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What the title says. If you are one who likes a moderate climate, and expects one for the location, then inland Texas is the ultimate climate nightmare. During summer, expect weeks of temps in the triple digits, and without a drop of rain, despite abundant low-level moisture from the Gulf; you can thank mid-level high pressure for this, which always seems to set up in inland Texas for some strange reason. Meanwhile, it turns around, and gets blasts of freezing cold air during winter, thanks to lack of moderation of cold airmasses coming down the plains. And in seasons where temps aren't extreme (spring and fall), there are loads upon loads of severe, tornado-spawning storms.
Places in other parts of the world at the latitude of Texas don't deal with all of these problems at once. The Sahara gets even drier, but no freakish cold, or tornadoes there, for instance. Many other parts obviously have a worse climate for me (Midwest, Northeast, etc), but I focus on Texas here because one would expect a far more equitable climate given its latitude (it should be having warmer, frostless winters), and location near the Gulf (summers in inland parts of the state should be far, far wetter).
With that said, there are two areas of the state I take exception to in this matter:
1.) Southeast Texas: Inlcudes the Houston Metro and the Golden Triangle (Beamont, Port Arthur, etc), and extends as far inland as Toledo Bend. This region of Texas, at least, has decent summer rainfall on average, and offers the only real chance of plentiful summer precipitation in the state. Keeps summer temps from reaching freakish levels. Along the Gulf Coast, winter temps are moderate enough to allow decent cultivation of subtropical plants (date palms, citrus, etc).
2.)Texas Gulf Coast: From Houston and Beaumont (great for aforementioned reasons), and extends down to Brownsville. The South Texas Gulf Coast (from Corpus Christi southwards) can get too dry for my liking, but at least temperatures stay relatively moderate, giving way to very glorious winters (the best in the US outside of Central/South Florida), great for cultivating great tropical plants (even coconut palms).
Unfortunately, these are small areas of such a large state; if at least half the state was like the two areas above, then there would be little complaints about the Texas climate. A poster by name of Tom77falcons says that North America is a climate fail; well, he should come to Texas is he wants to see what a true climate fail is (in terms of not living up to expectations).
I agree, the Texan climate is disastrous for its latitude, unbearable in the summer but somehow still too cold in the winter. Just compare Dallas with Buenos Aires and Adelaide which are at roughly the same latitude. No offense but Buenos Aires and Adelaide are like a million times better than Dallas, and it's not even close. Or just compare it with San Diego which is it a similar latitude as well, San Diego is much milder and pleasant than Dallas, both in summer, winter, spring, and just pretty much 100% of the time
I agree, the Texan climate is disastrous for its latitude, unbearable in the summer but somehow still too cold in the winter. Just compare Dallas with Buenos Aires and Adelaide which are at roughly the same latitude. No offense but Buenos Aires and Adelaide are like a million times better than Dallas, and it's not even close. Or just compare it with San Diego which is it a similar latitude as well, San Diego is much milder and pleasant than Dallas, both in summer, winter, spring, and just pretty much 100% of the time
Yes, Dallas has a very whack climate, as does the entire I-35 corridor down through Austin/San Antonio. And they have the nerve to say that they have better weather than the Texas Gulf Coast.
The coast may be humid, but at least it doesn't suffer weeks and weeks of 100F with no rain like those cities, and has mild enough winters for subtropical cultivation. The far southern coast can grow coconuts.
Yes, Dallas has a very whack climate, as does the entire I-35 corridor down through Austin/San Antonio. And they have the nerve to say that they have better weather than the Texas Gulf Coast.
The coast may be humid, but at least it doesn't suffer weeks and weeks of 100F with no rain like those cities, and has mild enough winters for subtropical cultivation. The far southern coast can grow coconuts.
Lol what? Houston is a significantly better climate than Dallas. Much higher record lows, more precipitation, comfier lows year round, milder summers, etc. Dallas has winter nights that are way too chilly. Houston actually seems like an amazing climate from September to June, it's just that the summers are really bad
Lol what? Houston is a significantly better climate than Dallas. Much higher record lows, more precipitation, comfier lows year round, milder summers, etc. Dallas has winter nights that are way too chilly. Houston actually seems like an amazing climate from September to June, it's just that the summers are really bad
They harp on the humidity of the Texas Gulf Coast, but ignore pretty much every other benefit of the climate. Nevermind the fact that humidity isn't low enough in those areas to make a real difference.
Imagine a climate with summers as hot as Seville, Spain. Now add loads more humidity to it, with higher dewpoints; you get a typical summer in Dallas and Austin.
Texas is a major climate rip off because I expected more from it. Why is so much of it so drought prone when right next to the Gulf? Why is so much of it cold in winter when far south? Did Rick Perry and Greg Abbott make God angry?
The recorders are not sensitive to sunshine with even the slightest levels of disturbance; the RGV gets alot of smog/inversion from the Mexican mountains, making skies hazy enough as to not allow the recorder to work properly.
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The only good climates (if you can stand the brutal humidity) in TX are Galveston, Port Aransas, Corpus and Port Isabel (which are all islands), the rest is either too cold in winter, and/or too hot in summer
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