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The summers in Texas ARE unbearably hot with no rain and last four months. But, after that suffering, I like the winters. It gets cold, true; but then it'll warm up again. So I like the winters with the exception that it very rarely snows. I can get buy most days with a very lightweight, nylon lined, mid-thigh jacket or coat.
Corpus? I dated a guy who grew up there. He confirmed my experience that the wind in Corpus will "blow your head off." That's how he put it. Like visiting a town experiencing a hurricane. Have long hair? You'll be eating hair all day.
As far as pools in Dallas? The water becomes bathtub warm fast. So you can't cool off even if in the pool. I know people who have pools and they don't even go in them by July it's so darn uncomfortable outside or inside the water.
Yes, inland TX is atrocious in this regard. You have to go far Southeast in the state (to around Houston/Beaumont) to see real, regular relief.
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If you think the Texas Gulf Coast has moderate temperatures, you don't kow what the word "moderate" means. Houston is hot as hades even in early summer. Now that it's August, we're hitting 99+ degrees. And let's not forget the humidity, the stuff which makes the tropical plants thrive and the people wilt. I was having a conversation with my wife the other day about how even though the kids are out of school for the summer, you wouldn't know it. Because it's so hot and uncomfortable, they stay inside all day and only venture out in the late evening, just like they do during the school year when they're stuck in the classroom. It's as quiet in the summer as during the school year
The Gulf Coast (especially as you go immediate to it) is indeed quite moderate (especially in relative terms). Look at average highs for Galveston, Port Isabel, South Padre, League City, etc; all remain no higher than the low 90s, even in the peak of summer. Going inland, temps get hotter, but not by much; average highs for Central Houston are no higher than 92F in the peak of summer, as per climate data; Bush Airport, as well as places like Conroe, Tomball, etc are much hotter, but they are also much further inland from the Gulf. Sea breezes, rain chances, etc all help to moderate the area in a normal summer. 100F temps are quite infrequent on the TX Gulf, no more than a 3rd of all years experience such temps.
By the time these places like Houston or Beaumont are seeing upper 90s, the rest of Texas would have seen temps far above 100F for weeks. On top of that, winters in these cities, as well as the rest of the Gulf Coast, are very moderate vs the rest of the state.
Me too. I like pool shows as well - giving me ideas for the future. A good tree house show doesn't go astray either.
Nice photos. Obviously not much wind in Texas, judging by the condition of the bananas.
Have you ever tried out pinterest? My ex girlfriend used it and I put all my home improvement and cool architecture pics and anything from astronomy to some cool boats I see on the internet on there. I have my own board for my own dream house. You sound like my friend I used to work construction with, he loved tree houses. built one for his kids in north Carolina, looks over this beautiful river in north carolina mountains .
These are the boards I saw for pools and my new favorite things, swim up bars, outdoor kitchens and a fire pit. one on here for cool tree houses
this was a video that a guy who did from that picture of that first first dallas pool I pictured . the dallas pool was on a show from hgtv called cool pools. this is just like a little beer cave/grotto with swim up bar
[quote=floridanative10;45044265]While I agree that houston is much better for citrus than dallas, I think comparing dallas and north texas to the midwest is way, way off . Dallas is an 8a hardiness zone and capable of growing a ton of stuff you could never grow in say okc or arkansas and the midwest, this guy has tons of palms (mexican fan palms, California fan palms, Washingtonia fan etc), cycads, bamboos,yuccas bananas, some citrus etc
he moved from kansas city to north texas to grow more subtropical stuff
Winters are mild it seems but alot of people like a change of season, pretty brutal summer but tons of pools at least in plano.
I watch alot of show about pools because I am a banal person lol , texas and dallas has some of the best. florida has the best but texas triangle has much better economy
These are all backyard pools and gardens in or around dallas, first three pics are from poolmaster and hgtv cool pool show. Dallas is not a Midwestern climate by any means
It's not that far off to compare north Texas to the Midwest. In my town, there's plenty of corn crowing around. There's literally corn growing on my block! There's a lot of the same tree species here that I saw in Kansas City. Midwestern native trees thrive here. We're the transitional zone where it is warm enough for some palms but still cold enough to have real seasons. Our weather patterns are more like the Midwest, especially with an abundance of spring storms and tornadoes, than they are like the deep south. The only difference is the actual temperatures in the winter. Btw all those palms will suffer when we experience a harsh cold winter again. Whenever I do see a palm, which isn't often here, it's generally a Mexican desert variety.
Houston being moderate is like saying Hanoi or Kolkata are moderate in the summer. Humidity is extreme. Its a sauna.
Sauna > Oven, anyday. Houston may be humid, but temps are cooler than much of TX during summer.
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The climate in Houston is hell...unless you like spending your time in a polluted, dirty, stagnant sauna 9 months out of the year.
Houston is better than the vast majority of TX in climate. Way more moderate temps; much of the rest of TX is too hot, too cold, too dry, or a combination of all 3.
It's not that far off to compare north Texas to the Midwest. In my town, there's plenty of corn crowing around. There's literally corn growing on my block! There's a lot of the same tree species here that I saw in Kansas City. Midwestern native trees thrive here. We're the transitional zone where it is warm enough for some palms but still cold enough to have real seasons. Our weather patterns are more like the Midwest, especially with an abundance of spring storms and tornadoes, than they are like the deep south. The only difference is the actual temperatures in the winter. Btw all those palms will suffer when we experience a harsh cold winter again. Whenever I do see a palm, which isn't often here, it's generally a Mexican desert variety.
Cold hardy palms will survive in Dallas. Also, many areas of the inland Deep South see violent storms/tornadoes (especially inland Alabama and Mississippi).
But ya, I agree the climate here in TX is insane. The weather here seems to only work in Extremes.
The Gulf Coast offers the most moderate, placcid climate in the state. Houston/Beaumont get decent rainfall year-round, and Brownsville/South Padre grows coconuts.
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