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Old 01-23-2016, 10:42 PM
 
Location: The Future
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Summers in much of Texas are terrible. The only good option in this state apart from high mountain locations is Southeast Texas (Beaumont, Port Arthur, Houston, etc).

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But Dallas and San Antonio/Austin are much hotter than Houston in the summer, even with the humidity.
And on top of that, those places will experience, every summer, a sort of dry season, where no rain can be hoped for. Such a very disgusting pattern, to the point that I dislike even the climates of SD and LA, as that pattern is even more pronounced in those areas.

This is what an absolutely perfect summer looks like:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai#Climate
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Old 01-23-2016, 11:00 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Summers in much of Texas are terrible. The only good option in this state apart from high mountain locations is Southeast Texas (Beaumont, Port Arthur, Houston, etc).



And on top of that, those places will experience, every summer, a sort of dry season, where no rain can be hoped for. Such a very disgusting pattern, to the point that I dislike even the climates of SD and LA, as that pattern is even more pronounced in those areas.

This is what an absolutely perfect summer looks like:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai#Climate
I think many would consider Southeast Texas as the worst region for weather. Sure it rains more, but the summers are a wet mop hell-hole.
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Old 01-23-2016, 11:35 PM
 
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I think many would consider Southeast Texas as the worst region for weather. Sure it rains more, but the summers are a wet mop hell-hole.
And the humidity in Southeast Texas at least yields beneficial rains, unlike in much of the rest of Texas, where you have lots of heat and humidity in parts, and still an absence of rain. This problem is the worst in South Texas, especially the coastal areas like Brownsville and Corpus Christi; hot, humid, and yet practically semi-arid. Southeast Texas at least can expect many days of constant cloud cover during summer, to avoid that hot sun much of the state gets baked by.

My only complaint about Southeast Texas's climate is that summers, as rainy as they are, can be even rainier. As in my previous post, the ideal summers are like those in Mumbai, on the south Indian coast; its glorious that they average over 30 inches of rain on a single summer month.
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Old 01-24-2016, 07:31 AM
 
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So in conclusion Texas is a dry heat ?
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Old 01-24-2016, 07:44 AM
 
Location: Spring Branch, Tx
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Summers in much of Texas are terrible. The only good option in this state apart from high mountain locations is Southeast Texas (Beaumont, Port Arthur, Houston, etc).



And on top of that, those places will experience, every summer, a sort of dry season, where no rain can be hoped for. Such a very disgusting pattern, to the point that I dislike even the climates of SD and LA, as that pattern is even more pronounced in those areas.

This is what an absolutely perfect summer looks like:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai#Climate
Have you lived in so cal? By your comments I don't think so. There is a reason why so many folks move to so cal, it has the best climate and topography. Unfortunately, its going through a very bad dry spell, and that's not close to norm for them. Avg rain would be close to 17-22" of rain .the wettest I ever experience was 29" . Az only avg 12" if you were lucky. That's dry. San Antonio is suppose to avg about 30" .

I hate the rain even though we need it. Rain is miserable to me, can do any outdoor activities, I hate being locked up inside. San Antonio gets heavy rain and has many days of light rain .

I haven't experience the summer yet, only s few weeks of it and it was enjoyable for me. Compare humidity to the Midwest and Florida, this is much better.
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Old 01-24-2016, 08:38 AM
 
Location: San Antonio TX
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I've lived in Houston, Austin, Boston burbs 9 years, and San Antonio for just over a year now and would say the SA summer is tough but doable if you're smart about it. Houston is the worst-- way too muggy-- and Austin and San Antonio seem more tolerable in my experience, with Austin being slightly more tolerable. San Antonio is muggy in the morning but usually drops throughout the day.

Our first summer here last year was supposedly fairly mild-- there were only about two weeks that I was concerned about our decision to move here (highs over 100 on those days). We have a pool which is awesome and helps combat the heat. Also if you wait till after 7-730 the humidity usually drops to a tolerable level and it's not terrible being outside. But no I would not say Texas is a dry heat.
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Old 01-24-2016, 08:56 AM
 
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Default Hurricane Options,

While Beaumont, Port Arthur etc. are gorgeous areas to be considered in this state, certainly, one must also consider, as people residing near the beach in gulf coast states must, the hurricane option. Those who do not could very well live to regret it. Possibly.
I know of one experience on thsi topic myself. Good Friend John, lost his entire winter home and all its' contents in the Florida landfall of Charlie. Entire subdivision was wiped off the map. As he said to me disgustedly and in resignation, "Everything is gone." Small businesses etc.
Modern Hurricanes cause tremendous damages to coastal regions, billions and billions worth. Katrina. Charlie. Consider this.
Hurricane Charlie enlightened the state of Florida as to these possibilities. So. New residential building codes were put in place there in 2004 because so many homes were obliterated by hurricane Charlie. 150 mph winds are pretty bad. These modern homes are hurricane proof. Built of concrete blocks with aluminum studs in the interior ( no wood) those are bolted to the foundations - the floors are now five feet above street elevation to prevent flooding, windows and doors with actual working sttel shutters -all this built to withstand these winds. These are, hurricane proof. Residential roofing is of gable style to prevent the top of the structure from blowing off due to the reduced wind resistance of its' design. Sturdy indeed. State Farm does not even offer homeowners insurance there anymore.
Jeb Bush was the Gov. of Florida back then and all knew- this was going to be a very bad one. 1.9 million of the people of Florida were urged to evacuate in anticipation of hurricane Charlie. Most of these made the pilgrimage to safer ground.

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Summers in much of Texas are terrible. The only good option in this state apart from high mountain locations is Southeast Texas (Beaumont, Port Arthur, Houston, etc).



And on top of that, those places will experience, every summer, a sort of dry season, where no rain can be hoped for. Such a very disgusting pattern, to the point that I dislike even the climates of SD and LA, as that pattern is even more pronounced in those areas.

This is what an absolutely perfect summer looks like:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai#Climate
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Old 01-24-2016, 11:50 AM
 
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So in conclusion Texas is a dry heat ?
No. El Paso is a dry heat...it's still Texas, but it's a desert, wayyyyy West and in a different time zone.
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Old 01-24-2016, 01:05 PM
 
Location: Mid South Central TX
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So in conclusion Texas is a dry heat ?
No...because Texas is so large, the climates vary. West Texas is a dry heat, East is muggy, Central is a combination...
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Old 01-24-2016, 03:39 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I like Dallas but the ice in winter and the severe storms occasionally with tornadoes possible almost year round pushed me to San Antonio.

Houston just way too humid, and too many mosquitoes I lived there for 40 years.
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