It's HOT! It's COLD! It's WINDY! It's DRY! It's WET! It's OUR Weather! (Dallas: lowest, prevent)

[highcotton]

Originally Posted by busterkeaton

You're getting too hot, that's all. So turn the heat down, some, on your thermostat...you'll be okay.

No, it's a little cool for me when it gets near freezing. I enjoy being outdoors a lot...unlike you. Do you ever go outside for any healthy activities? Maybe soak up some vitamin D from the sunshine? Grocery shopping doesn't count...

[highcotton]

Originally Posted by synchronicity

Well, if we were to actually get serious (and I'm not for a moment suggesting that we SHOULD on this thread, but if we were) we'd have to decide what constitutes "hot", "hot-as-hell", "cool", "truly cold", etc.

My guess is that for you, it's "truly cold" anytime the temperature dips below 65 degrees.

As an FYI- the "average high temperature" in (for comparison) Chicago peaks at 85 degrees in late July. Obviously, it often gets hotter than that in Chi, but that's the highest AVERAGE high temperature for any day of the year. By contrast, Dallas matches or exceeds that average high from May 19 thru September 29. On the flip side, the "average low temperature" in Dallas hits its nadir in early January, at 36 degrees. In Chicago the average low reaches or goes below that November 13 and doesn't exceed it again until March 30.

Just tossing that out as a point of reference.

Why in hell did you use Chicago for a comparison? Why didn't you use Phoenix?

[kenshi]

Originally Posted by highcotton

I wouldn't consider 8 total months to be hot, and/or hot-as-hell weather. You do realize that 8 months is like from March 1 to November 1? Hot or hot-as hell in March, April, May and October? - really now? Why don't you cut that 8 month time period of yours in half to maybe 4 months? Or maybe 3 months? Or maybe less? It's certainly not hot for 8 months...

My 'cracking up' comment is meant for the many people who think (like you do) that it's either hot or hot-as-hell two-thirds of the year. That's cracking up funny!

I think most people would agree that it's starting to get hot when it's at least 80. The averages are above that from early May to mid October. That's almost half the year. Of course you have the occasional hot day outside that range. This year it probably was pretty close to 8 months.

[synchronicity]

Originally Posted by highcotton

Why in hell did you use Chicago for a comparison? Why didn't you use Phoenix?

Watch it buddy, or I'll use Calgary for a comparison!

[highcotton]

Originally Posted by kenshi

I think most people would agree that it's starting to get hot when it's at least 80. The averages are above that from early May to mid October. That's almost half the year. Of course you have the occasional hot day outside that range. This year it probably was pretty close to 8 months.

Hahaha!!! Hahahaha!!! Oh Lordy!

Let's see:
80 degrees becomes the temperature when it is HOThttp://plurkfiends.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/92b595a573d25dd5e39a57b5d56d4d03.gif (broken link)
8 months is really the same as 5 monthshttp://plurkfiends.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/92b595a573d25dd5e39a57b5d56d4d03.gif (broken link)
The occasional day outside the normal temperature range extends the time period (by at least a month) were it is said to be HOThttp://plurkfiends.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/92b595a573d25dd5e39a57b5d56d4d03.gif (broken link)


You fail the test on common sense and logic.

[kenshi]

Originally Posted by highcotton

Hahaha!!! Hahahaha!!! Oh Lordy!

Let's see:
80 degrees becomes the temperature when it is HOT
8 months is really the same as 5 months
The occasional day outside the normal temperature range extends the time period (by at least a month) were it is said to be HOT


You fail the test on common sense and logic.

You either failed to read what I said or you're conflating my posts with someone else's. I never said it was usually hot 8 months of the year. I said it was almost half the year which the data bears out. I also said that this year it was mostly in the 80s for close to 8 months, and now that I've looked it up, it mostly stayed above 80 from mid March to nearly the end of October. Seven and a half months is definitely close to 8 months.

[highcotton]

Originally Posted by kenshi

I think most people would agree that it's starting to get hot when it's at least 80. The averages are above that from early May to mid October. That's almost half the year. Of course you have the occasional hot day outside that range. This year it probably was pretty close to 8 months.

Originally Posted by kenshi

You either failed to read what I said or you're conflating my posts with someone else's. I never said it was usually hot 8 months of the year. I said it was almost half the year which the data bears out. I also said that this year it was mostly in the 80s for close to 8 months, and now that I've looked it up, it mostly stayed above 80 from mid March to nearly the end of October. Seven and a half months is definitely close to 8 months.

Oh, I read and understood what you said. Your logic is terribly flawed. You once again bring the 8 month time period up (even though you were not the originator who said it was hot for 8 months) - therefore one can only assume that you are doing your best to include yourself in that flawed data presented by 'synchronicity' and jump on her bandwagon.

For some obtuse reason you think 80 degrees should be defined as hot! Where did you come up with that crazy idea? Or are you playing a 'me too' game by claiming that 80 degrees should be the temperature when people think it is HOT because 'synchronicity' said that 80 degrees was hot? Once again, your view is not your own, your view is flawed...and it does not agree with the majority.

It's as if you copied someone's test paper and now you are attempting to justify someone elses answers as your own without admitting they are not your own...because you copied someone's test paper.

You do realize that at 80 degrees, with low humidity and a slight little breeze - that 80 degrees can feel very cool? So, why would you or 'synchronicity' try to convince people that 80 degrees is HOT?

[kenshi]

Because most people would consider 80 as a bit warmer than comfortable. We're not going by your abnormal standards or Texas standards.

[highcotton]

Originally Posted by kenshi

Because most people would consider 80 as a bit warmer than comfortable. We're not going by your abnormal standards or Texas standards.

So now (out of thin air) the language changes from 80 degrees being "HOT" to 80 degrees being "warmer than comfortable". That's funny stuff.

Apparently you've never been in a convertible with the top down at just 80 degrees. A little wind, low humidity, no sun - and it can get COLD at 80 degrees!

[asubram3]

Originally Posted by kenshi

Because most people would consider 80 as a bit warmer than comfortable. We're not going by your abnormal standards or Texas standards.

I think the scientific room temperature is usually taken as close to 70F. If you are arguing that >80F is hot, then anything below 60F should be considered cold as well. By that standards, Dallas winters are way worse than the summers!

85F is not bad in Dallas. It's not that humid. Try>90F to be getting hot.