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But it takes me twice as long to get undressed from a Texas summer because the shirt is sticking to my back. I just experienced my first Texas summer and I hope to never experience it again. I haven't been able to do anything outside since June (unless you count walking from a house to the car).
Cooler evenings? Yeah, right... Most 100 degree days in North Texas result in 80-90 degree evenings. It's just as hot, the sun just isn't out. I live right in front of a park and I can assure you that there was no one out there mid-day in July. However, the place was packed at 6am, so the heat here must bother more than just me.
Weather is a personal preference. Some people prefer heat, and some people prefer the cold. Otherwise no one would live in Texas or Minnesota. Personally, I love having 4 distinct seasons. Places like North Carolina and Virginia offer the best weather. You have about three months of each season. In Texas, you end up with 5-6mo of summer, and in Minnesota you end up with the same, but winter.
You could be in your birthday suit outside in 100 degree heat. It's still hot.
On any individual day, the hottest location in the continental US will usually be somewhere in the following states:
Florida - generally only in the winter, in the central or southern peninsula Texas - usually the Rio Grande Valley (Laredo, McAllen, etc.) but in warmer seasons sometimes away from the Mexican border Arizona - metro Phoenix, Yuma or Lake Havasu City Nevada - Laughlin at the southern tip California - Death Valley, Coachella Valley (Palm Springs, Indio, etc.), Imperial Valley, on rare winter occasions in the Los Angeles or San Diego metro areas
It's very unusual for the national daily high temperature to be anywhere outside these five states. Heat waves obviously occur elsewhere, but they are usually correlated with even more intense heat in the usual hot spots.
The link below can be bookmarked for national temperature extremes (on the bottom of page 4).
7 years ago I voted for Florida. My opinion stays the same. Most statewide consistency of hot. Arizona and Texas both have areas of four seasons. Arizona has the hottest major US city in the summer, but also one of the snowiest cities in the US. Florida has the hottest major US city in the winter, and I don't think has ever been graced with snow.
7 years ago I voted for Florida. My opinion stays the same. Most statewide consistency of hot. Arizona and Texas both have areas of four seasons. Arizona has the hottest major US city in the summer, but also one of the snowiest cities in the US. Florida has the hottest major US city in the winter, and I don't think has ever been graced with snow.
7 years ago. Holy moly we got old quick.
I voted Texas. Really large areas of heat. All of the major cities among top 10-15 in heat. But…. The panhandle and far west Texas aren’t crazy hot.
7 years ago I voted for Florida. My opinion stays the same. Most statewide consistency of hot. Arizona and Texas both have areas of four seasons. Arizona has the hottest major US city in the summer, but also one of the snowiest cities in the US. Florida has the hottest major US city in the winter, and I don't think has ever been graced with snow.
It has snowed in Florida.
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