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Actually, the US east of the Rockies gets very intense winter cold considering the latitude. Barcelona in Spain is the same latitude as Chicago.
Western sides of continents are always going to be warmer than eastern sides, you should compare Chicago to Asia, Chicago is further North than Beijing.
In the eastern part of the US is central Florida on south the only place where the grass doesn't turn a dormant brown color for the winter? What about trees? Do deciduous trees north of Florida all lose their leaves?
Does the deep south have the dead winter look, even near the gulf coast?
Only Orlando and points south.
Here in Louisiana our winters are much shorter and the leaves stay green for a bigger portion of the year, but there are still 2 months where the vegetation is gone, even though we have more sunny days than further north.
It was quite dreary here all week and driving into Baton Rouge under overcast skies past a massive industrial landscape yesterday, that is honestly my impression of what New Jersey and Michigan must be like.......
In the eastern part of the US is central Florida on south the only place where the grass doesn't turn a dormant brown color for the winter? What about trees? Do deciduous trees north of Florida all lose their leaves?
Does the deep south have the dead winter look, even near the gulf coast?
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Only Orlando and points south.
Actually farther north than that as Jacksonville residents can attest.
No "Dead winter" look in Phoenix. Grass and trees look the same in Jan as they do in May.
However, there is a "Dead summer" look when some plants die because it's too hot and dry.
Seattle is interesting because it’s mild enough that you have some deciduous species that stay green all winter and the grass stays green and you’ll see palm trees here and there, plus the abundant evergreens. But there are also plenty of maples, oaks, etc. that lose their leaves and look dead. I would say we have a “half-dead” winter look.
Actually farther north than that as Jacksonville residents can attest.
I thought Jacksonville was climactically more similar to Louisiana and Mississippi than South Florida. Didn't remember it being a very tropical place but I guess there are more palms there compared to here. I do know winter still gets quite chilly in North Florida (cold enough to not be able to swim outdoors) and the Panhandle. Its only past Orlando where the winter becomes the high season.
I thought Jacksonville was climactically more similar to Louisiana and Mississippi than South Florida. Didn't remember it being a very tropical place but I guess there are more palms there compared to here. I do know winter still gets quite chilly in North Florida (cold enough to not be able to swim outdoors) and the Panhandle. Its only past Orlando where the winter becomes the high season.
There's only a five degree difference between Orlando and Jacksonville typically in the winter months, so when it's too cold in one it's the same in the other. The only differentiating factor in terms of "high season" is Dizzy World, etc in Orlando versus the beach resort aspect in Jacksonville (Amelia Island and others) which obviously is less appealing from November to March.
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I thought Jacksonville was climactically more similar to Louisiana and Mississippi than South Florida. Didn't remember it being a very tropical place but I guess there are more palms there compared to here. I do know winter still gets quite chilly in North Florida (cold enough to not be able to swim outdoors) and the Panhandle. Its only past Orlando where the winter becomes the high season.
In it's early history, Jacksonville was indeed a winter resort town, as were St. Augustine, Thomasville, GA and Aiken, SC.
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