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In our next Gulf battle, we line up two inland cities.
First up we have Orlando. Orlando has a subtropical dry/wet climate bordering on tropical but with some cold incursions. Dry heat can be common in spring but summer is always humid with rain. Winters are very mild and sunny in Orlando. Orlando ranges from 2.17" of rain in November to 7.58" in June. The sunniest weather occurs in April/early May when Austin is at peak cloudiness.
Second, we have Austin. Austin has a humid subtropical climate, but very unlike anything in the Southeast. Austin has two maximums, in the spring and the fall. The wettest month is May but the second wettest month is October. In between, there is a very noticeable drying out period in the mid summer. The driest month of the year is July with only 1.88" of rain. May has 4.44" and October has 3.88". The most sun hours are in July and the least in December as you would expect. The summer days can be very dry with dewpoints in the 50's and highs in the 100's or muggy with dewpoints in the 70's and highs in the 80's/90's. This depends on if the wind is blowing from the Desert Southwest or the Gulf of Mexico. This allows a little variety to the summer weather instead of hot and humid everyday.
As far as records, Austin has recorded -2F and Orlando 18F. For record highs Austin has recorded 112 and Orlando 103. Orlando is rare in Florida for having such a record high but it's due to its inland location on the Florida peninsula. While cities like Tampa and Miami are moderated by a sea breeze, Orlando isn't.
Austin in the winter tends to have highly variable weather, subject to extreme variations, like going from 80 to 20 (as a high) in one day (we had that last winter). It's a roller coaster all winter but warm weather is never a week or two away even if it's brutally cold. In Orlando a cold front is a rare thing, but of the time the weather is mild and sunny.
Two very different inland South locations which would appeal to very different people.
Orlando. Both places get blazing hot summers. Austin isn't dry enough to be comfortable at 100 degrees. July and August are also dry and rather monotonous.
Orlando is less prone to cold outbreaks during the winter so I give it a slight edge.
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