Is Dallas normally hotter than Austin or San Antonio? (Plano: suburbs, trees)

[shoe01]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Taking another look at High Temperatures in these Cities, it appears that Austin is much hotter then Dallas or San Antonio, or even Houston. My wife insisted I add Houston to the mix.

Using Intellicast - Houston Historic Weather Averages in Texas (77061) for weather data.

I looked at the record high temperatures for each city in August. Austin had the highest number of days when the temperatures there exceeded the highs for Dallas, San Antonio and Houston.


High temperatures: Austin - Dallas - San Antonio - Houston

IN August
Austin 11111111111111= 14 days of highest temperature
Dallas 11111 11111 = 10 days of highest temperature
SanAnt 111 = 3
Houston = 0

Of course August isn't the only hot month. San Antonio's all-time record high happened in early September of 2000--it got to 111. I think Dallas once got to 100 in November.

[Sandstorm214]

Originally Posted by shoe01

Of course August isn't the only hot month. San Antonio's all-time record high happened in early September of 2000--it got to 111. I think Dallas once got to 100 in November.

I'm pretty sure it his 100 in Dallas in early March once as well!

[houstoner]

Originally Posted by tstone

Hmm-- all hot, all humid with very small variations.

Throw a heat index in there and they're probably all about the same-- flippin' hot, sometimes dangerously hot.

I don't see much point in arguing.

There's not, but for some reason people will swear the differences are drastic and continue to do it anyway.

No matter where you are in Texas, you will fry. It's just a matter of how you prefer to do it: oven or sauna?

[Bo]

Some posts above were deleted. It's fine to discuss the weather, but it's not fine to criticize the way other people discuss the weather. That gets into personal attack and thread-hijack territory, which is quite unnecessary in a thread discussing the weather. Just offer your opinion and keep your opinions about others' opinions away from the keyboard, unless you can share them without getting personal.

If the Texas heat is getting to you, try sitting in front of a fan or AC vent for a few minutes, instead of in front of the keyboard.

[NC to Austin]

I was looking at the averages and I think we will like the Austin winters most. Dallas gets close to winter temps at times and Austin seems to stay several degrees warmer. We do not like cold weather at all.

[smguy101]

The only way you can get out of hot and muggy in Texas is if you move to El Paso, and that's just getting rid of muggy, and i know damn well you dont wanna move to El paso

[buzzpost]

Originally Posted by tstone

Hmm-- all hot, all humid with very small variations.

Throw a heat index in there and they're probably all about the same-- flippin' hot, sometimes dangerously hot.

I don't see much point in arguing.

Without a doubt. A degree or two difference here and there in the Summer. But where it's cooler (like in Houston), the humidity makes up for it. Six of one, a half-dozen of the other.

[feufoma]

Originally Posted by buzzpost

Without a doubt. A degree or two difference here and there in the Summer. But where it's cooler (like in Houston), the humidity makes up for it. Six of one, a half-dozen of the other.

Flip side: in "winter" Houston's weather is near perfect, while Austin and Dallas suffer the doldrums...

[shoe01]

If you're in Texas and it's August, it's probably hot. There are exceptions, but they don't happen much, I think. It's been relatively cool at times in Dallas in August in the past.

As far as the 100-degree comment above goes, the next day it was probably extremely nice there. It likely occurred in advance of a cold front. I may have been harsh in my delivery. Please accept my apologies if you were offended.

[SoulGardener]

I find Central Texas generally hotter than North Texas. In Dallas, it all depends on where the shade trees provide the most coverage. North Dallas is much cooler than downtown. East Dallas as well is generally cooler. In the newer suburbs there tend to be fewer old large trees, whose branches tend to spread out; developers have had a tendency to cut them down and then replant. So Plano is hotter than North Dallas, Frisco hotter than Plano. And the amount of tree cover or lack of has a large effect on general liveability, home value and happiness. (native Dallasite.)