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The only reason TX/LA/AR are much colder than GA/SC/NC at the moment is 3 words: Jet Stream positioning. That's it. This is definitely not a normal pattern, and Savannah and Charleston ARE cooler than Houston and NOLA....there's no question about it. Dallas is a noticeably warmer climate than Atlanta as well.
Galveston Avg: 32.0F
St. Simmons Island Avg: 24.4F
Let's see somewhere in Georgia or the Carolinas pull off 13 consecutive zone 10 winters. St. Simmons averages less than even Houston Intercontinental.
I have never disputed these numbers. My point has been as stated in my original post. Here it is:
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Originally Posted by tom77falcons
I think it is fair to say the Appalachians, while rather low in elevation, do tend to mitigate some of the more extreme cold. But in the 1980's Savannah and Charleston got remarkably cold with low temps in the single digits. Maybe the climate cycle of the 80's is returning. December of 1989 was very cold in the South.
I never stated that Houston is colder than Charleston. What I said was that it has more ice days and I think this has to do with higher std deviation than the SE coast, and the role the Appalachians play in that. Do you dispute the Appalachians mitigating cold, cause it is a common statement among our weather presenters up and down the East Coast. Also I think the Great Lakes modify the cold air when they are still unfrozen. There is no disputing NOAA and the fact Galveston averages .2 ice days a year vs .1 from Sullivans Island down thru St. Simons.
A true difference between the Atlantic South and the Gulf South, is that the Atlantic South seems to have more sunshine hours than the Gulf South. Bermuda High?
I have never disputed these numbers. My point has been as stated in my original post. Here it is:
I never stated that Houston is colder than Charleston. What I said was that it has more ice days and I think this has to do with higher std deviation than the SE coast, and the role the Appalachians play in that. Do you dispute the Appalachians mitigating cold, cause it is a common statement among our weather presenters up and down the East Coast. Also I think the Great Lakes modify the cold air when they are still unfrozen. There is no disputing NOAA and the fact Galveston averages .2 ice days a year vs .1 from Sullivans Island down thru St. Simons.
Galveston Scholes Field (official weather station) has 0.0 ice days. Compare the freezes of the 80s, Galveston got down to 14F, St. Simon's recorded 6F. Deviation from the average low is about the same.
A true difference between the Atlantic South and the Gulf South, is that the Atlantic South seems to have more sunshine hours than the Gulf South. Bermuda High?
Precisely, and yes I think the Bermuda High is a reason. Also Gulf air is much juicier than Atlantic air, so that could be another reason?
Precisely, and yes I think the Bermuda High is a reason. Also Gulf air is much juicier than Atlantic air, so that could be another reason?
Yes, and also, especially in the case of Texas, moisture from the Pacific is often able to stream from the Mexican mountains into the state, making conditions cloudy. But I still think of the Gulf as a rather sunny place.
I think most anyone can easily fit in. The ones who have issues are the ones who continuously whine and moan about how much better it was in the city or state they came from. People bore of that really quick and take it as arrogance.
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