Cities with the best and worst weather (state, compared, people)
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Your pick people. I understand there will be different opinions on which cities actually have the best weather, but this is simply just an attempt by me, a college student majoring as an aerospace engineer possibly considering switching to meteorology, to learn about various cities in the United States and their weather patterns. Please list your favorite city in terms of climate and give reasons why.
Best = San Diego. I don't have to explain that.
Worst = Phoenix. Don't let anybody B.S. you about how "mild" this place is. This place is hotter than hell for half the year, make no mistake about it. The constant sun is great if you want to just sit on your ass all day, driving around in your air conditioned car, looking out the windows, but it's not conducive to actually being outdoors comfortably.
I concur with San Diego for the best. Worst? Hmmm, I'll go with Buffalo. Long, frigid, incredibly snowy winters, little of a Spring and Fall and then summers are hot and humid, and rain somewhat frequently.
Best = San Diego. I don't have to explain that.
Worst = Phoenix. Don't let anybody B.S. you about how "mild" this place is. This place is hotter than hell for half the year, make no mistake about it. The constant sun is great if you want to just sit on your ass all day, driving around in your air conditioned car, looking out the windows, but it's not conducive to actually being outdoors comfortably.
Actually, when i was in Arizona, about 100 miles north of Phoenix in Flagstaff, yes it was hot (100 degrees) if I remember, it's not nearly the same type of hotness that you experience in the Midwest. I actually didn't sweat nearly as easily in Arizona compared to the way the humidity and heat combined together in the Midwest made the sweat pour down me like Niagara at that same temperature hehe. I say that people in the Southwest need to stop complaining about all the heat they get. Humidity at 95 degrees fahrenheit is MUCH worse than a dry 100 degrees fahrenheit.
Dude, you were in Flagstaff, not Phoenix. I love Flagstaff's climate. Flagstaff is usually 20-30 degrees colder than Phoenix on average. And Flagstaff cools down at night dramatically. There is a HUGE range of climates in the Western US. Phoenix has one of the yuckiest climates within the southwest-- only Death Valley, the Colorado River cities, and El Centro, CA have it worse. There is so much concrete and asphalt in Phoenix that it doesn't even cool off at night in the summer. We had an entire month of days where it got over 110 degrees. It was 117 degrees on the fourth of July. And not always even a "dry heat"-- there were some nights where it was 110 degrees and humidity, and it felt sick.
Actually, when i was in Arizona, about 100 miles north of Phoenix in Flagstaff, yes it was hot (100 degrees) if I remember, it's not nearly the same type of hotness that you experience in the Midwest. I actually didn't sweat nearly as easily in Arizona compared to the way the humidity and heat combined together in the Midwest made the sweat pour down me like Niagara at that same temperature hehe. I say that people in the Southwest need to stop complaining about all the heat they get. Humidity at 95 degrees fahrenheit is MUCH worse than a dry 100 degrees fahrenheit.
I had the pleasure of visiting friends in Phoenix at the end of June. The temperatures were between 115 and 120 the whole time I was there. Without the humidity, it felt roughly 105 degrees (give or take a few degrees). Here we get 90 to 95 degree weather with humidity, which makes it feel like, ohh, 105 degrees. I considered it a wash and moved on.
The Southwest is to oven as the Midwest is to sauna. The only difference really being I could walk around outside here in the Midwest. I dared not venture in the Southwestern sun too long.
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