The Official Tampa Bay Weather Nut Thread (Clearwater, Gulfport: outdoor, visit)

[bobandsherry]

Originally Posted by New Horizons

It must have been around 1980-1982, on Christmas day (or new year's day?) Central Florida had that super cold day. I remember it because I was young and my parents took our family to Disney World and I was all bundled up. There is something exciting and invigorating about cold weather, it puts a pep in your step.

After having spent 50 years in Chicago, I can tell you there is nothing exciting or invigorating about the cold once you have 4-5 months of cold, rain, sleet, ice, and snow past your backside along with routinely grey skies. Chicago already was in the 40's this past week for the lows, low 60's for the high. In talking with my friends still there they did not find it exciting or invigorating either.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by bobandsherry

After having spent 50 years in Chicago, I can tell you there is nothing exciting or invigorating about the cold once you have 4-5 months of cold, rain, sleet, ice, and snow past your backside along with routinely grey skies. Chicago already was in the 40's this past week for the lows, low 60's for the high. In talking with my friends still there they did not find it exciting or invigorating either.

I would hate winters up there. I just like the winters we had years ago compared to the warm winters we have now. I love weather change. Give me big swings in temps and bad weather. I hate flat winters with no weather. Nothing like Xmas eve day of 83 when the temp dropped from the low 60's in the AM to around 27 at midnite. That was the strongest front i lived thru other than the no name storm of March 13th 1993. That is the kind of weather i like. I would like a CAT1 storm every month if i had my wish. I hate having nothing but dry weather and sunshine for weeks at a time. Give me a day of 75 then bring in a strong front with 35knt winds and 2" of rain and a high of 48 the next day. Loved the winter of 83 and 84, 95-96 and 2010.

Now with a warming planet the jet stream is displaced changing what was our normal summer pattern from the 70's.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by New Horizons

It must have been around 1980-1982, on Christmas day (or new year's day?) Central Florida had that super cold day. I remember it because I was young and my parents took our family to Disney World and I was all bundled up. There is something exciting and invigorating about cold weather, it puts a pep in your step.

No. It was 1983 Xmas day. But we did get to around 21 on Jan of 1981 i think . Kinda hard to keep all this in my mind all these years. Now we don't even see 32 in Tampa at all really it seems. This will allow the coconut line to move toward the north.

[New Horizons]

Originally Posted by bobandsherry

After having spent 50 years in Chicago, I can tell you there is nothing exciting or invigorating about the cold once you have 4-5 months of cold, rain, sleet, ice, and snow past your backside along with routinely grey skies. Chicago already was in the 40's this past week for the lows, low 60's for the high. In talking with my friends still there they did not find it exciting or invigorating either.

We come from opposite climates. I was born in Tampa and spent 40 years there. Cold fronts were a welcome relief after long hot humid summer. But as winters became virtually non existent there, I ultimately chose to move. Yeah it's hot here too, but at least by October the nights are cooling off again. It's supposed to go down into the 50s on Monday night.

[just_visiting 9]

Originally Posted by New Horizons

We come from opposite climates. I was born in Tampa and spent 40 years there. Cold fronts were a welcome relief after long hot humid summer. But as winters became virtually non existent there, I ultimately chose to move. Yeah it's hot here too, but at least by October the nights are cooling off again. It's supposed to go down into the 50s on Monday night.

I'm leaving the Tampa area soon and going back up northeast. The heat is incessant around here and people stay sheltered from the sun. I'll suffer through some snow to enjoy 8 months per year and be comfortable doing outdoor activities. There is no perfect, just varying degrees of tolerance I guess.

[bobandsherry]

Originally Posted by New Horizons

We come from opposite climates. I was born in Tampa and spent 40 years there. Cold fronts were a welcome relief after long hot humid summer. But as winters became virtually non existent there, I ultimately chose to move. Yeah it's hot here too, but at least by October the nights are cooling off again. It's supposed to go down into the 50s on Monday night.

Based on your profile my parents don't live to far from you in Surprise. That area is hotter than hell in the summer, with high temps averaging 100+ June through August. Most of the people in my parents community, including my parents, leave there from late April to early October, that's 5 months just to escape the ultra high heat. I know, it's a dry heat, like when I open the door on my oven and feel the blast of heat on my face. It's so dry that brown becomes about the only color for landscaping - sand and rocks. Not my ideal place to live.

[LKJ1988]

I would hate dry heat also. Rather deal with our reverse west wind flow with dewpoints near 80.

This will be another warm fall like last year, but not as hot as last fall by a little bit. Just goes to show how fast the planet is heating up. It is a snowball effect that will happen at a much faster rate than anyone dreamed of just 8 years ago. Nothing can stop what is to come unless we can change our orbit by 7.23%.

[New Horizons]

Surprise is right next to me. I actually live in Sun City. Being as I'm only in my 40s though, I don't want to be perceived as a senior citizen. Peoria sounds more appropriate.

Originally Posted by bobandsherry

Based on your profile my parents don't live to far from you in Surprise.

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