOVA we will see a high of 75 for the foreseeable future. That's November weather at best in a lot of Texas.
Current heat index in Houston ,9:35 pm is 87 degrees. Projected high temp on Wednesday 10/5, is 90 degrees. That's just odd. Good luck wearing a scarf then.
Typical weather when you are at a subtropical/tropical latitude. The "shoulder seasons" of spring and fall can be very dry, sunny and hot, especially for locales away from sea; the cold fronts just don't penetrate enough to bring real precipitation, and the subtropical high pressure isn't north enough to steer the moist winds that generate thunderstorms. It is well known that the spring and fall seasons are the driest for alot of the Gulf/Coastal South, including Houston, New Orleans, and Savannah.
For areas far south enough, close to the tropics, the winters are very dry/arid, especially in far southern Texas, and South Florida; in fact, places in Texas can see triple digits in February: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laredo,_Texas#Climate
South Louisiana has high humidity, but lower summer temps than all the inland areas of Texas. On the other hand, while AZ has lots of cooler areas, those lower deserts are boiling hot, some of the hottest places on the planet; that magnitude of heat is enough to neutralize any mountain coolness, depending on the angle we are using to make the judgement of "the hottest state."
If we are arguing on sole locations to justify which state is hottest then California should be winning. I thought this was about the whole state not just a few select places in which almost no one lives. I still believe it's in the South somewhere, not sure which state but it's one of them. Maybe Florida.
Just look at this map from July 2015. Almost the entire state of Texas is in the dark red category. No other state can really compare. Southern CA and Arizona defintely have hotter temps, but that's only a portion of the state. Northern CA looks quite pleasant to me.
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