Middle Climates (snowfall, hot, warmest, average)

[wavehunter007]

What about a middle climate?



We have all considered climates when relocating around the United States. They have a joke in Florida and Arizona. There are two seasons – summer and January. They have a joke in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Maine, – there are two seasons, winter and July. We all know that the far northern parts of the country are very cold and snowy, and the far southern parts can be very hot humid, dry or both. Many who have moved to the far south and far north find the temperatures too extreme. What about the middle?

My question is – who has moved from a middle climate region to another middle climate region and what have been the comparisons? Places that have an annual mean temperature of over 65 F are considered subtropical – while places having an annual mean of less than 50 F are considered cool climates. So what about places having a mean annual temp of 50 F to 65 F?

An example in the Eastern United States of cities within the range are – Charleston, South Carolina (annual mean temp of 65 F), and New Haven, Connecticut (annual mean temp of 52 F). In the Pacific States, two cities in the range are Santa Monica, California (annual mean of 62 F), and Portland, Oregon (annual mean of 51 F).

In the Atlantic States - people moving between South Carolina and Rhode Island would be great for comparisons (SC, NC, VA, MD, PA, DE, LINY, CT, RI). No Florida, Georgia, New York State above Long Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Maine.

In the Pacific States – people moving between Santa Barbara and Portland, Oregon would be good. (No LA, San Diego, Palm Springs, or North of Portland, OR.)

Compare sunshine, rain, snow, and quickness of seasons…

[NCTarheels]

Here in North Carolina we have a great climate. Cool winters, some snow occasionally and long warm summers. Especially in Asheville in the mountains were you get all four seasons.

Before I moved here I lived in Pennsylvania, which is a very mixed state. Southern PA has mild winters while the north and northwest is almost (not quite) like New York. The Philly area has very mild weather. It's cold from December to February with occasional freak 60F days in January. Spring and fall are perfect and the the summers in southern PA are very hot, humid and long.

[GreggB]

And WISCONSIN also has just 2 seasons--Winter and July!!!

[mm34b]

Not sure what you're asking, but the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) says this about the state of North Carolina:

In all seasons of the year, the average temperature varies more than 20 degrees Fahrenheit (° F) from the lower coast to the highest elevations. The average annual temperature at Southport on the lower coast is nearly as high as that of interior northern Florida, while the average on the summit of Mount Mitchell is lower than that of Buffalo, New York.

Full Summary - http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenorm...Clim_NC_01.pdf

Coldest station - Mount Mitchell average annual temperature of 43.8F
Warmest station - Wilmington average annual temperature of 63.8F

Driest station - Asheville with an average annual average of 37.32"
Wettest station - Lake Toxaway with an annual average of 91.72"

Average winter snowfall over the State ranges from about inch per year on the Outer Banks and along the lower coast to about 10 inches in the northern Piedmont and 16 inches in the southern Mountains. Some of the higher mountain peaks and upper slopes receive an average of nearly 50 inches a year.

Sunshine is relatively abundant. The average annual percent of possible sunshine ranges between 58 to 65 percent.

[ColdCanadian]

My idea of a middle climate; 4-6 months above 80 F, 4-6 months between 55- 75 F.

[ted08721]

California coast has the most ideal weather, but you would have to rob a bank to afford a house there. No make that several banks.

[vegaspilgrim]

I think the ideal "middle climate" would be a place like Albuquerque, New Mexico. Very sunny, dry and warm for much of the year, not as hot as Phoenix or Vegas, though, with some snow and cold in the winter, but not as intense snowstorms and cold spells as Denver. If only they had more jobs there...

[druth8x]

Northern Nevada

below 30 rare above 90 uncommon above 100 rare

humid? no
rainfall? not often and very light and short-lived
snow that doesnt stick? uncommon
snow that sticks long enough to play once in? rare
bugs etc? very minimal and not a nussiance

ok so only reason I want out that pertains to climate is the fact that greenery and water is rare...other than that it is quite ideal.

[vasinger]

Virginia has 4 Seasons. We do get a bit of snow- but it melts pretty fast. Most of the deepers snows are limited to the mountains and the Shenandoah Valley.

We have lovely falls here. They are later than they are in New England, and not quite as pristine- we lack the heavy maple trees, etc.

Our longest Season is really summer. We just kinda skip spring and go into the Summer weather come May.

But the summers here- its up for debate. Virginia has very long, hot , humid summers which I love. But to people who aren't used to heat and humidity, it may be almost unbearable- especially in Southeastern Virginia.

That being said, Virginia is warm enough for most deep south southerners, and have a touch of snow for people who have moved here from the north and missed it.

[mcmartian]

pa and south carolina are odd to be groupped together. in pa you can get mild snow or significant snows depending where you live. in South Carolina you might not see a snow flurry for years!