OKC Winter (Miami, Granite, Howe: living, estate, friendly)

[Nameless]

I was reading a thread about Atlanta winters over in the Georgia forum. Needless to say I was quite amused. I know everything is relative, but they were making it sound like Atlanta has frigid winters. If Atlanta is frigid than what does that make OKC? And we are a good 5-10 degrees colder in winter. Atlanta has a latitude basically that of the Red River.

I must say, winter in OKC is very annoying to me, being a snow lover. Not cold enough for snow to come and last but too cold to go outside without a jacket, 95% of the time. If it's not going to be cold and snowy it might as well be Miami Don't forget those darn ice storms And I'm sorry but I'll disagree with those who say we get just enough winter to enjoy it, no...sorry. I don't call maybe building one snowman a year, enough.

10 cities I'd hate to live in during winter:

OKC (Guilty)
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Charlotte
Richmond
Washington D.C.
Louisville
Wichita
Amarillo

What are yours? Mine are because of the in between climate, yours can be whatever.

[Synopsis]

Amarillo gets bone chilling cold and quite a bit of snow; probably around 24 inches a year.

It's funny that you talk about the lack of snow in OkC. I guess it's all relative.

Last winter, when I had to make trips to OkC it was nice to see the snow still on the ground even though it might not have snowed for a week. Here in DFW, IF it snows (which is rare), it's all gone in one or two days.

[happytown]

It snows in OKC unfortunately. Although, when I was a tot in the early eighties snow did seem more abundant.

[colleeng47]

Nameless, I remember you complaining last year about the lack of snow in the winter.

I like a little bit of snow, and would much rather have snow than ice, but it is what it is. And here in OK it is more icy than snowy. Amazingly enough, it was pretty icy where I lived in NJ also. We kind of fell in line with the jet stream so our temps were oftentimes closer to ice conditions than snow. Northern NJ has way more snow, and Southern NJ has way more rain.

[GraniteStater]

Your winters sure are mild in OK. I have a family member there who enjoys the friendly people, solid job, and mild weather. I am up here in the snowbelt, and we get about 70-80 inches per winter. It was a nice mild 24F this morning. I enjoy the cold air much more than the heat.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Your winters sure are mild in OK. I have a family member there who enjoys the friendly people, solid job, and mild weather. I am up here in the snowbelt, and we get about 70-80 inches per winter. It was a nice mild 24F this morning. I enjoy the cold air much more than the heat.

NH and Oklahoma are worlds apart as far as weather goes..

New Hampshire is a beautiful state, btw. I love your mountains.

[tuindecisive]

One snowman a year is perfect for me! Then again, I'd be pretty happy living anywhere that was between 50 and 80 year-round.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

NH and Oklahoma are worlds apart as far as weather goes..

New Hampshire is a beautiful state, btw. I love your mountains.

I took some friends to the top of Mount Washington a few months back. They live in Louisiana. Needless to say, they did not appreciate the mountain driving up to the 6288ft summit! However, they got in some great pictures with their cameras.

[Nameless]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

Amarillo gets bone chilling cold and quite a bit of snow; probably around 24 inches a year.

It's funny that you talk about the lack of snow in OkC. I guess it's all relative.

Last winter, when I had to make trips to OkC it was nice to see the snow still on the ground even though it might not have snowed for a week. Here in DFW, IF it snows (which is rare), it's all gone in one or two days.

Yeah it's better there, but still many more mild days than cold and snow. I think the average high in the winter is actually a degree or two higher there than here.

[Oildog]

Much rather have snow than ice storms