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Old 03-01-2011, 07:30 AM
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Under no circumstances would I willingly live in Arizona, and the main reason is their weather.
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Old 03-01-2011, 10:12 AM
 
Location: California
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It is kind of odd to compare the weather of entire states. Georgia is roughly 60,000 square miles. It is almost pointless to compare it to Texas (269,000 square miles) or California (164,000 square miles). The sheer geographical size of California and Texas lends to much more diverse weather patterns for those states. It is much more useful to compare metro areas. I think Atlanta weather is very similar to Dallas weather. However, I think the trees in Atlanta give it the edge.
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Old 03-01-2011, 10:58 AM
 
Location: Marietta, GA
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GA's winter is not as warm as Fl's but Fl's summer lasts longer than GA's. Take your pick, I pick Fl, GA is not tropical enough for me.
That was one reason we decided upon Atlanta and not Tampa. While I was tired of the harsh winter that lasts for 6 months, I didn't (and don't) want perpetual summer.

Some changing of seasons, leaves turning, hills and terrain, etc., are nice. Florida has NONE of those features. They have the beach....period.
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Old 03-01-2011, 11:37 AM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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That was one reason we decided upon Atlanta and not Tampa. While I was tired of the harsh winter that lasts for 6 months, I didn't (and don't) want perpetual summer.

Some changing of seasons, leaves turning, hills and terrain, etc., are nice. Florida has NONE of those features. They have the beach....period.
C'mon, Neil! They have Mickey Mouse Land, too!
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Old 03-01-2011, 11:59 AM
 
Location: West Metro Atlanta
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That was one reason we decided upon Atlanta and not Tampa. While I was tired of the harsh winter that lasts for 6 months, I didn't (and don't) want perpetual summer.

Some changing of seasons, leaves turning, hills and terrain, etc., are nice. Florida has NONE of those features. They have the beach....period.
Actually North FL does have changing of the seasons, and there is some leaf change in the fall.
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Old 03-01-2011, 12:00 PM
 
Location: West Metro Atlanta
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I really think the weather in Atlanta is overrated. If anyone experienced last summer then you know what I'm talking about. And with global warming, I think we can expect a lot more summers like last summer. Also, I really can't stand tornadoes and severe weather which is a common occurrence in the spring. I'd prefer cold and blizzard conditions over a tornado hitting my house any day. Also, in the last 4 years, Atlanta has had EXTREME drought, EXTREME flooding ( Sept 2009), need I go on ?
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Old 03-01-2011, 12:15 PM
 
Location: Marietta, GA
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Actually North FL does have changing of the seasons, and there is some leaf change in the fall.
That may be a slight stretch, and I spend a good bit of time in Jax during the winter. To me, the panhandle is essentially no different than Alabama, and wouldn't be acceptable from that perspective.
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Old 03-04-2011, 05:29 AM
 
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No place has perfect weather even though so cal is close both of my parents. Are from Georgia and the weather is so humid there. It isn't as tropical as Florida you don't have to deal with the blizzards of the northeast but it can get pretty nippy in winter Atlanta just seems sorta like Tennessee or north Carolina temperate and middle of the road weather wise
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Old 03-04-2011, 06:43 AM
 
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After 4 winters in Massachusetts I find the climate in Georgia to be just about perfect for me. True the summers are hot and humid but for most of the country this is the case. Winter really is winter for only about 4 weeks and even that is pretty tolerable. I have lived in California before and did love the climate there but the occassional shaking freaked me out. My feeling is you can prepare for a hurricane, get advance warning for thunderstorm activity that might produce a tornado...but there really is no way to know when the big one is going to crumble your house.
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Old 03-04-2011, 12:28 PM
 
Location: Marietta, GA
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After 4 winters in Massachusetts I find the climate in Georgia to be just about perfect for me. True the summers are hot and humid but for most of the country this is the case. Winter really is winter for only about 4 weeks and even that is pretty tolerable. I have lived in California before and did love the climate there but the occassional shaking freaked me out. My feeling is you can prepare for a hurricane, get advance warning for thunderstorm activity that might produce a tornado...but there really is no way to know when the big one is going to crumble your house.
+1 after 16 winters in Mass
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