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When I look for 4 seasons though has to be a wet rainy with little snow winter for 2 months. (December & January) 25 inches or less of snow. With once in a blue moon a 2ft or 3ft snow storm.
The cold rain goes into Spring for 2 months. (Febuary-March) With 20 inches of rain falling in these months.
With a hot muggy summer for 4 to 5 months. (April-August) 10 to 15 inches of rain during the summer.
That leads to 3 months of crisp cool fall weather. (September-November) 5 inches of rain in the fall.
Flagstaff, AZ. Mild seasons, but four of them. Snow that comes down hard and melts quickly, decent fall colors, awesome summers, short Springs. All with dry air.
Hi. My wife and I are looking to relocate from Memphis, TN. We are tired of the hot, humid weather and lack of four seasons. Here we have summer and winter. We would like to find a place with four seasons, but where the summers and winters aren't too hot/cold. We want the spring flowers and the beautiful fall foliage. When we picture Halloween for instance, we don't want it to be 65 and humid. We would like it to be crisp and have leaves all around us both in the trees and on the ground. We have been looking in places like Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, but aren't sure about the winters. We are also looking at Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, with an interest in Colorado as well. Any feedback on the weather in these areas would be appreciated. Thanks!
How much snow do you want and where are you looking at in Maryland? The Baltimore-Washington Area is good for 15" (parts of the low-lying areas) to 25" (foothills). I will have to warn you, though, that summer is the longest season here, with 80° weather lasting for four months (late May to late September).
Spring usually starts in early March and is in the 50s-70s, though sometimes you will see warm and cold extremes during that time.
Fall is less variable and is warmer than spring. You should expect 70s through mid October, 60s through mid November, and 50s though early December. We may not be New England, but we still do have some good fall foliage that peaks in early November. A day trip to Cumberland in the mountains in early October will provide you with some of the best colors in Maryland.
sw va gets my vote! summers aren't too humid and we get winter but it's not crazy like i imagine mn, wisconsin or michigan would be! we came here from georgia, before that missouri and before that ca...i think georgia and missouri had much more humidity than we do here! we are about a half hour out of roanoke.
I would stay away from the eastern portion of Virginia, such as Richmond.
In Richmond you get four seasons, but it's really just two seasons with a month break between the transitions. Summers are around five months (May-September) and Winter (mid November and ends around April.)
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Memphis has 4 seasons as far as I'm concerned, it's not a frostless palm lined paradise, and they do get snow and some very cold temps in the winter. I guess it's all relative
Memphis has 4 seasons as far as I'm concerned, it's not a frostless palm lined paradise, and they do get snow and some very cold temps in the winter. I guess it's all relative
LOL, have you ever seen a memphis 'snowman'? You might be able to build one about 8" tall and it might last all of a day, if you are lucky.
A bit misleading to suggest memphis 'gets snow' like it's a regular occurrence, heck mobile and a lot of florida 'get snow' but I wouldn't really consider those to be 4 season areas either. But coming from a desert area, maybe....
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LOL, have you ever seen a memphis 'snowman'? You might be able to build one about 8" tall and it might last all of a day, if you are lucky.
A bit misleading to suggest memphis 'gets snow' like it's a regular occurrence, heck mobile and a lot of florida 'get snow' but I wouldn't really consider those to be 4 season areas either. But coming from a desert area, maybe....
A place that is too cold for palm trees and sees hard freezes and ANY snow whatsoever is a 4 season climate, albeit a mild one. Where I live would be the COLD end of a "winterless" climate
I would stay away from the eastern portion of Virginia, such as Richmond.
In Richmond you get four seasons, but it's really just two seasons with a month break between the transitions. Summers are around five months (May-September) and Winter (mid November and ends around April.)
The northern lower peninsula of Michigan and the UP have the best four season climate according to what I prefer, (lots of snowfall and mild summer temperatures).
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