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Texas is a big state with a large climate choice, so I decided to compare the climate from the Panhandle and South Texas to see which one people on this forum prefer.
I pick Amarillo because summers are hot, but less humid and winter are mild (but cold mornings) with snow possible. It also sunnier than Brownsville, but like Brownsville, is also on the dry side, but even drier which I don't really like. Although, something that out found interesting about Brownsville is that it's only accumulating snowfall (1.5 in.) was on Christmas morning, during "The South Texas Christmas Miracle". I just can't imagine how the residents reacted, that must have been awesome.
Amarillo because it seems like the right amount of seasonal range to enjoy it but not extremely cold or extremely hot to the point where it becomes uncomfortable (if dressed appropriately) or dangerous. On the hottest days, I'd stay indoors unless running errands though.
Besides being close to South Padre Island's beaches and a quick jaunt to Matamoros, it doesn't have the howling wind, lack of rain, and unpredictable weather that Amarillo has.
Vegetation has a hard time growing in Amarillo because of the wind. They have wind breaks made of trees in various parts of the Panhandle to try to provide wind breaks. Those areas are heavily watered and sometimes are anchored in.
It's also freezing cold in winter (don't look at the averages) and burning hot in summer (again don't look at the averages).
Brownsville is more consistent, just consistently warm to hot....
Actually a tough choice (something rarely seen in recent climate battles). Brownsville's summers look oppresive (almost at the level of Dubai, Mecca, etc.) while Amarillo's look fairly comfortable. Amarillo, on the other hand, is much colder in winter, but it does seem like the 'good' kind of cold for me -- sunny, crisp mornings followed by mildish afternoons. I imagine it gets a lot of warm winter days (50s lows, 70s highs) with a few cold snow days interspersed, so it's almost like a hybrid winter-summer.
An additional 600 sunshine hours for Amarillo seals the deal. I pick Amarillo.
Actually a tough choice (something rarely seen in recent climate battles). Brownsville's summers look oppresive (almost at the level of Dubai, Mecca, etc.) while Amarillo's look fairly comfortable. Amarillo, on the other hand, is much colder in winter, but it does seem like the 'good' kind of cold for me -- sunny, crisp mornings followed by mildish afternoons. I imagine it gets a lot of warm winter days (50s lows, 70s highs) with a few cold snow days interspersed, so it's almost like a hybrid winter-summer.
An additional 600 sunshine hours for Amarillo seals the deal. I pick Amarillo.
Yes. I don't care if a night is cold if the following day is sunny with a quick warm-up.
Definitely Amarillo. More snow and less oppressive summers.
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