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Old 07-09-2009, 12:49 PM
 
Location: La Isla Encanta, Puerto Rico
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I'd ditch the wool coats and buy the trenchcoat - which is perfect. When it does get slightly cold here it's still usually above freezing and usually associated with a cold front ("norther"). That means it's usually raining, not snowing, and a scotch-guarded trenchcoat over your stilleto boots (what a turn-on :-) ) will keep you both warm and dry. I'm from northern OH and the wool coats just aren't waterproof enough for the heavy rains we have here during those norther's sometimes.

Also, having 3-5" stilleto boots will be perfect to fit in with the average Texan ladies. They're a very statuesque bunch compared with the usually midwestern types, and their height is usually augmented with Texan "Big Hair", poofed up another 2-3 ". Put all that together with 3-4" heel cowboy boots and the average Texan girl is 5'11".

The best thing to do in winter in Houston is to have a rain jacket, sweater, and T-shirt stockpiled in both your car trunk and office. A January day in Houston could typically be 80d at noon before the norther front blows in, 50d and raining hard as the front approaches at 6pm heading to the car in the parking lot after work, and 39 with sleet when you get up next morning at 6am to go to work again. Then a shift in winds from the Gulf of Mexico to the south brings it back up to 75d by the next afternoon and you need to change from your knit sweater to the backup T-shirt when you get off work!
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Old 07-09-2009, 01:10 PM
 
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This is the funniest thread I hae read in a long time. Im planning my move from NY in January and I was wondering the same thing about my winter clothes. I have tons of thick sweaters, long stilleto boots, and a few "heavy" coats. Guess I can give away some stuff and keep a few.

Question, so I will not need a thick sweater and a coat over it in winter? That sounds unheard of coming from NY.
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Old 07-09-2009, 01:17 PM
 
Location: Clear Lake, Houston TX
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No. You will need lots of shorts, capris, short sleeve shirts, and lots and lots of air conditioning.
We run our A/C 12 months of the year.

A northerner might think this is a gross exaggeration but I can guarantee it isn't. It's a little bit of an exaggeration but there will be an odd day in the winter where you'll want a pair of shorts.

And at some point your home might seem a little humid, and turning on the heater will drive you out, so you have to turn on the AC to dry it out. Or you can just grin & bear it, until the next cold front comes through, and then you can open the windows.
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Old 07-09-2009, 04:41 PM
 
Location: Center Twp, PA
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A northerner might think this is a gross exaggeration but I can guarantee it isn't. It's a little bit of an exaggeration but there will be an odd day in the winter where you'll want a pair of shorts.

And at some point your home might seem a little humid, and turning on the heater will drive you out, so you have to turn on the AC to dry it out. Or you can just grin & bear it, until the next cold front comes through, and then you can open the windows.
Well, my husband, who I think is a pyro, loves to build a fire in the fireplace, especially on Christmas Day. But, anytime we do, we have to turn the A/C on because it gets too hot.
And yes, this past Christmas, I was wearing a pair of capris and a short sleeve top. Same for New Years.
My poor A/C gets used, a lot.
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Old 07-09-2009, 07:50 PM
 
Location: God's Country
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No. You will need lots of shorts, capris, short sleeve shirts, and lots and lots of air conditioning.
We run our A/C 12 months of the year.
We also run our AC 12 months of the year I don't think it's cut off for two months

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Old 07-09-2009, 08:52 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I do not live in Houston, but I do live in TEXAS and its pretty much the same story statewide.

Texans are always saying "you wont need that coat" or "I wore flip-flops and a thong on Christmas" but everyone here seems to forget just how unpredictable southern winters are.

You have four wool coats? Bring em. Just don't buy anymore. YOU NEVER KNOW.

A few years ago I moved to San Antonio just knowing I would never need any type of winter gear and I paid for it with frozen ears and wind-burnt skin (you can still kinda see the scars). Some of the posters here are acting like it never has and never will get way below freezing in Texas. Is it likely? NO. But its better to be safe than sorry.
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Old 07-10-2009, 09:57 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Has anyone read the farmer's almanac or heard what the prediction for Texas' winter is?

Every year i hope for a crisp thanksgiving and a cold snowy Christmas.
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Old 07-10-2009, 11:09 PM
 
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Winter is weird here. It's best described as "anything can happen." Snow and ice usually don't, but while Houston itself got pretty much a dusting on Christmas Eve '04 there was ~6 inches closer to the coast, like in Texas City where I was that night. The bulk of the snow actually fell after midnight so it was legitimate White Christmas, and two days later there were still small mounds of snow where snowmen were built. This is about a once-in-a-century type of event. The dusting we got this past December was the earliest snowfall of any amount on record here (it was the 10th, IIRC)

Generally the frozen stuff isn't a factor, and if that means there's no black ice on the roads then I'm more than happy to be here in the winter. Sometimes it's wet, sometimes it's dry, sometimes it's 35 degrees at night, sometimes it's 75 degrees during the day, usually it's somewhere in between and there can be some radical swings in temperatures from day to day. My leather jacket keeps me warm when I need it; sometimes when it's not necessarily cold enough for a jacket but not too warm for one I'm wearing it not because it's cold but because I like wearing it. I can be outside in short sleeves all the way down to freezing though, to buck a popular stereotype about Texans

As much as people talk about the summer heat, the weather is quite pleasant here for half the year (or more) and come January this is a place a lot of people up in Michigan would probably rather be, hence the "Winter Texan" phenomenon that's even greater in presence further down the coast.
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Old 07-11-2009, 01:17 AM
 
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I'll be relocating to Houston from Michigan in 2 weeks. I know the winters in Houston are nothing compared to winters in Michigan, but I was wondering whether or not I should bring my coats. I have 4 wool coats, 3 are fairly new, and I was wondering if I'd ever be able to wear them. Also, I was just online shopping, and I found the most beautiful trench coat, and was wondering if it would be a waste of my money to purchase it, or would I actually get some good use out of it.

What are the average temps like in the winter?
You need need warm clothing. Last Winter was one of the coldest. You don't need them everyday though but when it gets cold, its cold!
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Old 07-11-2009, 07:24 AM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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Smile The weather changes constantly here oin the Winter

One day 70+ and sunny, the next day 60 and clouds then as low as 45 and cool. I would say over half the days are warm above 65 or 70 and less than half are cool like 50-60 degrees and then once ina while somewhat cold like 40 degrees. Plus it rains a bit and can get windy. It can easily get as high as 80 and as low as 40 in the same week.
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