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03-05-2008, 06:29 PM
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TX Humidity
Does all of TX has the humidity?
Which cities have the least amount of humidity and more green?
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03-05-2008, 06:48 PM
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Fall is here!!
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Originally Posted by Sheed
Does all of TX has the humidity?
Which cities have the least amount of humidity and more green?
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More green and higher humidity go together, as you probably already know.
All of Texas is fairly humid other than the Panhandle and West Texas.
The farther east/southeast you go, the more humid it gets. Even North Texas is very humid by comparison to WT/PH. |
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03-05-2008, 07:10 PM
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I agree with the statement above its generally not as humid in west texas and the Panhandle as it is say Brady or Brownwood Tx.
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03-05-2008, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheed
Does all of TX has the humidity?
Which cities have the least amount of humidity and more green?
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You're asking for a combination that's tough to deliver at these latitudes. It's either going to be dry and brown or green and humid. Looking at a topographical map will give you an idea of the green vs. brown areas.
Texas State Map - Cities, Roads, Counties, Rivers, Lakes, Topo
The Hill Country is the closest thing to a happy medium and that's one of the most expensive parts of the state to live in, with a big bullseye on Fredericksburg. |
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03-05-2008, 08:16 PM
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Fall is here!!
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Originally Posted by Bowie
You're asking for a combination that's tough to deliver at these latitudes. It's either going to be dry and brown or green and humid. Looking at a topographical map will give you an idea of the green vs. brown areas.
Texas State Map - Cities, Roads, Counties, Rivers, Lakes, Topo
The Hill Country is the closest thing to a happy medium and that's one of the most expensive parts of the state to live in, with a big bullseye on Fredericksburg. |
Hill Country? Happy medium? Austin/San Marcos, etc. often have 90%+ humidity in the summer...*whew*............!!!
The far eastern edge of West Texas (Abilene) would be the point where I'd consider it a happy medium myself.
But...having said that, everybody's tolerance for humidity is different!
Mine just happens to be very low....  |
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03-05-2008, 09:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheed
Does all of TX has the humidity?
Which cities have the least amount of humidity and more green?
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Have you looked at an actual map of Texas? It is a VERY BIG state with a LOT of diverse topography so the climates are totally different from one end to the other round here. In East Texas one has the Piney Woods that can be sandy soil to swamp land to clay. You want really swamp check out Caddo Lake w/ trees growing in the water w/ Spanish Moss hanging from them. TOTALLY different than the plains of West Texas. Which "West Texas" alone is a HUGE AREA! You have the Panhandle of Texas up around Canyon and Amarillo w/ Palo Duro Canyon. All the way out to the tippy point of the state to El Paso which is 355 miles for Amarillo. Then we have the Gulf Coast which is different from one end to the other. One can not paint all of Texas with one giant stroke of the brush. It's just TOOO BIG! |
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03-05-2008, 10:53 PM
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The Marfa/Alpine/Fort Davis area is my favorite, being much less humid than most of TX. The only green is in the trees north of Ft Davis...near McDonald Observatory. Absolutely beautiful country. Otherwise, it's mostly brown and dusty.
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03-06-2008, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by catman
The Marfa/Alpine/Fort Davis area is my favorite, being much less humid than most of TX. The only green is in the trees north of Ft Davis...near McDonald Observatory. Absolutely beautiful country. Otherwise, it's mostly brown and dusty.
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That's not too far from Big-Bend NP is it ?
I've read that the park is unsafe especially at night if one is camping out in the area ? Any truth to that and is there just no or minimal security in the area or is the area just overwhelmed by illegals ? |
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03-06-2008, 11:14 AM
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Part of the state where Houston is is the greenest one I know. Lots and lots of trees even in the city. Very humid, in summer you get three thunderstorms a day and sunshine in between.
Down south along the coast - plain with a few palm trees. Boring and VERY-VERY hot and humid. The grass is green pretty much throughout the year.
San Antonio and Hill Country - not as humid, beautiful hills, instead of those tropical lush trees you see mostly mesquite, but it is still quite green. Beautiful in spring, when flowers bloom along the highways. In summer grass become yellow, you really need to water it. No rains for weeks and weeks.
El Paso - very dry, you nose dries inside, your hands can't get enough lotion. Maybe it depends on the time of the year too.
North TX - you even get somewhat like four seasons! But very plain and sort of boring.
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03-06-2008, 11:17 AM
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Austin is pretty, by the way. Lots of parks, not as humid as at the coast. I like Austin area a lot, if not for the traffic.
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