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Old 08-09-2016, 08:17 PM
 
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It is very odd how dry much of the state is during summer, given a location right next to some of the warmest bodies of water on the planet (the GOM). Only a tiny sliver of land in the state (areas close to the Gulf but east of longitude 96) features decent summer rainfall; everywhere else in the state is a major fail in that department, and it is such a rip-off, given proximity to the Gulf.

South/Central Texas is especially the worst in this department. The coastal areas (south of Victoria) despite being right next to the GOM, are only a step up from being semi-arid, while the entire I-35 corridor averages less rain days during summer than actual deserts like Phoenix and El Paso. That is the definition of climate fail; getting all the humidity of the Gulf, but without the benefit. How pathetic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browns..._Texas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus..._Texas#Climate

I have a similar thread on the Weather Forum, but I started this one to show just how ripped off much of the state is, rain-fall wise. It is one thing to know that you are lacking in rainfall, but when the lack is such that even the desert is recieving more rain, you know that something is screwed up:
//www.city-data.com/forum/weath...e-rip-off.html
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Old 08-09-2016, 09:02 PM
 
Location: So California
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It is very odd how dry much of the state is during summer, given a location right next to some of the warmest bodies of water on the planet (the GOM). Only a tiny sliver of land in the state (areas close to the Gulf but east of longitude 96) features decent summer rainfall; everywhere else in the state is a major fail in that department, and it is such a rip-off, given proximity to the Gulf.

South/Central Texas is especially the worst in this department. The coastal areas (south of Victoria) despite being right next to the GOM, are only a step up from being semi-arid, while the entire I-35 corridor averages less rain days during summer than actual deserts like Phoenix and El Paso. That is the definition of climate fail; getting all the humidity of the Gulf, but without the benefit. How pathetic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browns..._Texas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus..._Texas#Climate

I have a similar thread on the Weather Forum, but I started this one to show just how ripped off much of the state is, rain-fall wise. It is one thing to know that you are lacking in rainfall, but when the lack is such that even the desert is recieving more rain, you know that something is screwed up:
//www.city-data.com/forum/weath...e-rip-off.html
So
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Old 08-09-2016, 09:46 PM
 
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So
The entire I-35 corridor is getting muggy heat and humidity, but without the benefits.
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Old 08-10-2016, 06:09 AM
 
Location: Wonderland
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I think you are complaining to the wrong people.
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Old 08-10-2016, 06:37 AM
 
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I think you are complaining to the wrong people.
Not so much complaining in as much as showing Texans just how ripped off much of the state is during summer. Obviously, many know of how dry much of the state is during summer, but I don't think many know that it is to the point that places like Austin or Dallas see less frequent rainfall, on average, than quite a few places in the Desert Southwest (Tuscon, El Paso, even Phoenix).
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Old 08-10-2016, 07:52 AM
 
Location: Sacramento Mtns of NM
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Austin or Dallas see less frequent rainfall, on average, than quite a few places in the Desert Southwest (Tuscon, El Paso, even Phoenix).
Austin's rainiest months are May, June and October. Desert southwest cities are wettest in July and August. You're trying to compare apples to oranges. Austin has an annual average rainfall of 32 inches, whereas El Paso and Phoenix get 8-9 inches. Tucson gets 12 inches.

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Old 08-10-2016, 08:00 AM
 
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Austin's rainiest months are May, June and October. Desert southwest cities are wettest in July and August. You're trying to compare apples to oranges. Austin has an annual average rainfall of 32 inches, whereas El Paso and Phoenix get 8-9 inches. Tucson gets 12 inches.

Sorry, should have specified; Austin and Dallas are drier in July and August than the deserts of the Southwest. I'd feel ripped of living in those places.
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Old 08-10-2016, 08:18 AM
 
Location: Cedar Park, Texas
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Why worry about it? It's not like there's anything you can do to change it, other than move.
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Old 08-10-2016, 08:31 AM
 
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Why worry about it? It's not like there's anything you can do to change it, other than move.
Not worried at all, really; I live in the good climates of TX, east of long 96. I'm just telling you about the major rip off much of the rest of the state deals with.
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Old 08-10-2016, 08:34 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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It is very odd how dry much of the state is during summer, given a location right next to some of the warmest bodies of water on the planet (the GOM). Only a tiny sliver of land in the state (areas close to the Gulf but east of longitude 96) features decent summer rainfall; everywhere else in the state is a major fail in that department, and it is such a rip-off, given proximity to the Gulf.

South/Central Texas is especially the worst in this department. The coastal areas (south of Victoria) despite being right next to the GOM, are only a step up from being semi-arid, while the entire I-35 corridor averages less rain days during summer than actual deserts like Phoenix and El Paso. That is the definition of climate fail; getting all the humidity of the Gulf, but without the benefit. How pathetic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browns..._Texas#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus..._Texas#Climate

I have a similar thread on the Weather Forum, but I started this one to show just how ripped off much of the state is, rain-fall wise. It is one thing to know that you are lacking in rainfall, but when the lack is such that even the desert is recieving more rain, you know that something is screwed up:
//www.city-data.com/forum/weath...e-rip-off.html
Well...Look who just caught on!
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