Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > General U.S.
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 02-05-2014, 09:06 PM
 
338 posts, read 739,744 times
Reputation: 116

Advertisements

Are there any states in the south (By south, I mean from Texas to Florida) that gets four distinct seasons?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 02-05-2014, 09:31 PM
 
Location: A Yankee in northeast TN
15,992 posts, read 20,980,772 times
Reputation: 43342
Deep south states with four seasons meaning snowy winters? No, not really. Closest to that would be higher elevations in some of the mountainous areas in the northern portions of some of those states. Even here in northeastern TN we get what I like to refer to as "winter light" - fairly cold temps throughout a good portion of winter and a up to a few inches of snow less than a dozen times in a season.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-05-2014, 09:43 PM
NCN
 
Location: NC/SC Border Patrol
21,663 posts, read 25,539,915 times
Reputation: 24368
My husband spent time in lower Mississippi and bought an overcoat to wear on the flight line. He said there is nothing colder than the damp air coming off the Gulf. Texas has cold weather too but not as long as the Northeast.

I used to say that we have about a month of winter here in North Carolina, but this year it started in November and we have 70 temperature days in there but we have really had cold weather this year. Most of our state has four seasons but summer is the longest season. In the mountains the leaves turn in October and are a few weeks later in the Piedmont and are usually totally gone by Thanksgiving. March winds are usually in February, April showers come in March and May flowers come in April. The air conditioner is usually on by May but really hot comes in late July and lasts through Labor Day. We call it "Dog days."
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-05-2014, 09:44 PM
 
338 posts, read 739,744 times
Reputation: 116
Here in Texas, it got up to 70 in January.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-05-2014, 09:47 PM
NCN
 
Location: NC/SC Border Patrol
21,663 posts, read 25,539,915 times
Reputation: 24368
Quote:
Originally Posted by Longhornsfan87 View Post
Here in Texas, it got up to 70 in January.
We hit 70 two days ago and 67 today but we also have colder days in there too. If you don't like the weather here just stick around and it will change. I like having a variety. From mid-January until Valentine's Day is usually our coldest time. We usually avoid the higher elevations between mid-October until May. October and May are two good months to visit our mountains. You are less likely to run into fog and rain those two months.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-06-2014, 01:40 AM
 
1,207 posts, read 1,274,775 times
Reputation: 1426
I think you say that there are 4 distinct seasons but not 4 equal seasons.

In Dallas:
Winter - late December - mid February
Spring - late February - early May
Summer - mid May - late September
Fall - October - early December
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-06-2014, 06:38 AM
 
24,120 posts, read 10,438,563 times
Reputation: 46041
Quote:
Originally Posted by Longhornsfan87 View Post
Here in Texas, it got up to 70 in January.
And 12F this morning:>)
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-06-2014, 09:40 AM
 
28 posts, read 31,793 times
Reputation: 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by NCN View Post
We hit 70 two days ago and 67 today but we also have colder days in there too. If you don't like the weather here just stick around and it will change. I like having a variety. From mid-January until Valentine's Day is usually our coldest time. We usually avoid the higher elevations between mid-October until May. October and May are two good months to visit our mountains. You are less likely to run into fog and rain those two months.
North Carolina has four seasons, doesn't it?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-06-2014, 11:36 AM
 
Location: Worcester
72 posts, read 96,923 times
Reputation: 61
You can see some decent fall foliage in northwestern Florida and a little bit of snow from time to time.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-06-2014, 02:48 PM
 
6,610 posts, read 8,993,603 times
Reputation: 4230
The Northern halves of AL, GA, Upstate SC, Western NC, and most of VA/TN/AR have 4 distinct seasons. Pretty much the entire Southern Piedmont...the leaves change and fall off, then the trees are bare with below-freezing temps, then the leaves come back in the spring along with other seasonal flowers/plants, and the summers are warm to hot - four distinct seasons.

Last edited by JoeTarheel; 02-06-2014 at 03:15 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > General U.S.
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top