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"The weather is awesome! We’ve got a humid subtropical climate." These two sentences seem contradictory to me.
by zephjc 16y ago
"The weather is awesome! We’ve got a humid subtropical climate."
These two sentences seem contradictory to me.
- jeremymims 16y agoIn North America it probably doesn't mean what you think: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate
- ryanwaggoner 16y agoNo, it means exactly what you think. Summer in Texas is miserable. Highs exceed 90 °F (32.2 °C) on 109 days per year, and 100 °F (37.8 °C) on 12. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas
- jnovek 16y agoIt depends on what you like. I spent my entire life until I was 27 in the frigidity of Northern Minnesota. After that, I rather enjoy the fact that nearly every day in Austin is a t-shirt day.
- ryanwaggoner 16y agoTrue, but I suspect the average person wouldn't describe a humid day at 95 °F as "awesome weather".
- juiceandjuice 16y agoAustin isn't Houston, it's not that humid.
- ryanwaggoner 16y agoIt is in the morning: http://www.cityrating.com/cityhumidity.asp?City=Austin http://www.cityrating.com/cityhumidity.asp?City=Austin
- grayrest 16y agoIf you're coding, you're in the air conditioning when it's 95°F and out in the mornings/evenings. I spent 9 months in Austin starting in February and it's not that bad. I grew up in Atlanta (85-95°F and 80% humidity) and summertime was about the same but the winter was nicer. I still miss the food. I can get the quality here in NYC in a restaurant near the barrio but not the prices.
- jarek 16y agoCiting air conditioning doesn't mesh very well with describing the weather as awesome. Lows of >70 with humidity mean you're going to need some AC help sleeping, too.
- zephjc 16y agoCompared to, say, Santa Cruz (just over the hill from the Silicon Valley) with yearly average ranges from 39-60 (Jan), to 52-76 (Aug), with most of the days from the spring thru fall in the high 60s, low 70s, which I personally think is ideal.
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- jeremymims 16y agoOr, for us northern folks that the winters are nice and mild. I guess it depends where you're coming from. Point taken.
- davidw 16y agoThat means 3 months of "a bit too hot" (although 90ies isn't too bad), and 9 months of "pretty good". Someplace like Oregon, where I grew up, has 2/3 months of beautiful summer weather, and 9 months of mostly crappy weather.
- mindcrime 16y agoThese two sentences seem contradictory to me. They don't sound remotely contradictory to me. Heat and humidity FTW, as far as I'm concerned. Cold weather bites. :-(