Is Dallas normally hotter than Austin or San Antonio?

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by 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.)

What?

You are wrong Dallas is hotter than Austin and San Antonio but only by a degree or two and it does not make a difference in the summer.

[TXEX06]

Originally Posted by 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.)

Temperatures are measured in the shade.