When Will Pweople Realize Latitude 25-26 Is NOT A Tropical Zone (Miami: living in, transit)

[theredsnowman]

Originally Posted by FlyMIA

I dont understand why people use heat down here ever. My parents use it sometimes I really dont understand it. In winters in Washington D.C. at my school they used to turn the AC off sometimes for months if it never got warm it was horrible. If it was in the 40s outside we did not want heat it was not cold enough, our rooms would be much too warm. In one building which did not have a central AC unit I would run the AC at 70 when it was 32 degrees outside, I want it to be nice in my home not warm like summer. People do not need heat in Miami. I know I would never use it.

The ability to continually control the indoor environment, specifically in relation to temperature and humidity has made a large segment of the population completely unable to adjust to climate fluctuations. They cannot tolerate one moment of discomfort.

It is not necessary to ever use heating or cooling systems in Miami.

[theredsnowman]

Originally Posted by Chelito23

I don't think people would own space heaters if they didn't NEED them. If it gets into the 40s for one or two nights only, it doesn't cool the house enough to make it cold. It is the week long cold snap that drops the inside temp to near 60 that makes people cold and go out and buy heaters for those prolonged stretches that occurr randomly but regularly every winter. Even in West Kendall where I think you live, Tamiami airport has lows in the upper 30s, I can't remember seeing a winter where they haven't.

In the USA, most of the things people own or would like to own are completely unnecessary.

Thanks

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by HumboldtParkShiner

however, if Miami is tropical then please point me in the direction of the nearest rainforest, id love to do some hiking

We don't have rainforests, we have swamps. So, feel free to go hiking in the Everglades. Good luck with the gators and the pythons.
If that's too much for you, go swimming in Biscayne Bay and look for manatees. They just eat heads of lettuce tossed to them from the shore.
If you want to stay out of the water, go hunting for giant iguanas sunning on the sea walls around SouthBeach in January.
Nope...nothing tropical around here at all.

[valicky]

Originally Posted by Chelito23

Well, wanting more cold nights in another story, but we do have cold snaps in the winter where several (more than two nights in a row) are in the 30s and 40s. We have weeks like that every winter. Not week after week, but a week here and there is a better way to put it. Highs in the 60s, lows in the 40s. Some love it some hate it and the news goes into action crisis mode and finds the cliché tourist still wearing shorts or trying to take a dip in the cold ocean. I know this may not seem cold to some, but compared to a tropical climate, it is. Although for people comming from up north, it is surprisingly cool most of the time because they expect 80 degrees!!!

I don't think people would own space heaters if they didn't NEED them. If it gets into the 40s for one or two nights only, it doesn't cool the house enough to make it cold. It is the week long cold snap that drops the inside temp to near 60 that makes people cold and go out and buy heaters for those prolonged stretches that occurr randomly but regularly every winter. Even in West Kendall where I think you live, Tamiami airport has lows in the upper 30s, I can't remember seeing a winter where they haven't.

I suppose this isue depends on your house's insulation as well, maybe the newer ones don't have temperature fluctuations as much as the older ones.

I don't remember in all my years living here where we have had a week straight of temps in the 40's. Two or three days tops. And it very rarely is cloudy AND cold. We have the most gorgeous sunny, cool, crisp days here. The sky is never bluer than after a cold front comes through.
My house is very well insulated so, I agree, I do use the heater less than others. But I still open my windows during the day to let that clean cold air through the house. Very refreshing! I couldn't do that if we had consistent temps in the 40's for a week at a time. The dips just don't last here. You go to AZ and it's warm during the day and consistently cold EVERY night in the winter. Not so here. We just get a few cold 2 or 3 day dips here and there. It's so much easier to stay warm in winter, just put on more clothes. There's only so much you can take off when you're hot.
Space heaters are necessary when you're outside, of course. Your house shouldn't feel as cold as outside - no wind.

[OptimusPrime69]

Miami is not in the tropical zone, there's no debating that. HOWEVER, it is very close to the tropical zone, probably within 90 miles of it.

Miami, during the summer months does have a tropical climate, characteristic of the rest of the Caribbean.

During the winter months, Miami is does not have a tropical climate, in fact in can get quite chilly from time to time.

Anyone who keeps saying Miami has a tropical climate is wrong. Havana, cuba is barely within the tropical zone....just BARELY within it. Miami is out of it, tho still close.

[valicky]

Originally Posted by FlyMIA

I dont understand why people use heat down here ever. My parents use it sometimes I really dont understand it. In winters in Washington D.C. at my school they used to turn the AC off sometimes for months if it never got warm it was horrible. If it was in the 40s outside we did not want heat it was not cold enough, our rooms would be much too warm. In one building which did not have a central AC unit I would run the AC at 70 when it was 32 degrees outside, I want it to be nice in my home not warm like summer. People do not need heat in Miami. I know I would never use it.

I agree. I hate that stuffy feeling you get with a heater on. Gives me a sore throat too. Yuk. That's why I barely ever turn ours on. I'd rather layer more clothes on. I guess for those still wanting to walk around in shorts and barefoot, then yes, I'd guess they'd use the heater, but I'd rather wears sweats and socks. A/C to me is not a choice at all. Gotta have it.

[Reptoid Humidian]

Originally Posted by perry335654

There was one until a condo development replaced it The developer took a bath on that decision.

Which one?

[DoubleXAs]

Santo Domingo VS Miami (Dec, Jan, Feb)

Highs: 85/76 , 84/74, 84/75

Lows: 68/64, 67/61, 67/63

Santo Domingo is the very definition of a tropical city. It makes Miami look like Alaska.

In fact, Santo Domingo is hotter in January than Miami is in May.

[DoubleXAs]

Originally Posted by OptimusPrime69

Miami is not in the tropical zone, there's no debating that. HOWEVER, it is very close to the tropical zone, probably within 90 miles of it.

Miami, during the summer months does have a tropical climate, characteristic of the rest of the Caribbean.

During the winter months, Miami is does not have a tropical climate, in fact in can get quite chilly from time to time.

Anyone who keeps saying Miami has a tropical climate is wrong. Havana, cuba is barely within the tropical zone....just BARELY within it. Miami is out of it, tho still close.

Havana gets too cold. No true tropical city should ever get into the 50's. Look at Santo Domingo's weather, now that's tropical.

[perry335654]

I can see where people are either not reading or understanding these posts of why Miami has a tropical climate but not in a tropical zone.^^^^^^^^