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When people rate climates based on their ability to grow certain trees. This forum is about WEATHER and CLIMATE not what palms can X area grow. It is also annoying that people get so bent out of shape about a TREE. If tender palm X can't grow in Y area, who cares. And also this is a weather forum and people should be judging climates based on weather not trees. If all you care about are jacarandas or palms or whatever, go on the gardening forum or some tree forum.
Growing plants is just one of many ways to enjoy a climate. Indeed, for many people it's the most important way to enjoy a climate.
What good is a weather forum if you're going to deny people the ability to enjoy what they like? Are we to just sit inside all day glued to our computers so we can jump up and down when the temperature reaches 20°C?
[quote=alex985;47367913]Yeah, I don't get it either. Not to mention North TX gets winter heat waves that bring temps up to the 80s.
These are the same types that wouldn't call a climate like Savannah subtropical because of "winter cold snaps" , it can't grow phallus retardus palms so it must be a severe continental climate. Never mind the average high is 80 F or higher from April to October.
Yea its ridiculous. This winter was way too warm. The only good thing was too good freezes and one minor snowfall. Otherwise, pretty crappy for Texas standards. But oh north Texas winters are too much! We can't handle a handful of icy days! But 100 degrees for 4 and a half months? Easy peasy You usually see this argument when people try to say Houston has better weather. Houston in my opinion, is just overall lousy. The weather is just as hot as Dallas pretty much but even MORE muggy and humid, and the city itself has horrible air quality. The few cold snaps we do get is a bonus because they help mitigate the long brutal summer. Aside from the summer though, I love the weather we get here especially cuz spring is pretty mild temperature wise. Average high of low 70s in April? Compared to Miami, yes please!
What annoys me is those people who criticize MY taste in weather. I like frequent big thunderstorms with lots of cloud to ground lightning, especially on a nice coastal area; or, derechoes, or severe thunderstorms, likely tornado producing, and stuff like that. Free entertainment. Way more fascinating than a hockey game. Far as that's concerned, that's what my front porch is for.
I'd say my climatic preferences and my overall environmental preferences are somewhat related, yet they're independent of each other. Climate is the deciding factor for me, as weather has a direct affect on me. Whether or not my favorite plant species or environmental feature exists in a particular climate is irrelevant to my physical comfort. Some of those things exist in climates I'd turn my nose up at.
A high hardiness zone doesn't equate to a good climate, not for me at least, many plants would disagree lol. As much as I enjoy heat I think climates such as Singapore and Dubai kind of suck.
When people have a narrow range of temperatures they enjoy. For instance, they find 55 F / 13 C cold, but 80 F / 27 C hot. And people who like the weather to be the same all year, especially dry climates.
I find temperatures from about 20 F / -7 C to near 90 F / 32 C comfortable in the right clothing.
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When people have a narrow range of temperatures they enjoy. For instance, they find 55 F / 13 C cold, but 80 F / 27 C hot. And people who like the weather to be the same all year, especially dry climates.
I find temperatures from about 20 F / -7 C to near 90 F / 32 C comfortable in the right clothing.
Some of the world's most populated places have a narrow temp range, so you are kind of knocking the majority there
When people have a narrow range of temperatures they enjoy. For instance, they find 55 F / 13 C cold, but 80 F / 27 C hot. And people who like the weather to be the same all year, especially dry climates.
I find temperatures from about 20 F / -7 C to near 90 F / 32 C comfortable in the right clothing.
I don't get the hate for dry climates. I'd understand the aversion if we were living 200 years in the past when we had limited access to water and depended on the rain most of them. People tend to think dry equals lethal or something. Like, relax, if you're in a first world country you shouldn't worry about living in a virtually rainless climate. Look at how the Gulf Arab countries are striving in their virtually dry climate. The only "lethal" thing about their climate though is the extreme heat.
What's livable about a climate that gets like 1700mm+ of rain? How do you go outside with all that intrusive rain? How do you drive? How do you deal with (lethal) floods?
P.S. Yes, yes, dry is lethal too. But if you're living in (parts of) Africa, India or something.
Yea its ridiculous. This winter was way too warm. The only good thing was too good freezes and one minor snowfall. Otherwise, pretty crappy for Texas standards. But oh north Texas winters are too much! We can't handle a handful of icy days! But 100 degrees for 4 and a half months? Easy peasy You usually see this argument when people try to say Houston has better weather. Houston in my opinion, is just overall lousy. The weather is just as hot as Dallas pretty much but even MORE muggy and humid, and the city itself has horrible air quality. The few cold snaps we do get is a bonus because they help mitigate the long brutal summer. Aside from the summer though, I love the weather we get here especially cuz spring is pretty mild temperature wise. Average high of low 70s in April? Compared to Miami, yes please!
Interesting thread. The only thing that irks me about people's tastes in weather are those that leave their houses freezing in the winter and a sauna in the summer, no matter where they live. I also hated the mentality when I lived in Wyoming that the temperature dropped drastically after Labor Day. People seriously acted like it would instantaneously turn to fall once that fateful Tuesday rolled around.
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, it can't grow phallus retardus palms so it must be a severe continental climate. Never mind the average high is 80 F or higher from April to October. 
You usually see this argument when people try to say Houston has better weather. Houston in my opinion, is just overall lousy. The weather is just as hot as Dallas pretty much but even MORE muggy and humid, and the city itself has horrible air quality. The few cold snaps we do get is a bonus because they help mitigate the long brutal summer. Aside from the summer though, I love the weather we get here especially cuz spring is pretty mild temperature wise. Average high of low 70s in April? Compared to Miami, yes please!
