In my part of Texas, it gets below freezing on 12 days a year on average, but within the last two years it's been as low as 7F / -14C. I guess that's the value

In my part of Texas, it gets below freezing on 12 days a year on average, but within the last two years it's been as low as 7F / -14C. I guess that's the value of having a big heat sink, the Pacific Ocean, at your doorstep: temperatures are more stable.