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Wonder what retort Yn0hTnA would have if he saw the Houston column compared to those places.
NOLA and Mobile are at a position of the country where the Gulf water is directly due south for great all-around distances; that grants more sources for storms to come in. Houston's position means that the Gulf water is due South for not as great distances, making it so that there are less sources for storms to come through. This is the same reason why Savannah and Charleston have less storm days than NOLA and Mobile; however, for them, they are closer to the Bermuda high, allowing for consistently high storm days.
Thus, it really isn't surprising to see NOLA and Mobile with much higher numbers of storms than Houston; Mobile, I believe, is the wettest city in the contiguous US.
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Originally Posted by BullochResident
Please don't give that guy any attention. He's probably off somewhere in dreamland hoping for coconuts to grow on the northern gulf coast.
With such high amounts of rainfall annually, and mild winter temps, I can see coconut palms as viable on the Northern Gulf Coast, especially as cold snaps start becoming less frequent.
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That surprised me as well. It has the same amounts of storms as Key West, the least stormy part of the state. Texas really cannot compare to Florida.
Obvious statement is obvious; the vast majority of Texas averages less than 40 inches of rain annually, nowhere in Florida is that true.
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Originally Posted by alex985
Houston is probably more susceptible to high pressure I would assume.
As of late, yes; it is said that global warming has caused high-pressure to become more dominant in summer over Texas than it has in the past. Then again, other theories postulate that rising sea-levels will extend the Bermuda High influence into Texas, so more of the state has more consistent summer thunderstorms than before. Still, other theories have Houston, and the coastal South being underwater.
Houston's summer precipitation regime normally is similar to the South Atlantic areas, but sometimes, high pressure influence can extend from Central Texas, and induce some dry days. But, either way, Houston gets enough storms and rain in the year to keep the landscape looking more like the South Atlantic than like Central Texas.
Using the source you gave here, I found that Charleston was at somewhat of a disadvantage compared to Savannah. But in the chart you made here they are practically identical. Where is this data from?
Thus, it really isn't surprising to see NOLA and Mobile with much higher numbers of storms than Houston;
Fair enough. But that wasn't the case before.
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Originally Posted by Yn0hTnA
But the specific portion of Texas in question (Houston/Galveston, Beaumont, and the rest of the eastern area Texas) exhibits a climate just like that seen in the rest of the Coastal Southeast
It always was the case; yes, there are some minor differences in climate seen in cities across the coastal South, but the fact still remains that they all exhibit a humid climate regime, where summer thunderstorms are featured.
Look at the California coast; rainfall is much less than is seen in the European Med basin. But it doesn't change the fact that both areas share the common climate features that allow them both to be classified as having the Med climate regime.
Using the source you gave here, I found that Charleston was at somewhat of a disadvantage compared to Savannah. But in the chart you made here they are practically identical. Where is this data from?
I used the annual one. The other way takes 3 times as long. Why on earth are they different?
Wow, I have no clue.
Looking at the daily breakdown on the top image proves that number is correct. (count reports of "TS")
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