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Yeah, kind of. Has slightly cooler daytime highs in winter and cold snaps seem a bit stronger (although Knoxville has a colder record low).
Seems to get more storms as well.
According to the NCDC normals, Nashville only averages 1.5 more thunderstorm days per year than Knoxville.
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Originally Posted by Wildcat15
Nashville does get more storms, but I wonder about summer only. Central Tennessee is more prone to spring supercells and squall lines with fronts, while it seems East Tennessee might actually get more of the non-severe afternoon pulse storms that I prefer. Knoxville is a bit wetter June-August.
As you can see, I was correct in my assumption that Knoxville holds a small advantage in summer, particularly July, while Nashville is slightly ahead the rest of the year. The overall difference in frequency is not really significant.
There's a greater disparity between Lexington and Louisville, 39.8 vs 46.7 respectively.
My Taste in Climates does change a bit.
I still like mildly warm comfortable climates, as i did before.
But continental climates appeal to me nowadays aswell.
The negative point with these climates is how much destructive and dangerous weather they are able do get.
And also the rather mediocre scenery that makes the strong continentality in the midwest possible.
Two reason that stop me from liking tropical climates. First is I love summer, summer has its own special atmosphere. If it's summer all year summer just loses its uniqueness, it loses its beauty and what makes summer summer. Second reason is I like getting blue dome skies, with low humidity and a beautiful sun in winter. I lose the beautiful sunny comfortable days. There is a lot to lose in a tropical climate.
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck
My envy is more about certain weather situatons, when nearby places with a similar climate get thunderstorms, snow, heatwaves etc. and my location misses out on that.
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